Open Foundations · California

The California Wellness Foundation

Los Angeles, California · EIN 954292101. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $47.6M across 654 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$47.6M
paid in 2024
654
grants paid
$8K
median grant
19%
to first-time recipients
$1.0B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
DIRECTOR OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Address
515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET STE 1100, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90071
Phone
8187021900
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
CAL WELLNESS ACCEPTS THE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF LETTERS OF INTEREST THROUGH A LINK ON THE CAL WELLNESS WEBSITE AT WWW.CALWELLNESS.ORG, THAT INCLUDES A 1 TO 2 PAGE DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND ACTIVITIES, THE REGION AND POPULATIONS SERVED, HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE USED AND THE TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED. IF REQUESTING PROJECT FUNDING INCLUDE PROJECT GOALS, LEADERSHIP AND DURATION.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
GENERALLY PUBLIC CHARITIES DESCRIBED IN IRC 501(C)(3) OR PUBLIC AGENCIES, WITHIN CALIFORNIA ARE FUNDED. GRANTS SHOULD BE TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BY INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, QUALITY EDUCATION, GOOD JOBS, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. REQUESTED FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT ARE ENCOURAGED. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND IRC SECTION 509(A)(3) TYPE III, NON-FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543149349100749. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

association membershipcorehealth

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 654 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1California Immigrant Policy CenterCA$1,000,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
2Alliance in MentorshipCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
3Borealis PhilanthropyMN$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT OF THE DISABILITY INCLUSION FUND TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA.
4Brotherhood of Elders NetworkCA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 40X40 COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE RISE EAST 10-YEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS OF EAST OAKLAND.
5California Community FoundationCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
6Center on Race Poverty & EnvironmentCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
7Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & TreatmentCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
8Community Water CenterCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
9Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services CorporationCA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT AND EFFORTS FOR PROJECT REBOUND AT CSU FULLERTON TO SUPPORT POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS IN ORANGE COUNTY FOR YOUTH INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
10Health Leads IncMA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT TO DEVELOP A PILOT FOR A COMMUNITY REFERRAL NETWORK IN THE BAY AREA TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH NEEDED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
11Kee Cha-e-nar CorporationCA$500,000CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
12Research Action Design LlcCA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS FOR ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IN MEDICAL EDUCATION.
13Roots Community Health CenterCA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 40X40 COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE RISE EAST 10-YEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS OF EAST OAKLAND.
14Southern California GrantmakersCA$500,000FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK EQUITY COLLECTIVE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD A REGIONAL, NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE OF BLACK-LED SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA.
15Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy EducationCA$500,000CORE 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
2020703$49.7M
2021591$50.2M
2022596$54.4M
2023780$56.9M
2024654$47.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
California79%
District of Columbia5%
New York4%
Colorado1%
Pennsylvania1%

Who decides

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

Alex JohnsonVP OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · 2024
Angelica SalasDIRECTOR, BOARD SECRETARY · 2024
Arnold PerkinsDIRECTOR, AUDIT CHAIR · 2024
Arun BahetiVP OF OPERATIONS · 2024
Debra NakatomiDIRECTOR · 2024
Ernest Wilson IiiDIRECTOR · 2024
Geri Yang-johnsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Irma CotaDIRECTOR · 2024
Joseph LumardaDIRECTOR, PAST CHAIR · 2024
Katherine KatcherDIRECTOR · 2024
Lori CoxVP OF PROGRAMS · 2024
Pamela Simms-mackeyDIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR · 2024
Richard TateCEO/PRESIDENT · 2024
Rochelle WitharanaCFO · 2024
Terence P MulliganDIRECTOR, TREASURER · 2024
Virginia HedrickDIRECTOR · 2024
Xochitl CastanedaDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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