Open Foundations · California

California Physicians Service Foundation

San Francisco, California · EIN 942822302. It paid $20.1M across 109 grants in 2025, a median of $100K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

All California foundations · All states · Data updated October 31, 2026

$20.1M
paid in 2025
109
grants paid
$100K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$80.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATIO
Address
315 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1200, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94104
Phone
4152296080
Email
BSCF@BLUESHIELDCAFOUNDATION.ORG
Form the request should take
GO TO OUR WEBSITE: HTTPS://BLUESHIELDCAFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS
Submission deadline
SEE WEBSITE FOR CURRENT DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
THE BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES ACROSS THREE PRIORITY AREAS, WHICH INVOLVED GRANT MAKING AND OTHER PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES (E.G., RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS) THAT ADVANCE THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT BY THE FOUNDATION'S LONG-TERM STRATEGY. PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ON PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642539349100019. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

act nowdomestic violencepractices preventprevent domesticrestorative practicesemerging leadersbuilding evidencehealth

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 109 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Regents of the University of California at San DiegoCA$750,000SUSTAINING AND EXPANDING NATIONALLY THE CALIFORNIA STUDY ON VIOLENCE EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (CALVEX) STUDY
2University of Southern CaliforniaCA$685,000SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA JOURNALISTS
3California Partnership to End Domestic ViolenceCA$640,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
4Futures Without ViolenceCA$600,000ADVANCING STATE AND FEDERAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICY
5Regents of the University of California DavisCA$600,000UPDATING THE DOMESTIC ABUSE TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF
6Jenesse Center IncCA$535,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT THROUGH FISCAL SPONSOR
7Alliance for GirlsCA$520,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
8California State University Fresno FoundationCA$515,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT THROUGH FISCAL SPONSOR
9Praxis ProjectCA$515,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT THROUGH FISCAL SPONSOR
10Public Health InstituteCA$515,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT THROUGH FISCAL SPONSOR
11California Partnership to End Domestic ViolenceCA$500,000ADDRESSING HOUSING SECURITY AND HOMELESSNESS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
12San Francisco FoundationCA$500,000ACT NOW: A POOLED FUND FOR CALIFORNIA
13Tides CenterCA$500,000IMPROVING HOW MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE PLANS ADDRESS AND PREVENT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
14California Immigrant Policy CenterCA$485,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Public Health InstituteCA$475,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020179$40.7M
2021108$29.7M
2022116$41.6M
202372$18.2M
202488$16.3M
2025 (partial year)109$20.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
California87%
District of Columbia6%
New York4%
Colorado1%
Minnesota1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Adriane Lamar SniderCHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE · 2025
Deborah I ChangPRESIDENT AND CEO · 2025
Helen Duplessis Md MphCHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE · 2025
Katherine Flores MdTRUSTEE · 2025
Luis GranadosTRUSTEE · 2025
Maricela RiosCHAIR, HR COMMITTEE · 2025
Raymond J BaxterBOARD CHAIR · 2025
Sharon Kimberly BelsheTRUSTEE · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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