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Who funds public health work in California
12 funders have a record of paying for public health work by California recipients: 75 grants totaling $55.4M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are East Bay Community Foundation ($21.4M), Martin Luther King Jr Community Health ($16.4M) and The California Endowment ($6.2M).
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.
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $21.4M · through 2023Largest: $1.1M to PETALUMA HEALTH CENTER — population health management initiative in sonoma and marin counties, population health management initiative phase 3 in sonoma and west marin counties
Martin Luther King Jr Community HealthLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $16.4M · through 2024Largest: $4.6M to MARTIN LUTHER KING JR COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION — general support, nurse training, population health, gme, diabetes center of excellence, vaccine initiative, maternal child health, and support to mlkcmg
Largest: $1.6M to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE — center for health policy research - supporting survey development: to support the development of a statewide population health survey that provides statewide, county and sub-county…
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $770,000 to Aliados Health — safety net improving quality - population health m
Largest: $153,391 to CALIFORNIA U OF RIVERSIDE SCH OF PUB POL — 77030 improving research into and understanding of the range of civic engagement and its connections to community conditions and population health
Montage Health FoundationMonterey, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to ASPIRE HEALTH PLAN — population health, prescribe safety program, youth outreach & innovation software
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FoundationSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to Cottage Health — support of population health programs
Largest: $200,000 to SHARP HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION — the sharp rees-stealy population health and telehealth initiatives and technology for the new srs medical clinics and facilities
Largest: $300,000 to HUMAN IMPACT PARTNERS — for core operating support for public health research, communications and public policy efforts to improve health outcomes by shifting public funds towards systems that promote com…
Kaiser Foundation Health PlanOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $1.8M to Tides Center — population health management learning center: exte
The Scan FoundationLong Beach, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION — our goal is to develop a multi-pronged plan to blend and braid existing financing opportunities to be able to pilot a population health model in affordable housing communities, cal…
Largest: $25,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — bixby center for population, health and sustainability
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