California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
ActivePublic CharityMutual & Membership Benefit
SACRAMENTO, CAWebsite
About California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
The California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems primarily funds California-focused health policy and hospital advocacy, concentrating major resources on its own advocacy arm while also supporting a broad network of policy, legislative caucus, and civic groups. Grants show a clear interest in defending and shaping healthcare policy, strengthening health workforce/policy research, and engaging with bipartisan and demographic legislative caucuses to influence state-level policy. The foundation’s giving also includes targeted support for civic engagement and centrist policy organizations that can affect healthcare-related legislative outcomes.
Focus Areas
Hospital advocacy and statewide healthcare lobbying (California Hospitals Committee on Issues / coalition campaigns)Health policy research and workforce initiatives (USC Schaeffer Center; HealthImpact)Support for legislative caucuses and demographic advocacy groups (Latino, Black, Asian/Pacific, Jewish, LGBTQ legislative caucus foundations)Coalitions and campaigns to defend access to healthcare (Protect Our Healthcare; Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care)Bipartisan civic engagement and centrist policy organizations that influence state legislation (Independent Voter Project; California Issues Forum; Problem Solvers Foundation)
About California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
A defining feature of California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems' grantmaking is the $1.2 million annual support it gives to California Hospitals Committee on Issues, recorded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That recurring commitment points to a funder built around state healthcare advocacy rather than one-off philanthropy. Across its recent grants, the foundation supports hospital policy, healthcare coalition work, and organizations that shape California legislative debates affecting the health system. It also backs public policy groups and caucus-linked foundations that operate in the same state policy environment. The pattern is not limited to a single advocacy channel. California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems also funded Protect Our Healthcare, California Issues Forum, and Healthimpact, alongside several legislative caucus foundations and policy institutes. University of Southern California appears in the record through the Schaeffer Center Director's Fund, showing support for health policy research as part of the mix. The overall picture is of a California-centered funder using general support and sponsorship renewals to reinforce organizations engaged in healthcare policy, legislative influence, and related civic infrastructure.
What California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Funds
In healthcare policy and hospital advocacy, the foundation gave $1.2 million to California Hospitals Committee on Issues for general support in 2025. That same recipient appears in 2023 and 2024 at the same amount, reinforcing the centrality of hospital advocacy in its grantmaking. For health policy research and workforce-related work, California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems supported Healthimpact with $50,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2025. It also gave $20,000 to the University of Southern California for the 2024 Schaeffer Center Director's Fund. The foundation also funds legislative caucus and policy organizations. Recent examples include $50,000 to The Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation, $30,000 to the California Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, and $20,000 to the California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute, all as general support.
How California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Gives
Its typical grant size sits in a narrow band: p25 of $20,000, median of $25,000, and p75 of $30,000. That sits alongside a few much larger awards, including the repeated $1.2 million grants to its hospital-issues arm. The record also shows recurring support patterns: California Issues Forum received sponsorship renewals in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and several recipients appear across multiple years. The organization is a public charity and a pure DAF provider, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$125.3M
Total Revenue
$37.7M
Total Expenses
$32.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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