Funding search · EIN 815009488 · Phoenix, AZ

Dignity Community Care

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

231
grants reported
$478.3M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$40,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

communityhealthfoundationmedicaleducationhospitalclinic

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Internal transfers to Dignity Health medical foundation and affiliated hospitals
  • Hospital-affiliate foundations in CA (Sequoia, Northridge, French, Glendale)
  • Community clinic support, notably Pacific Central Coast Health Centers
  • Homelessness, shelter, and domestic violence services near Dignity hospitals
  • Food access, senior services, and youth programs in Sacramento, Yolo, LA, Phoenix

Typical grant

Median grant is $40,000 and the middle half runs $16,288 to $83,226, so the outside community grant is a small five-figure check. The enormous checks, $43M to $55M to Dignity Health Medical Foundation, plus seven-figure awards to affiliated hospital foundations, are internal system support and are not available to unaffiliated applicants. The hospital and clinic transfers repeat every year with near-identical recipients; the small community grants also show heavy repetition of the same local nonprofits.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH
  • CLINIC SUPPORT
  • FOUNDATION SUPPORT
  • HOSPITAL SUPPORT
  • MEDICAL FND SUPPORT

Positioning adjacent work

  • Ask in the $25,000 to $85,000 range; anything larger reads as system-internal support they will not extend outward.
  • Anchor to a named Dignity hospital's service area: Sacramento/Yolo, Glendale/Northridge, San Luis Obispo, Redwood City, or Phoenix.
  • Frame work as 'community health' addressing social needs (housing, food, violence, behavioral health), not as research.
  • Build the relationship through the local hospital foundation or community benefit staff rather than the Phoenix parent office.

Worth knowing: This is a health system's giving vehicle, not an independent grantmaker: over 95 percent of dollars move to Dignity Health entities and affiliated hospital foundations, and only a few million a year reaches outside nonprofits in tightly defined hospital service areas in California and metro Phoenix. Repeat grantees dominate the small-grant pool, and the pattern looks driven by existing community benefit relationships, including several Catholic parish and diocesan recipients.

3 grants matching “women's health · $220,500

  • $60,500

    Womens Health Innovations of Arizona · Gilbert, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $90,000

    Downtown Womens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $70,000

    Womens Health Innovations of Arizona · Gilbert, AZ · 2023

    Community health

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Dignity Health Medical Foundation4 grants · $209.9M
  • Dignity Health4 grants · $209.5M
  • Pacific Central Coast Health Centers2 grants · $11.7M
  • California Health Foundation and Trust4 grants · $9.4M
  • California Hospital Medical Center Foundation4 grants · $7.5M
  • Sequoia Hospital Foundation4 grants · $6.1M
  • French Hospital Medical Center Foundation4 grants · $5.4M
  • Northridge Hospital Foundation4 grants · $5.4M
  • Glendale Memorial Health Foundation4 grants · $2.5M
  • Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation4 grants · $2.4M

Giving over time

$254.5M
2021
$78.6M
2022
$62.6M
2023
$82.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 231 grants.

  • $201.2M

    Dignity Health · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Hospital support

  • $67.2M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2022

    Medical fnd support

  • $55.1M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2024

    Medical fnd support

  • $44.2M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2021

    Medical fnd support

  • $43.5M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2023

    Medical fnd support

  • $7.2M

    Dignity Health · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Hospital support

  • $6.9M

    Pacific Central Coast Health Centers · Santa Maria, CA · 2024

    Clinic support

  • $4.7M

    Pacific Central Coast Health Centers · Santa Maria, CA · 2023

    Clinic support

  • $3.3M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $2.5M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $2.5M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $2.0M

    California Hospital Medical Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.9M

    California Hospital Medical Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.8M

    California Hospital Medical Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.7M

    California Hospital Medical Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.7M

    Sequoia Hospital Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.6M

    Sequoia Hospital Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.5M

    Northridge Hospital Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Northridge Hospital Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    French Hospital Medical Center Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Sequoia Hospital Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Sequoia Hospital Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    French Hospital Medical Center Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Northridge Hospital Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    French Hospital Medical Center Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    French Hospital Medical Center Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.1M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Northridge Hospital Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $756,255

    Dignity Health · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $743,227

    Glendale Memorial Health Foundation · Glendale, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $649,223

    Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $638,643

    Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $623,421

    Glendale Memorial Health Foundation · Glendale, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $583,455

    Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $563,424

    Glendale Memorial Health Foundation · Glendale, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $552,169

    Glendale Memorial Health Foundation · Glendale, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $535,761

    Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation · Woodland, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $525,280

    Maricopa County Special Health Care District · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $360,000

    City of Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $300,000

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Education support

  • $300,000

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Education support

  • $297,452

    Dignity Health · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Hospital support

  • $201,153

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $140,000

    Journey Out · Van Nuys, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $136,478

    American Heart Association Western States Affiliate · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $125,000

    American Heart Association Western States Affiliate · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $125,000

    American Heart Association · Fresno, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $105,000

    Young Mens Christian Assn of Metropolitan Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $100,000

    County of Yolo - Health & Human Services Agency · Woodland, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $91,216

    Hope for Addiction · Gilbert, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $90,000

    Downtown Womens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $90,000

    St Francis Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $86,500

    Wind Youth Services · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $85,000

    Cancer Support Community Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $85,000

    St Francis Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $83,333

    Mercy Housing · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $83,333

    Mercy Housing · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $83,333

    Mercy Housing · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $83,120

    Sacramento District Council St Vincent De Paul Society · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $78,166

    House of Refuge · Mesa, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $78,000

    Five Cities Meals On Wheels · Pismo Beach, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $77,355

    Lumina Alliance · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $75,617

    Thriving Pink · Davis, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $75,416

    About Care · Chandler, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $73,562

    Turning Point Community Programs · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $70,416

    United Food Bank · Mesa, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $70,000

    Weave · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $70,000

    Weave · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $70,000

    Womens Health Innovations of Arizona · Gilbert, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $70,000

    Weave · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $68,836

    Azcend Fka Chandler Christian Community Center · Chandler, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $65,000

    Cal Poly Corporation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $65,000

    Cal Poly Corporation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $65,000

    Yolo Community Care Continuum · Davis, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $65,000

    Cal Poly Corporation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $63,466

    Tempe Community Action Agency · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $62,500

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $62,500

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $62,500

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $62,500

    California Polytechnic State University Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $61,663

    Mission of Mercy · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $61,216

    Maggies Place · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $60,500

    Womens Health Innovations of Arizona · Gilbert, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $60,000

    Yolo Food Bank · Woodland, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $60,000

    Yolo Community Care Continuum · Davis, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $56,000

    Az Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $54,448

    Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $52,196

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $51,608

    Mission of Mercy · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,250

    Child Crisis Arizona · Mesa, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,167

    Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,087

    Arizona Anti Trafficking Network · Mesa, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Creighton Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Haven Hills · Canoga Park, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Samuel Dixon Family Health Center · Valencia, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Ukrainian American House · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Rescue Mission Alliance · Oxnard, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,000

    The Cecilia Fund · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Young Mens Christian Assn of Metropolitan Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $50,000

    Weave · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Community health

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.