Improving access to quality healthcare by investing in local and regional programs that prolong and enhance quality of life.
In a thriving community, there is equitable access to quality physical and mental healthcare. To this end, The Leon Levine Foundation invests in organizations that provide direct care to promote optimal health and to enrich the wellbeing of individuals and their families as they address disease and illness.
Direct Access To Care
Grants in this category provide medical, behavioral health, dental, and/or pharmacy services (including preventative care). The Foundation has a special interest in organizations that serve the uninsured and underinsured.
Supportive Services
Grants in this category fund organizations that meet patient family needs and provide wraparound care.
Care Coordination & Case Management
Grants in this category foster collaboration between community organizations and healthcare providers to minimize duplication of services, streamline referrals, and prioritize patient outcomes.
What We’ve Learned
- Quality, affordable healthcare is critical in creating a pathway from poverty to self-sufficiency.
- Ease of access to quality care can transform a community.
- Thoughtful and innovative care coordination can improve a patient’s experience, reduce medical costs, limit service duplication, and increase collaboration among care providers.
- Aiding the family of those receiving medical care can help patients achieve better health outcomes.
Representative Healthcare Grantees
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center Inc.
Charlotte Region (NC/SC)