The Gary and Mary West Foundation, established in 2006 and solely funded by Gary and Mary West, provides outcomes-based funding to support initiatives that lower the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. Based in Solana Beach, California, the Foundation has awarded 589 grants totaling more than $224 million since its inception. The Foundation accepts grant applications by invitation only and works to develop high-impact partnerships with nonprofits in San Diego, Omaha, and select national organizations. The Foundation is part of West Health, a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations, which also includes the West Health Institute, an applied medical research organization, and the West Health Policy Center in Washington, D.C.