Cambia Health Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This funder focuses on behavioural health access, with three investment areas covering resilient children and families, healthy and connected ageing, and the health care workforce, so a project should fit squarely into one of these before applying.
- Its priority geography is Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington, so work based outside this priority area may not be as competitive a fit.
- Typical grants to organisations fall between $30,000 and $125,000, with a median of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant was about $1,050,000.
- Applications run to fixed deadlines set annually, usually via an RFP or Call for Applications submitted through its online system, so a grant writer should watch for the relevant funding opportunity rather than apply speculatively.
- With well over a third of grant dollars going to organisations funded in the previous two filings, there appears to be real value in building an ongoing relationship rather than treating this as a one-off application; note too that it does not fund large capital campaigns.
Overview
Cambia Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portland, OR.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation advances whole-person health by expanding access to behavioural health care in underserved communities. Its three investment areas are resilient children and families, healthy and connected ageing, and the health care workforce; these focus respectively on pregnancy, infants and children up to age eight, adults aged 55 and over, and paid and unpaid caregivers. It prioritises work creating impact in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington, including Indian Lands of federally recognised Tribes within those state boundaries. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt nonprofit organisations, accredited schools and universities, government units and public agencies, and federally recognised Tribal entities. It seeks a more equitable, integrated approach to health.
Themes
- Behavioral health access
- Resilient Children and Families
- Healthy and Connected Aging
- Health Care Workforce
Geographic Focus
Priority: Idaho; Oregon; Utah; Washington.
What They Don't Fund
- Large capital campaigns
How to apply
Organisations should follow the application process and timeframe described for the relevant funding opportunity, usually in an RFP or Call for Applications, and submit through the online application system.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines are determined annually.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 36% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 109 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It partners with organisations that value diversity and work to create an inclusive culture.
- It asks organisations to certify that they do not discriminate in their business operations on protected grounds.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 36% of grant dollars went to organisations Cambia Health Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 31 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cambia Health Solutions - Employee Giving · Employee Giving Campaign$892,5632024 tax year
- Blackbaud Giving Fund · Support various charitable organizations with assistance for Resilient Children and Families, Health Care Workforce, and Healthy and Connected Aging.$253,5002024 tax year
- Jewish Family Service · Healthy and Connected Aging$150,0002024 tax year
- University of Portland · A Model of Palliative Nursing Education$127,5002024 tax year
- Cascade AIDS Project · Healthy and Connected Aging$113,0002024 tax year
- Wenatchee Valley College · Health Care Workforce$60,0002024 tax year
- Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization · Idaho Multipayor and Multiprovider Behavioral Health Collaborative$60,0002024 tax year
- Greater New Hope Charities · Health Care Workforce$60,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lisa T Murphy — Board Member
- Tonya Adams — Board Member
- Gary H Lau — Assistant Secretary
- Stephen R Styles — Board Member
- Anjie L Vannoy — Controller, Board Member
- Lisa J Oman — Secretary, Board Member
- Margaret M Maguire — Chair & President, Board Member
- Danielle Henderson — Board Member
- Donna L Milavetz — Board Member
- Jennifer New — Treasurer
- Leslie Foren — Director Program Strategy
- Mark H Ruszczyk — Board Member
- Andrew J Over — Director of Strategy, Board Member
- Lindsay A Harris — Board Member
- Sam Yamoah — Board Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,958,290 | $5,596,800 | $80,681,521 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,741,991 | $6,209,293 | $94,018,601 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,524,312 | $5,106,813 | $100,647,601 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to Cambia Health Foundation?
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Contact
- (503) 225-5221
- Portland, OR
- cambiahealthfoundation.org
Applying to Cambia Health Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (503) 225-5221
- Portland, OR
- cambiahealthfoundation.org