Milbank Memorial Fund

What Milbank Memorial Fund does

The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation established in 1905 and headquartered in New York City. It operates as a nonpartisan analysis, collaboration, and communication organization with an emphasis on state health policy, working to improve population health and health equity by connecting state government leaders with evidence and peer experience. The Fund does not pursue commercial revenue; it is funded by its endowment and serves state-level executive and legislative branch officials as its primary audience, alongside state Medicaid agencies and primary care advocates.

The Fund's product portfolio is centered on convening, publishing, and leadership development rather than proprietary technology. Core offerings include The Milbank Quarterly (a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal of population health and health policy published continuously since 1923), three state networks — the Milbank State Leadership Network (700+ bipartisan state health policymakers), the Milbank Primary Care Leadership Networks (including the Primary Care Investment Network spanning 20+ states), and the Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs (seven participating states) — and two 10-month leadership programs (Emerging Leaders and Milbank Fellows). Supporting assets include the Health of US Primary Care Scorecard, policy reports, issue briefs, case studies, and two blogs (The States of Health and On Balance: Policies for Health). The Fund also acts as a fiscal and convening partner for the Commonwealth Fund, the Primary Care Development Corporation, the Peterson Center on Healthcare, and CMS's Innovation Center.

Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: the Fund convenes state health policymakers through virtual briefings, member-only peer sessions, and technical assistance convenings, then distributes research content via website, monthly newsletters, and Bluesky. Resources and network participation are provided free of charge; there is no pricing model because the Fund operates as a public-good intermediary rather than a commercial vendor.

Name

Milbank Memorial Fund

Legal name

The Milbank Memorial Fund

Website

https://milbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation, founded in 1905 and headquartered in New York, that improves population health by connecting state health policymakers with evidence through the Milbank Quarterly journal, leadership networks reaching 700+ state officials, and convening programs on primary care and affordability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• Population health
• Policy publications
• Leadership development
• State health networks

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Endowment: The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation that engages in nonpartisan analysis, collaboration, and communication with an emphasis on state health policy. The Fund does not generate commercial revenue but operates from its endowment to support its mission of improving population health and health equity.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation that conducts nonpartisan analysis, collaboration, and communication with an emphasis on state health policy. It publishes The Milbank Quarterly peer-reviewed journal, runs state leadership networks serving 700+ policymakers, and operates leadership development programs (Emerging Leaders Program and Milbank Fellows Program) to advance population health and health equity.

Product overview

The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed operating foundation that operates as a nonpartisan analysis, collaboration, and communication organization with an emphasis on state health policy. Its portfolio consists of The Milbank Quarterly (a peer-reviewed journal published since 1923), three state networks (Milbank State Leadership Network, Milbank Primary Care Leadership Networks, and Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs), two leadership programs (Emerging Leaders Program and Milbank Fellows Program), the Health of US Primary Care Scorecard, and various publications including policy reports, issue briefs, case studies, and blog content (The States of Health and On Balance: Policies for Health). The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather provides policy resources, peer networks, leadership development, and research publications to advance population health and health equity.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• The Milbank Quarterly: A peer-reviewed journal of population health and health policy published by the Milbank Memorial Fund since 1923.
• Milbank State Leadership Network
• Milbank Primary Care Leadership Networks
• Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs
• Emerging Leaders Program
• Milbank Fellows Program

Products and services

• The Milbank Quarterly A peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal of population health and health policy published since 1923, featuring original research, perspectives, and opinions on health policy topics.
• Milbank State Leadership Network A bipartisan network of over 700 state health policymakers from executive and legislative branches providing peer learning, technical assistance, and virtual briefings on population health and health equity.
• Milbank Primary Care Leadership Networks Networks supporting state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care, including the Making Care Primary Network of State Medicaid Agencies and the Primary Care Investment Network.
• Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs A partnership supporting state-led efforts to make health care more affordable through technical assistance, peer networking, and cross-state projects on shared affordability priorities. Participating states include Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, and Washington.
• Emerging Leaders Program A 10-month leadership development program for early and mid-career legislative and executive branch state, large-county, and large-city government officials.
• Milbank Fellows Program A 10-month leadership program for senior executive branch and legislative state leaders committed to improving population health.
• Health of US Primary Care Scorecard An annual assessment tracking primary care investment, workforce, and transformation metrics across U.S. states.
• Policy Reports and Issue Briefs Commissioned reports and issue briefs on topics including state health policy leadership, primary care transformation, health care affordability, and health equity.
• The States of Health Blog Short takes from Milbank Memorial Fund staff and guest authors on research and policies affecting population health.
• On Balance: Policies for Health Insights from Milbank Memorial Fund President Debra Lubar into health policymaking, drawing on 25 years of population health strategy experience.

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Peterson Center on HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs is a partnership between the Milbank Memorial Fund and the Peterson Center on Healthcare. The program supports state-led efforts to make health care more affordable through technical assistance, peer networking, and cross-state projects on shared affordability priorities. Participating states include Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, and Washington.
• Primary Care Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Primary Care Development Corporation convenes the Primary Care Investment Network, which is supported by the Commonwealth Fund and the Milbank Memorial Fund. The network comprises advocates and officials from more than 20 states pursuing policy to increase primary care spending at the state level.
• Commonwealth FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Commonwealth Fund co-supports the Primary Care Investment Network, convened by the Primary Care Development Corporation and the Milbank Memorial Fund. The network aims to make progress in individual states, increase interaction among pursuing similar goals, build leadership capacity, and increase political salience of primary care investment.
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Innovation CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Milbank Memorial Fund supports and advises a network of State Medicaid Agencies that participated in the discontinued Making Care Primary model at the request of CMS's Innovation Center. The Fund convenes SMA leaders monthly in a shared learning forum to facilitate achievement of milestones.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commonwealth Fund: The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation focused on health system performance, with overlapping state-level primary care investment work via the co-supported Primary Care Investment Network. It is the most direct peer in mission and funding scale.
• Peterson Center on Healthcare: Peterson Center on Healthcare is a strategic partner through the Peterson-Milbank Program and an independent foundation focused on healthcare affordability and performance — directly comparable in state-policy focus and convening role.
• Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): KFF is a nonprofit focused on national and state health policy analysis, publishing major policy research and running leadership programs for state officials — a close analog to Milbank's editorial and convening model.
• National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP): NASHP is a nonpartisan policy academy dedicated to state health policy innovation, providing research, convenings, and technical assistance to state officials — functionally similar to Milbank's State Leadership Network and policy publications.
• AcademyHealth: AcademyHealth is a professional society for health services researchers that convenes state and federal policymakers and publishes peer-reviewed research — overlapping with Milbank's quarterly journal and policy convening functions.
• Grantmakers In Health: Grantmakers In Health is a membership organization of health foundations that facilitates peer learning and convening — directly analogous to Milbank's role as a convener of state health policy funders and leaders.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: RWJF is the largest U.S. health-focused foundation, working on population health, health equity, and health system reform with substantially larger resources than Milbank. It overlaps with Milbank on state health policy and primary care transformation themes.
• Arnold Ventures: Arnold Ventures is a large philanthropy working across health care cost, delivery reform, and evidence-based policy — a broad incumbent with substantial resources that increasingly funds state-level health policy work in Milbank's space.

Regional players

• California Health Care Foundation: California Health Care Foundation is a state-focused health philanthropy that publishes research and convenes stakeholders on health policy, comparable in operating model to Milbank but focused exclusively on California.
• New York State Health Foundation: NYSHealth is a state-focused foundation that funds policy analysis and convenes state-level stakeholders in New York — comparable in operating model and mission to Milbank but limited to a single state.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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