The California Endowment is a mission-driven health equity funder that concentrates on building power, infrastructure and policy change across California to improve the health of communities of color and low-income residents. It favors long-term investments in community organizing, narrative and civic engagement, and capacity-building for networks and regional intermediaries that can shift systems (healthcare, housing, juvenile justice) rather than one-off service delivery. Grants are overwhelmingly California-focused and often support statewide or regional coalitions, public foundations, and intermediary organizations that convene and mobilize grassroots partners. Their work emphasizes youth leadership, racial justice, and strengthening community health centers and movement infrastructure.
The California Endowment’s recent funding shows a clear preference for building power rather than funding isolated services: one of its largest grants went to San Francisco Foundation for "Catalyzing California's Narrative Infrastructure to Advance Health Justice," aimed at developing health justice metrics and growing narrative infrastructure across the state. That same strategy appears in pooled funds and statewide intermediaries that help organize Black, Latino, youth, and community-led networks. The foundation also supports organizations that can move money and strategy through larger systems. Silicon Valley Community Foundation received a $5 million grant for the California Black Freedom Fund, designed to build and sustain Black-led organizations, coalitions, and networks. Latino Community Foundation received another $5 million for the Latino Power Fund, focused on civic, political, and economic power for Latinos in California. Together, those grants point to a funder that backs infrastructure, coalition work, and long-term systems change in California’s health equity field. Its pattern is statewide and collaborative, with major grants flowing to intermediaries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Mountain View, as well as organizations working through community organizing, narrative strategy, and civic engagement. The California Endowment’s recent portfolio also includes health center networks, youth leadership, and initiatives linking housing, coverage, and immigrant or refugee community space to health outcomes.
A major thread in The California Endowment’s grantmaking is narrative and data infrastructure for health justice. In 2025, it gave $9,775,125 to San Francisco Foundation for work to advance health justice for all Californians by developing robust health justice metrics and growing narrative infrastructure. It also invests in civic engagement and voter-organizing capacity. California Primary Care Association received $3,519,999 in 2024 and $3,479,999 in 2025 to build and establish statewide civic engagement infrastructure, while California Community Foundation received $2,500,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for voter organizing and transformation. Another consistent area is community health center strengthening. In 2025, the foundation gave California Primary Care Association $2,600,000 to bridge community clinics, health centers, and networks to communities through advocacy, education, and related work. Housing-linked health care and immigrant community space also appear in the portfolio. Alameda Point Collaborative Inc. received $3,000,000 for the Alameda Wellness Campus, and Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans received $2,700,000 for a refugee and immigrant cultural hub for health equity.
$115.8M
$4.5B
$145.2M
$182.6M
Most grants fall between $25K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 88% of grants go to recipients in CA.
ROBERT K ROSS
DEPARTING PRESIDENT/CEO
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for California Endowment.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 4,120 | $745M | 99.9% |
| 2 | Canada | 3 |
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Concentrated, large-scale grantmaking focused in California with frequent repeat investments in core intermediary grantees and regional foundations; a mix of multi-year general operating support and programmatic funding aimed at building durable movement infrastructure rather than small episodic grants.
Notable grantees: Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program, California Primary Care Association, Community Partners, PICO California, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
The California Endowment’s typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, but its recent top grants are much larger and often reach into the multi-million-dollar range. The structure is consistent with long-term, institution-level support rather than small project checks. Repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025 suggest recurring relationships rather than one-off grants. California Primary Care Association, California Calls Education Fund, California Community Foundation, Pico California, and Liberty Hill Foundation all appear in multiple years. The funder is classified as a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Individuals are also part of its funding universe.
Giving is overwhelmingly California-based: 88% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients cluster in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Mountain View, Oakland, Bakersfield, San Diego, Alameda, and San Francisco. Outside the state, the recipient distribution is minimal, with three grants recorded to Canada recipients and the rest in the United States. The recent grants list shows a strong concentration in California metros, especially Los Angeles and Sacramento, alongside statewide intermediaries based in San Francisco and Mountain View.
It most often supports intermediaries, coalitions, and community organizations working on health equity, power-building, civic engagement, narrative infrastructure, and community health center advocacy in California. Recent grants include statewide organizers, pooled funds, and organizations linking health care, housing, and racial justice.
Its typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include multi-million-dollar awards, showing that the foundation funds both standard grants and very large strategic commitments.
