EMC Health Foundation is committed to promoting and expanding care for members of the community as whole persons, considering their physical, psychosocial and spiritual health in an atmosphere of professional excellence and human kindness.
Emc Health Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by health access with a strong local service footprint: $25,000 to Golden Valley Health Centers for mental health coaching services, $20,000 to The Alliance for Community Wellness Dba La Familia Central Valley for mental health services in Patterson, and $18,296 to Tin Rx Pharmacy for a $2 insulin and generic drug assistance plan. The foundation also shows a workforce-building side through its fellowship programs, including support for behavioral health training and dental student education tied to service commitments in its community. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs direct service delivery rather than individuals, with awards that support clinical care, medication access, youth services, food insecurity mitigation, and senior programming. Its giving reflects a community-health approach that combines immediate services with longer-term capacity building for local providers and trainees. The emphasis is on practical support that can be delivered through nonprofits, pharmacies, and health-related organizations serving the foundation’s local California communities.
Behavioral health is a clear funding area. Emc Health Foundation gave $25,000 to Golden Valley Health Centers for mental health coaching services and $20,000 to The Alliance for Community Wellness Dba La Familia Central Valley for mental health services in Patterson. Substance use treatment also appears in the recent grants list through a $10,000 award to Prodigal Sons and Daughters for alcohol and substance abuse disorder treatment. Health access extends to medication affordability: Tin Rx Pharmacy received $18,296 for a $2 insulin and generic drug assistance plan, and Tower Pharmacy received $8,512 for a $2 generic insulin program. The foundation also supports food and age-related services, including $5,000 to Turlock Certified Farmers Market for a senior fresh market pilot.
Typical grants cluster in the low-to-mid five figures, with a p25 of $5,000, median of $9,256, and p75 of $16,222. The recent list includes both one-time service grants and structured workforce support through fellowships and stipends, showing a mix of direct program funding and training investments. Some grant programs are competitive and accept unsolicited applications, including the General Grant Program and the Linda M. Stuhmer Behavioral Health Fellowship. Other programs are not unsolicited, including the resident salary stipend program and the dental student fellowship. The foundation does not fund individuals directly and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $16K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$16K
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The grants are entirely U.S.-based, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in California. Turlock appears repeatedly as a recipient city, alongside Merced, Modesto, Patterson services delivered through a Hayward-based grantee, and San Francisco for pharmacy support. The foundation’s program geography centers on Stanislaus County and Merced County, with additional zip-code targeting in its general grant program and fellowship rules tied to the local service area.
It funds nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations and related health-service partners. Recent grants went to community health centers, pharmacies, social service organizations, a farmers market, and health-focused nonprofits supporting mental health, diabetes medication access, youth services, food insecurity, and senior programming.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $5,000, median of $9,256, and p75 of $16,222. Recent awards ranged from $5,000 community grants to $25,000 for mental health coaching services.
Yes. The General Grant Program accepts unsolicited applications, and the Linda M. Stuhmer Behavioral Health Fellowship also accepts unsolicited applications. Other programs listed, including the resident salary stipend program and dental student fellowship, do not accept unsolicited applications.
Behavioral health, medication access, food insecurity, youth services, and senior health show up repeatedly. Recent awards include mental health coaching and services, alcohol and substance use disorder treatment, insulin and generic drug assistance, food insecurity support, and a senior fresh market pilot.
Its giving is local and concentrated in California, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in CA. Program geography focuses on Stanislaus County and Merced County, with several offerings tied to a 19-zip-code service area in and around those counties.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Emc Health Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must be nonprofit organizations located within the EMC Health Foundation service area and tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grants cannot fund requests benefiting an individual or political causes, candidates, or campaigns.
Deadline: FY27 EMCHF Master Application closes March 31, 2027.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | EXPANSION OF AUDIOLOGY HEARING AID PROGRAM |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | COSTCO HEARING AID PROGRAM FOR SENIOR |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | EXTEND THE PILOT 6-MONTH AUDIOLOGY TESTING AND HEARING AID PROGRAM FOR SENIORS |
| MONTE VISTA CHAPEL | TURLOCK, CA | $24,000 | 2026 | CHAPEL SOUL CARE - COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | EXPANDED VISION SERVICES PROGRAM |
| TOWER PHARMACY | TURLOCK, CA | $15,011 | 2026 | $2 INSULIN AND GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL-TURLOCK | TURLOCK, CA | $14,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES |
| GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS | MERCED, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH COACHING SERVICES |
| THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS DBA LA FAMILIA CENTRAL VALLEY | HAYWARD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PATTERSON |
| TIN RX PHARMACY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $18,296 | 2025 | $2 INSULIN AND GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN |
| SALVATION ARMY | TURLOCK, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - YOUTH |
| PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS | TURLOCK, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT |
| TOWER PHARMACY | TURLOCK, CA | $8,512 | 2025 | $2 GENERIC INSULIN PROGRAM |
| TURLOCK CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET | TURLOCK, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | SENIOR FRESH MARKET PILOT |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY | MODESTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SONSHINE MINISTRIES DBA WESTSIDE MINISTRIES | TURLOCK, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD INSECURITY |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION TURLOCK | TURLOCK, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITY SERIES |
| TIN RX AT THE TOWER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,973 | 2024 | $2 INSULIN AND $2 GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN |
| UNITED SAMARITANS FOUNDATION | TURLOCK, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | VISION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITHI 19 ZIP-CODES |
EXTEND THE PILOT 6-MONTH AUDIOLOGY TESTING AND HEARING AID PROGRAM FOR SENIORS
MONTE VISTA CHAPEL
$24,000CHAPEL SOUL CARE - COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY
TOWER PHARMACY
$15,011$2 INSULIN AND GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL-TURLOCK
$14,000MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PATTERSON
TIN RX PHARMACY
$18,296$2 INSULIN AND GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - YOUTH
PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS
$10,000ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT
TOWER PHARMACY
$8,512$2 GENERIC INSULIN PROGRAM
TURLOCK CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET
$5,000SENIOR FRESH MARKET PILOT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SONSHINE MINISTRIES DBA WESTSIDE MINISTRIES
$5,000FOOD INSECURITY
THE CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION TURLOCK
$30,000GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITY SERIES
TIN RX AT THE TOWER
$7,973$2 INSULIN AND $2 GENERIC DRUG ASSISTANCE PLAN
VISION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITHI 19 ZIP-CODES
