What We Do

The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment was established by the Medical College of Wisconsin to steward a generous financial gift from Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin. AHW made its first funding awards in 2004. Today, AHW is Wisconsin’s largest health improvement philanthropy, and the only health philanthropy in the nation stewarding public funds from within a private medical school.

AHW’s planning and operations are fueled by stakeholder input and feedback gathered through continuous and meaningful engagement with those whose missions complement our own, resulting in a Five-Year Plan built upon strong connections, trust, and confidence in key initiatives that require both collective resolve and collaborative action. Download our Five-Year Plan to learn more about the framework we have created to deliver on our promise to improve health and promote health equity for all of Wisconsin.