Foundation Grants
Community Vital Signs
About Us
The California Wellness Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation is a private, independent foundation established in 1992 as a result of Health Net's conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status.
The foundation is committed to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness, education, and disease prevention.
The foundation focuses on eight health issues which include diversity in health professions; environmental health; healthy aging; mental health; teenage pregnancy prevention; violence prevention; women's health; and work and health.
Web Address
www.calwellness.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @calwellness
The foundation is committed to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness, education, and disease prevention.
The foundation focuses on eight health issues which include diversity in health professions; environmental health; healthy aging; mental health; teenage pregnancy prevention; violence prevention; women's health; and work and health.
Web Address
www.calwellness.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @calwellness
Foundation Grants and Resources
Recent News from California Wellness Foundation
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Presented With $50 Million Check at ...
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
The overall impact of the proposed new medical education program that is ... I first began attending and then volunteering at what was once...more
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
The overall impact of the proposed new medical education program that is ... I first began attending and then volunteering at what was once...more
The woking class American philanthropy turns left - The Economist
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In April the Ford Foundation announced $1bn in funding for social justice. The month before Goldman Sachs, a bank, trumpeted $100m in grants to curb...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In April the Ford Foundation announced $1bn in funding for social justice. The month before Goldman Sachs, a bank, trumpeted $100m in grants to curb...more
UC Riverside medical school grant aims to diversify physician workforce in Inland Empire
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
The school has won a four-year, $450,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation to diversify its enrollment. (Photo by Watchara...more
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
The school has won a four-year, $450,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation to diversify its enrollment. (Photo by Watchara...more
Five Pasadena Nonprofits Among 90 Across County Receiving Millions from the LA Arts Recovery ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Weingart Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, Irvine Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation
Initiated by the J. Paul Getty Trust and administered by the California Community Foundation, the Fund is a collaboration between local and...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Weingart Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, Irvine Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation
Initiated by the J. Paul Getty Trust and administered by the California Community Foundation, the Fund is a collaboration between local and...more
MacArthur Selects Winner of 100&Change Contest
Foundation: California Endowment, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
... by a group of philanthropic partners that includes the California Endowment, the California Wellness Foundation, and the Weingart...more
Foundation: California Endowment, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
... by a group of philanthropic partners that includes the California Endowment, the California Wellness Foundation, and the Weingart...more
A Call For Solidarity and Collective Action: Asian American Philanthropy Letter of Intention
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Essex County Community Foundation, Initiative Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Rose Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Stanislaus Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Minneapolis Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, Whatcom Community Foundation, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, William T. Grant Foundation, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation, Simons Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation
The New York Women's Foundation, the U.S.Grant Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation are just a few of the organizations in the list.The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Essex County Community Foundation, Initiative Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Rose Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Stanislaus Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Minneapolis Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, Whatcom Community Foundation, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, William T. Grant Foundation, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation, Simons Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation
The New York Women's Foundation, the U.S.Grant Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation are just a few of the organizations in the list.The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is...more
Cal Wellness Hires Respected Philanthropic Leader and Activist
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
“I'm excited to partner with Karren because she brings deep experience as an organizer, activist and expert in public policy and philanthropy,”...more
Foundation: California Wellness Foundation
“I'm excited to partner with Karren because she brings deep experience as an organizer, activist and expert in public policy and philanthropy,”...more
From the Picket Lines to Philanthropy: Joanna Jackson's Fight for Humility and Justice
Foundation: Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In particular, she is proud of how SCG has evolved to advance philanthropic practice and spur these cross-sector collaborations. "There is...more
Foundation: Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In particular, she is proud of how SCG has evolved to advance philanthropic practice and spur these cross-sector collaborations. "There is...more
California philanthropic organizations pledge to take bold steps to fight racial injustices
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, International Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
-Fred Blackwell, CEO, San Francisco Foundation We know that philanthropy must make bold moves to address racial injustices,...more
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, International Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
-Fred Blackwell, CEO, San Francisco Foundation We know that philanthropy must make bold moves to address racial injustices,...more
Humboldt Area Foundation launches fund for COVID-19 response
Foundation: Humboldt Area Foundation, California Endowment, Wild Rivers Community Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
The fund was established to collect contributions and provide grants to charitable organizations in Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte and Curry...more
Foundation: Humboldt Area Foundation, California Endowment, Wild Rivers Community Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
The fund was established to collect contributions and provide grants to charitable organizations in Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte and Curry...more
Social Enterprise Network Sites
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.