The Medical Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a staff of public health professionals, social scientists and physicians with demonstrated experience in program management, health communications, evaluation and assessment, training and the development and oversight of medical research grants programs.

For 50 years we have worked or partnered with other nonprofit organizations, medical research institutions, community coalitions and neighborhood groups to advance public health and medical research. Whether it is working to reduce youth access to tobacco or supporting new discoveries in cancer research, The Medical Foundation has consistently been at the forefront of efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in the Greater Boston area and throughout the country. The combination of our public health expertise and our medical research philanthropic experience has lead to new advances in medicine and innovative efforts in community health improvement.

An Integrated Approach to Improving Health
Working with public health organizations, youth agencies, state and local governments and the nation’s premier medical research institutions, we offer a wide array of services and programs focused on improving health outcomes and creating healthier physical environments for people to live in. The Foundation’s various areas of expertise include:

• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Medical research grantmaking
• Health communications, materials and media development
• Program development and management
• Community assessment and planning processes
• Training and capacity building
• Information and Referral Services 

Our Community Health Division offers an array of services designed to support advances in prevention and health promotion while our Medical Research Grants Division offers the only philanthropic advisory service in the country that specializes in the creation and management of medical research grants programs.