California Primary Care Association
The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) is a public charity based in Sacramento, California. Formed in 1994, it represents more than 2,300 not-for-profit community health centers and clinics in California and receives federal program support to develop and enhance services for member clinics.
California Primary Care Association at a glance
In short: California Primary Care Association gave $11.1M across 51 grants in 2025 (avg $218K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,135,268
- +43.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 51
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $218,339
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $18,903,201
- -28.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to California Primary Care Association
- How to Apply
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The available information does not describe an application process for CPCA’s reported grants. For a CPCA letter of support, eligible members can submit a request; other letter-of-support requests may be made for members or organizations partnering on a project or program.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1231 I St 400, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 440-8170
Website: https://cpca.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who California Primary Care Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Redwood Community Health Coalition ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $6.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
217 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 83 grants of 217 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, 99% of CPCA’s grant dollars went to recipients in California and 1% to recipients in Arizona.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 51 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How California Primary Care Association gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2019) to $11.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 51 grants totaling $11.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Community Health Coalition Petaluma, CA | BPHC: BPHC Base Grant BPHC Base 24/25 | $1,071,751 |
| California Primary Care Association Advocates Sacramento, CA | Operational Grant | $974,398 |
| Ccalac Los Angeles, CA | BPHC:BPHC RAC 23/24 | $843,654 |
| Community Health Partnership Inc San Jose, CA | BPHC: BPHC Base Grant: BPHC Base 24/25 | $727,925 |
| Altamed Health Services Los Angeles, CA | TCE Civic Engagement | $683,786 |
| Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics Santa Ana, CA | Altamed Civic Engagement 10/30/24-12/31/24 | $680,352 |
| Community Clinics Health Network DBA Health Quality Partners San Diego, CA | DHCS Health Navigator Program | $570,255 |
| Community Health Association Inland Southern Region San Bernardino, CA | BPHC:BPHC Base Grant BPHC Base 24/25 | $533,903 |
| Alameda Health Consortium San Leandro, CA | BPHC: BPHC Base Grant: BPHC Base 24/25 | $343,218 |
| North Coast Clinics Network Eureka, CA | BPHC: BPHC Base Grant: BPHC Base 24/25 | $309,330 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,903,201 | $19,151,068 | $25,509,224 | $11,135,268 | 51 | $305,932 |
| 2024 | $26,296,120 | $18,644,298 | $23,770,765 | $7,788,926 | 39 | $125,104 |
| 2023 | $28,761,973 | $36,504,475 | $18,987,453 | $4,235,970 | 19 | $14,473 |
| 2022 | $11,309,164 | $14,655,608 | $18,397,693 | $6,625,969 | 73 | — |
| 2021 | $14,860,072 | $17,795,202 | $11,548,579 | $1,574,152 | 35 | $1,127 |
| 2020 | $9,500,567 | $12,555,841 | $13,080,678 | $702,500 | 10 | $4,066 |
| 2019 | $9,554,666 | $11,816,629 | $11,866,279 | $300,000 | 1 | $17,237 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CPCA’s mission is to lead and position community clinics, health centers, and networks through advocacy, education, and services as key players in the health care delivery system, improving the health status of their communities. It reports providing training, technical assistance, and educational programs to strengthen clinics’ operational efficiency, as well as legislative and administrative support.
In 2025, CPCA’s reported grants included awards to clinic associations, consortia, and health service organizations. For example, Community Health Partnership says it advocates for quality, affordable, accessible, and culturally competent health care. North Coast Clinics Network says its mission is to improve rural health care. Alameda Health Consortium says it works with communities toward comprehensive, accessible care and improved outcomes in Alameda County.
Grantmaking
CPCA reported 51 grants totaling $11,135,268 in filing year 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $6,500 to $1,071,751, with a median of $100,000. The largest listed awards included $1,071,751 to Redwood Community Health Coalition for a BPHC base grant; $974,398 to California Primary Care Association Advocates for an operational grant; and $843,654 to CCALAC for a BPHC regional association grant. Other large awards included $727,925 to Community Health Partnership for a BPHC base grant and $570,255 to Community Clinics Health Network DBA Health Quality Partners for the DHCS Health Navigator Program.
CPCA’s website compiles public and private funding opportunities for California community clinics and health centers. It also provides letters of support to CPCA members for Health Center Program (Section 330) proposals; the standard letter confirms good-standing membership and states that CPCA has not assessed the applicant’s operations or service-area needs and does not vouch for application representations. Requests for this letter should be submitted at least one week before the deadline. CPCA also offers letters of support to members for other proposals and to organizations partnering on a project or program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Rakesh Patel, Chair; Andrea Schwab-Galindo, Chair-Elect; Julia Liou, Treasurer; David Lontok, Secretary; Paulo Soares, Immediate Past Chair; Corinne Sanchez, Vice Speaker; Asa Satariano, Speaker; and Benjamin Flores, Tory Starr, and Adel Syed, Members at Large.
