Our mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
Unihealth Foundation’s grantmaking is shaped by health-care delivery and workforce building, with repeated support for programs that improve care for people experiencing homelessness, low-income patients, and communities facing mental health or housing-related health needs. Its recent awards show a clear pattern of multi-year support for clinical capacity and care coordination in Southern California. For example, the foundation funded Keck School of Medicine of USC in three consecutive years for a project to attenuate clinician burnout, improve retention, and raise quality of care. It also supported The People Concern for clinical services tied to interim and permanent supportive housing, reflecting an emphasis on linking health services with housing stability. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches into street medicine, trauma-informed care, and health workforce development. Grants to organizations such as Scan Group for a street medicine initiative and Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County for a family nurse practitioner residency program fit that pattern. Across the recent grants list, many awards go to hospitals, clinics, and health organizations serving Los Angeles and nearby counties, with project descriptions focused on service expansion, training, and coordination rather than isolated one-time activities.
Workforce development is a major thread in Unihealth Foundation’s giving. It supported Hope Builders with $450,000 to expand access to healthcare careers, and it gave $325,000 to Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County for health center recruitment, retention, and professional development support. The same theme appears in grants for clinician well-being and training. Homelessness-related health care is another clear focus. The foundation awarded $500,000 to Scan Group for Healthcare in Action, a street medicine initiative serving patients experiencing homelessness, and $300,000 to Volunteers of America of Los Angeles for recuperative care beds for medically fragile people who are homeless. It also backed La Family Housing for mental health and substance use services in permanent supportive housing. Mental health and trauma-informed services show up in multiple projects. Unihealth Foundation funded Dignity Health Foundation for cultural trauma and mental health resiliency, and it supported Westside Family Health Center for expanded mental health access among low-income children and adolescents in Los Angeles County.
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$396.3M
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$18.3M
Most grants fall between $55K and $200K, with a median of $105K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$105K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Unihealth Foundation’s typical grant size is $55,000 at the 25th percentile, $105,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Keck School of Medicine of USC and Jwch Institute, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off transactions. The foundation is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Its active grant programs include an open general grant program, a medical school scholarship program, and targeted wildfire recovery funding. For the general grant program, applicants are directed through the Smartsimple portal.
Unihealth Foundation gives overwhelmingly in California: 97% of grants go to recipients in its top grantmaking state, CA. The recipient list is concentrated in Los Angeles County and nearby Southern California cities, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, North Hollywood, Commerce, Santa Ana, Culver City, Pomona, and Northridge. A smaller share goes outside California, including Nashville, Tennessee, for national homeless-health work. The geographic pattern matches its local scope of giving.
The foundation funds nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organizations, along with community initiatives serving Southern California. Recent grant titles point to hospitals, clinics, supportive housing providers, and organizations working in workforce development, street medicine, mental health, and care coordination.
Its grant-size distribution centers around $105,000 median grants, with $55,000 at the 25th percentile and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include both six-figure program grants and smaller workforce or capacity-building awards.
Yes for several of its public programs, including the general grant program and multiple funding strategies listed with an application portal. One targeted scholarship program and some RFP-based opportunities are not open in the same way.
The recent grants emphasize healthcare workforce development, homelessness-related health care, mental health, and housing-linked services. Examples include street medicine, recuperative care, clinician burnout reduction, recruitment and retention, and mental health access for children, adolescents, and adults in supportive housing.
The giving is highly concentrated in California, with 97% of grants going to recipients in CA. The recent grants list is centered in Los Angeles County and nearby Southern California cities, with one notable out-of-state recipient in Nashville, Tennessee.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Unihealth Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organizations; refer to UniHealth Eligible Applicants guidance.
Deadline: LOIs accepted on a rolling basis; invited proposals will be provided due dates via the grants system. Board approvals occur quarterly.
Who can apply: Nonprofit and community-based organizations involved in healthcare workforce development; see Eligible Applicants page.
Deadline: LOIs accepted on a rolling basis; invited proposals receive specific due dates through the portal.
