ACCMA's mission is to empower physicians in their profession, their practices, and their community.
The Alameda-contra Costa Medical Association directs its giving through the ACCMA Community Health Foundation, with 2025 support split between current and future community health projects and a MICRA campaign tied to the California Medical Association. That combination points to a funder that works at the intersection of local health initiatives and physician advocacy. Its mission is to empower physicians in their profession, their practices, and their community, and the active grant programs show that mission in practice through health equity initiatives, safe prescribing coalitions, physician wellness collaborations, and medical student scholarship support. The foundation also uses its resources for community-oriented work in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the San Francisco Bay Area, connecting physician leadership with public-facing health programs. The giving profile includes both direct community health support and organized advocacy funding. On the community side, the foundation supports projects aligned with ACCMA priorities, including safe prescribing, public health, and physician wellness. On the professional side, it backs California medical and physician-focused initiatives, including support for medical students and medical association work. The recent grants show a pattern of funding that is mission-linked rather than broadly transactional, with awards tied to specific projects and campaigns.
Health equity is a recurring theme in the foundation’s program work. The ACCMA Community Health Foundation supports community-oriented projects aligned with ACCMA priorities, including health equity initiatives and community health projects in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Physician wellness is another defined area. One active program supports the Bay Area Physician Wellness Collaborative, and the broader community grantmaking includes physician wellness alongside public health and safe prescribing initiatives. Medical education also appears in the program portfolio. The foundation provides scholarship support for medical students as part of its community health mission, linking workforce development to the association’s physician-centered focus. Advocacy-related giving is part of the picture as well. A recent grant supported the California Medical Association on its MICRA campaign, showing that the foundation also funds organized medical policy work.
$57K
$15.1M
$2.6M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $221K and $304K, with a median of $263K.
25th Percentile
$221K
Median
$263K
75th Percentile
$304K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Typical grant size sits in a fairly tight band: p25 is $221,250, median is $262,500, and p75 is $303,750. The two latest grants were both in 2025 and were sizable, suggesting a small number of mission-aligned awards rather than many small grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs are structured through the ACCMA Community Health Foundation, described as a 501(c)(3) subsidiary, and the listed programs do not accept unsolicited applications.
Giving is fully concentrated in California, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top state by grant count also California. The recent recipient locations include Oakland and Sacramento. Program geography is local and centered on Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with East Bay references appearing in the medical student scholarship support program.
Its active programs center on community health projects, health equity, safe prescribing, physician wellness, and medical student scholarship support. The mission statement also emphasizes empowering physicians in their profession, practices, and community.
Typical grant size is substantial and clustered in a narrow range: the 25th percentile is $221,250, the median is $262,500, and the 75th percentile is $303,750.
Grantmaking is local and entirely in California. The recipient locations in the recent grants are Oakland and Sacramento, while program geography centers on Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Yes. One recent grant went to the California Medical Association to support its MICRA campaign, and the foundation’s topic areas include healthcare policy and advocacy, along with medical liability and tort reform.
It does not fund individuals, and the listed active programs do not accept unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCMA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $57,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS. |
| ACCMA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $345,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS. |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $180,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON THEIR MICRA CAMPAIGN. |
ACCMA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$57,000TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS.
ACCMA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$345,000TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS.
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
$180,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON THEIR MICRA CAMPAIGN.