The California Wellness Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4292101 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The California Wellness Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA (EIN 95-4292101). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $48.8M paid in 681 grants, with a median grant of $7.5K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $1B. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · calwellness.org
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/the-california-wellness-foundation-954292101
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- Director of Grants Management
- Phone
- (818) 702-1900
- Application materials
- 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.
- Restrictions
- 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.
The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- DIRECTOR OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
- Address
- 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET STE 1100 LOS ANGELES, CA, 90071
- Phone
- 8187021900
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- 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.
- Restrictions
- 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.
Reported organization name: THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION
Where The California Wellness Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/the-california-wellness-foundation-954292101
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | Core operating support | Tax year 20242024 | $1M |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | Core operating support | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| Center On Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | Core operating support | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| Tides Center | Sacramento, CA | For project support for move the valley to enhance integrated voter engagement efforts for the improvement of health among low-income, communities of color in nine counties in the central valley. | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| Community Water Center | Visalia, CA | Core operating support | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (681 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The California Wellness Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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