Swift Memorial Health Care Foundation concentrated its entire reported giving into a single large grant to the Ventura County Community Foundation to continue scholarship programs and field-of-interest funds. The foundation appears focused on building local philanthropic capacity and sustaining long-term support mechanisms (scholarships, endowed funds) for Ventura County. This giving pattern suggests a preference for using a community foundation as a vehicle to distribute and steward funds for local needs rather than funding many direct-service organizations.
Swift Memorial Health Care Foundation’s reported giving is anchored by a single $4,548,889 grant in 2025 to Ventura County Community Foundation to continue scholarships and field-of-interest funds. That one award shows the foundation using a community foundation to steward local philanthropy rather than spreading support across a wide national portfolio. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is locally directed and closely tied to Ventura County health and human services. The foundation’s grants also reach a set of smaller operating and program awards that support care delivery, patient assistance, and community programs. Recipients include Health Care Foundation for Ventura, Conejo Free Clinic, Turning Point Foundation, and Casa Pacifica Centers for Children. These awards connect to services such as medical equipment, dental care, mental health navigation, and foster care support. The overall picture is of a funder that favors practical, place-based support through established local organizations. Its largest grant sustains scholarship and field-of-interest funding, while smaller grants help clinics, hospitals, and social service groups serve Ventura County residents.
In health care support, the foundation funded several specific service lines. It gave $20,000 to Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foun for a new mammography machine and $12,836 to Health Care Foundation for Ventura for a Phillips IntelliVue Multi-Measurement Module X3, an infant EKG, Sp02 and respiration monitor. It also gave $4,445 to Health Care Foundation for Ventura for Jaundice Meters. The foundation also backed access to care for low-income and uninsured residents. Conejo Free Clinic received $10,000 for the dental clinic program, Westminster Free Clinic received $10,000 for the Corazones Sanos (Healthy Hearts) programs, and Planned Parenthood CA Central Coast received $7,000 for the Patient Assistance Fundod 101. In behavioral health and recovery-related work, it supported Turning Point Foundation twice for the Homeless 2 Home Peer Health Navigator program, including $9,500 and $4,444. The list also includes $7,500 to Hospice of the Conejo Valley for a grief support therapist and $8,500 to Alzheimer's Assn CA Cntrl Coast Cha for Family Services.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $9K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$9K
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Highly concentrated: a single, large one-time (or multi-year lump) grant to a local community foundation intended to create or bolster endowment/scholarship and field-of-interest funds; uses an intermediary to steward and distribute funds rather than multiple direct grantees.
Notable grantees: Ventura County Community Foundation
The grant-size profile is tightly centered on modest awards: p25 is $3,500, the median is $4,445, and p75 is $9,000. That middle range is reinforced by several grants clustered at $10,000 and below, with one much larger 2025 grant standing apart from the rest. The recipient list shows repeat support to a few organizations across the file, including Cancer Hope Foundation, Brain Injury Center of Ventura Coun, Alzheimer's Assn CA Cntrl Coast Cha, Health Care Foundation for Ventura, Turning Point Foundation, and United Way of Ventura County. The foundation is structured as a local, grantmaking funder that also funds individuals, and the recent pattern shows direct program support, operating support, and targeted field-of-interest giving rather than program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
Swift Memorial Health Care Foundation gives almost entirely in California, with 98% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The grant list points most often to Ventura County cities: Camarillo, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Ojai, and Oxnard. Santa Barbara appears as well through regional organizations serving Ventura County, and one grant went to Kennesaw, Georgia-based American Cancer Society for work in Ventura County. The country distribution is fully U.S.-based.
The recent grants show support for scholarships and field-of-interest funds, plus health and human services such as mammography equipment, infant monitoring equipment, dental clinic care, mental health navigation, grief support, foster care services, and patient assistance.
The typical grant size is small to mid-sized: p25 is $3,500, the median is $4,445, and p75 is $9,000. Many listed awards cluster around $4,445, $5,000, $10,000, and similar amounts.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Turning Point Foundation, Health Care Foundation for Ventura, Cancer Hope Foundation, Brain Injury Center of Ventura Coun, Alzheimer's Assn CA Cntrl Coast Cha, and United Way of Ventura County.
