About our focus areas for funding

Food and nutrition security

Programs that improve or expand access to healthy and culturally inclusive food sources with a focus on individuals and families with limited economic means, or that are designed to address maternal health disparities by providing perinatal nutritional support

Older adults

Programs for older adults that support housing safety and stability, that mitigate isolation and loneliness, or that work to eliminate barriers to health care (for example: technology, transportation, health literacy)

Early intervention programs for children and youth

Programs that focus on mental health, behavioral health, and/or substance use prevention, education, and awareness

For more information about specific funding priorities for our different grant types, learn more about our Community Impact Grants page and Mini Grant program.

Communities in our service area

Grants and sponsorships are awarded to programs across our key service areas in Massachusetts with a focus on Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Plymouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester Counties.

How we choose our funding priorities

In order to better understand how we can best serve our communities in Massachusetts, we ask the people who live and work there. Every 3 years, Fallon Health and our community partners lead a comprehensive assessment of community health needs. We use the findings of this assessment to guide us in determining the focus areas for our community giving and engagement efforts.

What we do not fund

In general, Fallon Health does not fund projects outside of our service area. We also do not award health grants that are not aligned with our funding or business priorities. These initiatives may include endowments, capital campaigns, scholarships, and the retirement of operating deficits.

Updated on January 2025