The Institute for Technology in Health Care

What The Institute for Technology in Health Care does

The Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC) is a private nonprofit grant-making foundation headquartered at 1759 Q St NW in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1970 by Dr. Cesar A. Caceres — a Honduran-born physician who developed the country's first functional computer-electrocardiographic interpretive system while at the U.S. Public Health Service — ITHC's mission is to fund projects that identify, investigate, and apply new and existing technologies to healthcare problem-solving. Following Dr. Caceres's death in February 2020, the foundation is now led by Executive Director Jacqueline W. Schick, with J. Desiree Pineda, MD as President and a volunteer board operating under one-year initial terms convertible to three-year terms.

ITHC does not develop technology internally; its core offering is a portfolio of small grants disbursed to qualifying nonprofit organizations that design technologic healthcare applications. The foundation operates an invitation-only application process managed via the Submittable.com portal, with applications due September 30 and awards determined at an annual December meeting, funded in January of the following year. ITHC manages multiple named award programs: the Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award, the AAMI Foundation/ITHC Clinical Solutions Award (established 2005), the AAHIVM/ITHC HIV Practice Award (established 2011), and The Mize Award. Funded projects have spanned clinical engineering, HIV care, dental health, oncology, telehealth, and international healthcare delivery in Haiti, Honduras, and Uganda.

The foundation holds approximately $22 million in current assets and targets an annual disbursement of roughly 5% (~$1.1 million) in grants. Its customer segments are horizontal — primarily U.S. nonprofit healthcare organizations, with a secondary segment in healthcare education institutions. Geographic reach extends across North America, the Caribbean, Central America, East Africa, and other global regions where grantees operate. Distribution is entirely direct via the Submittable.com portal, with minimal marketing presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and the official website (ithcawards.org). Competitive advantages rest on the founder's reputational legacy, the endowment-driven capital base, and curated award programs that differentiate ITHC from larger general-purpose health foundations.

Name

The Institute for Technology in Health Care

Legal name

Institute for Technology in Health Care

Website

https://ithcawards.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit foundation holding $22M in assets that disburses ~$1.1M annually in small grants to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions developing technology applications for healthcare problem-solving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Grant Foundation

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare grants
• Nonprofit foundation
• Health technology funding
• Clinical engineering awards
• Medical innovation grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Disbursement: The ITHC operates as a nonprofit grant-making foundation with $22 million in current assets, distributing approximately 5% of assets annually as grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations that develop technologic applications for healthcare problem-solving.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ITHC is a nonprofit grant-making foundation that provides small grants to nonprofit organizations and institutions to devise technological applications for healthcare problem-solving. Grants are awarded by invitation only through a Submittable.com portal, with annual review in December and disbursement in January. The organization also manages named award programs recognizing healthcare technology innovation, including the Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award, AAMI Foundation/ITHC Clinical Solutions Award, AAHIVM/ITHC HIV Practice Award, and The Mize Award.

Product overview

The Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC) operates as a nonprofit grant-making organization, not a technology product company. Its core offering consists of grant programs that fund healthcare technology projects designed to identify, investigate, and apply new and existing technologies to healthcare problems. ITHC manages multiple named award programs including the Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award, the AAMI Foundation/ITHC Clinical Solutions Award, the AAHIVM/ITHC HIV Practice Award, and The Mize Award. These programs provide small grants enabling nonprofit organizations to devise technological applications for improved healthcare efficiency and accuracy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award: An award program under ITHC, with 2025 recipient being Caretaker Medical for their VitalStream platform.

Products and services

• ITHC Grant Program Small grants awarded by invitation only to nonprofit organizations and institutions to devise technological applications that perform with greater efficiency and accuracy for healthcare problem-solving. Grants support projects in areas including health care in Latin America/Caribbean, clinical engineering, small technology, and HIV health care.
• Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award Named award program recognizing innovative technology solutions in healthcare. The 2025 recipient was Caretaker Medical for their VitalStream platform.
• AAMI Foundation / ITHC Clinical Solutions Award Award established in 2005 recognizing career achievement in clinical engineering, honoring healthcare technology professionals who have applied innovative practices to solve significant patient care problems.
• AAHIVM/ITHC HIV Practice Award Annual award established in 2011 recognizing innovative use of technology in HIV care practice. Awards have recognized social media education, telemedicine programs, and electronic health software implementations.
• The Mize Award Award given to the Smithsonian Institution for projects utilizing technology to gain insights into health conditions, such as bone health studies using DEXA scan imaging technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 downloads of IDSA Practice Guidelines app
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Submittable.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide an online portal for applicants to create, save, and submit grant applications. Applications are accepted on an invitation-only basis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global philanthropic foundation funding health and development initiatives. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking to healthcare technology projects in low-resource settings (e.g., Uganda, Haiti), but at orders-of-magnitude larger scale.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Largest U.S. philanthropy focused on health. Comparable to ITHC as a grantmaking foundation that funds healthcare innovation and systems change, though RWJF operates at vastly greater scale and broader scope than ITHC's healthcare-technology niche.
• AMA Foundation: Physician-led healthcare foundation funding medical innovation and education. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking to healthcare technology projects, with overlapping physician leadership and medical education focus.
• CDC Foundation: Foundation that mobilizes philanthropic funding for CDC public health priorities. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking in healthcare technology applications, with similar roots in Dr. Caceres' Public Health Service background.
• Commonwealth Fund: Healthcare-focused private foundation funding health system innovation and equity. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking in healthcare technology and innovation, though with broader mandate and larger endowment.
• Helmsley Charitable Trust: Large private foundation with major healthcare technology grant portfolio. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking to healthcare technology and innovation, particularly telemedicine and digital health, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• AAHIVM (American Academy of HIV Medicine): Co-sponsor of the AAHIVM/ITHC HIV Practice Award recognizing innovative technology in HIV care. Comparable to ITHC as a partner organization administering healthcare technology awards in HIV care delivery.
• AAMI Foundation: Healthcare technology foundation that co-sponsors the AAMI Foundation/ITHC Clinical Solutions Award with ITHC. Directly comparable as a niche health technology grantmaker focused on clinical engineering and patient safety outcomes.
• Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation: Foundation funding healthcare education and simulation technology. Comparable to ITHC for funding healthcare education technology projects (e.g., nursing simulation centers, Anatomage tables), though focused specifically on health professions education.

Regional players

• California Health Care Foundation: California-focused health philanthropy funding healthcare technology, innovation, and access. Comparable to ITHC for grantmaking to healthcare technology projects, though concentrated in California rather than ITHC's multi-region footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ITHCawards
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/institute-for-technology-in-health-care

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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