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


Lessons from the Kresge Foundation and the California Endowment on impact investing
Foundation: California Endowment, Kresge Foundation

Last week, TFN's Smart Growth California hosted a video conference for funders to learn about the challenges and opportunities for impact investing in low-income communities and other communities in...more

Health Legacy Foundations Address Social Causes of Poor Health Outcomes
Foundation: California Endowment

Health legacy foundations—also known as health conversion foundations—are created when a nonprofit hospital gets acquired by, merges with, or otherwise converts into a ... President and CEO...more

KCETLink's Gentrification Series CITY RISING Receives $600000 Grant From The California ...
Foundation: California Endowment

Burbank, Calif. –Nov. 21, 2017 – KCETLink Media Group, a leading national independent nonprofit public broadcast and digital network, announced today that The California Endowment, under its...more

Power to the Readers: A Muckraking Startup Bets on Small Donors
Foundation: California Endowment

Even accounting for philanthropic support, overall spending on journalism has fallen significantly since 2008, leaving many newsrooms hollowed out. ... As philanthropy steps up its support for...more

Mendocino Lake Complex Fire: Donation Holders Say Spending Is Careful and Strategic
Foundation: Community Foundation of Mendocino County, California Endowment

The Community Foundation of Mendocino County says it is being very careful not to give out all the money now.The recovery effort will be two to five years long and organizations like NCO and the...more

Give BIG San Bernardino County is Two Weeks Away; Schedule your Donations Now
Foundation: California Endowment

“Give BIG nonprofits, sponsors and community members raised money and inspired a new culture of philanthropy in the county over the last four...more

To Close the Racial Health Gap, Philanthropy Must Itself Prioritize Wellness
Foundation: California Endowment

To Close the Racial Health Gap, Philanthropy Must Itself Prioritize Wellness ... increased support from bold and courageous leaders at both the philanthropic and policy level, leaders who are...more

LA Transit Agency Is Investing in Affordable Housing
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation

The California Community Foundation, the California Endowment and the Weingart Foundation have collectively matched Metro's $9 million...more

LA Metro invests $9M in loan program to build affordable housing near trains, buses
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation

... funding from Metro and an additional $9 million from the California Community Foundation, the California Endowment and the Weingart...more

Toxic stress is a killer — what can we do about it?
Foundation: Sierra Health Foundation, California Endowment

As research emerges about the health impacts of childhood trauma, more public ... released a report this year calling toxic stress a “hidden health crisis. ... The department received a $517,000...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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