California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn
Accepts applications
California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $17.1 million in 90 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $1.5 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$17.1 million
- Number of grants90
- Typical grant$100,000
- Largest grant$1.5 million
- Assets$80.7 million
- New grantees71%
Giving in 2024 was down from $17.8 million the year before.
71% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $17.8 million | 73 | $77.4 million |
| 2024 | $17.1 million | 90 | $80.7 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Blue Shield of California Foundatio 315 Montgomery Street Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94104 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (415) 229-6080, bscf@blueshieldcafoundation.org |
| What to submit | Go to our website: https://blueshieldcafoundation.org/grants |
| Deadlines | See website for current deadlines |
| Restrictions | The blue shield of California foundation is committed to making healthcare accessible, effective, and affordable for all californians, particularly underserved people, and to ending domestic violence. In 2024, the foundation distributed resources across seven priority areas, which involved grant making and other programmatic activities (e.g., research, communications, community engagement and public affairs) that advance the outcomes sought by the foundation's long term strategy. Please see our website for more details on programmatic priorities. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 75 | $14.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 7 | $1.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $525,000 |
| New York | 3 | $230,000 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $100,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $50,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $48,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention Institute | Safety and healing in networks of equity (shine): a cohort of multisector collaboratives for domestic violence prevention | $1.5 million |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | Supporting the california domestic workers coalition | $1.0 million |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | General operating support | $740,000 |
| University of Southern California | Supporting california journalists to improve health equity and domestic violence reporting | $609,000 |
| Family Values at Work A Multi-State Consortium Inc | General operating support to the california work & family coalition | $525,000 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center Alliance | The collective healing and transformation project | $500,000 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Leadership council for domestic violence and health care of los angeles | $500,000 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Creating housing stability for domestic violence survivors in los angeles | $450,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Othering and belonging institutes blueprint for belonging project | $450,000 |
| Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective | Evaluating strengths-based multigenerational models that prevent domestic violence | $400,000 |
| Center for Young Women's Development (Young Women's Freedom Center) | Evaluating strengths-based multigenerational models that prevent domestic violence | $400,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | Evaluating strengths-based multigenerational models that prevent domestic violence | $400,000 |
| Time for Change Foundation | Evaluating strengths-based multigenerational models that prevent domestic violence | $400,000 |
| Vision Y Compromiso | Evaluating strengths-based multigenerational models that prevent domestic violence | $400,000 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | The san joaquin valley health fund | $375,000 |
| Small Business Majority Foundation Inc | Promoting implementation of paid family leave policies in california | $350,000 |
| Catalyst California | The budget power project | $300,000 |
| Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence | The alliance for immigrant survivors | $275,000 |
| Valorus | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Asian Resources Inc | Addressing health disparities through improving aanhpi data collection and reporting practices within local and state departments of public health | $225,000 |
| Prevention Institute | General operating support | $225,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | Improve access to domestic violence and social medicine research and resources | $225,000 |
| Center for Community Change | Promoting economic equity through narrative change | $200,000 |
| Changelab Solutions | Supporting public health departments to operationalize health equity | $200,000 |
| Community Forward SF Inc | Advancing a housing coalition in san francisco | $200,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Advancing restorative practices to prevent domestic violence | $200,000 |
| Human Impact Partners | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Pico California | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Public Policy Institute of California | General operating support | $200,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Supporting the california early care and education (ece) workforce study | $200,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Empower community voices in youth homelessness research | $200,000 |
| California Pan-Ethnic Health Network | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California | Homecare cooperative initiative | $175,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Federal policy research on care workers | $175,000 |
| Oped Project Public Knowledge Fund Inc | Public voices fellowship for domestic violence prevention | $170,000 |
| Equal Rights Advocates | Supporting stronger californias economic security policy and advocacy agenda | $150,000 |
| George Washington University | The funders forum on accountable health: scaling community-driven health equity initiatives | $150,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Tides Center | Solutions-based journalism to advance restorative approaches for domestic violence | $150,000 |
| Watsonville Law Center | Increasing access to paid family leave for immigrant, mixteco-speaking, farmworker communities | $150,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Adriane Lamar Snider
- Helen Duplessis MD MPH
- Katherine Flores MD
- Luis Granados
- Maricela Rios
- Raymond J Baxter
- Sharon Kimberly Belshe
- Deborah I Chang
- Lisa Davis
- Sandy Clarke
Questions people ask
Does California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See website for current deadlines.
How much does California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn give?
$17.1 million in tax year 2024, across 90 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.
Who runs California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn?
Its 2024 filing lists Adriane Lamar Snider (Chair, Audit Committee), Helen Duplessis MD MPH (Chair, Governance Committee), Katherine Flores MD (Chair, HR Committee) and Luis Granados (Trustee) among 10 officers and trustees.
What does California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn fund?
Based on its grants, mainly human services, health and education.