Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | RWJF
RWJF is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. We work with others to achieve health equity faster and pave the way together to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.
Grants and Funding Opportunities - RWJF
Meet the people working on innovative and time-tested strategies to create lasting change for health equity, supporting evidence that deepens and shifts our understanding of health and wellbeing, and promoting policies and practices that challenge our institutions to be more equitable and effective for all of us.
About RWJF: Achieving Health Equity—Faster and Together | RWJF
We focus on identifying, illuminating, and addressing barriers to health, particularly those caused by structural racism and other forms of discrimination such as sexism, ableism, and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
Job Opportunities With The Largest U.S. Philanthropy | RWJF
All positions are assigned to our Princeton, N.J., HQ offices unless otherwise noted. As of January 1, 2023, the Foundation has implemented a model we call Hybrid: Flexible Purpose (HFP).
Impact Investments - RWJF
The $4 trillion municipal bond market is one of the largest pools of private investment capital flowing into America's states and localities, shaping the built environment in communities across the country and directly impacting health and equity.
The History of Our Foundation - RWJF
Building Community Power RWJF invests $90 million in community power-building as instrumental for advancing health and racial equity, and commits to deeply learning about how community power plays a role in advancing our strategies to improve the health and well-being of all in America. This work helped amplify community voices, share learning, and build networks.
Global Health: Approaches to Well-Being - RWJF
Oct 13, 2020 · The book, which is part of our Culture of Health series with Oxford University Press, explores how leaders, cities, and countries worldwide are centering decision-making on a well-being approach—that is, on human and planetary well-being as well as economic growth, through policy, budget, and practice change, and by …
Our President & CEO, Richard E. Besser | RWJF
Richard E. Besser, MD, (he/him) is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a position he assumed in April 2017 following a long career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at ABC News.. At the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rich leads the largest private foundation in the country devoted solely to improving the nation’s health.
Impact Investments to Improve Health Equity - RWJF
May 28, 2024 · “Impact investing is a powerful tool for funders and investors to work with communities and enable them to thrive. By working alongside other investors to catalyze investment, we can increase our impact and build healthier communities," said Kimberlee Cornett, director of Impact Investing.. To increase access to capital for communities that have been marginalized by the traditional financial ...
David R. Williams - RWJF
David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, was elected to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees in April 2020, effective July 2020. David is one of the world’s preeminent scholars whose research focuses on the complex ways in which health is affected by factors such as socioeconomic status, race, stress, racism, social conditions, …