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Our History
In 1937, a group of Boston-area philanthropists established Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) as a private, not-for-profit company to address an important social need: to make affordable health care available to the people of Massachusetts. For more than a half century, the company has taken a leadership role in extending health insurance to the state's residents. Today, the company retains its not-for-profit status and provides health coverage to almost 3 million people.
In 2001, BCBSMA created a new charitable organization - the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation - as a contemporary expression of its historic commitment to those in need of dependable access to health care. BCBSMA provided the Foundation with an initial endowment of $55 million, and has continued to contribute to the Foundation, growing the endowment to more than $90 million. The Foundation operates separately from the company and is governed by its own 18-member Board of Directors. It is one of the largest private health philanthropies in the state.
Our Mission
The mission of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is to expand access to health care. Through grants and policy initiatives, the Foundation works with public and private organizations to broaden health coverage and reduce barriers to care. The Foundation focuses on developing measurable and sustainable solutions that benefit uninsured, vulnerable and low-income individuals and families in the Commonwealth.
Directions to the Foundation offices and BCBSMA conference facilities
Landmark Center (Boston, MA)
One Enterprise Drive (Quincy, MA)
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