UniHealth Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- UniHealth Foundation funds work in population and community health, healthcare delivery systems and healthcare workforce, with a geographic focus on the Southern California region (Los Angeles and Orange counties, with priority given to California), so nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organisations working there are the best fit.
- Typical grants to organisations run from $25,000 to $280,000, with a median of $100,000 and the largest about $700,000, so a request in that range is realistic; applications are accepted on a rolling basis via a letter of inquiry that can be sent at any time, with inquiries reviewed quarterly and only those selected invited to submit a full proposal.
- With annual giving of $12,603,370 and 59% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded, this points to a foundation that favours ongoing relationships, so applicants might contact the Program Officer to discuss fit before applying.
- The foundation will not fund organisations with annual budgets under $1,000,000 and/or without audited financials, organisations that are not tax-exempt and lack a fiscal sponsor, organisations not in financial good standing, organisations less than three years old or with leadership in place less than three years, national organisations without local chapters operating in the Southern California region, or pooled funding; it also excludes general operating support, capital campaigns, construction or renovation, and events, seminars or conferences, among other restricted uses.
- Grant writers should check these exclusions carefully before preparing a proposal, and should be ready to show a clear health focus, relevant track record and expertise in the community, and a clear path to sustainability at the end of the grant term.
Overview
UniHealth Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pasadena, CA.
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
UniHealth Foundation pursues three strategies: population and community health, healthcare delivery systems and healthcare workforce. It supports programmes addressing current health needs and promoting wellness and prevention among populations and communities, with particular focus on underserved and vulnerable people. Its community-health priorities include positive health behaviours and informed decisions, reducing social and economic barriers to health, partnerships across community sectors to address health disparities, and healthy environments. It supports healthcare delivery systems to improve population health through cost-effective, patient-centred, high-quality care, strengthening organisational capacity, coordinating access to care, improving patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes, and using technology and data. It also seeks a healthcare workforce of sufficient size, diversity and quality, and promotes practitioners in underserved communities and the training and retention of culturally competent clinical staff. Its intended partners include nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organisations in Southern California.
Themes
- Community health and prevention
- Healthcare delivery systems
- Healthcare workforce
Geographic Focus
Southern California region: Los Angeles and Orange counties in California. Priority: California.
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations that discriminate against certain groups or individuals in the delivery of programs and services on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability
- Elections, political candidates, or political campaigns
- Propagandizing and/or lobbying for legislation or elections
- Programs that promote religious doctrine
- Social or political issues outside of California
- An established or current program for which you are looking to raise or match additional funds
- Sponsorship of development activities, fundraising events, annual fund drives, or galas
- Endowment funds
- Construction or renovation
- Capital campaigns
- Non-applied research
- Documentaries
- Purchase of equipment
- General operating support
- Retirement of debt
- Events, seminars, symposia, or conferences
- Temporary exhibits, travel, surveys, or publishing activities
- Animal welfare
- Direct grants to individuals
- Organizations that are not tax-exempt and do not have a fiscal sponsor
- Organizations that are not in financial good standing
- Organizations with annual budgets less than $1,000,000 and/or do not have audited financials
- New organizations (less than 3 years)
- Organizations with new leadership (less than 3 years)
- Medical research
- National organizations that do not have local chapters operating in the Southern California region
- Pooled funding
How to apply
Organisations complete the pre-registration eligibility quiz, register in the grants portal, and submit an inquiry or letter of inquiry (LOI), which can be sent at any time. Inquiries are reviewed quarterly; those selected for further consideration are invited to submit a full proposal. Proposal due dates and docket details are provided with the invitation.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 59% 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 293 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Projects should have a clear health focus and effectively and efficiently impact underserved communities.
- Organisations should have a history and expertise in the proposed community.
- Organisations should have a track record of culturally and linguistically competent projects.
- Projects should have a clear path to sustainability at the end of the grant term.
- Applicants may contact the Program Officer for clarification about the Foundation’s interests.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations UniHealth 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 108 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- VIP Community Mental Health Center · The center for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (fasd) research and treatment$625,3502024 tax year
- Project Angel Food · Building community supports and health services$460,0002024 tax year
- MLK Community Health Foundation · Mlk community healthcare street medicine nurse practitioner$400,0002024 tax year
- JWCH Institute · Enhanced medical services and housing collaboration$350,0002024 tax year
- Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County · Health center recruitment, retention and professional development support$325,0002024 tax year
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare · Empowering community health through enhanced limb preservation and education$308,0012024 tax year
- Homeboy Industries · Building homeboy industries' mental health and wellness program for justice systems-impacted people$300,0002024 tax year
- Southern California Grantmakers · Arts, spirituality, and wellness for skid row action plan participants$300,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Frank M Sanchez PhD — Director
- Patrick J Niemann — Director
- Charles C Reed — Director
- Lydia H Kennard — Director
- Patrick C Haden — Director
- David R Carpenter — Director
- Moxie Wong — Director Of Accounting & Finance
- Jennifer Vanore — President
- Amy Wohl PhD — Director
- Robert G Splawn MD — Director
- David S Cannom MD — Director
- Bradley C Call — Chairman & CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,361,456 | $9,659,297 | $332,339,583 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $19,365,976 | $15,427,279 | $375,873,114 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $18,302,096 | $12,603,370 | $396,281,645 | 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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Applying to UniHealth Foundation?
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- (213) 630-6500
- Pasadena, CA
- unihealthfoundation.org
Applying to UniHealth Foundation?
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Contact
- (213) 630-6500
- Pasadena, CA
- unihealthfoundation.org