Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
The Community Health Trust of an individual recipient is a public charity based in Watsonville, California. It works to advance health equity and wellness in the an individual recipient through direct services, partnerships, and grants to local organizations.
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust at a glance
In short: Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust gave $364K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $364,400
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +350.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,244
- -73.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $18,607,373
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
- How to Apply
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The Trust’s grantmaking page says applications for the 2026–2027 grant cycle will be accepted November 14 through January 31 through its online grant portal.
- Review Cycle
- January 31 for the 2026–2027 grant cycle.
- Deadline
- January 31 for the 2026–2027 grant cycle.
- Contact
Mailing address: 85 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 761-5639
Website: https://pvhealthtrust.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
Dr. Ehler H. Eiskamp Endowed Scholarship
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust Grant
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
Amount
US $15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Phil Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cabrillo College Foundation ($92K). Together the top 10 received $235K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($29,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 81 grants of 92 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Trust’s grantmaking is focused on projects serving an individual recipient residents, with activities generally conducted within the an individual recipient Its website describes broader programs and services across Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. In filing year 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to California recipients and 4% to Oregon recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2019) to $6.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $364K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo College Foundation Aptos, CA | Scholarships | $92,400 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $29,000 |
| Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Marina, CA | Black Leadership Roundtable | $20,000 |
| Community Action Board Watsonville, CA | Cares Act Grant and General Funds | $18,000 |
| Dientes Community Dental Care Santa Cruz, CA | Oral Health | $15,000 |
| Acupuncturists Without Borders Portland, OR | Support Mission | $15,000 |
| Family Svcs Agency Santa Cruz, CA | Cares Act Grant & Gen'l Operations | $15,000 |
| Farm Discovery at Live Earth Freedom, CA | Support Mission | $15,000 |
| Foodwhat Incorporated Santa Cruz, CA | Healthy Eating | $15,000 |
| Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International Santa Cruz, CA | Support Mission | $15,000 |
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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 | $18,607,373 | $2,544,127 | $3,410,239 | $364,400 | 18 | $1,626,270 |
| 2024 | $19,095,084 | $4,571,875 | $3,066,265 | $301,000 | 4 | $1,218,220 |
| 2023 | $17,245,357 | $625,220 | $2,806,377 | $345,200 | 18 | $-82,034 |
| 2022 | $15,769,134 | $1,615,464 | $8,231,461 | $6,309,200 | 21 | $1,152,618 |
| 2021 | $19,326,200 | $2,945,622 | $2,998,244 | $1,076,700 | 31 | $1,701,356 |
| 2020 | $17,799,342 | $3,615,900 | $2,451,397 | $201,000 | 15 | $930,722 |
| 2019 | $17,173,464 | $1,904,972 | $1,621,534 | $200,000 | 20 | $1,428,721 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Trust’s stated mission is to foster a healthy and equitable community for all in the an individual recipient through leadership in advocacy, collaboration, and wellness. Its website identifies building health equity and increasing wellness in the an individual recipient as strategic grantmaking priorities. Donor-intent areas include youth and under-resourced families, families working in agriculture, the Latinx community, diabetes, oral health, access to care, and the health workforce.
The Trust prioritizes program-specific support. Applicants requesting general operating support are asked to explain how unrestricted funding would address a challenge limiting their programming and strengthen their long-term effectiveness in the an individual recipient
Its 2025 grantees included organizations with varied missions. Cabrillo College Foundation describes its work as providing private support for student scholarships, emergency student assistance, mentoring, youth access to college, and academic programs and facilities. Dientes Community Dental Care says it works to create lasting oral health for low-income children, adults, and seniors. FoodWhat Incorporated describes itself as a youth empowerment and food justice organization.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Trust reported 18 grants totaling $364,400. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $92,400, with a median of $15,000.
