About California Coverage & Health Initiatives
To improve the health and well-being of California children and families by supporting our members in meeting the needs of their communities.
Focus Areas
Medicaid / Medi-Cal enrollment and retentionChildren's health coverage (CHIP)Community health worker trainingHealth access and equityOutreach and enrollment servicesPolicy advocacyData systems and interconnectivity
Funding Style
direct_servicecommunity_outreachservice_access_supportawareness_and_enrollment_campaigns
Topics
About California Coverage & Health Initiatives
California Coverage & Health Initiatives centers its grantmaking on helping California children and families obtain and keep health coverage, with outreach and enrollment as the clearest through line in the recent grants list. The largest grants in the file went to Community Health Initiatives in Napa, including $4,057,679 in 2023 and $3,219,507 in 2024, showing a large, sustained relationship rather than a one-off award. Other major support reached High Desert Community Foundation in Apple Valley and Legal Aid Society of San Diego, both of which appear with seven-figure grants tied to coverage work. The foundation’s portfolio also points to a strong service-delivery model. Grants to organizations in San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and other California communities are paired with work on Medi-Cal, CHIP, and retention services. Alongside direct outreach and enrollment, the foundation’s stated focus includes community health worker training, health access and equity, policy advocacy, and data systems and interconnectivity. Recent program descriptions show that this is a California-only funder working through member organizations, contracts, and subcontractors to support local coverage infrastructure.
What California Coverage & Health Initiatives Funds
Outreach and enrollment is the dominant thread in the recent grants list. California Coverage & Health Initiatives awarded $1,350,000 to Legal Aid Society of San Diego in 2024 for outreach and enrollment work, and it gave $415,663 to Healthier Kids Foundation in San Jose for the same purpose. The pattern extends to regional intermediaries such as San Diego, Santa Barbara, and the Bay Area. The foundation also supports children’s health coverage. It granted $227,605 to Yolo County Childrens Allian in Davis for outreach and enrollment, and $145,644 to Santa Cruz Comm Health Cetr in Santa Cruz for outreach and enrollment work tied to health coverage access. Community-based navigation appears in several awards as well. Ventura County Public Health in Oxnard received $55,697 for outreach and enrollment, while First 5 Santa Cruz County in Capitola received $60,079, indicating support for local entities that help residents connect to Medi-Cal and related coverage systems.
How California Coverage & Health Initiatives Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$2.2M
Total Revenue
$6.8M
Total Expenses
$8.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $59K and $419K, with a median of $241K.
25th Percentile
$59K
Median
$241K
75th Percentile
$419K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARK DIEL
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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