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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.
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www.calendow.org
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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.
Web Address
www.calendow.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/HealthHappensHere
Twitter - @CalEndow
Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/calendow/
YouTube - www.youtube.com/healthhappenshere
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Recent News from California Endowment
Series Uncovers Tides Foundation's Left Leanings, Also Reveals Earth is Round
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more
Tides' Legal Laundering: An Incubator for the Left
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more
Tides' Legal Laundering: Who is Drummond Pike?
Foundation: California Endowment, Vanguard Charitable Endowment
According to this data, the group's biggest grants have historically come from the California Endowment ($51 million since 2001), the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($39 million since 2007),...more
Foundation: California Endowment, Vanguard Charitable Endowment
According to this data, the group's biggest grants have historically come from the California Endowment ($51 million since 2001), the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($39 million since 2007),...more
Southern California Blacks in Philanthropy
Foundation: California Endowment
Please join Southern California Blacks in Philanthropy (SCBIP) for an informative discussion about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) from the Black immigrant (African, Caribbean and...more
Foundation: California Endowment
Please join Southern California Blacks in Philanthropy (SCBIP) for an informative discussion about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) from the Black immigrant (African, Caribbean and...more
What an Equity Lens in Health Philanthropy Requires
Foundation: California Endowment, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
A new report finds that, broadly speaking, health legacy foundations “are expanding the scope of their grant making and initiatives to focus on the social determinants of health…[seeking] to...more
Foundation: California Endowment, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
A new report finds that, broadly speaking, health legacy foundations “are expanding the scope of their grant making and initiatives to focus on the social determinants of health…[seeking] to...more
Behested payments benefit Long Beach charities, but do they help politicians, too?
Foundation: California Endowment
Whether they're a valuable source of civic philanthropy or a promotional tool for politicians, a mechanism called behested payments allows local ... Richardson said he doesn't see behests as being...more
Foundation: California Endowment
Whether they're a valuable source of civic philanthropy or a promotional tool for politicians, a mechanism called behested payments allows local ... Richardson said he doesn't see behests as being...more
In California, These Funders Want to Keep Kids Out of the Criminal Justice System
Foundation: Liberty Hill Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
There are a lot of big funding partners involved in this collaboration and an increasing interest in why so many young people of color are embroiled in the juvenile justice system. A few months ago,...more
Foundation: Liberty Hill Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
There are a lot of big funding partners involved in this collaboration and an increasing interest in why so many young people of color are embroiled in the juvenile justice system. A few months ago,...more
Impoverished Salton Sea community receives $3 million government grant to build recreation center
Foundation: Surdna Foundation, California Endowment
The North Shore Community Park project has also received nearly $3.3 million in other grants and donations as well. Funds have come from the California Endowment, ArtPlace America, Surdna Foundation,...more
Foundation: Surdna Foundation, California Endowment
The North Shore Community Park project has also received nearly $3.3 million in other grants and donations as well. Funds have come from the California Endowment, ArtPlace America, Surdna Foundation,...more
'We're in a crisis': Richmond tests public health innovation in health care desert
Foundation: California Endowment
Richmond also has been called a food desert: Approximately a third of the city lives in a “critical food access area,” according to the nonprofit Social Compact, which conducted a grocery gap...more
Foundation: California Endowment
Richmond also has been called a food desert: Approximately a third of the city lives in a “critical food access area,” according to the nonprofit Social Compact, which conducted a grocery gap...more
A passion and profession combine to help others
Foundation: California Endowment
A: In 2002, while I was working at the National Latino Research Center, I conducted research on border health after receiving a grant from The California Endowment, a health care foundation. The...more
Foundation: California Endowment
A: In 2002, while I was working at the National Latino Research Center, I conducted research on border health after receiving a grant from The California Endowment, a health care foundation. The...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
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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.