The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.
As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted solely to the public's health, RWJF has a unique capability and responsibility to confront the most pressing health and health care problems threatening society. The Foundation's efforts focus on improving both the health of everyone in America, and their health care—how it's delivered, how it's paid for, and how well it does for patients and their families. Investing in improving systems through which people receive care and in fostering environments that promote health and prevent disease and injury, RWJF expects to achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change.
In a time of change for America's health care system, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation believes the future of our nation's health depends on investment in innovative, diverse and inspired people who contribute to improved health and health care for everyone. The Human Capital Portfolio seeks out people whose work advances health and health care, identifies those with the potential to transform our health care system and provides them the support to realize their promise.
The investments are long-term, yielding results over decades and generations. The approach is to identify talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and give them the tools and expertise to take a fresh approach to health issues and clinical practice, so they can become catalysts and creators of change.