To improve the health and well-being of the residents and communities of Humboldt County.
Humboldt Health Foundation’s giving is built around health access in Humboldt County, and its recent grants show that priority in practical terms: medical travel, dental care, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and support for community-based organizations. The foundation awarded $100,802 in 2025 to Humboldt Area Foundation for general support, following $101,982 in 2024 and $97,622 in 2023 to the same recipient, a clear sign of sustained operating support across multiple years. It also backed direct care pathways, including $17,290 to Open Door Community Health Centers for medical travel and dental travel and $27,759 to Redwoods Rural Health Center for root canal treatment. Other awards show a mix of service delivery and community programming, from health equity work to youth and family support. The foundation’s portfolio includes both organizational grants and assistance connected to individual health and dental needs, along with scholarships for nursing students. Across the recent grant list, the pattern is local, health-centered, and rooted in the needs of residents and communities in the region.
Community health appears in multiple forms. Humboldt Health Foundation gave $12,000 to Cooperation Humboldt for support for the Community Health Worker Collaborative, and $11,300 to Open Door Community Health Centers for general support. They also funded access to care directly: $13,200 to Mckinleyville Family Resource Center for medical travel and dental travel, and $9,004 to 2-1-1 Humboldt Information and Resource Center for the same purpose. Sexual and reproductive health is another clear focus. The foundation awarded $15,000 to Planned Parenthood Northern California - Eureka for sexual/reproductive health education in Humboldt County, and $14,000 to Planned Parenthood Northern California for building health equity in Humboldt County by increasing access to sexual reproductive health care and covering education travel costs. Food and family support show up as well, including $12,130 to Food for People Inc for summer lunch support and $10,894 to Fortuna Family Resource Center Co Fortuna Elementary School District for food empowerment for marginalized immigrant families; medical travel.
Typical grants cluster tightly around five figures: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $9,985, and the 75th percentile is $14,500. That middle range fits the recent awards, which include repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for general operating support and recurring program needs. The foundation also makes smaller targeted grants for specific services, such as travel, education, and basic care. It funds both organizations and individuals, and it uses a mix of direct assistance and organizational grantmaking. Several of its active programs accept unsolicited applications, including organizational grants, the nursing scholarship program, and the angel fund, while the children’s dental assistance program is also listed as open.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Grantmaking is highly concentrated in California, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are centered in Humboldt County communities such as Bayside, Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, McKinleyville, Redway, and Hoopa. The foundation also reaches nearby counties through active programs that include Del Norte and Trinity counties, and some grantmaking extends to Curry County, Oregon. In the recent grant list, California recipients dominate the portfolio, while an out-of-state grantee in Aspen, Colorado received support for a project and general support.
The foundation supports community health, nursing scholarships, dental assistance through its Children’s Dental Angel Fund, organizational grants, and individual health and dental assistance. Recent grants also point to sexual and reproductive health, medical and dental travel, food access, mental health, immigrant-language support, and youth programming.
Typical grants are in the five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $9,985, and the 75th percentile is $14,500. Recent awards also include smaller grants for targeted needs and larger general-support grants to anchor organizations.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Humboldt Area Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus other repeat recipients such as Open Door Community Health Centers, Planned Parenthood Northern California - Eureka, Queer Humboldt, and Fortuna Family Resource Center.
Yes. The organizational grants and general grants portal both accept unsolicited applications. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and public benefit organizations, groups using fiscal sponsors, and other organizations with charitable programs and projects in the foundation’s service region.
The foundation offers a nursing scholarship program, and scholarship opportunities are available through its scholarship hub. The active scholarship geography includes Humboldt County, Del Norte County, and Trinity County, and the program notes that multi-year options are available in some cases.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Humboldt Health Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit institutions and individual researchers conducting research in the specified photography fields may apply.
Deadline: Applications accepted through November 15, 2026.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations, public benefit organizations, groups with a qualified fiscal sponsor, and other organizations/groups working on charitable projects are eligible; a limited number of funds support individuals.
Deadline: Varies by grant opportunity.
Who can apply: Non-profit organizations, public benefit organizations including churches, educational organizations/schools, hospitals, government units, tribal governments, groups working with a qualified fiscal sponsor, and other organizations/groups working on charitable projects are eligible. A limited number of funds support individuals.
Deadline: Varies by grant; portal includes a listing of available grants.
Who can apply: Requests must address an unmet health need of a Humboldt County resident and must be submitted by a qualified sponsor, such as a recognized social service agency, school counselor, or medical provider. Individuals may not apply for themselves. Grants are generally one-time per person per 365-day period, and recurrent items are generally not funded.
Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. each Thursday for the following Tuesday committee meeting.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | BAYSIDE, CA | $101,370 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INK PEOPLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | EUREKA, CA | $27,500 | 2026 | MEDIA ARTS RESOURCE ZONE YOUTH PROGRAM, A MOTHER'S VILLAGE & IMMIGRATION SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CONCORD, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | ADVANCING SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY |
| CENTRO DEL PUEBLO MOVIMIENTO INDIGENA MIGRANTE | ARCATA, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | SANCTUARY GARDENS AND MEDICAL TRAVEL |
| HEALY SENIOR CENTER | REDWAY, CA | $12,000 | 2026 | SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS |
| NORTH COAST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK | EUREKA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | YOUTH VOICES, HEALTHY CHOICES: EMPOWERING YOUTH PEER EDUCATORS |
| OPENART | EUREKA, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | BLACK HUMBOLDT'S CURATED EXCLUSIVE SPACES |
| FOOD FOR PEOPLE | EUREKA, CA | $6,500 | 2026 | CULTURALLY IMPORTANT FOODS PROJECT |
| HUMBOLDT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER-ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES | EUREKA, CA | $6,500 | 2026 | FOOD SECURITY, MEDICAL TRAVEL AND ASSISTIVE AIDS |
| HOSPICE OF HUMBOLDT | EUREKA, CA | $6,300 | 2026 | PROACTIVE SUPPORT - COMPASSIONATE CARE FUND |
| TWO FEATHERS NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES | MCKINLEYVILLE, CA | $6,300 | 2026 | PROACTIVE SUPPORT - TWO FEATHERS NAFS |
| REDWOOD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY | EUREKA, CA | $6,300 | 2026 | PROACTIVE SUPPORT - TOOTH PROGRAM |
| NORTH COAST RAPE CRISIS TEAM | ARCATA, CA | $6,300 | 2026 | PROACTIVE SUPPORT - NORTH COAST RCT |
| SORREL LEAF HEALING CENTER | EUREKA, CA | $6,300 | 2026 | PROACTIVE SUPPORT - SORREL LEAF HEALING CENTER |
| UNITED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES | ARCATA, CA | $5,315 | 2026 | MEDICAL TRAVEL AND ASSISTIVE AIDS |
| HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | BAYSIDE, CA | $100,802 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS | ARCATA, CA | $17,290 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL |
| RIOS TO RIVERS | ASPEN, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | A RIOS TO RIVERS PROJECT; GENERAL SUPPORT |
| QUEER HUMBOLDT | ARCATA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | 2S/LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH CARE INSURANCE BILLING PROJECT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CONCORD, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | BUILDING HEALTH EQUITY IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL COSTS |
| MCKINLEYVILLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | MCKINLEYVILLE, CA | $13,200 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL |
| FORTUNA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER CO FORTUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FORTUNA, CA | $10,894 | 2025 | A FORTUNA ESD PROJECT; FOOD EMPOWERMENT FOR MARGINALIZED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES; MEDICAL TRAVEL |
| INK PEOPLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS CO LESLIE CASTELLANO | EUREKA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | INK PEOPLE DREAMMAKER PROJECT; OPERATIONAL EXPENSES; IMPROVING LIVES OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING |
| 2-1-1 HUMBOLDT INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTER | EUREKA, CA | $9,004 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL |
| EUREKA COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER | EUREKA, CA | $8,267 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRAVEL |
| AFFORDABLE HOMELESS HOUSING ALTERNATIVES INC | EUREKA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | MOBILE SHOWER CARE-A-VAN REGENERATION |
| ARCATA HOUSE PARTNERSHIP CO DARLENE SPOOR | ARCATA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | INCREASING HYGIENE FACILITY HOURS |
| NORTHCOAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES | ARCATA, CA | $6,189 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL |
| BRIDGEVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER | BRIDGEVILLE, CA | $5,300 | 2025 | FOR HUMBOLDT NETWORK OF FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, A PROJECT OF BCC; DIAPER DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; MEDICAL TRAVEL |
| HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | BAYSIDE, CA | $101,982 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HC BLACK MUSIC AND ARTS ASSOCIATION | ARCATA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UBUNTU HEALING IN THE COMMUNITY |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - EUREKA | EUREKA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | SEXUAL/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY |
| BUILDING LIVES BY BUILDING STRUCTURES | HOOPA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | BUILDING LIVES THROUGH BUILDING STRUCTURES |
| FORTUNA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER CO FORTUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FORTUNA, CA | $12,710 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| QUEER HUMBOLDT | ARCATA, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR QTBIPOC & 2S/LGBTQIA PERSONS |
| SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC | EUREKA, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | SAFETY NETWORKING WITH CENTRO DEL PUEBLO |
| INK PEOPLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS CO LESLIE CASTELLANO | EUREKA, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | BRINGING ENGLISH & COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE WITH ENGLISH EXPRESS |
| OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS CO TORY STARR | ARCATA, CA | $11,300 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOOD PLAYHOUSE | GARBERVILLE, CA | $8,000 | 2024 | RECYCLED YOUTH |
| HUMBOLDT INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTER | EUREKA, CA | $7,399 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHCOAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES | ARCATA, CA | $6,880 | 2024 | MEDICAL TRAVEL |
| HEALY SENIOR CENTER | REDWAY, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | RURAL MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM |
| HUMBOLDT AREA CENTER FOR HARM REDUCTION | EUREKA, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION FUNDING |
| HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | BAYSIDE, CA | $97,622 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOODS RURAL HEALTH CENTER | REDWAY, CA | $27,759 | 2023 | ROOT CANAL TREATMENT |
| INK PEOPLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS CO LESLIE CASTELLANO | EUREKA, CA | $19,260 | 2023 | HC BLACK MUSIC AND ARTS ASSOCIATION - BUILDING AN UBUNTU COMMUNITY |
| BURRE DENTAL | EUREKA, CA | $15,716 | 2023 | ROOT CANAL TREATMENT |
| FOOD FOR PEOPLE INC | EUREKA, CA | $12,130 | 2023 | SUMMER LUNCH SUPPORT |
| COOPERATION HUMBOLDT | EUREKA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER COLLABORATIVE |
| UNITED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES | ARCATA, CA | $9,985 | 2023 | PEDS MEDICAL TRAVEL |
MEDIA ARTS RESOURCE ZONE YOUTH PROGRAM, A MOTHER'S VILLAGE & IMMIGRATION SUPPORT
ADVANCING SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
CENTRO DEL PUEBLO MOVIMIENTO INDIGENA MIGRANTE
$15,000SANCTUARY GARDENS AND MEDICAL TRAVEL
HEALY SENIOR CENTER
$12,000SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NORTH COAST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK
$10,000YOUTH VOICES, HEALTHY CHOICES: EMPOWERING YOUTH PEER EDUCATORS
OPENART
$8,000BLACK HUMBOLDT'S CURATED EXCLUSIVE SPACES
HUMBOLDT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER-ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES
$6,500FOOD SECURITY, MEDICAL TRAVEL AND ASSISTIVE AIDS
TWO FEATHERS NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES
$6,300PROACTIVE SUPPORT - TWO FEATHERS NAFS
REDWOOD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
$6,300PROACTIVE SUPPORT - TOOTH PROGRAM
NORTH COAST RAPE CRISIS TEAM
$6,300PROACTIVE SUPPORT - NORTH COAST RCT
SORREL LEAF HEALING CENTER
$6,300PROACTIVE SUPPORT - SORREL LEAF HEALING CENTER
UNITED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
$5,315MEDICAL TRAVEL AND ASSISTIVE AIDS
QUEER HUMBOLDT
$15,0002S/LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH CARE INSURANCE BILLING PROJECT
BUILDING HEALTH EQUITY IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL COSTS
MCKINLEYVILLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$13,200MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL
FORTUNA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER CO FORTUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,894A FORTUNA ESD PROJECT; FOOD EMPOWERMENT FOR MARGINALIZED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES; MEDICAL TRAVEL
INK PEOPLE DREAMMAKER PROJECT; OPERATIONAL EXPENSES; IMPROVING LIVES OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
2-1-1 HUMBOLDT INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTER
$9,004MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL
AFFORDABLE HOMELESS HOUSING ALTERNATIVES INC
$7,500MOBILE SHOWER CARE-A-VAN REGENERATION
ARCATA HOUSE PARTNERSHIP CO DARLENE SPOOR
$7,500INCREASING HYGIENE FACILITY HOURS
NORTHCOAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$6,189MEDICAL TRAVEL & DENTAL TRAVEL
BRIDGEVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,300FOR HUMBOLDT NETWORK OF FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, A PROJECT OF BCC; DIAPER DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; MEDICAL TRAVEL
HC BLACK MUSIC AND ARTS ASSOCIATION
$15,000UBUNTU HEALING IN THE COMMUNITY
SEXUAL/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
BUILDING LIVES BY BUILDING STRUCTURES
$15,000BUILDING LIVES THROUGH BUILDING STRUCTURES
FORTUNA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER CO FORTUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$12,710GENERAL SUPPORT
QUEER HUMBOLDT
$12,000AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR QTBIPOC & 2S/LGBTQIA PERSONS
SAFETY NETWORKING WITH CENTRO DEL PUEBLO
BRINGING ENGLISH & COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE WITH ENGLISH EXPRESS
REDWOOD PLAYHOUSE
$8,000RECYCLED YOUTH
HUMBOLDT INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTER
$7,399GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTHCOAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$6,880MEDICAL TRAVEL
HEALY SENIOR CENTER
$6,000RURAL MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM
HUMBOLDT AREA CENTER FOR HARM REDUCTION
$6,000GENERAL OPERATION FUNDING
HC BLACK MUSIC AND ARTS ASSOCIATION - BUILDING AN UBUNTU COMMUNITY
BURRE DENTAL
$15,716ROOT CANAL TREATMENT
UNITED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
$9,985PEDS MEDICAL TRAVEL