Yes. Several recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including California Primary Care Association, California Calls Education Fund, California Community Foundation, Pico California, and Liberty Hill Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than single-year support.
Its giving is local and heavily California-focused. California is the top state by grant count, and 88% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent recipients are concentrated in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Mountain View, Oakland, Bakersfield, San Diego, and Alameda.
Yes. Recent grants include support for California Primary Care Association to strengthen community health center infrastructure and to build statewide civic engagement capacity. The foundation also supports organizations that connect clinics, health centers, networks, advocacy, and education to communities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $6M |
0.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $9,775,125 | 2025 | CATALYZING CALIFORNIA'S NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH JUSTICE: TO ADVANCE HEALTH JUSTICE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS BY DEVELOPING ROBUST HEALTH JUSTICE METRICS AND GROWING NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY. |
| CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $3,479,999 | 2025 | SUPPORTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY IN HEALTH COMMUNITY: TO BUILD AND ESTABLISH A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ONGOING STATEWIDE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY, WITH THE GOAL OF COMPREHENSIVELY REACHING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CHC) PATIENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITIES IN AN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WAY THAT CONSIDERS FEASIBILITY, LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, AND POWER AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS IN CALIFORNIA. |
| CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,815,000 | 2025 | PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN HEALTHCARE |
| CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,600,000 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH: TO SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT BRIDGES COMMUNITY CLINICS, HEALTH CENTERS, AND NETWORKS TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS CALIFORNIA. |
| CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,600,000 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH |
| CALIFORNIA CALLS EDUCATION FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | POWERFUL INNOVATIONS FOR VOTER ORGANIZING AND TRANSFORMATION - PROMOTING HEALTH: TO ADVANCE THE MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN CALIFORNIA BY ENGAGING IN COLLABORATIVE, CO-GOVERNED FUNDING WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC FIELD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FIELD FIGHTING FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,391,139 | 2025 | DECOLONIZING WEALTH PROJECT - BUILDING RESILIENCE AND HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $2,375,000 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA BLACK FREEDOM FUND - ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT A POOLED FUND DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE POWER OF BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS, COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND BOLSTER THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO BUILD POWER, ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND TRANSFORM INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. |
| PICO CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PICO CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT A STATEWIDE ORGANIZING AND POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATION WHOSE CORE WORK IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING POWER AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA. |
| LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,083,193 | 2025 | PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF YOUTH OF COLOR IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, EQUITY INITIATIVE LED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS. |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | ADVANCING HEALTH JUSTICE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA BLACK FREEDOM FUND - ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY |
| COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO BUILD POWER AMONG YOUTH AND ADULT RESIDENTS AND TRAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. |
| THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | PROTECTING MEDI-CAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE ENDING OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN CALIFORNIA. |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH INITIATIVE - IMPROVING HEALTH: TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF A MODEL THAT LINKS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, PROVIDERS AND HEALTH PLANS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. |
| SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | ADVANCING WELLNESS BY LEVERAGING PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HEALING JUSTICE |
| ACCE INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,900,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,876,061 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER - IMPLEMENTING HEALTH EQUITY: TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE GRANT TO SUPPORT PLANNING, PILOTING, REFINEMENT, AND LAUNCH REQUIRED TO TURN A POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER FROM CONCEPT TO REAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING DESIGNING GOVERNANCE, A NETWORK OF CENTER HUB CORE FUNCTIONS AND OVERALL PROGRAMMING, AND A 5-10 YEAR RESOURCING PLAN. |
| COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE | OAKLAND, CA | $1,800,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING YOUTH POWER BUILDING AND HEALING FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE: TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS TO CREATE SAFETY, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. |
| SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | STOCKTON, CA | $1,600,000 | 2025 | BUILDING A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,600,000 | 2025 | MOVEMENT INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE - ADVANCING HEALTH JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA |
| ACCE INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,600,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT A MULTI-ISSUE, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP-BASED POWER BUILDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR GRASSROOTS-LED, TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS CALIFORNIA. |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,596,295 | 2025 | CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH - SUPPORTING SURVEY DEVELOPMENT: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE POPULATION HEALTH SURVEY THAT PROVIDES STATEWIDE, COUNTY AND SUB-COUNTY DATA ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS USED BY POLICY MAKERS AND HEALTH LEADERS TO BENEFIT THE HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS. |
