TCE Grant Making 2023
We partner with the community to improve the health of all Californians. Our grant making is guided by three bold ideas: People Power, Reimagining Institutions, and a 21st Century Health System for All.
Over the past decade of listening and responding to partners, TCE learned that “it begins and ends with people power.” Our grant making process is guided by the practice of trust-based philanthropy and the recognition that people closest to the problem have the best understanding of the solutions.
Over the next several years, the Endowment will continue supporting the Good Troublemakers – nonprofit organizations advancing racial justice and health equity in California for systemic and policy change.
TCE will continue to focus grant making on areas of greatest need, where inequity is highest, and to align with the community on goals and priorities. Together, we will create good trouble to impact systemic change, create a more equitable and racially just California and achieve a beloved community.
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$381M
Awarded -
710
Organizations -
1,031
Grants -
$4.3B
In assets
“Those that are most negatively and adversely impacted by injustice are the ones closest to the solutions and the right policies and right practices and the right systems changes.”
DR. ROBERT K. ROSS President & CEO, The California Endowment
Browse Other Changes Planted by Dr. Ross
Building Healthy Communities $1B invested over 10 years
Health4All 38.6 million lives impacted
Youth Awards 37 total awards given
Schools Not Prisons & BMOC Millions reached since 2016
Farmworker Health $50M initiative
Parks for All Hundreds of millions leveraged for parks investments in CA
Youth on the Board 1st of large foundations in US to have youth on the board
Childhood Obesity & Freshworks $272M to expand access to fresh and healthy foods in low-income communities
CHIS 20,000 households interviewed annually to find health gaps in CA
Kids Health Coverage Campaign $4M to help enroll children in health programs
Cultural Competency/Health Workforce/PRIME $78.2M to CA organizations working to boost the size and diversity of the state's healthcare workforce
TCE Headquarters 125,000+ use our facilities every year
Wishing Wall
Dr. Ross,
Thank you for being unwavering and clear about TCE’s purpose. Thank you for always listening and learning and dreaming about what could be.
Forever grateful,
- Mia Bolton
Dr. Ross,
You are an amazing person/soul! Wish you the best retirement!
Thank you for believing in us and the opportunities your faith in us have afforded so many. We wish tenfold those blessings on you.
- Alf LaMont
Dr. Ross,
Thank you for all that you have done to advance justice and equity in our communities.
All the blessings in the world for your much deserved retirement. Thank you for your commitment to equity.
- Pico California
The force is strong in our family.
- D. Wash
Dr. Ross! You are a blessing and have changed the world we live in. Thank you.
- H.S.F.
Bob,
Don’t be a stranger.
Love you,
- Ray
Dear Bob,
Well done, good and faithful servant! Remember: you don’t get to retire from Saint Marks - ever.
- Carri
Dr. Ross -
Wishing you abundance in this next chapter! Thank you for your infinite sacrifices for justice.
- Sonya Diaz
Best wishes for the next act!
- Joel
Dear Bob,
Thank you for your incredible and bold leadership for equity and justice! It has catalyzed so much and the ripple effects will be felt for longer than you can imagine. Thanks also for being a personal inspiration to me and our organization’s work. We’ll all try to carry on the pathway you forged. Best wishes in all your next endeavors.
Yours,
- Alex Rossides
My friend -
Thank you for always believing in the work. I hope you get some time to rest and find new horizons (and no stalkers).
With love
Congratulations on a long and impactful career! Best wishes for your next stage of life!
Best,
- Amy
POWER
Dear Bob,
I have learned and grown so much during my time at TCE and with you. Thank you for everything.
- Karthik
Blessings upon blessings! Looking forward to all your journey takes you!
Dr. Ross,
Wishing you the best time ever spent.
Thank you for all your work!
- Olga (FBHC)
Dr. Bob -
Enjoy this next chapter in your life. I wish you joy!
- Jim Crouch
Thank you for all that you do. God bless.
Unveiling Our
2025 Annual
Report
The California Endowment is proud to present our 2025 annual report. Read about the work we are supporting and our partners who are changing California to a state of belonging and inclusion.
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