California Physicians' Service Fdn Dba Blue Shield of California Fdn
Historical FunderSan Francisco, California · EIN 94-2822302 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$20.2M
Organizations funded110
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$82.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $250,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATIO |
|---|---|
| Address | 315 MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 |
| Phone | 4152296080 |
| BSCF@BLUESHIELDCAFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | GO TO OUR WEBSITE: HTTPS://BLUESHIELDCAFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS |
| Deadlines | SEE WEBSITE FOR CURRENT DEADLINES |
| Restrictions | THE BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES ACROSS THREE 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. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
12% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | San Diego, CA | Sustaining and expanding nationally the california study on violence experiences across the lifespan (calvex) study | $750,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting california journalists | $685,000 |
| California Partnership to End Domestic Violence | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $640,000 |
| Futures Without Violence | San Francisco, CA | Advancing state and federal domestic violence prevention policy | $600,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Davis | Davis, CA | Updating the domestic abuse training curriculum for county social services staff | $600,000 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support through fiscal sponsor | $535,000 |
| Alliance for Girls | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $520,000 |
| California State University Fresno Foundation | Fresno, CA | General operating support through fiscal sponsor | $515,000 |
| Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | General operating support through fiscal sponsor | $515,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | General operating support through fiscal sponsor | $515,000 |
| California Partnership to End Domestic Violence | Sacramento, CA | Addressing housing security and homelessness for survivors of domestic violence | $500,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Act now: a pooled fund for california | $500,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Improving how medi-cal managed care plans address and prevent intimate partner violence | $500,000 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $485,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $475,000 |
| Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | Supporting the domestic violence housing opportunities means everything (home) cohort | $475,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support through fiscal sponsor | $450,000 |
| Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | Advancing paid family leave in california | $430,000 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Practitioners' voice california | $400,000 |
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | General operating support | $375,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | Parenting for liberation | $335,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Act now: pooled fund for immigrant needs in underserved regions of california | $300,000 |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Solutions-Driven reporting in california | $300,000 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | Increasing california nonprofits advocacy knowledge and capacity | $290,000 |
| California Budget & Policy Center | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $290,000 |
| California Department of Health Care Services | Sacramento, CA | Integrating community assessments across public health and medi-cal managed care plans in california | $250,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | Advancing strategic communications in public health | $250,000 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Sacramento, CA | Act now: san joaquin valley health fund's got power 2.0 initiative | $250,000 |
| United Ways of California | South Pasadena, CA | Advancing equitable access to tax credits and income supports | $250,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | San Diego, CA | San diego refugee communities coalition | $240,000 |
| Afrola Media Group | Los Angeles, CA | Domestic violence prevention journalism | $200,000 |
| Bend the Arc | New York, NY | Building an equitable care infrastructure | $200,000 |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Domestic violence prevention journalism | $200,000 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Act now: support for movement security and operations fund | $200,000 |
| Governors Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation | Sacramento, CA | Evaluation design for the california equity commission framework | $200,000 |
| Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting the homecare cooperative initiative | $200,000 |
| San Francisco Study Center | San Francisco, CA | Supporting the ethnic media sector in california | $200,000 |
| The Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $165,000 |
| Asian Resources Inc | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| California Pan-Ethnic Health Network | Berkeley, CA | Act now: general operating support | $150,000 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | Strengthening the nonprofit sector evaluative capacity through realize power alumni network | $150,000 |
| Family Violence Law Center | Oakland, CA | Advancing a homelessness and domestic violence coalition in alameda county | $150,000 |
| Golden State Opportunity | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc | City of Industry, CA | Building evidence for scaling guaranteed income to support maternal health outcomes | $150,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to gather feedback from the communities they serve to improve program impact | $127,500 |
| Black Freedom Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Act now: support for the lead initiative | $125,000 |
| Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | Act now: support for barhii | $125,000 |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | Building evidence for restorative practices to prevent domestic violence | $115,000 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Act now: support for california domestic workers coalition | $100,000 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | Supporting scholar program and exploring opportunities for scaling regional program to california | $100,000 |
| Community United Against Violence Inc | San Francisco, CA | Act now: general operating support | $100,000 |
| Cultiva LA Salud | Fresno, CA | Community voices project: bridging community and media to change narratives for policy and systems change | $100,000 |
| Horn of Africa Community in North America | San Diego, CA | Act now: support for san diego refugee communities coalition | $100,000 |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | Community-Driven reporting | $100,000 |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | Act now: support for el tmpano | $100,000 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | Act now: general operating support | $100,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | Act now: general operating support | $100,000 |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 110 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | Dialogue project merced county pilot | $35,000 |
| Visionary Women | Beverly Hills, CA | Emerging leaders matching fund | $30,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | Leadership development for berkeley media studies group | $13,248 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,231,699 | 113 |
| 2024 | $16,626,371 | 101 |
| 2023 | $18,255,346 | 77 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Sep 10, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202642539349100019
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-2822302
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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