| CALIFORNIA PAN-ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORK | BERKELEY, CA | $1,574,265 | 2025 | ADVANCING HEALTH REFORM: TO ADVANCE HEALTH REFORM STRATEGIES, BUILD PEOPLE POWER AND ADVANCE NARRATIVE FRAMEWORKS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. |
| ECHOING GREEN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING BIPOC SOCIAL INNOVATORS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY |
| POWER CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE | OAKLAND, CA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | BUILDING YOUTH POWER FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE: TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS TO CREATE SAFETY, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. |
| POWER CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES FACING YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR, CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG BIPOC TO CHALLENGE CURRENT SYSTEMS AND LEADS SYSTEM REFORM IN CALIFORNIA. |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH INITIATIVE - IMPROVING HEALTH |
| ECHOING GREEN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING BIPOC SOCIAL INNOVATORS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT BIPOC COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SOCIAL INNOVATORS NATIONALLY AND IN CALIFORNIA TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL CAPITAL IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SYSTEMS CHANGE TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY. |
| POWER CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,499,875 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: TO HELP GROW AND STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL-TO-STATEWIDE NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY OF LOCAL PARTNERS IN CALIFORNIA TO ADVANCE HEALTH THROUGH SHARED NARRATIVES OF MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT OF CARE AND INCLUSION AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY. |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,402,164 | 2025 | HEALTHFORCE CENTER AT UCSF - ADVANCING HEALTH WORKFORCE IN CALIFORNIA |
| HEALTH CAREER CONNECTION INC | OAKLAND, CA | $1,352,465 | 2025 | ADVANCING A STATEWIDE HEALTH WORKFORCE INFRASTRUCTURE VIA REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES: TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A ROAD MAP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH CONVENING, CONNECTION, COORDINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ELEVATING REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR STATE POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE. |
| LINC HOUSING CORPORATION | LONG BEACH, CA | $1,337,500 | 2025 | PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF HOPE VILLAGE FOR HEALTH AND EQUITY: TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF TCE PROPERTY FOR AN INTEGRATED TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESTORATIVE CAMPUS OF WELLBEING AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO INCREASE QUALITY-OF-LIFE FOR CALIFORNIANS, WHILE EMBEDDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES AND CONSCIOUSNESS OF LONG-TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY. |
| HEALTH ACCESS FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,270,000 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE HEALTH REFORMS IN CALIFORNIA: TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY, NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS AMONG COALITIONS AND NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO TRANSFORM CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH SYSTEM. |
| GENESIS LA ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,268,378 | 2025 | TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARDS COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN LOS ANGELES. |
| THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $1,200,000 | 2025 | EXECUTIVE ALLIANCE FOR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR - IMPROVING HEALTH |
| C R L A FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,166,667 | 2025 | SUPPORTING DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH: TO SUPPORT FARMWORKER HEALTH THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF PARTNERS SUPPORTING MOVEMENT BUILDING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND WORKING TO BUILD FARMWORKER CAPACITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM DROUGHT RESILIENCE PLANNING, ACTION AND STRUCTURAL IMPLEMENTATION. |
| C R L A FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,166,666 | 2025 | SUPPORTING DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH |
| PREVENTION INSTITUTE | OAKLAND, CA | $1,164,870 | 2025 | BUILDING POWER FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY WELLNESS SYSTEM FUNDING |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,158,593 | 2025 | EQUITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - BUILDING CAPACITY FOR HEALTH EQUITY: TO STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIAS ECOSYSTEM OF COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCHERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES TO PROVIDE DATA AND NARRATIVE THAT BOLSTERS COMMUNITY POWER AND POWER BUILDING FOR HEALTH EQUITY. |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,157,063 | 2025 | BAY AREA HEALTH INEQUITIES INITIATIVE - ADVANCING COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| FRESNO BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | FRESNO, CA | $1,137,430 | 2025 | BUILDING POWER FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY WELLNESS SYSTEM FUNDING |
| ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY INC | SALINAS, CA | $1,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, HEALING AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL REGION. |
| ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY INC | SALINAS, CA | $1,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEMILLAS SOCIEDAD CIVIL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF YOUNG INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIANS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY ADVANCING INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND JUSTICE. |
| PUBLIC COUNSEL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | ADVANCING HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL IN CALIFORNIA FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND HEALTH JUSTICE. |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH LAND OWNERSHIP CAPITAL STRATEGIES: TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AS A COMMON MODEL FOR EQUITABLE REAL ESTATE PRESERVATION, WORKING TOWARDS WIDESPREAD HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WEALTH AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. |
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$9,775,125CATALYZING CALIFORNIA'S NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH JUSTICE: TO ADVANCE HEALTH JUSTICE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS BY DEVELOPING ROBUST HEALTH JUSTICE METRICS AND GROWING NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY.
