The Wha Foundation Inc is sponsored by The Wha Foundation Inc. Provides scholarships and grants-in-aid for individuals pursuing education in health care careers in Wisconsin.

The WHA Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1968 to support educational, research and charitable programs of the Wisconsin Hospital Association and its members. Today, as a 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation focuses its grant making priorities on initiatives that have a statewide impact on health care in Wisconsin.

The Foundation's three specific funding priorities include: Health Care Workforce Development Health Care Quality and Safety Initiatives Collaborative Community Health Initiatives, through the annual Global Vision Community Partnership Award. 2026 Global Vision Community Partnership Award Honor one of your hospital’s community health projects by submitting a nomination for a 2026 Global Vision Community Partnership Award.

The goal of this competitive grant award is to provide recognition, financial support and public awareness of a community health initiative or project, created in partnership with a WHA member hospital, that successfully addresses a documented community health need. Partnerships must reach across the community or population served, and the program must be an active, ongoing enterprise at the time of the nomination.

Nominations are due by August 14, 2026. Complete information on the award, including the criteria and nomination form, can be found here.

For more information about the 2026 Global Vision Community Partnership Award, please contact WHA Foundation Executive Director and WHA Vice President of Education and Corporate Partnerships, Leigh Ann Larson 2025 Year in Review Report We are proud to introduce the 2025 WHA Foundation Year in Review report. This report is a review of the positive impact Foundation program funding has had throughout the state.

Click here to view the report. Friends of the Foundation Thank you to the 2025 Friend of the Foundation: WHA Information Center. To learn how you can become a Friend of the Foundation, please contact WHA Foundation Executive Director, Leigh Ann Larson .