About Grossmont Hospital
Supports the health care needs of the East County and San Diego communities through Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare; advance patient-centered care and community health through philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Health careHospice careNeuroscienceMental healthAcute careClinical researchMedical education and trainingCommunity health
Who They Fund
low-income / Medi‑Cal beneficiarieswomen at risk for cardiovascular diseasepeople with lung disease and lung cancer survivorspatients receiving palliative carelocal community attendees and event participants
About Grossmont Hospital
Grossmont Hospital Corporation’s largest recent commitments go to Medi-Cal program support, with California Health Foundation Trust receiving $2,292,256 in 2025 and $1,068,062 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder with a strong hospital-linked public health mission rather than a broad general-purpose grantmaker. Across the recent grants listed, the foundation also backs continuing medical education, lung health, cardiovascular awareness, and palliative care work tied to Sharp HealthCare’s community role. The recurring relationship with California Health Foundation Trust shows a multi-year emphasis on Medicaid-related support. Beyond that, the foundation has made repeated sponsorship grants to Grossmont Hospital Foundation for continuing medical education, golf tournament, and regatta activities, including $153,500 in 2023, $112,250 in 2024, and $109,500 in 2025. Its grantmaking also reaches major health nonprofits such as the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association, linking philanthropic support to disease awareness and community health events. The foundation’s public positioning centers on the health care needs of East County and San Diego communities through Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare, with philanthropy directed toward patient-centered care and community health.
What Grossmont Hospital Funds
In Medicaid-related support, Grossmont Hospital Corporation made its largest grants to California Health Foundation Trust for the Medi-Cal program, including $2,292,256 in 2025 and $1,068,062 in 2024. That makes Medi-Cal a clear anchor in the recent record. For respiratory health, the foundation backed the American Lung Association with $100,000 in 2024 for sponsorships tied to Grand Slam, Champions Unite and Lung Force Walk, followed by $60,000 in 2025 for Lung Force Walk. It also gave $55,385 in 2023 for community partner programs. Cardiovascular awareness appears through repeated support for the American Heart Association: $25,000 in 2023, $25,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2025, all labeled Go Red for Women. The foundation also funded a $6,500 sponsorship in 2025 for California State San Marcos Foundation focused on palliative care.
How Grossmont Hospital Gives
Typical grant size sits at $7,750 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $110,875 at the 75th percentile. The recent record mixes very large program support with a much broader layer of sponsorship-level gifts. One recipient appears across multiple years in a sustained pattern, and several others recur annually with the same event-based framing. Grossmont Hospital Corporation is a philanthropic hospital entity, and it makes program-related investments. The active programs listed include both a scholarship program that accepts unsolicited support and campaign or initiative-based efforts that do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$1.7B
Total Revenue
$1.1B
Total Expenses
$1.1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $111K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$111K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Christopher D Howard
PRESIDENT & CEO SHC
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