Who can apply: See Eligible Applicants page on UniHealth site. Generally nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organizations are funded.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $625,350 | 2026 | THE CENTER FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) RESEARCH AND TREATMENT |
| PROJECT ANGEL FOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $460,000 | 2026 | BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND HEALTH SERVICES |
| MLK COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $400,000 | 2026 | MLK COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE STREET MEDICINE NURSE PRACTITIONER |
| JWCH INSTITUTE | COMMERCE, CA | $350,000 | 2026 | ENHANCED MEDICAL SERVICES AND HOUSING COLLABORATION |
| COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $325,000 | 2026 | HEALTH CENTER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT |
| CASA COLINA HOSPITAL AND CENTERS FOR HEALTHCARE | POMONA, CA | $308,001 | 2026 | EMPOWERING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH ENHANCED LIMB PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | ARTS, SPIRITUALITY, AND WELLNESS FOR SKID ROW ACTION PLAN PARTICIPANTS |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | BUILDING HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES' MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE SYSTEMS-IMPACTED PEOPLE |
| NATIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COUNCIL INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $286,275 | 2026 | BARR (BED AVAILABILITY REALTIME REPORT) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND TIPTT (TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TOOLKIT AND TRAINING IN LA COUNTY): A NIMRC PROPOSAL |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER | LONG BEACH, CA | $285,391 | 2026 | HEALTHLINK PROJECT |
| KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $265,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER | APPLE VALLEY, CA | $243,000 | 2026 | BRIDGE BUILDERS TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH NAVIGATORS |
| UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $233,108 | 2026 | CONNECTING HOMELESS AND AT-RISK VETERANS AT THE WEST LA VA CAMPUS TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES |
| CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | EARLY INTERVENTION PILOT PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES AND FAMILIES |
| LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY | LOMA LINDA, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL HOME MODEL FOR FOSTER YOUTH |
| THE BEACON HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF SAN PEDRO | SAN PEDRO, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL SERVICES |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY |
| WMMC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | AHWM MONTEBELLO HEALTHCARE ACCESS PROGRAM |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | IMPROVING VETERAN HEALTH THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND FUNDING |
| FOUNTAIN HOUSE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | HOLLYWOOD CLUBHOUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR & PARTNERS IN CARE LAUNCH IN LA |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | LGBTQ+ PROGRAM FOR GENDER NEUTRAL CANCER SCREENING |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $199,164 | 2026 | OPENING THE RIVERSIDE HULEN PLACE HOMELESS CLINIC (PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) |
| ST JOSEPH CENTER | VENICE, CA | $150,045 | 2026 | EXPANDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN WEST LA |
| PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES FOUNDATION | BURBANK, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEAMS (MHAT) IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY |
| CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE / CROSSROADS HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (HBVI) TRAINING |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | THE DAVID R. CARPENTER PHILANTHROPY AWARD |
| CASA COLINA HOSPITAL AND CENTERS FOR HEALTHCARE | POMONA, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | PADUA VILLAGE HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAMS |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS COUNSELING FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED |
| PATH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ON SKID ROW |
| THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC | LONG BEACH, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | TCC FAMILY HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR CLINICAL EXPANSION |
| PILIPINO WORKERS CENTER OF SOUTHERN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | THE HCI PROJECT: BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY STRENGTHENING THE HOME HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE |
| INNER CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | MUSIC - PROMOTING WELL-BEING IN AMERICAN YOUTH |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | WESTSIDE LOS ANGELES RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM: ALLIED-HEALTH CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)/HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA), MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND DENTAL ASSISTANT PIPELINE PROGRAMS |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | TRAINING CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH |
| LINC HOUSING CORPORATION | LONG BEACH, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | ESTABLISHING NEW HEALTH & HOUSING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED |
| FRIENDS IN DEED | PASADENA, CA | $140,730 | 2026 | ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BARRIERS TO PERMANENT HOUSING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE | IRVINE, CA | $125,000 | 2026 | PRIME -LGBTQ+: PROGRAM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER + COMMUNITIES |
| UPWARD BOUND HOUSE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $125,000 | 2026 | THRIVING FAMILIES PROGRAM: ENDING THE CYCLE OF HEALTH AND HOUSING INSTABILITY AMONG BIPOC FAMILIES |
