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Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Public charity · Grantmaker Healdsburg, CA EIN: 68-0474109 Website

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County is a Healdsburg, California-based public charity that files Form 990. It connects people and resources to promote wellness in underserved communities, with grant support focused on equitable access to healthcare and mental health services in northern Sonoma County.

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County at a glance

In short: Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County gave $674K across 15 grants in 2024 (avg $45K), mostly in California. 47% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$674,317
+3.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
15
+66.7% vs 2023
Average grant
$44,954
-37.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$24,925
Total assets
$1,266,292
-19.5% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2024; small sample)
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 1025, Healdsburg, CA 95448
Phone: (707) 473-0583
Website: https://healthcarefoundation.net

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

University of San Francisco: $154KUniversity of San Francisco$154KOn the Margins Inc: $76KOn the Margins Inc$76KGoring & Straja Architects PC: $75KGoring & Straja Architects PC$75KAlexander Valley Healthcare: $69KAlexander Valley Healthcare$69KKaiser NCR Ch: $64KKaiser NCR Ch$64KLa Familia Sana: $53KLa Familia Sana$53KSupport Our Students: $50KSupport Our Students$50KScan Foundation: $25KScan Foundation$25KCloverdale Senior Multi-Purpose Center: $20KCloverdale SeniorMulti-Purpose Center$20KSanta Rosa Junior College Hope: $20KSanta Rosa Junior College Hope$20K

The largest 2024 recipient was University of San Francisco ($154K). Together the top 10 received $606K.

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K13$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 77 (74%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation says it prioritizes support and projects for communities from northern Santa Rosa to Cloverdale. Its 2024 filing describes its region as extending from northern Santa Rosa to the Mendocino border. All reported 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in California.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa RosaHealdsburgCloverdaleSonomaPetalumaSan FranciscoHealsburgRichmondSebastopolTiburonBerkeleyForestvilleGratonGuernevilleLong BeachNapaNew YorkOaklandOkalandOxnard

Is Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County open to new grantees?

47%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $31K; repeat grants $57K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $51K repeat.

  • 40% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 75% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K17 grants2020 24 grants2021 12 grants2022 9 grants2023 15 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $385K (2021) to $710K (2022). In 2024 it made 15 grants totaling $674K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAScholorship Programs$154,294
On the Margins Inc Tiburon, CAGeneral Operating Support$75,915
Goring & Straja Architects PC Berkeley, CAArchitect Deposit-Community Wellness Center$75,000
Alexander Valley Healthcare Cloverdale, CAGeneral Operating Support$68,900
Kaiser NCR Ch Okaland, CABilingual Clinical Training Pro$64,000
La Familia Sana Cloverdale, CACloverdale Eco Group$52,774
Support Our Students Santa Rosa, CAGeneral Operating Support$50,000
Scan Foundation Long Beach, CAGeneral Operating Support$24,925
Cloverdale Senior Multi-Purpose Center Cloverdale, CACloverdale Eco Group - Scan & CA Healthcare$20,100
Santa Rosa Junior College Hope Santa Rosa, CAScholorship Programs$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,266,292$1,417,359$1,494,519$674,31715$1,400
2023$1,572,762$1,787,396$1,378,162$649,5199$357
2022$1,236,422$1,464,682$1,620,980$710,30012—
2021$1,081,837$1,310,405$1,248,792$385,25024—
2020$1,025,635$905,385$1,265,250$560,12117—

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s mission is “to connect people and resources to promote wellness in underserved communities.” Its stated vision is to eliminate health inequities in northern Sonoma County. The foundation’s 2025–2028 strategic plan identifies four pillars: healthcare advocacy and partnerships, healthcare workforce pipelines, capacity-building grants, and community-led solutions. It describes capacity-building grants as general operating support intended to strengthen nonprofit effectiveness and stability.

In its 2024 filing, the foundation says it supported local health clinics and grassroots organizations focused on low-income, vulnerable populations, and scholarships for bilingual, bicultural mental health professionals. Among its 2024 grantees, La Familia Sana describes its work as addressing community needs related to healthcare, jobs, food, and education; Nuestra Comunidad describes providing disaster preparedness, emergency-services, and health and wellness instruction, with an emphasis on underserved communities; and Council on Aging Services for Seniors describes providing services to promote wellbeing and independence for older adults.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $674,317. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $154,294, with a median grant of $24,925. The largest reported grants included $154,294 to the University of San Francisco for scholarship programs, $75,915 to On the Margins Inc for general operating support, $75,000 to Goring & Straja Architects PC for a community wellness center architect deposit, and $68,900 to Alexander Valley Healthcare for general operating support. Other notable grants included $64,000 to Kaiser NCR CH for a bilingual clinical training program, $52,774 to La Familia Sana, and $50,000 to Support Our Students for general operating support.

