Grady Health Foundation

What Grady Health Foundation does

Grady Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization (Tax ID 58-2130437) founded to serve as the official philanthropic fundraising arm of Grady Health System, which traces its origins to Grady Memorial Hospital's opening in 1892. Headquartered at 191 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 820 in Atlanta, Georgia, the Foundation raises and channels donor funds to support the health system's delivery of care to all patients regardless of ability to pay, including nationally recognized specialty programs in trauma, stroke, burn, cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiac, and women's services. The Foundation operates with a lean staff of 1-10 employees and is led by President Joselyn Baker, with governance provided by an independent Board of Directors chaired by Shan Cooper.

The Foundation's revenue model is donation-based, drawing from individual donors (grateful patients, community supporters, Grady-trained healthcare professionals), corporate partners (Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Delta Air Lines, FedEx, Bank of America, AT&T, Insight Global), and smaller charitable trusts. It employs a multi-channel fundraising approach combining signature events — including the Move for Grady annual ride/run/walk at Georgia State University's Center Parc Stadium, the White Coat Grady Gala, and CrossTies — alongside planned giving vehicles (bequests, retirement assets, life insurance, real estate), corporate sponsorships, and recurring monthly giving programs. Gift tiers range from $25 to $1,000+ with custom amounts, and a corporate gift matching program is offered.

The Foundation supports Grady Health System's ongoing capital expansion, including the 2025 opening of the South Fulton County free-standing emergency department and the Flat Shoals Outpatient Center in DeKalb County, as well as 2026 renovations of the Walter L. Ingram Burn Center and Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center, all funded through the Power of Grady campaign. It also funds community health initiatives like the Food as Medicine Program and Jesse Hill Market, and pursues academic partnerships with Georgia State University and the Academy for Innovation in Medicine to build healthcare workforce pipelines.

Name

Grady Health Foundation

Legal name

THE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC.

Website

https://gradyhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grady Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises and channels charitable donations to support Grady Health System's public hospital and specialty care programs in metro Atlanta. It serves individual donors, corporate partners, and charitable trusts through signature events, planned giving, and community health initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy and Nonprofit Fundraising

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable fundraising
• Corporate giving programs
• Planned giving services
• Nonprofit donor engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grady Health Foundation is the philanthropic fundraising arm of Grady Health System. It solicits charitable contributions from individuals and corporations through personal giving, corporate giving, planned giving, tribute gifts, employee giving, and signature fundraising events such as Move for Grady, White Coat Grady Gala, and CrossTies. All funds are directed to support Grady's hospitals, neighborhood clinics, and specialized care centers across metro Atlanta.

Product overview

Grady Health Foundation is a nonprofit healthcare foundation, not a technology product company. It does not offer a tech product platform or software. Its offerings consist of charitable giving programs including personal giving, corporate giving, planned giving, tribute gifts, an employee emergency fund, a Grateful Patient program, signature fundraising events (Move for Grady, White Coat Grady Gala, CrossTies), and recognition societies such as the Grady Cross Society. These are philanthropic programs, not technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Move For Grady: Annual signature fundraising event featuring cycling, running, and walking activities to raise critical funds for Grady Health System.
• Grady Cross Society
• White Coat Grady Gala
• Grady Young Professionals (GYP)
• CrossTies

Products and services

• Personal Giving Program
• Corporate Giving Program
• Planned Giving Program
• Honor or Memorial Tribute Giving
• Gift Matching Program
• Grady Employee Giving
• Grateful Patient Program
• Move for Grady Annual Event
• White Coat Grady Gala
• CrossTies Fundraising Event
• Grady Cross Society
• Grady Young Professionals (GYP)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and pipeline.

• Georgia State University Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health ProfessionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to strengthen Grady's commitment as a leading academic healthcare institution. The collaboration supports nursing and health professions education and training.
• Academy for Innovation in MedicinepipelineStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Grady's new healthcare pathway partnership to build a pipeline of new healthcare professionals.

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation: Atlanta-based hospital foundation supporting a major pediatric health system with personal giving, corporate giving, planned giving, and signature events. Directly comparable mission, geography, and fundraising model.
• Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute Development Office: Fundraising arm of a major Atlanta academic medical center and NCI-designated cancer center. Comparable in mission, Atlanta footprint, and major-gift/capital-campaign fundraising model.
• Piedmont Healthcare Foundation: Philanthropic arm of a large Atlanta-area hospital system, raising funds across multiple facilities through individual, corporate, and planned giving. Closely comparable structure and market.
• Northside Hospital Foundation: Foundation supporting a major metro Atlanta hospital network, with personal giving, corporate partnerships, and signature fundraising events. Direct peer in scale, geography, and donor base.
• Wellstar Foundation: Foundation of a large Georgia-based health system operating across metro Atlanta, with similar community health and capital campaign focus. Comparable scope and donor base.

Regional players

• Saint Joseph's Hospital Foundation (Emory Healthcare): Atlanta-area hospital foundation within the Emory system, raising funds for a specific community hospital. Comparable model but smaller scope and embedded in a larger system.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society (Georgia market): National health nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta with a strong local donor base and signature fundraising events. Comparable Atlanta footprint, donor overlap, and event-driven fundraising motion, but broader disease-specific mission.
• CDC Foundation: Atlanta-based public-health focused foundation that channels philanthropic and corporate funds to a large health institution. Similar fundraising mechanics, Atlanta donor base, and major-gift campaigns, but public-health scope.
• Robert W. Woodruff Foundation: Large Atlanta-based private foundation that has historically been a significant funder of Grady and other Georgia health initiatives. Comparable donor side of the market and Atlanta corporate/philanthropic base.

Others

• Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: Major Atlanta-based family foundation that is itself a donor to Grady Health Foundation and comparable Atlanta health nonprofits. Adjacent peer as a major local funder rather than a direct hospital foundation competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GradyHealthFdn
• Facebookfacebook.com/gradyhealthfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grady-health-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/gradyhealthfdn

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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