• The Regence Foundation is the corporate foundation of The Regence Group, the largest health insurer in the Northwest⁄Intermountain region.
• The Foundation is committed to three funding priorities: Building Healthier Communities, Transforming Health Care, and supporting End-of-Life issues.
• The Foundation believes in the power of philanthropy to drive meaningful change in the health care system, and will provide an estimated $4 million a year ($2.5 million its first year) in support across Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

Three Funding Priorities

• Building Healthier Communities
• The Foundation supports innovative work that transforms health care and addresses core problems in our health care system – with a particular focus on access to care.
• Funding will target nonprofit organizations that provide safety net services and work to solve the root problems of health care access.
• Transforming Health Care
• The Foundation supports patient-doctor partnerships that encourage patients to make health care choices based on variables such as treatment options, quality outcomes, cost and satisfaction ratings.
• Funding will target organizations, specifically technological innovators, that provide patients the tools they need to compare health care cost and quality and make decisions that will result in more patient-focused, value-driven health care.
• End-of-Life Issues
• The Foundation supports organizations working to transform how end–of–life issues are approached within the health care system.
• This funding program is still under development.

Foundation Board Members and Staff

Michael C. Alexander - Chair	Mark Ganz
Kieren Porter – President	Jeff Robertson, M.D.
Kerry Barnett – Secretary	John Stellmon
Steve Hooker – Treasurer	Monique Barton – Executive Director
Steve Hooker – Treasurer	Monique Barton – Executive Director
Jennifer Cannaday	Julia Sims – Program Officer (OR & UT)
Vivian Chi	Jennifer Forland – Program Officer (ID & WA)