Its giving is highly local. California accounts for 98% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, and the recipient cities cluster in Ventura County, including Camarillo, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Ojai, and Oxnard.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and the grant record also shows scholarships as part of the 2025 grant to Ventura County Community Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Community Foundation | CAMARILLO, CA | $4,548,889 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION THROUGH ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS. |
| Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foun | Ojai, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | To provide funding for the purchase of a new mammography machine |
| HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION FOR VENTURA | VENTURA, CA | $12,836 | 2023 | To support the purchase of a Phillips IntelliVue Multi-Measurement Module X3, an infant EKG, Sp02 and respiration monitor |
| Westminster Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | In support of the Corazones Sanos (Healthy Hearts) programs |
| CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN | CAMARILLO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | In support of the Foster Care/At Risk Youth in Ventura County |
| CONEJO FREE CLINIC | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | In support of the dental clinic program |
| Ventura College Foundation | Ventura, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To support the purchase/installation of customized BIOPAC system in the Ventura College Paramedic Program's immersive learning space |
| VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL RESOURCE FND | VENTURA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | In support of the Children's Resource Program |
| BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUN | CAMARILLO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To provide Care Transitions Interventions program support |
| LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL VISTING NURSE A | VENTURA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To provide funding for medical supplies for subsidized care program |
| ANDREA GRACE SOTER-SIMONSON MMRL FN | VENTURA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To support families that are challenged by cancer |
| UNITED WAY OF VENTURA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To support the expansion of the Building Healthy Smiles Program |
| CANCER HOPE FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | To provide support for the Camp Keepsake program |
| Turning Point Foundation | Ventura, CA | $9,500 | 2023 | To support mental health and health navigation services for the Homeless 2 Home Peer Health Navigator program |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSN CA CNTRL COAST CHA | Santa Barbara, CA | $8,500 | 2023 | To provide program support for Family Services |
| KHEPERA HOUSE | VENTURA, CA | $8,000 | 2023 | To provide funding for rent for two Swift funded Third Phase residents for a full year |
| Ventura Training Institute | Oxnard, CA | $8,000 | 2023 | To support the purchase of new equipment |
| Assistance League of Conejo Valley | Thousand Oaks, CA | $8,000 | 2023 | In support of the Vision for the Future Program |
| HOSPICE OF THE CONEJO VALLEY | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | To support grief support therapist |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD CA CENTRAL COAST | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $7,000 | 2023 | In support of the Patient Assistance Fundod 101 |
| TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | To support the Family Fund program |
| SEE International Surgical Eye Expe | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | In support of SEE's clinics in Ventura County |
| HELP OF OJAI INC | OJAI, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | To provide operating support for work in Ventura County |
| CANCER HOPE FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | $4,445 | 2023 | To provide support for the Camp Keepsake program |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSN CA CNTRL COAST CHA | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,445 | 2023 | To enhance and expand unduplicated Care & Support programming delivered throughout Ventura County |
| BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUN | CAMARILLO, CA | $4,445 | 2023 | In support of the Care Transitions Interventions/Trabajador/a de Salud Program |
| HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION FOR VENTURA | VENTURA, CA | $4,445 | 2023 | To provide funding for Jaundice Meters |
| UNITED WAY OF VENTURA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $4,444 | 2023 | To support the expansion of the Building Healthy Smiles Program |
| HOSPICE OF THE CONEJO VALLEY | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $4,444 | 2023 | In support of Conejo Hospice programs and services |
| Turning Point Foundation | Ventura, CA | $4,444 | 2023 | To support mental health and health navigation services for the Homeless 2 Home Peer Health Navigator program |
| ANDREA GRACE SOTER-SIMONSON MMRL FN | VENTURA, CA | $4,444 | 2023 | To provide grants up to $750.00 for families that are challenged by cancer |
| Ventura College Foundation | Ventura, CA | $4,444 | 2023 | To provide funding to purchase and install vital and much-needed equipment that will enhance the Ventura College Paramedic Program's immersive and interactive learning |
| RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE | OXNARD, CA | $4,200 | 2023 | To provide funding for first aid supplies, over the counter medicine and case management to homeless clients |
| VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL RESOURCE FND | VENTURA, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Children's Resource Program |
| Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foun | Ojai, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To support the purchase of a Stryker Gurney for the Emergency Department |
| LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL VISTING NURSE A | VENTURA, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To provide funding for medical supplies for subsidized care program |
| FREE CLINIC OF SIMI VALLEY | SIMI VALLEY, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | For ongoing operating support to continue providing vital services to the low income, uninsured members of our community: primary care medical and dental support, behavioral health counseling for individuals and families, legal assistance, and pharmaceutical services |
| ARC OF VENTURA COUNTY | VENTURA, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To support the preparation of employees to act in the event of a medical emergency |
| St John's Healthcare Foundation | Oxnard, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To support the purchase of a BioScan 750 Bladder Scanner with Printer |
| CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN | CAMARILLO, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To support Casa Pacifica's health clinic for foster/at-risk youth specifically those struggling with severe emotional and behavioral issues due to past trauma and/or mental illness |
| HELP OF OJAI INC | OJAI, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program |
| CONEJO FREE CLINIC | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of direct patient care for Orthodontics for Low-Income Children, Dental Clinic Residency, and Screening Mammograms for Low-Income, Uninsured Women |
| INTERFACE CHILDREN FAMILY SERVICES | CAMARILLO, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Mental Health & Trauma Treatment Program |
| CONEJO VALLEY SENIOR CONCERNS | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Adult Day Program |
| Westminster Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Comprehensive Vision Program for low-income uninsured/underinsured historically disadvantaged populations through the Thousand Oaks and Oxnard Clinic sites |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | OCEANSIDE, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To subsidize costs that would give Canine Companions for Independence the ability to invite one of their clients with disabilities residing in Ventura County to participate in their upcoming Team Training program |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF VENTURA COUNTY | VENTURA, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | Support for Operation School Bell program providing elementary school aged children from very low-income families in Ventura County with properly fitting shoes. |
| Make A Wish | Camarillo, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | To help fulfill wishes of local children with life-threatening conditions |
| SEE International Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | In support of the Santa Barbara Vision Care Program in Ventura County, to include medical supplies and equipment |
Ventura County Community Foundation
$4,548,889TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION THROUGH ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS.
