Funding search · health disparities · California
Who funds health disparities work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for health disparities work by California recipients: 1,233 grants totaling $266.1M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are The California Endowment ($170.3M), Altamed Health Services Corporation ($3.8M) and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($26.3M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $1.3M to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — equity research institute - building capacity for health equity: to strengthen californias ecosystem of community-engaged researchers who are equipped with the skills and capacitie…
Altamed Health Services CorporationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
112 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to COALITION TO PROTECT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE — reduced health disparity in underserved communities.
Largest: $3.1M to PRAXIS PROJ — 80797 implementing phase 3 of the health equity collective as a stand-alone, self-determined, co-led entity for modeling and spreading health equity
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
52 matching grants · $15.8M · through 2024Largest: $101,000 to HEALTH CAREER CONNECTION INC — 30th anniversary gala. health equity scholars program, 2021. health equity scholars program.
Largest: $300,000 to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO — for core operating support to fund reporting and community engagement work that investigates causes and presents solutions to health equity issues throughout southern california.
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
37 matching grants · $10.5M · through 2024Largest: $650,000 to HEALTH IN PARTNERSHIP — health and health equity
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to SELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY — fund for health equity
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2022Largest: $1.0M to PURCHASER BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH — improve health outcomes and improve health equity for communities of color
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2022Largest: $890,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — health equity grant
Largest: $225,000 to ASIAN RESOURCES INC — addressing health disparities through improving aanhpi data collection and reporting practices within local and state departments of public health
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $205,000 to Asian Pacific Fund — achieving aanhpi health equity by investing in aan
Largest: $159,760 to University of Southern California — impact fund for reporting on health equity and health systems
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