The California Endowment (CA)



The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation that was established in 1996 through Blue Cross of California's WellPoint Health Network.


The mission of California Endowment is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from California Endowment


Outside funders give LA Unified under new Supt. Beutner a $3 million vote of confidence
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation

The funds will be administered by the California Community Foundation, which is one of the donors, and the group Southern California...more

New Education Fund for LAUSD Aims to Improve Student Performance
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment

The initial funding partners include the Ballmer Group, California Community Foundation, California Endowment, The Eli and Edythe...more

San Diego Foundation CEO Kathlyn Mead Departs Abruptly
Foundation: California Endowment, San Diego Foundation

The San Diego Foundation announced Tuesday that President and CEO Kathlyn Mead is no longer leading the community foundation. Support...more

Investing their time: Dozens of Bay Area-based philanthropic organizations tour Stockton
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Sierra Health Foundation, California Endowment, Women's Foundation of California, Latino Community Foundation

Investing their time: Dozens of Bay Area-based philanthropic organizations tour ... Also on hand were representatives from less well-known philanthropic ... leaders,” said Berit Ashla, representing...more

Kaboom: A Big New Foundation Appears Out of Nowhere
Foundation: California Endowment

We'll say it again: The growth in the number of health legacy foundations and their assets is one of the biggest stories in philanthropy right...more

Opening Up About the Good and the Bad: Knowledge Sharing to Advance PhilanthropyNew ...
Foundation: California Endowment

The guide, part of Foundation Center's larger #OpenForGood campaign, makes a strong case for foundations to openly share knowledge as an integral and strategic aspect of philanthropy. Through...more

Groundbreaking PSA's Urge Philanthropists to Live Up to Their Values on Diversity, Equity, Access ...
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, California Endowment, Ford Foundation

The ads, focusing on inclusive philanthropy, are viewable at www.respectability.org/inclusive-philanthropy. ... RespectAbility's PSAs were created to encourage other philanthropic organizations to...more

Groundbreaking PSAs Enable Philanthropists to Live Up To Their Values on Diversity, Equity ...
Foundation: California Endowment, Ford Foundation

The ads, focusing on inclusive philanthropy, along with free resources, are viewable at: www.respectability.org/inclusive-philanthropy. ... RespectAbility's PSAs were created to encourage other...more

FUNdraising Good Times: Investing in Black-led organizations
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, California Endowment, San Francisco Foundation

Since its publication five funders – The East Bay Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, The Kapor Center for Social Impact, The Y & H Soda Foundation and The California...more

Can a Broken Foster Care System Be Fixed? These Philanthropists Think So
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, David Bohnett Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, California Endowment, Annenberg Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation

It's a spirit of collaboration that has animated much of the philanthropic work on foster care in L.A., work that the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker have played a major role in. The couple is part of...more

Illustrative Grants from California Endowment



Matching Gifts-$113,040

Art Share Los Angeles, Inc.-$10,000

Black Dot Artists, Inc.-$15,000

CommuniCare Health Centers-$62,437

Lighthouse Recovery Club of Hanford-$25,040

LPC Consulting Associates, Inc.-$51,679

NAMI Urban Los Angeles-$100,000

Prevent Blindness Northern California-$15,000

Public Health Institute-$95,473

San Diegans for Health Care Coverage-$61,068



Social Enterprise Network Sites


The Charities Aid Foundation has set up a scheme, called the Social Enterprise Assist, that will render interest-free loans of up to £10,000 each to help social enterprise start-ups.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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