The California Health Foundation and Trust concentrates exclusively on hospitals and health care delivery in California, making very large private grant program gifts to major health systems while also issuing smaller, targeted flex/Critical Access Hospital (CAH) grants to rural and community hospitals. Their giving mixes transformational multi-million dollar awards to academic and regional medical centers with many modest awards aimed at sustaining operations or capacity at smaller local hospitals.
California Health Foundation and Trust’s recent giving is dominated by very large private grant program awards to major California hospital systems, paired with smaller flexibility grants for rural and community hospitals. The largest recent grant listed is $26,578,029 to Cedars-sinai Medical Center for Private Grant Program 6, followed by a $20,357,237 award to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian for Private Grant Program 8. The foundation also made another eight-figure hospital-system grant of $16,895,228 to Cedars-sinai for Private Grant Program 8, showing a recurring pattern of substantial support to a small set of providers. Alongside those system-level awards, the foundation funds hospitals that serve specific local markets, including Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia and Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Its portfolio also includes a medical education-related transfer to Keck Medical Center of USC, indicating that hospital support extends beyond operating aid into institutional investment. Across the recent grants listed, the focus stays on California health care delivery, with funding directed to hospitals, health systems, and related medical institutions rather than individuals or broader nonprofit sectors.
A central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is hospital-system support. It gave $11,734,209 to Cedars-sinai for Private Grant Program 7 and $8,870,909 to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian for Private Grant Program 7, both part of a multi-year pattern of large awards to major providers. It also backs regional hospital operations. Examples include $1,299,212 to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia for Private Grant Program 7 and $298,404 to USC Arcadia Hospital in Los Angeles for Private Grant Program 7. These awards sit alongside smaller grants to help maintain service capacity in local settings. For rural and critical access facilities, the foundation provided $16,500 to Eastern Plumas Health Care in Portola through CAH Flex Grants and $12,200 to Plumas District Hospital in Quincy for the same purpose. The portfolio further includes a $264,359 endowment transfer to Keck Medical Center of USC tied to medical education.
Typical grant size is wide-ranging, with a p25 of $264,359, a median of $1,183,149, and a p75 of $5,089,992. That spread reflects a mix of very large hospital-system awards and smaller operational grants. The recent list also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, especially Cedars-sinai and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, indicating recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation’s structure appears institutional and program-driven, with grants labeled by specific private grant programs, CAH Flex Grants, and an endowment transfer. All recent recipients are in California, and all listed grants went to U.S. organizations.
$52.9M
$140.2M
$46M
$56.9M
Most grants fall between $264K and $5.1M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$264K
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$5.1M
CARMELA COYLE
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Concentrated capital/program funding dominated by a few very large, repeat grants to major hospital systems alongside many small, one-off or modest 'flex' grants to numerous rural and community hospitals; mix of multi-grant relationships with flagship institutions and distributed operational grants to CAHs.
Notable grantees: Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Keck Medical Center of USC
Grantmaking is concentrated entirely in California, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and California also the top state by grant count. The largest recipient city is Los Angeles, appearing through Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Cedars-sinai, USC Methodist of Southern California, USC Arcadia Hospital, and Keck Medical Center of USC. Other recurring California locations include Newport Beach, Valencia, and Pasadena. The recent list also reaches smaller places such as Portola, Quincy, King City, Fall River Mills, Ojai, Hollister, Healdsburg, and Garberville.
The recent grants go to hospitals, health systems, and medical institutions in California. Named recipients include Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, and Keck Medical Center of USC. The foundation does not appear to fund individuals in the data provided.
The grant-size distribution is very broad. The p25 is $264,359, the median is $1,183,149, and the p75 is $5,089,992. Recent awards range from multi-million-dollar hospital-system grants to smaller CAH Flex Grants such as $6,342 and $9,820.
The recent grants show recurring support. Cedars-sinai, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital appear multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with different private grant program awards rather than a single isolated gift.
Giving is entirely local to California in the data provided, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are concentrated in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Valencia, Pasadena, and several smaller California communities such as Portola, Quincy, and Ojai.
Yes. The recent list includes CAH Flex Grants to Eastern Plumas Health Care in Portola, Plumas District Hospital in Quincy, George L Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, Mayers Memorial Hospital District in Fall River Mills, and others. These awards are much smaller than the major hospital-system grants but are clearly part of the portfolio.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $20,357,237 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 8 |
| CEDARS-SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $16,895,228 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 8 |
| CEDARS-SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $11,734,209 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $1,328,864 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| HENRY MAYO NEWHALL HOSPITAL | VALENCIA, CA | $1,299,212 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| HENRY MAYO NEWHALL HOSPITAL | VALENCIA, CA | $874,632 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 8 |
| USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $298,404 | 2025 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HEALTH CARE | PORTOLA, CA | $16,500 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HEALTH | IRVINE, CA | $13,500 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL | QUINCY, CA | $12,200 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| GEORGE L MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | KING CITY, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| MAYERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT | FALL RIVER MILLS, CA | $11,500 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - OJAI | OJAI, CA | $10,250 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| HEALDSBURG HOSPITAL | HEALDSBURG, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | HOLLISTER, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL | RIDGECREST, CA | $9,820 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| SOHUM HEALTH | GARBERVILLE, CA | $6,342 | 2025 | CAH FLEX GRANTS |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $26,578,029 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 6 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $9,800,687 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $8,870,909 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | VALENCIA, CA | $5,089,992 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 6 |
| HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | PASADENA, CA | $4,977,312 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 6 |
| HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | VALENCIA, CA | $1,183,149 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| USC METHODIST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,082,312 | 2024 | PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,453,536 | 2023 | HF GRANT |
| HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | PASADENA, CA | $425,258 | 2023 | HF GRANT |
| KECK MEDICAL CENTER OF USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $264,359 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT TRANSFER TO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| MAMMOTH HOSPITAL | MAMMOTH LAKES, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | FLEX GRANT FUNDS |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL | RIDGECREST, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | FLEX GRANT FUNDS |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TEHACHAPI VALLEY | ROSEVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | FLEX GRANT FUNDS |
HENRY MAYO NEWHALL HOSPITAL
$1,299,212PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7
HENRY MAYO NEWHALL HOSPITAL
$874,632PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 8
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL
$298,404PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7
EASTERN PLUMAS HEALTH CARE
$16,500CAH FLEX GRANTS
PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HEALTH
$13,500CAH FLEX GRANTS
PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL
$12,200CAH FLEX GRANTS
GEORGE L MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$12,000CAH FLEX GRANTS
MAYERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT
$11,500CAH FLEX GRANTS
HEALDSBURG HOSPITAL
$10,000CAH FLEX GRANTS
RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL
$9,820CAH FLEX GRANTS
SOHUM HEALTH
$6,342CAH FLEX GRANTS
HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$5,089,992PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 6
HENRY MAYO NEWHALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$1,183,149PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7
USC METHODIST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$1,082,312PRIVATE GRANT PROGRAM 7
MAMMOTH HOSPITAL
$15,000FLEX GRANT FUNDS
RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL
$10,000FLEX GRANT FUNDS