To provide funding for the purchase of a new mammography machine
To support the purchase of a Phillips IntelliVue Multi-Measurement Module X3, an infant EKG, Sp02 and respiration monitor
In support of the Corazones Sanos (Healthy Hearts) programs
In support of the Foster Care/At Risk Youth in Ventura County
To support the purchase/installation of customized BIOPAC system in the Ventura College Paramedic Program's immersive learning space
VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL RESOURCE FND
$10,000In support of the Children's Resource Program
BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUN
$10,000To provide Care Transitions Interventions program support
To provide funding for medical supplies for subsidized care program
ANDREA GRACE SOTER-SIMONSON MMRL FN
$10,000To support families that are challenged by cancer
To support the expansion of the Building Healthy Smiles Program
CANCER HOPE FOUNDATION
$10,000To provide support for the Camp Keepsake program
Turning Point Foundation
$9,500To support mental health and health navigation services for the Homeless 2 Home Peer Health Navigator program
ALZHEIMER'S ASSN CA CNTRL COAST CHA
$8,500To provide program support for Family Services
KHEPERA HOUSE
$8,000To provide funding for rent for two Swift funded Third Phase residents for a full year
Ventura Training Institute
$8,000To support the purchase of new equipment
Assistance League of Conejo Valley
$8,000In support of the Vision for the Future Program
HOSPICE OF THE CONEJO VALLEY
$7,500To support grief support therapist
In support of the Patient Assistance Fundod 101
In support of SEE's clinics in Ventura County
HELP OF OJAI INC
$5,000In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program
To provide operating support for work in Ventura County
CANCER HOPE FOUNDATION
$4,445To provide support for the Camp Keepsake program
ALZHEIMER'S ASSN CA CNTRL COAST CHA
$4,445To enhance and expand unduplicated Care & Support programming delivered throughout Ventura County
BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUN
$4,445In support of the Care Transitions Interventions/Trabajador/a de Salud Program
To support the expansion of the Building Healthy Smiles Program
HOSPICE OF THE CONEJO VALLEY
$4,444In support of Conejo Hospice programs and services
Turning Point Foundation
$4,444To support mental health and health navigation services for the Homeless 2 Home Peer Health Navigator program
ANDREA GRACE SOTER-SIMONSON MMRL FN
$4,444To provide grants up to $750.00 for families that are challenged by cancer
To provide funding to purchase and install vital and much-needed equipment that will enhance the Ventura College Paramedic Program's immersive and interactive learning
To provide funding for first aid supplies, over the counter medicine and case management to homeless clients
VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL RESOURCE FND
$3,500In support of the Children's Resource Program
To support the purchase of a Stryker Gurney for the Emergency Department
To provide funding for medical supplies for subsidized care program
For ongoing operating support to continue providing vital services to the low income, uninsured members of our community: primary care medical and dental support, behavioral health counseling for individuals and families, legal assistance, and pharmaceutical services
To support the preparation of employees to act in the event of a medical emergency
To support the purchase of a BioScan 750 Bladder Scanner with Printer
To support Casa Pacifica's health clinic for foster/at-risk youth specifically those struggling with severe emotional and behavioral issues due to past trauma and/or mental illness
HELP OF OJAI INC
$3,500In support of the Senior Congregate Lunch and Home Delivery Meal program
In support of direct patient care for Orthodontics for Low-Income Children, Dental Clinic Residency, and Screening Mammograms for Low-Income, Uninsured Women
In support of the Mental Health & Trauma Treatment Program
In support of the Comprehensive Vision Program for low-income uninsured/underinsured historically disadvantaged populations through the Thousand Oaks and Oxnard Clinic sites
To subsidize costs that would give Canine Companions for Independence the ability to invite one of their clients with disabilities residing in Ventura County to participate in their upcoming Team Training program
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF VENTURA COUNTY
$3,500Support for Operation School Bell program providing elementary school aged children from very low-income families in Ventura County with properly fitting shoes.
Make A Wish
$3,500To help fulfill wishes of local children with life-threatening conditions
SEE International Inc
$3,500In support of the Santa Barbara Vision Care Program in Ventura County, to include medical supplies and equipment