Dignity Health Foundation
Dignity Health Foundation serves as a supporting organization to dignity health, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code (the "code"). The foundation provides fundraising support and services system-wide to dignity health and its network of hospitals, while streamlining administrative costs through increased operational efficiency. The foundation provides focused philanthropic support to drive innovation at dignity health, improve clinical outcomes, grow access to care, and enable dignity health to serve more people.
Dignity Health Foundation at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Dignity Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 16 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Dignity Health Foundation gives
- Giving fell 72% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $8.3M (2022). In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health San Francisco, CA | Hospital Support | $623,931 |
| Commonspirit Health Englewood, CO | Hospital Support | $7,653 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | $1,142 | $1,142 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $7,261 | $592,273 | $760,986 | $631,584 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $1,595,918 | $1,820,295 | $8,549,563 | $8,331,116 | 5 | $139,709 |
| 2021 | $14,808,045 | $3,116,398 | $4,028,430 | $3,120,782 | 9 | $88,072 |
| 2020 | $16,061,445 | $11,200,803 | $3,199,501 | $2,258,279 | 3 | $117,201 |
| 2019 | $8,086,254 | $5,177,814 | $2,611,026 | $1,581,235 | 3 | $93,941 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Dignity Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Dignity Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dignity Health Foundation is led by Wright L. Lassiter III, Ex-Officio Member, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wright L. Lassiter III
Ex-Officio Member, President & CEO
Ex-Officio Member & President → President & CEO, 2024
President & CEO → Ex-Officio Member, President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jed York
Chairman
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Reilly
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Covarrubias
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Lloyd H. Dean (2019–2024) — Former Officer
- Former: Fred Najjar (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Amir Mashkoori (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Geetha Vallabheneni (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John De Souza (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Suennen (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Dyrdahl (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Oliver W. Wesson Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Willie Brown Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Dignity Health Foundation
What is Dignity Health Foundation?
Dignity Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Phoenix, AZ.
Where does Dignity Health Foundation operate?
Dignity Health Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado.
What is Dignity Health Foundation's EIN?
Dignity Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2037641. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023
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