Community Investments and Partnerships

Univera Healthcare is committed to making Western New York a better place to live, work and raise a family. As a nonprofit health plan, our mission is to provide access to affordable health care and continually improve the health and health care of residents in the communities we serve.

Our community investment opportunities strive to address disparities that impact our members and the communities in which they live. While we are unified in our mission to help people live healthier, more secure lives, our diverse approaches consider the prevailing challenges in each region.

Our 2024 focus areas will support investments in our community, with Event Sponsorships and Health and Wellness Awards.

Supporting Our Community

Our Community Investments and Partnerships work is supported by three strategic pillars:

Customer service: We strive to provide our partners with outstanding customer service that supports the work they do
Impact: We work to ensure meaningful, measurable impact for our members and the communities we serve
Partnerships: We advance partnerships with community-based organizations that help people lead healthier lives

These three pillars support our efforts to impact the community through Event Sponsorships, Health and Wellness Awards, Health Equity Innovation Awards, Employee Volunteerism, and Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) Grants.

Event Sponsorships

These opportunities are for applicants seeking funding for events that support activities that align with our mission to help people lead healthier and more secure lives through access to high quality, affordable health care. Event sponsorship examples include fundraisers, health fairs, health seminars, galas, and summits.

Submit Application Application Rules/Requirements

Health and Wellness Awards (Year-Round)

These opportunities support programs that conduct ongoing work or initiatives designed to improve health and ultimately health outcomes. Given that most disparities are due to many causes, preference is given to programs that address specific health conditions and/or factors linked to health disparities .

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Health Equity Innovation Awards

These awards focus on innovative initiatives that address disparities in health care and improve health outcomes. The target population for these awards are for underserved groups at highest risk for experiencing poor health outcomes. These include racial and ethnic communities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees, and rural communities. Project initiatives require clear metrics for demonstrating improved outcomes and reporting.

Applications are now closed. Stay tuned for future opportunities!

Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) Grant Program

The MACHI grant program provides funding to local, nonprofit organizations that share our vision for healthier communities. These 2- to 3-year grants support initiatives with specific objectives and measurable outcomes for improving health. Our current focus is on reducing racial disparities in maternal health.

Read about the 2022 MACHI Grant Recipients

Employee Volunteerism

Employee volunteerism aligns with our company’s vision and values of improving the health of our community. Univera Healthcare provides employees with volunteer time off to cultivate community connections through volunteer service, engage with the community via board membership, and nurture meaningful community relationships.

Contact Information

Olivia Linke
Community Affairs Director
Olivia.Linke@univerahealthcare.com
(716) 604-5414

Univera Healthcare receives hundreds of corporate giving requests every year. Each corporate giving request that benefits a charitable organization will be reviewed. Our corporate giving must follow all applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies and refrain from contributing to political organizations, political candidates, and labor unions (unless the payees are registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations). In addition, we will not fund organizations that conflict with our corporate mission, goals, policies, or products, including organizations that discriminate against persons or groups on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or religion.