Missouri Foundation for Health

**Our Mission** To eliminate underlying causes of health inequities, transform systems, and enable individuals and communities to thrive. **About the Foundation** Missouri Foundation for Health is building a more equitable future through collaboration, convening, knowledge sharing, and strategic investment. Working in partnership with communities and nonprofits, MFH is transforming systems to eliminate inequities within all aspects of health and addressing the social and economic factors that shape health outcomes. The Foundation takes a multifaceted approach to health issues, understanding that strategic initiatives, policy, communications, and research all play a role in creating lasting impact. An independent philanthropic foundation, MFH was created in the year 2000, following Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri’s conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status. It is the largest organization of its kind in the state and among the largest in the country. **Missourians from all backgrounds will have a fair and just opportunity to live their healthiest lives.** The Foundation will exist in perpetuity in service of all Missourians. We aspire to be a trusted antiracist institution that fairly targets its resources to achieve health equity. **Core Values** Our core values play an essential role in guiding all of our work and are integral for achieving our mission. They reflect who we are as an organization and what we strive for in all of our interactions, both internally and with the public. **Equity** We believe that health is a fundamental human right and that achieving equity is our collective responsibility. We are committed to eliminating inequities within all aspects of health and addressing the social and economic factors that shape health outcomes. **Integrity** We value the trust of the individuals and communities we serve and earn that trust through a culture of ethical conduct and transparency. **Humility** We recognize the dignity of all people and embrace the fact that some of our greatest ideas and feedback are generated from the communities we serve. We possess an openness and curiosity to listen, learn, develop solutions, and self-reflect. **Commitment** We are passionate about creating meaningful change and understand this requires a sense of urgency combined with dedication, risk-taking, and strategy.