Sun Health champions superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.
Sun Health Services’ most distinctive recent pattern is large, recurring health-care funding to its own foundation arm: $2,307,028 in 2024 and $2,284,036 in 2023, both for health care funding. That consistency points to a funder that operates through a tightly focused local health and wellness platform rather than a broad external grant program. The foundation’s stated purpose centers on health and wellbeing, with support for community health initiatives, wellness programs, healthcare delivery, and research in the West Valley and Phoenix metro area. Its work also extends to senior living and elder care, dementia care and training, and preventive wellness programming. The grant record shows a local Arizona orientation, with every recent recipient in the state and the recent awards directed to Surprise, Arizona. Sun Health Services also backs programming tied to inspired living and community wellness, reinforcing a model that combines direct service, education, and healthcare support within its service area.
Health care delivery is a core funding lane. In 2024, Sun Health Services gave $2,307,028 to Sun Health Foundation for health care funding, and it made a similar award of $2,284,036 in 2023 for the same purpose. The grant language points to sustained support for local healthcare infrastructure rather than isolated project grants. Community wellness is another visible area: Sun Health Wellness Community Program Support is described as developing and implementing community-based health and wellness programs, classes, and services to improve quality of life, with work in the West Valley and Phoenix metropolitan area. The foundation also supports preventive health and health education through that channel. Its stated focus areas further include senior living and elder care, dementia care and training, community health programs, and healthcare research, indicating a mix of service, education, and research support centered on older adults and local residents.
The two recent grants are nearly identical in size, at $2,307,028 and $2,284,036, which places Sun Health Services’ giving in a very narrow band around roughly $2.3 million per grant. That pattern suggests a small number of large awards rather than a wide spread of grant sizes. The foundation functions as the philanthropic arm of Sun Health and is described as directing charitable contributions to local healthcare, research, wellness programs, and community health initiatives. It does not accept unsolicited applications. The recent record also shows recurrence across years: the same recipient appears in both 2023 and 2024 with the same purpose.
$4.6M
$215.4M
$15.7M
$17.2M
Most grants fall between $2.3M and $2.3M, with a median of $2.3M.
25th Percentile
$2.3M
Median
$2.3M
75th Percentile
$2.3M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
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Sun Health Services gives locally, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in Arizona. The recent awards landed in Surprise, Arizona, and the active program descriptions place their work in the West Valley and Phoenix metropolitan area. The geography aligns with the foundation’s stated service area in Arizona rather than a multi-state or national footprint. Its grant activity is concentrated in the West Valley/Phoenix area and stays within the HQ state.
Its stated focus areas include health and wellness, senior living and elder care, dementia care and training, community health programs, and healthcare research. Active program descriptions also point to preventive health, health education, wellness programming for older adults, healthcare delivery, and community-based health services.
No. The foundation’s grantmaking program is listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Typical grants are very large and tightly clustered: p25 is $2,289,784, the median is $2,295,532, and p75 is $2,301,280. The recent grants shown are also close to that level, both around $2.3 million.
It is local. All recent grants shown went to recipients in Arizona, and the geographic scope of giving is listed as local, with activity centered in the West Valley and Phoenix metro area.
Yes. The recent record shows the same recipient, Sun Health Foundation in Surprise, Arizona, in both 2023 and 2024, each time for health care funding.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION | SURPRISE, AZ | $2,307,028 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE FUNDING |
| SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION | SURPRISE, AZ | $2,284,036 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE FUNDING |
SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$2,307,028HEALTH CARE FUNDING
SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$2,284,036HEALTH CARE FUNDING