Commonwealth Fund

The Commonwealth Fund

Founded	1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Founder	Anna Harkness
Location	New York City, U.S.
Key people	Joseph R. Betancourt, President
Endowment	$700 million
Website	www.commonwealthfund.org

The Commonwealth Fund is a private U.S. foundation whose stated purpose is to "promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, and people of color." It is active in a number of areas related to health care and health policy. It is led by Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H.^[1]