California Primary Care Association is led by Francisco J. Silva, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 9 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Francisco J. Silva
President & Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
36 hrs/week
$336K (2023) → $590K (2025)
Rakesh Patel
Chair
Speaker → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Britta Guerrero
Director
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Ward
Director
Director → Vice Speaker, 2022
Vice Speaker → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Myers
Director
Member at Large → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Bradshaw
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Graciela Soto-Perez
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Becerra
Director
Member at Large → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Garcia
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Hydash
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2020
Past Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Mattson
Director
Treasurer → Vice Speakeer, 2021
Vice Speakeer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louise McCarthy
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2021
Past Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Rine
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Vliet
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Franklin Gonzalez
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pedro Toledo
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alvaro Ballesteros
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andie Patterson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Thornock
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Genevieve Filmardirossian
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lauterbach
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virgina Hedrick
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Orange
Vice President of Jedi
Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity & Diversit → Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, 2024
Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion → Vice President of Jedi, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$166K (2019) → $250K (2025)
Ginger L. Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President Health Center Operations → Vice President of Member Relations, 2021
Vice President of Member Relations → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
36 hrs/week
$147K (2019) → $256K (2025)
Sonja Spowart
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
36 hrs/week
$196K (2021) → $256K (2025)
Christina Hicks
Wp of Operations & Governance
Vice President of Operations & Governance → Wp of Operations & Governance, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$145K (2023) → $189K (2025)
Dennis Cuevas Romero
Wp of Health Government Affairs
Vice President of Health Government Affairs → Wp of Health Government Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2024
34 hrs/week
$175K (2024) → $188K (2025)
Joseph Cachuela
General Counsel
On filings since 2024
36 hrs/week
$231K (2024) → $242K (2025)
Kearsten Shepherd
Wp of Development & External Relations
Vice President of Development & External Relations → Wp of Development & External Relations, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$175K (2024) → $179K (2025)
Lindsey Freitas-Norman
Vice President of Civic Engagement & Community Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
34 hrs/week
$169K (2025)
Paulo Soares
Immediate Past Chair
Secretary → Chair-Elect, 2022
Chair-Elect → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Schwab-Galindo
Chair-Elect
Director → Speaker, 2022
Speaker → Chair-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Asa Satariano
Speaker
Director → Member at Large, 2022
Member at Large → Speaker, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Lontok
Secretary
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Flores
Member at Large
Member at Large → Director, 2022
Director → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corinne Sanchez
Vice Speaker
Director → Vice Speaker, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Liou
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adel Syed
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tory Starr
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Cynthia Keltner (2023–2024) — Vice President of Health Access & Quality
- Former: Michael J. Witte (2019–2023) — Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Richard Veloz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert E. Beaudry (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Valerie Sheehan (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Chief Program Officer
- Former: Alvaro Fuentes (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Porteus (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Melissa Marshall (2020–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Warren Brodine (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Anthony White (2023) — Director
- Former: Diedre McCallin (2023) — Director of Health Information Technology
- Former: Lisa Maas (2023) — Director
- Former: Yamilet Valladolid (2023) — Director
- Former: Andrea E. Patterson (2019–2022) — Vice President Government Affairs
- Former: Anitha Mullangi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Carmela Castellano-Garcia (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Naomi Fuchs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ralph Slber (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lucresha Renteria (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: David Vilet (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Debra Farmer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott McFarland (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherry Hirota (2019–2021) — Member at Large
- Former: Omar G. Moreno (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ben Flores (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cathy Frey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christine Noguera (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Deborah Lerner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Henry Tuttle (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marty Lynch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Szecsey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nik Gupta (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Paula Zandi (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandra S. Birkman (2019–2020) — Vice President of Finance
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $590K, to Francisco Silva (President & Chief Executive Officer). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about California Primary Care Association
How much does California Primary Care Association give each year?
California Primary Care Association gave $11.1M across 51 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.8M across 39 grants.
What is California Primary Care Association's typical grant size?
California Primary Care Association's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $218,339, across 51 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does California Primary Care Association give grants?
California Primary Care Association gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (5 grants), San Diego, CA (5 grants), Sacramento, CA (4 grants) and San Jose, CA (4 grants).
Does California Primary Care Association give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of California Primary Care Association's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 51) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "TCE Civic Engagement" (15 grants), "DHCS Health Navigator Program" (12 grants) and "BPHC: BPHC Base Grant: BPHC Base 24/25" (9 grants).
Who are California Primary Care Association's largest grantees?
California Primary Care Association's largest 2025 grantees include Redwood Community Health Coalition ($1,071,751), California Primary Care Association Advocates ($974,398) and Ccalac ($843,654), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is California Primary Care Association?
California Primary Care Association reported $18.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.2M.
What does California Primary Care Association fund?
CPCA’s mission is to lead and position community clinics, health centers, and networks through advocacy, education, and services as key players in the health care delivery system, improving the health status of their communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from California Primary Care Association?
The available information does not describe an application process for CPCA’s reported grants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is California Primary Care Association's EIN?
California Primary Care Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3215565. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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