Bringing hope and better health to Monterey County; the philanthropic arm of Montage Health partnering with donors to improve community health and access to care.
Montage Health’s recent giving is anchored by very large operating support for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, including an $11,339,048 grant in 2025 and two earlier multi-million-dollar awards. That pattern shows a funder closely tied to the delivery of care, with major dollars directed toward the hospital’s general operations and medical staff services. The foundation’s philanthropic activity also reaches beyond the hospital through Montage Health Foundation, which received seven-figure support for art program and volunteer services. Those grants point to a health system philanthropy that funds both clinical infrastructure and the community-facing parts of care. Aspire Health Plan also appears in the recent record with operating support across multiple years, reinforcing a relationship that extends across affiliated health entities in Monterey. The overall picture is of a local health philanthropy that concentrates its grants in Monterey County and uses substantial awards to sustain core operations, staffing, and service programs.
Community health and healthcare access are central to Montage Health’s grantmaking. In 2025, it awarded $11,339,048 to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for general operations, and earlier grants of $4,315,546 in 2023 and $3,165,798 in 2024 supported the same hospital’s operations and medical staff services. The foundation also backs health-plan operations, giving Aspire Health Plan $575,752 in 2024 and $520,068 in 2025 for general operations, after a $191,776 grant in 2023. Beyond clinical care, Montage Health Foundation received $1,183,221 in 2024 and $1,147,336 in 2025 for art program and volunteer services, showing attention to patient and community experience. Smaller support also reached Big Sur Land Trust for general operations.
Montage Health’s grant sizes are substantial: the typical grant falls between $383,764 at the 25th percentile and $2,174,510 at the 75th percentile, with a median of $958,630. The recent record mixes very large operating awards with smaller support grants, including repeated funding to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That recurring pattern suggests ongoing institutional support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation operates as a health system philanthropy connected to Montage Health and funds locally in California only, with all recorded grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The listed grant purposes emphasize general operations, program support, and staff or volunteer services.
$13M
$1.7B
$122.1M
$50.2M
Most grants fall between $384K and $2.2M, with a median of $959K.
25th Percentile
$384K
Median
$959K
75th Percentile
$2.2M
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Montage Health gives locally, and every recorded recent grant went to recipients in California. Monterey is the clear center of activity: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Health Foundation, Aspire Health Plan, and Big Sur Land Trust are all in Monterey. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 10 grants going to U.S. organizations. No non-U.S. recipients appear in the recent grant list.
The recent record centers on community health and healthcare access, with large operating support for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, operating grants for Aspire Health Plan, and funding for art program and volunteer services through Montage Health Foundation. Existing focus areas also include behavioral health, substance misuse prevention, homelessness services, veterans services, scholarships for healthcare students, and local nonprofits.
Typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $383,764, the median is $958,630, and the 75th percentile is $2,174,510. Recent awards range from smaller operating grants to multi-million-dollar support for core health-system functions.
No. The recent grants show repeated awards to the same recipients over multiple years, including Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Health Foundation, and Aspire Health Plan. Several grants are for general operations, which points to ongoing institutional support.
It gives locally in California. All recorded recent grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and the recent recipient list is concentrated in Monterey.
Recent grants include art program and volunteer services at Montage Health Foundation, general operations for Aspire Health Plan, and general operations for Big Sur Land Trust. The foundation also supported Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula with general support and medical staff services in 2023.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA | MONTEREY, CA | $11,339,048 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $1,147,336 | 2025 | ART PROGRAM & VOLUNTEER SERVICES |
| ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN | MONTEREY, CA | $520,068 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA | MONTEREY, CA | $3,165,798 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $1,183,221 | 2024 | ART PROGRAM & VOLUNTEER SERVICES |
| ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN | MONTEREY, CA | $575,752 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BIG SUR LAND TRUST | MONTEREY, CA | $27,328 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA | MONTEREY, CA | $4,315,546 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OF MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES |
| MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $958,630 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN | MONTEREY, CA | $191,776 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN
$520,068GENERAL OPERATIONS
ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN
$575,752GENERAL OPERATIONS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OF MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES
ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN
$191,776GENERAL OPERATIONS
