Sierra Health Foundation
Sierra Health Foundation is a Sacramento-based private philanthropy that promotes health, racial equity, and racial justice across Northern California through strategic grantmaking, convening, and programs (including The Center). The website publishes program pages, recent news, funding information, and official financial disclosures (including recent Form 990s).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations working on health, racial equity, and related community health or social justice work in California—especially Northern California—seeking general operating or program support.
Good Fit
- • A California-based nonprofit or a program serving California communities (Northern CA emphasis).
- • Work directly tied to health equity, racial justice, or community health systems.
- • Seeking general operating or sustaining support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
- • Capacity to demonstrate community impact and alignment with the foundation’s regional priorities.
Geography
Observed grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-focused (about 99% of dollars), with only token out-of-state awards in the latest year; the footprint is effectively state‑level and concentrated in Northern California.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent organizations (80 recipients in 2024 and roughly 160+ recipients in prior years), showing a broad and diverse recipient set despite some dollar concentration among a few large awards.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence shows substantial turnover and new entrants—about half of 2023 and 2024 recipients were new—combined with a public website and program contact, indicating unfamiliar organizations can plausibly access funding (within the California focus).
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