| ST JUDE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | FULLERTON, CA | $115,409 | 2026 | BUILDING AN ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE THROUGH STUDENT LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS |
| ALZHEIMER'S GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $110,760 | 2026 | HEALTHY HEART & BRAIN CONNECTIONS PROJECT |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RELIEF |
| YWCA OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | COVINA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RELIEF |
| UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | DAVIS, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBLE, EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN TRAINING IN SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) |
| LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY |
| DAY ONE | PASADENA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY |
| HOPE CRISIS RESPONSE NETWORK INC - HCRN | SANTA ROSA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY |
| HOPE | TORRANCE, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | PHASE II: INNOVATING A RESIDENT- AND HEALTH-CENTERED APPROACH TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING |
| MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | HOUSING AND HEALTH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM |
THE CENTER FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
MLK COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$400,000MLK COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE STREET MEDICINE NURSE PRACTITIONER
HEALTH CENTER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
CASA COLINA HOSPITAL AND CENTERS FOR HEALTHCARE
$308,001EMPOWERING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH ENHANCED LIMB PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS
$300,000ARTS, SPIRITUALITY, AND WELLNESS FOR SKID ROW ACTION PLAN PARTICIPANTS
BUILDING HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES' MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE SYSTEMS-IMPACTED PEOPLE
BARR (BED AVAILABILITY REALTIME REPORT) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND TIPTT (TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TOOLKIT AND TRAINING IN LA COUNTY): A NIMRC PROPOSAL
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC
$265,000MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
BRIDGE BUILDERS TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH NAVIGATORS
CONNECTING HOMELESS AND AT-RISK VETERANS AT THE WEST LA VA CAMPUS TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
EARLY INTERVENTION PILOT PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES AND FAMILIES
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
$200,000MEDICAL HOME MODEL FOR FOSTER YOUTH
EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL SERVICES
LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY
WMMC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$200,000AHWM MONTEBELLO HEALTHCARE ACCESS PROGRAM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS
$200,000IMPROVING VETERAN HEALTH THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND FUNDING
HOLLYWOOD CLUBHOUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR & PARTNERS IN CARE LAUNCH IN LA
LGBTQ+ PROGRAM FOR GENDER NEUTRAL CANCER SCREENING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
$199,164OPENING THE RIVERSIDE HULEN PLACE HOMELESS CLINIC (PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)
EXPANDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN WEST LA
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEAMS (MHAT) IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
URBAN PEACE INSTITUTE / CROSSROADS HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (HBVI) TRAINING
THE DAVID R. CARPENTER PHILANTHROPY AWARD
CASA COLINA HOSPITAL AND CENTERS FOR HEALTHCARE
$150,000PADUA VILLAGE HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAMS
HEALTH AND WELLNESS COUNSELING FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED
PATH
$150,000MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ON SKID ROW
THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC
$150,000TCC FAMILY HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR CLINICAL EXPANSION
THE HCI PROJECT: BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY STRENGTHENING THE HOME HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
INNER CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED
$150,000MUSIC - PROMOTING WELL-BEING IN AMERICAN YOUTH
WESTSIDE LOS ANGELES RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SUPPORT
ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM: ALLIED-HEALTH CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)/HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA), MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND DENTAL ASSISTANT PIPELINE PROGRAMS
TRAINING CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH
ESTABLISHING NEW HEALTH & HOUSING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED
FRIENDS IN DEED
$140,730ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BARRIERS TO PERMANENT HOUSING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE
$125,000PRIME -LGBTQ+: PROGRAM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER + COMMUNITIES
THRIVING FAMILIES PROGRAM: ENDING THE CYCLE OF HEALTH AND HOUSING INSTABILITY AMONG BIPOC FAMILIES
ST JUDE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$115,409BUILDING AN ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE THROUGH STUDENT LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$100,000COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBLE, EFFECTIVE PHYSICIAN TRAINING IN SUPPORTING PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD)
LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION
$100,000LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY
DAY ONE
$100,000LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY
HOPE CRISIS RESPONSE NETWORK INC - HCRN
$100,000LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES 2025 RECOVERY
HOPE
$100,000PHASE II: INNOVATING A RESIDENT- AND HEALTH-CENTERED APPROACH TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA
$100,000HOUSING AND HEALTH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
