About Montage Health Foundation
Montage Health Foundation’s grantmaking is built around Monterey County health system support, with a single grant of $71,583,021 to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in 2024 covering Ohana Behavioral Health Program, nursing excellence, One Montage education, and AED and innovative equipment. That scale is matched by a recurring pattern of support for core local institutions rather than a broad national portfolio. The foundation also gave $8,210,946 to the same hospital in 2025 for Ohana Behavioral Health Program, nursing excellence, inpatient rehab unit modernization, AED program, and cancer center support, showing continued backing for hospital services and clinical capacity. Across the latest grants, funding reaches Montage Medical Group, Montage Health, and Aspire Health Plan, all in Monterey, for physician recruitment and training, patient assistance, population health, digital health, and youth outreach. The foundation’s stated work centers on improving community health, increasing access to care, advancing clinical excellence, and enhancing the patient experience through the philanthropic arm of Montage Health.
What Montage Health Foundation Funds
Behavioral health appears as a recurring theme in the foundation’s hospital support. In 2025, it gave $8,210,946 to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for the Ohana Behavioral Health Program alongside nursing excellence, rehab modernization, AED programming, and cancer center support. Clinical workforce development is another clear priority: Montage Medical Group received $3,298,140 in 2023 for physician recruitment and training, outpatient immunology services, and ultrasound equipment, followed by $2,105,728 in 2024 and $2,013,000 in 2025 for physician recruitment and training. The foundation also backs population health and prevention efforts. Aspire Health Plan received $1,359,978 in 2025 for population health, prescribe safety program, and youth outreach and innovation software, and $734,167 in 2023 for care management services, population health, and diabetes outreach. Patient support is present as well, including funding to Montage Health for patient assistance and digital health programs.
How Montage Health Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $1,157,524, the median is $1,773,091, and the 75th percentile is $3,835,385. The grant list shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Medical Group, Montage Health, and Aspire Health Plan, which points to ongoing operating support for affiliated health organizations. The foundation is a private operating health foundation tied to Montage Health rather than a broad grantmaker, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the provided data.