The largest reported grants included $92,400 to Cabrillo College Foundation for scholarships, $29,000 to an individual recipient Unified School for scholarships, $20,000 to Monterey Bay Economic Partnership for the Black Leadership Roundtable, and $18,000 to Community Action Board for a CARES Act grant and general funds. Other reported awards included $15,000 each to Dientes Community Dental Care for oral health, FoodWhat Incorporated for healthy eating, and Salud Para La Gente for general operating support.
The Trust’s grantmaking page says eligible applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a school-based health program, or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. Proposals must directly serve an individual recipient residents and align with the Trust’s mission and strategic priorities; in general, funded activities are to be conducted within the an individual recipient The Board prefers not to fund programs or projects administered by government agencies, except for closely aligned school-based health programs. The Trust says it does not fund individuals except through its scholarship programs, or religious organizations for evangelizing or proselytizing.
The Trust’s 2024 filing narrative says applicants must submit a detailed line-item project budget showing income, expenses, and the amount requested from the Trust, with explanatory notes where needed. Approved grantees must sign a contract agreeing to use funds for the outcomes in the proposal and promptly inform the Trust if they cannot carry out the contracted activities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Raven Adams as board chair, Robby Olson as vice chair, Patrice Roduner as treasurer, and Isabel Bjork as secretary. Directors listed on that filing are Emily Chung, Bindi Gandhi, Krista Hanni, Christian Miranda, Leticia Salazar, and Jan Wolf.
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust is led by De Andre' James, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
De Andre' James
Executive Director
Executive Director → Member, 2024
Member → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$109K (2020) → $215K (2025)
Raven Adams
Board Chair
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Bluford
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Christian Miranda
Director
Director → Member & Grants Review Committee Chair, 2024
Member & Grants Review Committee Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Wolf
Director
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krista Hanni
Director
Director → Member & Bylaws Committee Chair, 2024
Member & Bylaws Committee Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leticia Salazar
Director
Director → Member & Nominating Committee Chair, 2024
Member & Nominating Committee Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Chung
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bindi Gandhi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robby Olson III
Vice Chair
Chairman → Board Vice Chair, 2024
Board Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrice Roduner
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Bjork
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Bruce Ziegelman (2019–2024) — Director Finance
- Former: Bindi Ghandi (2024) — Member
- Former: Brooke Kondo Rains DDS (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Caroline Eiskamp (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Gretchen Regenhardt (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nancy Chen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Gerber (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Monica Morales (2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Levan MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shebreh Kalantari Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Garcia (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Vivian Rogers (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Cristina Gamboa MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elsa Mendoza Jimenez (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Martha Quintana (2019–2021) — Rn Educator & Coordinator
- Former: Trina Coffman-Gomez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marcus Pimentel (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Jones (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Candy Newell (2021) — Director
- Former: Caitlin Brune (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: David Mesa (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Frank Ravago MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lowell Hurst (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Yuliana Mendoza-Flores (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mimi Hall (2020) — Director
- Former: Bob Kennedy (2019) — Director
- Former: Damian Maldonado (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Devon Caroselli (2019) — Director
- Former: Gina Gallucci (2019) — Director
- Former: Gretchen Morris-Coffey (2019) — Director
- Former: Joe Gallagher MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Raquel Ramirez-Ruiz (2019) — Director
- Former: Ron Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Mine-Eguchi (2019) — Director
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 $215K, to De Andre' James (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust
How much does Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust give each year?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust gave $364K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $301K across 4 grants.
What is Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's typical grant size?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $20,244, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust give grants?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Cruz, CA (6 grants) and Watsonville, CA (4 grants).
Does Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 28% of Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (6 grants).
Who are Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's largest grantees?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Cabrillo College Foundation ($92,400), Monterey Bay Economic Partnership ($20,000) and Community Action Board ($18,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($29,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust reported $18.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What does Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust fund?
The Trust’s stated mission is to foster a healthy and equitable community for all in the an individual recipient through leadership in advocacy, collaboration, and wellness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust?
The Trust’s grantmaking page says applications for the 2026–2027 grant cycle will be accepted November 14 through January 31 through its online grant portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's EIN?
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1149702. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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