Palomar Health Foundation
To provide assistance and support to palomar health, a California local healthcare district.
Palomar Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Palomar Health Foundation gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.4M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,415,269
- -51.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,415,269
- -51.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,415,269
- Total assets
- $4,381,035
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Palomar Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Palomar Health ($2.4M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Palomar Health Foundation gives
- Giving grew 29% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2022) to $5.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Health Escondido, CA | Support of Program Services | $2,415,269 |
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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 | $4,381,035 | $3,025,141 | $3,160,533 | $2,415,269 | 1 | $88,500 |
| 2024 | $5,069,271 | $4,968,358 | $6,111,428 | $4,933,368 | 1 | $173,164 |
| 2023 | $5,270,425 | $2,759,494 | $4,833,794 | $2,807,780 | 1 | $63,117 |
| 2022 | $7,144,657 | $2,361,196 | $3,392,555 | $1,869,710 | 1 | $39,976 |
| 2021 | $6,734,134 | $6,219,370 | $7,053,448 | $4,966,155 | 1 | $541,953 |
| 2020 | $7,187,554 | $5,285,222 | $5,002,342 | $3,114,488 | 1 | $110,551 |
About Palomar Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Palomar Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Escondido, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $89K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Palomar Health Foundation is led by Kristin Gaspar, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin Gaspar
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$172K (2021) → $151K (2025)
Nelly Bulkin
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Nasseri
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Oeschger
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Mathews
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hardeep Phull MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorge Monraz
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Calac MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Brown
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Torres
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Thorne
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corey Liuget
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Walden
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Lopez Msn RN
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Effinger
Immediate Past Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wilson
Secretary
Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Herrera
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Tina Inscoe (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Dawn Lopez RN (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jon C. Frandell (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Osman Khawar MD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Pauline Gourdie (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Pew (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Saurabh Shah MD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Harvey N. Hershkowitz (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Wayne Herron (2020–2022) — Former Vice President of Philanthropy · Filing note: Term ended 032021
- Former: Charles Mathews (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diana Brady (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diane Hansen (2020–2021) — Palomar Health President
- Former: Donald Belcher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Esther Calac (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Evangeline K. Ginger Larson (2020–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Kim Young (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Dunlap (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Patty Garczynski (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas H. Silberg (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Tishmall Turner (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $151K, to Kristin Gaspar (President and CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Palomar Health Foundation
How much does Palomar Health Foundation give each year?
Palomar Health Foundation gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.9M across 1 grant.
How large is Palomar Health Foundation?
Palomar Health Foundation reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Palomar Health Foundation?
Palomar Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Escondido, CA. It holds $4.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Palomar Health Foundation operate?
Palomar Health Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Palomar Health Foundation's EIN?
Palomar Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-3573154. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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 May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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