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Billionaires Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott this month invested a total of $23 million in the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA), the leading Washington, D.C.-based, national nonprofit that promotes the expansion of school-based health centers (SBHCs).
Gates’ contribution ($16 million), made through her Pivotal Ventures company, will launch SBHC “care coordination initiatives” in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami. Scott’s funding ($7 million) will support general operations for the alliance.
The funding substantially increases the alliance’s revenue, which was less than $4 million in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available. Before the new $23 million investment, most of the nonprofit’s funding came from federal grants.
SBHA tweeted the grant announcement:
🥳SBHA has been awarded $23M from @pivotalventures and @mackenziescott. The funds will allow us to launch care coordination initiatives in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, and Miami, and will enhance health equity among youth. We are grateful for the generosity! https://t.co/OrtJIJQq1B pic.twitter.com/IuyJlkO1FC
— School-Based Health Alliance (@sbh4all) January 2, 2024
The organization’s mission is to increase the number of SBHCs nationally among schools that receive federal funding through policy advocacy, technical support to existing centers and support securing funding for new and existing centers. There are approximately 3,900 SBHCs in the U.S.
SBHCs are intended to provide healthcare to kids by offering “primary care, mental healthcare, and other health services in schools,” particularly in underserved communities.
This includes services “to prevent disease, disability, and other health conditions or their progression” such as “immunizations” and “well-childcare,” typically with a focus on advancing equity…
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