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California Physicians Service Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in San Francisco, California · EIN 94-2822302

Grants itemized on the 990
$20MTax year 2025
Grants made
84Tax year 2025
Total assets
$82MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE HEALTH INITIATIVECONTRACT # 1205THE HEALTH INITIATIVE (THI) AND MANATT HEALTH HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH FUND UNDER THE BANNER OF INVESTING IN HEALTH TO (1) IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES' (CMS) POLICY/REGULATORY CHANGES TO ADDRESS DRIVERS OF HEALTH (DOH) AND HEALTH EQUITY, (2) TEST, REFINE, AND CREATE MOMENTUM AROUND A SUBSET OF THESE CHANGES, AND (3) SPUR AND SUPPORT THEIR EXECUTION. TODAY, CMS HAS IMPLEMENTED (IN FULL OR PART) 66 PERCENT OF THE INVESTING IN HEALTH POLICY CHANGES, MOST NOTABLY ENACTING THE FIRST-EVER DOH MEASURES IN FEDERAL PAYMENT/QUALITY PROGRAMS AND AUTHORIZING NEW POLICY REGARDING USE OF "IN LIEU OF SERVICES" TO REIMBURSE HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH MEDICAID MANAGED CARE.BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH AND REQUESTS BY STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS, THE THI/MANATT TEAM REQUESTS SUPPORT TO (1) SUSTAIN MOMENTUM RELATIVE TO THE DOH MEASURES FOR

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$29M2019
$41M2020
$30M2021
$42M2022
$18M2023
$13M2024
$20M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Public Health Institute$1.3M2025
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence$1.3M2025
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$990K2025
Tides Center$700K2025
University of Southern California$690K2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (84 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

Website: www.blueshieldcafoundation.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.