Healthcare Foundation
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Healthcare Foundation was established in 1992 by a charitable contribution when Health Plan of America, an HMO owned by St. Joseph Health System, was sold. The Foundation supports programs consistent with the Mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Over $50 million has been awarded since the Foundation’s inception to meet the needs of the dear neighbor.
SEEKING INVESTMENT ADVISOR
The Healthcare Foundation is inviting interested investment advisory firms to review and respond to our RFP for an investment advisor. Responses will be accepted through midnight, May 31, 2025. For additional information, please contact Barry Ross, Executive Director at bross@csjorange.org.
Geographical Areas of Focus
The Sisters of St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation is a non-profit, public benefit corporation, which addresses the needs of the working and indigent poor in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Humboldt County. Starting in 2024 and for the next several years, the Foundation will focus on its grant-making in the following six counties – Alameda, Humboldt, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino and Sonoma counties.
Priorities
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Housing Security
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Food Security
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Family Violence Prevention
Priority Population: Families with children ages 0-18 sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; staying in motels, trailer parks, or camp grounds due to the lack of an adequate alternative; staying in shelters or transitional housing; or sleeping in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or similar settings.
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Philosophical Statement
The Foundation makes grants that address the needs of economically poor and vulnerable populations with a priority on families of children meeting McKinney-Vento eligibility criteria impacting health within the following six counties in California – Alameda, Humboldt, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino, and Sonoma counties. We address the social determinants of health with a commitment to equity and desire to fund programs and organizations that:
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Provide prevention strategies to priorities of the Foundation
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Support and transform the individual, social, economic, institutional, and cultural aspects of communities.
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Promote change within larger societal systems to benefit low-income and at-risk populations.
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Ensure that all served are respected, valued and free to reach their full potential in life.
When appropriate and possible, we will collaborate with other funders and community resources whose program areas provide synergy that will result in greater impact.
Grantmaking Information
The Foundation in 2024 will award general operating support grants up to $60,000 over two years (maximum $30,000 per year) that seek to impact the Foundation’s three priority areas, providing service in our six target counties. Priority will be given to organizations serving families with children who meet McKinney-Vento eligibility criteria.
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Grant application information is available on our website on January 15 of each year, with grant applications due by February 15 each year on the online platform. Applicants will be notified in May of each year, with successful applicants awarded checks by June of each year.
Program Related Investments
The Foundation has committed to support $4 million in low interest loans for affordable housing in the target counties we have prioritized. As these loans are paid off, the funds will be used to provide new loans. Our first project supported Jamboree Housing’s Pelican Harbor 42-unit senior housing project for persons experiencing homelessness in Huntington Beach. Another project supported is the Imperial Valley Housing Authority to provide five 3-bedroom mobile homes for low-income families in Barstow. Additional loans will be funded over the next several years.
Foundation Leadership
Board
Lucia Corral Peña, Board Chair
Michelle Myles Chambers, Ph.D. Vice Chair
Sr. Mary Geneva Bonhote, CSJ, Secretary
Katie Kalvoda, Finance Committee Chair
Sr. Judith Dugan, CSJ
Sr. Christine Ray, CSJ
Mary Vagnone, Grants Manager
Staff
Do you have questions about receiving a grant from the CSJ Healthcare Foundation?
Please Contact:
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Barry Ross, Executive Director, Justice Partnerships
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
440 South Batavia Street
Orange, CA 92868-3998
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T: (714) 633-8121 ext. 7109
C: (714) 656-5274