Funding search · EIN 941646278 · Oakland, CA
Public Health Institute
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 1,338
- grants reported
- $187.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $56,783
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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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
- Capacity building for community-based organizations serving CA populations of color
- Technical assistance to hospitals, county health systems, and school districts
- Pediatric and clinical research at children's hospitals nationally
- Community health centers and school-based health clinics in California
- LGBTQ, tribal, immigrant, and refugee community health organizations
Typical grant
Median grant is $56,783, with the middle half between $20,000 and $120,000, so most of the money moves in modest subawards. The big checks, roughly $700,000 to $780,000, cluster in one cohort of capacity building grants to California community organizations that were funded at near-identical amounts, which points to a formula-driven initiative rather than negotiated individual awards. Research awards to children's hospitals run $160,000 to $780,000, and technical assistance to health systems and school districts sits in the $250,000 to $500,000 band; the 1,338 grants to 744 recipients means repeat funding is common.
Their words
Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.
- “Capacity Building”
- “Technical Assistance”
- “Research”
- “Community Health”
Positioning adjacent work
- Frame the work as capacity building for a named California community, not as investigator-initiated research.
- Partner with a county health system, school district, or FQHC already in their portfolio as the fiscal home.
- Ask in the $20,000 to $120,000 range for a first award; the $700K tier is cohort-based.
- For pediatric or clinical questions, position alongside their children's hospital research grants and expect $170K to $500K.
Worth knowing: This is overwhelmingly California money: 852 of 1,338 grants, with the out-of-state share going almost entirely to pediatric research hospitals in TX, NY, WA, CO, GA, and AZ. Because PHI operates as an intermediary passing through public and philanthropic funds, most of these awards are subcontracts on programs PHI already runs, so the entry point is a relationship with a specific PHI program team rather than a general approach to the institute.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Rescue Agency Public Benefit Llc2 grants · $10.4M
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals8 grants · $5.4M
- Dignity Health3 grants · $4.0M
- Seattle Children'S Hospital5 grants · $3.4M
- Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia5 grants · $3.3M
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute8 grants · $2.6M
- Adventist Health Systemwest2 grants · $2.6M
- Baylor College of Medicine5 grants · $2.4M
- Dry Powder Works1 grant · $2.1M
- Migrant Clinicians Network1 grant · $1.9M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 1,338 grants.
- $9.2M
Rescue Agency Public Benefit Llc · San Diego, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $2.5M
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $2.2M
Dignity Health · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $2.1M
Dry Powder Works · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Capacity Building
- $2.1M
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Research
- $2.0M
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2022
Research
- $2.0M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Research
- $1.9M
Migrant Clinicians Network · Austin, TX · 2022
Capacity Building
- $1.8M
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $1.7M
Dignity Health · Santa Maria, CA · 2022
Capacity Building
- $1.6M
Baylor College of Medicine · Dallas, TX · 2022
Research
- $1.6M
Commonspirit Health Research Institute · Stockton, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $1.5M
Adventist Health Systemwest · Roseville, CA · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $1.2M
Rescue Agency Public Benefit Llc · San Diego, CA · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $1.1M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $1.1M
Adventist Health Systemwest · Roseville, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $1.1M
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2022
Research
- $1.1M
National Council On Aging · Arlington, VA · 2022
Capacity Building
- $1.1M
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children'S Hospital · Detroit, MI · 2022
Research
- $983,363
Usaging · Washington, DC · 2022
Capacity Building
- $951,204
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $939,000
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $933,597
Public Health Foundation Enterprisesinc · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Capacity Building
- $926,858
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical · Torrance, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $845,000
Providence St Joseph Health Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $841,431
Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, IL · 2022
Research
- $840,000
Pathways Community Hub Institute · Maumee, OH · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $830,000
Sutter Bay Hospitals · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $816,190
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital · Loma Linda, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $810,705
Children'S Hospital of Orange County · Orange, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $783,341
Altamed Health Services Corporation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $781,597
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Research
- $778,400
African Communities Public Health · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Amaad Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Core Community Organized Relief Effort · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Divine Truth Unity Fellowship Church · Ontario, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Institute for Public Strategies · San Diego, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Lausd Student Health Services Support · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Sacramento Lgbt Community Center · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
Special Service for Groups · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $778,400
The Alliance for Community Wellness · Hayward, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $777,922
Ltsc Community Development Corporation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $776,393
Ryse · Richmond, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $773,715
Healing Early Adverse Relationships Transforming Systems · El Monte, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $772,626
Centro De Salud De La Communidad De San · San Diego, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $764,979
Indian Health Council · Valley Center, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $755,467
Sutter Valley Hospitals · Roseville, CA · 2022
Research
- $748,616
San Juan Unified School District · Fair Oaks, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $732,644
United Way of San Joaquin County · Stockton, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $731,797
University of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Research
- $727,016
United Women of East Africa Support Team · San Diego, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $721,486
Marin Community Clinic · Novato, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $717,757
The Regents of the University of Ca San Francisco · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $713,529
Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County · Oroville, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $710,376
Children'S Hospital Colorado · Aurora, CO · 2022
Research
- $702,290
Safe Passages · Oakland, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $689,852
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2024
Research
- $674,163
Health Improvement Partnership of · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $662,856
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S · Chicago, IL · 2022
Research
- $642,226
Regents of Uc San Francisco · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $638,947
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2023
Research
- $633,894
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $620,466
East Valley Community Health Center · West Covina, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $609,132
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara · San Jose, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $603,505
Aspiranet · South San Francisco, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $596,385
Regents of Uc San Francisco · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $583,800
El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center · San Bernardino, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $583,027
Lgbtq Collaborative · Modesto, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $582,845
Community Initiatives for Collective · Merced, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $579,837
Community Action Partnership of San Luis · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $578,857
Village Project · Seaside, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $576,322
Children'S Primary Care Medical · San Diego, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $572,908
Latino Service Providers · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $565,000
Healthful Care · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $550,624
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Research
- $550,000
Providence St Joseph Health Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Technical Assistance
- $537,359
Children'S Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $530,338
Chicago International Social Change Film Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
Capacity Building
- $529,861
Sac Connect · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $528,367
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Research
- $521,212
Children'S Research Institute · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Research
- $509,430
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Research
- $505,080
Latino Health Access · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Capacity Building
- $498,220
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2024
Research
- $493,381
Children'S Primary Care Medical · San Diego, CA · 2024
Capacity Building
- $492,351
Northeast Valley Health Corporation · San Fernando, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $490,840
Sympto Health · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Research
- $487,500
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $475,820
Cajon Valley Union School District · El Cajon, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $474,400
United Way Fox Cities · Menasha, WI · 2022
Capacity Building
- $469,488
National Indian Health Board · Washington, DC · 2022
Capacity Building
- $457,368
Communicare Health Centers · Davis, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $450,000
Sutter Bay Hospitals · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Technical Assistance
- $449,997
Rights & Democracy Education Fund · Burlington, VT · 2022
Capacity Building
- $445,906
Wellspace Health · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Capacity Building
- $443,127
Children'S Hospital of Orange County · Orange, CA · 2022
Research
- $437,500
Kern Medical Center Foundation · Bakersfield, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $437,500
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $437,500
Riverside University Health System · Moreno Valley, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
- $437,500
The Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Technical Assistance
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