Funding search · EIN 941196203 · Phoenix, AZ

Dignity Health

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

978
grants reported
$1.25B
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$45,750
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

communityhealthfoundationeducationhospitalmedicalclinic

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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

  • Operating support to its own medical foundation, clinics, and hospitals
  • Grants to affiliated hospital foundations across CA, AZ, NV
  • Medical and health workforce education at universities and community colleges
  • Community health grants near its hospital service areas
  • Homelessness, housing, and reentry programs framed as health
  • Behavioral health, aging, and safety-net clinic access

Typical grant

Median grant is $45,750 and the middle half runs $20,000 to $100,000, which is where every unaffiliated nonprofit sits. The eight and nine figure checks are internal: $180M to Dignity Health Medical Foundation, $34.9M to Dignity Community Care, $21.9M to Pacific Central Coast Health Centers, plus the affiliated hospital foundations. With 978 grants to 576 recipients over four years, repeat funding is normal, so a first grant at $50,000 to $100,000 is a foothold rather than a one-off.

Their words

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

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH
  • FOUNDATION SUPPORT
  • EDUCATION SUPPORT
  • CLINIC SUPPORT
  • HOSPITAL SUPPORT

Positioning adjacent work

  • Anchor to a named hospital market: Sacramento, Redding, Merced, Santa Maria, Long Beach, San Bernardino, Phoenix, Henderson.
  • Ask $50,000 to $150,000 for external work; anything larger goes to affiliates or universities.
  • Frame homelessness, reentry, or food work as community health outcomes, following Safe Parking LA and Bridges Reentry.
  • For training projects, mirror the Allan Hancock, Merced College, Los Rios pattern: local health workforce pipelines.

Worth knowing: Well over 90 percent of the dollars stay inside the system or go to affiliated hospital foundations, so the genuinely competitive pool is the community health grants clustered between $50,000 and $250,000. Geography tracks the hospital footprint almost exactly, with 651 grants in California, 150 in Arizona, and 69 in Nevada; the $10M to Morehouse School of Medicine is an outlier tied to physician workforce, not a signal that out-of-footprint applicants get read.

0 grants matching “health disparities

No grants to show here.

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 · $771.8M
  • Dignity Community Care4 grants · $68.3M
  • Pacific Central Coast Health Centers2 grants · $60.3M
  • Morehouse School of Medicine4 grants · $54.5M
  • University of Arizona4 grants · $35.3M
  • Arizona State University4 grants · $35.0M
  • Barrow Neurological Foundation4 grants · $23.1M
  • California Health Foundation and Trust4 grants · $22.1M
  • Maricopa County Special Health Care District4 grants · $12.7M
  • St Rose Dominican Health Foundation4 grants · $12.4M

Giving over time

$275.1M
2021
$358.8M
2022
$293.4M
2023
$320.3M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 978 grants.

  • $256.2M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2022

    Medical fnd support

  • $180.0M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2024

    Medical fnd support

  • $178.3M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2021

    Medical fnd support

  • $157.3M

    Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2023

    Medical foundation support

  • $38.4M

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

    Clinic support

  • $34.9M

    Dignity Community Care · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Hospital support

  • $21.9M

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

    Clinic support

  • $19.5M

    Morehouse School of Medicine · Atlanta, GA · 2021

    Community health

  • $15.9M

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2024

    Education support

  • $15.0M

    Morehouse School of Medicine · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Community health

  • $13.8M

    Dignity Community Care · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Hospital support

  • $13.4M

    Dignity Community Care · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Hospital support

  • $10.0M

    Morehouse School of Medicine · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Education support

  • $10.0M

    Morehouse School of Medicine · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Education support

  • $9.7M

    Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2021

    Education support

  • $9.6M

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Education support

  • $9.4M

    Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Education support

  • $8.5M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $8.0M

    Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023

    Education support

  • $7.8M

    Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2022

    Education support

  • $6.3M

    Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $6.3M

    Dignity Community Care · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Hospital support