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
$3,479,999SUPPORTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY IN HEALTH COMMUNITY: TO BUILD AND ESTABLISH A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ONGOING STATEWIDE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY, WITH THE GOAL OF COMPREHENSIVELY REACHING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CHC) PATIENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITIES IN AN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WAY THAT CONSIDERS FEASIBILITY, LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, AND POWER AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS IN CALIFORNIA.
CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
$2,815,000PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN HEALTHCARE
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
$2,600,000STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH: TO SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT BRIDGES COMMUNITY CLINICS, HEALTH CENTERS, AND NETWORKS TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE HEALTH
CALIFORNIA CALLS EDUCATION FUND
$2,500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,500,000POWERFUL INNOVATIONS FOR VOTER ORGANIZING AND TRANSFORMATION - PROMOTING HEALTH: TO ADVANCE THE MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN CALIFORNIA BY ENGAGING IN COLLABORATIVE, CO-GOVERNED FUNDING WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC FIELD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FIELD FIGHTING FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$2,391,139DECOLONIZING WEALTH PROJECT - BUILDING RESILIENCE AND HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,375,000CALIFORNIA BLACK FREEDOM FUND - ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT A POOLED FUND DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE POWER OF BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS, COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND BOLSTER THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO BUILD POWER, ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND TRANSFORM INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
PICO CALIFORNIA
$2,200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PICO CALIFORNIA
$2,200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT A STATEWIDE ORGANIZING AND POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATION WHOSE CORE WORK IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING POWER AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA.
LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION
$2,083,193PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF YOUTH OF COLOR IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, EQUITY INITIATIVE LED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,000,000ADVANCING HEALTH JUSTICE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,000,000CALIFORNIA BLACK FREEDOM FUND - ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY
COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
$2,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO BUILD POWER AMONG YOUTH AND ADULT RESIDENTS AND TRAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP
$2,000,000PROTECTING MEDI-CAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE ENDING OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN CALIFORNIA.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$2,000,000CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH INITIATIVE - IMPROVING HEALTH: TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF A MODEL THAT LINKS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, PROVIDERS AND HEALTH PLANS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM
$2,000,000ADVANCING WELLNESS BY LEVERAGING PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HEALING JUSTICE
ACCE INSTITUTE
$1,900,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEO PHILANTHROPY INC
$1,876,061CALIFORNIA POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER - IMPLEMENTING HEALTH EQUITY: TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE GRANT TO SUPPORT PLANNING, PILOTING, REFINEMENT, AND LAUNCH REQUIRED TO TURN A POWER BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER FROM CONCEPT TO REAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING DESIGNING GOVERNANCE, A NETWORK OF CENTER HUB CORE FUNCTIONS AND OVERALL PROGRAMMING, AND A 5-10 YEAR RESOURCING PLAN.
COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE
$1,800,000SUPPORTING YOUTH POWER BUILDING AND HEALING FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE: TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS TO CREATE SAFETY, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY.
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$1,600,000BUILDING A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY
NEO PHILANTHROPY INC
$1,600,000MOVEMENT INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE - ADVANCING HEALTH JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA
ACCE INSTITUTE
$1,600,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT A MULTI-ISSUE, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP-BASED POWER BUILDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR GRASSROOTS-LED, TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE
$1,596,295CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH - SUPPORTING SURVEY DEVELOPMENT: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE POPULATION HEALTH SURVEY THAT PROVIDES STATEWIDE, COUNTY AND SUB-COUNTY DATA ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS USED BY POLICY MAKERS AND HEALTH LEADERS TO BENEFIT THE HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS.
