Unihealth Foundation
UniHealth Foundation is a private healthcare foundation based in California that supports nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organizations in Southern California. Its grantmaking focuses on Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, and Healthcare Workforce and the site includes a searchable grants database and applicant guidance. The site lists a Pasadena address and phone contact.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based or Southern California-serving nonprofit (hospital, community clinic, mental health provider, homeless services or workforce/education partner) with capacity to manage mid-sized grants and clear local impact.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations or programs located in Los Angeles or neighboring Southern California counties
- • Work focused on population/community health, behavioral health, homelessness, or healthcare workforce development
- • Ability to manage grants in the $50K–$500K range
- • Partnerships with hospitals, health systems, or community clinics
- • Willingness to submit an LOI through the online grants portal
Geography
The observed footprint is strongly California-focused: roughly 97% of grant dollars stayed in-state in the latest year, with most activity concentrated around Los Angeles and nearby counties and only three states appearing on the 2023 grant list.
Recipient Variety
In 2023 the foundation funded 94 distinct recipients across hospitals, community clinics, mental-health providers, homelessness and youth programs via 105 grants, and the top five recipients accounted for only 16% of dollars, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for the foundation's scale.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: the foundation publishes applicant guidance and a grants portal, and the latest year shows substantial turnover with 54 new recipients, so unfamiliar but well-aligned applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