  • $6.0M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $6.0M

    Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $5.9M

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Education support

  • $5.6M

    Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $5.4M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $5.3M

    Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $3.9M

    University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2021

    Education support

  • $3.9M

    Maricopa County Special Health Care District · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Community health

  • $3.7M

    University of Arizona Alumni Association · Tucson, AZ · 2021

    Community health

  • $3.6M

    Maricopa County Special Health Care District · Phoenix, AZ · 2021

    Community health

  • $3.6M

    Maricopa County Special Health Care District · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Community health

  • $3.6M

    St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $3.5M

    St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $3.0M

    St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $3.0M

    University of Arizona Alumni Association · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Community health

  • $2.5M

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $2.3M

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $2.3M

    California Health Foundation and Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $2.2M

    St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $2.2M

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $2.2M

    Nevada Clinical Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2021

    Community health

  • $2.1M

    St Joseph'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $2.0M

    St Marys Interfaith Community Services · Stockton, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $2.0M

    Sierra Nevada Memorial - Miners Hospital · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Hospital support

  • $2.0M

    Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $2.0M

    St Joseph'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.9M

    Dignity Health Foundation East Valley · Chandler, AZ · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.8M

    St Mary Medical Center Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.8M

    St Joseph'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.8M

    Nevada Clinical Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2024

    Community health

  • $1.8M

    St Mary Medical Center Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.8M

    St Mary Medical Center Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.7M

    Dignity Health Foundation East Valley · Chandler, AZ · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.7M

    Mercy Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.6M

    Mercy Foundation North · Redding, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.6M

    Dignity Health Foundation East Valley · Chandler, AZ · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.5M

    Commonspirit Health Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.5M

    Dignity Health Foundation East Valley · Chandler, AZ · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.5M

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

    Community health

  • $1.5M

    Mercy Foundation North · Redding, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Mercy Foundation North · Redding, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    St Joseph'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    St Mary Medical Center Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Mercy Foundation North · Redding, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.4M

    Commonspirit Health Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation · Santa Maria, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation · Santa Maria, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.3M

    Nevada Clinical Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2023

    Community health

  • $1.2M

    Commonspirit Health Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.2M

    Nevada Clinical Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2022

    Community health

  • $1.2M

    Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation · Santa Maria, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $1.1M

    City of Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $1.1M

    Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.1M

    Commonspirit Health Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.1M

    Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation · Santa Maria, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $1.1M

    Mercy Foundation Bakersfield Dba Friends of Mercy Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $1.0M

    Golden Valley Health Centers · Merced, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Curry Senior Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $1.0M

    Dignitymoves · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Creighton University School of Medicine · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Dignitymoves · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $1.0M

    Mercy Housing California · Denver, CO · 2022

    Community health

  • $984,677

    Dignity Health Connected Living · Redding, CA · 2024

    Community health

  • $954,821

    St John'S Healthcare Foundation · Oxnard, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $951,388

    Dignity Health Connected Living · Redding, CA · 2023

    Community health

  • $939,907

    Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $926,219

    Dignity Health Connected Living · Redding, CA · 2022

    Community health

  • $907,035

    Dignity Health Connected Living · Redding, CA · 2021

    Community health

  • $883,508

    St Mary'S Medical Center Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $850,738

    Mercy Medical Center Merced Foundation · Merced, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $842,319

    Mercy Foundation Bakersfield Dba Friends of Mercy Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2024

    Foundation support

  • $812,664

    St Mary'S Medical Center Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $796,895

    St Mary'S Medical Center Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

  • $795,611

    Mercy Foundation Bakersfield Dba Friends of Mercy Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2021

    Foundation support

  • $770,882

    Mercy Foundation Bakersfield Dba Friends of Mercy Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2022

    Foundation support

  • $767,074

    Dignity Heath Foundation-Inland Empire · San Bernardino, CA · 2023

    Foundation support

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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.