CALIFORNIA PAN-ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORK
$1,574,265ADVANCING HEALTH REFORM: TO ADVANCE HEALTH REFORM STRATEGIES, BUILD PEOPLE POWER AND ADVANCE NARRATIVE FRAMEWORKS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
ECHOING GREEN INC
$1,500,000SUPPORTING BIPOC SOCIAL INNOVATORS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
POWER CALIFORNIA
$1,500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE
$1,500,000BUILDING YOUTH POWER FOR HEALTH AND JUSTICE: TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS TO CREATE SAFETY, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY.
POWER CALIFORNIA
$1,500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES FACING YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR, CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG BIPOC TO CHALLENGE CURRENT SYSTEMS AND LEADS SYSTEM REFORM IN CALIFORNIA.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$1,500,000CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH INITIATIVE - IMPROVING HEALTH
ECHOING GREEN INC
$1,500,000SUPPORTING BIPOC SOCIAL INNOVATORS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT BIPOC COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SOCIAL INNOVATORS NATIONALLY AND IN CALIFORNIA TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL CAPITAL IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SYSTEMS CHANGE TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY.
POWER CALIFORNIA
$1,499,875STRENGTHENING HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: TO HELP GROW AND STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL-TO-STATEWIDE NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY OF LOCAL PARTNERS IN CALIFORNIA TO ADVANCE HEALTH THROUGH SHARED NARRATIVES OF MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT OF CARE AND INCLUSION AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE
$1,402,164HEALTHFORCE CENTER AT UCSF - ADVANCING HEALTH WORKFORCE IN CALIFORNIA
HEALTH CAREER CONNECTION INC
$1,352,465ADVANCING A STATEWIDE HEALTH WORKFORCE INFRASTRUCTURE VIA REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES: TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A ROAD MAP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH CONVENING, CONNECTION, COORDINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ELEVATING REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR STATE POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE.
LINC HOUSING CORPORATION
$1,337,500PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF HOPE VILLAGE FOR HEALTH AND EQUITY: TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF TCE PROPERTY FOR AN INTEGRATED TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESTORATIVE CAMPUS OF WELLBEING AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO INCREASE QUALITY-OF-LIFE FOR CALIFORNIANS, WHILE EMBEDDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES AND CONSCIOUSNESS OF LONG-TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
HEALTH ACCESS FOUNDATION
$1,270,000STRENGTHENING MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE HEALTH REFORMS IN CALIFORNIA: TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY, NARRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS AMONG COALITIONS AND NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO TRANSFORM CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH SYSTEM.
GENESIS LA ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION
$1,268,378TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARDS COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN LOS ANGELES.
THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
$1,200,000EXECUTIVE ALLIANCE FOR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR - IMPROVING HEALTH
C R L A FOUNDATION
$1,166,667SUPPORTING DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH: TO SUPPORT FARMWORKER HEALTH THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM OF PARTNERS SUPPORTING MOVEMENT BUILDING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND WORKING TO BUILD FARMWORKER CAPACITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM DROUGHT RESILIENCE PLANNING, ACTION AND STRUCTURAL IMPLEMENTATION.
C R L A FOUNDATION
$1,166,666SUPPORTING DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH
PREVENTION INSTITUTE
$1,164,870BUILDING POWER FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY WELLNESS SYSTEM FUNDING
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$1,158,593EQUITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - BUILDING CAPACITY FOR HEALTH EQUITY: TO STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIAS ECOSYSTEM OF COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCHERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES TO PROVIDE DATA AND NARRATIVE THAT BOLSTERS COMMUNITY POWER AND POWER BUILDING FOR HEALTH EQUITY.
TIDES CENTER
$1,157,063BAY AREA HEALTH INEQUITIES INITIATIVE - ADVANCING COMMUNITY WELLNESS
FRESNO BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
$1,137,430BUILDING POWER FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY WELLNESS SYSTEM FUNDING
ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY INC
$1,100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, HEALING AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL REGION.
ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY INC
$1,100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SEMILLAS SOCIEDAD CIVIL
$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF YOUNG INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIANS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY ADVANCING INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND JUSTICE.
PUBLIC COUNSEL
$1,000,000ADVANCING HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL IN CALIFORNIA FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND HEALTH JUSTICE.
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH LAND OWNERSHIP CAPITAL STRATEGIES: TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AS A COMMON MODEL FOR EQUITABLE REAL ESTATE PRESERVATION, WORKING TOWARDS WIDESPREAD HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WEALTH AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.