The foundation describes its general operating grants as unrestricted support for organizations aligned with its values. It says grant reporting requirements vary by grant amount and purpose, and that it receives regular reports from grantees on the use of funds.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Wanda Tapia-Thomsen as chair, Mona Hanes as vice chair, Darnell Bowen as treasurer and chair of finance, and Ann Elston as secretary. It also lists Montserrat Archila as chair of marketing and communications, Daisy Cardenas as co-chair of programs, and Courtney Cochran as chair of fund development. Gary Barth, Kaleigh Bulloch Whitehall, and Yudith Correa are listed as board members; Correa’s listing notes an end date of April 30. The foundation’s 2025–2028 strategic plan identifies Amy Ramirez as executive director.

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County is led by Bender Kimberly, Executive Director on the 2024 filing; 2 of 18 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Bender Kimberly

    Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2024)

  • Ramirez Amy

    Executive Director & Start

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $92K (2024)

  • Archila Montserrat

    Chair Marcomm

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bowen Darnell

    Treasurer & Chair Finance

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cochran Courtney

    Chair Fund Development

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kahn Marc

    Chair Program

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maltrud Ingrid

    Chair Audit

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Safford Kathi

    Chair Nominations

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tapia-Thomsen Wanda

    Chair

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barth Gary

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bulloch Whitehall Kaleigh

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cardenas Daisy

    Co-Chair Program

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Correa Yudith

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elston Ann

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greenall Paul

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hanes Mona

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morrison Rousseau Anne

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Restieaux Murphy Danielle

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Courtney Cochran (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Danielle Restieaux Murphy (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimberly Bender (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Peter McAweeney (2020–2023) — Chair Fund Development
  • Former: Francisco Lopez (2021–2023) — Chair Audit
  • Former: Kathi Safford (2021–2023) — Chair Nominations
  • Former: Daisy Cardenas (2022–2023) — Co-Chair Program
  • Former: Darnell Bowen (2022–2023) — Treasurer & Chair Finance
  • Former: Gary Barth (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Kahn (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Ann Elston (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Anne Morrison Rousseau (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ingrid Maltrud (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mona Hanes (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Montserrat Archila (2023) — Chair Marcomm
  • Former: Wanda Tapia-Thomsen (2023) — Co-Chair Program
  • Former: Yudith Correa (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Hunsberger (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jean Lalla (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Scott Hafner (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Monsterrat Archila (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Wanda Tapia Thomsen (2022) — Chair Program
  • Former: Barbara Grasseschi (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Donna Merideth (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Esther Lemus (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Dayton (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Kimbro Chechile (2020–2021) — Chair Grant Making
  • Former: Michael Valdovinos (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Wanda Tapia (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bill Smart (2020) — Chair Audit
  • Former: Denny Martin (2020) — Chair & Grant Making Committee
  • Former: Gina Parmeter (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ross Stromberg (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Bender Kimberly — Executive Director, End 7/30: $97KBender KimberlyExecutive Director, End 7/30$97KRamirez Amy — Executive Director, Start 8/1: $92KRamirez AmyExecutive Director, Start 8/1$92K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $97K, to Bender Kimberly (Executive Director, End 7/30). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

How much does Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County give each year?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County gave $674K across 15 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $650K across 9 grants.

What is Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's typical grant size?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's median grant in 2024 was $24,925, and its average grant was $44,954, across 15 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County that year got $31K on average.

Where does Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County give grants?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Rosa, CA (5 grants) and Cloverdale, CA (3 grants).

Does Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County give general operating support?

Yes: 40% of Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Cloverdale Eco Group - Scan & CA Healthcare" (3 grants).

Who are Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's largest grantees?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's largest 2024 grantees include University of San Francisco ($154,294), On the Margins Inc ($75,915) and Goring & Straja Architects PC ($75,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What does Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County fund?

The foundation’s mission is “to connect people and resources to promote wellness in underserved communities.” Its stated vision is to eliminate health inequities in northern Sonoma County. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check healthcarefoundation.net for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's EIN?

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0474109. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 28, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/healthcare-foundation-northern-sonoma-county-morg_59e7fe31ca22493c9bd5beb44a64de3c

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