Salinas Valley Health Foundation
Our mission is to support salinas valley health by funding healthcare services, programs, and facilities for our diverse community.
Salinas Valley Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Salinas Valley Health Foundation gave $2.3M across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $328K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,297,816
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +600.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $328,259
- -87.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $22,504,322
- +2.7% 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 Salinas Valley Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salinas Valley Health ($2.2M). Together the top 7 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 11 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Salinas Valley Health Foundation gives
- Giving grew 39% 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 $1.7M (2022) to $2.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Health Salinas, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $2,172,348 |
| Partnership of Children Salinas, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $76,900 |
| First 5 Monterey Salinas, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $13,000 |
| Hartnell College Foundation Salinas, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $10,000 |
| The Wahine Project Pacific Grove, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $10,000 |
| Monterey Aquatic Therapy Center Pacific Grove, CA | Operations Support and Equipment | $8,580 |
| Childrens Miracle Network Salt Lake City, UT | Operations Support and Equipment | $6,988 |
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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 | $22,504,322 | $2,989,878 | $2,811,252 | $2,297,816 | 7 | $981,650 |
| 2024 | $21,911,395 | $2,503,339 | $3,049,930 | $2,717,731 | 1 | $550,697 |
| 2023 | $20,448,109 | $3,060,998 | $2,948,006 | $2,108,947 | 1 | $389,611 |
| 2022 | $20,441,876 | $2,917,154 | $1,748,532 | $1,651,425 | 1 | $1,260,344 |
| 2021 | $22,119,890 | $3,404,087 | $2,139,489 | $1,785,093 | 1 | $1,882,635 |
| 2020 | $18,645,157 | $5,556,554 | $2,571,509 | $2,387,818 | 1 | $969,820 |
| 2019 | $15,420,254 | $2,749,371 | $2,232,954 | $1,998,932 | 1 | $676,985 |
About Salinas Valley Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Salinas Valley Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Salinas, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $2.3M. Net investment income was $982K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Salinas Valley Health Foundation is led by Bill Hastie, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bill Hastie
Chair
Assistant Treasurer → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Gross
Director of Strategic Planning
Director Operations → Director of Strategic Planning, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Ramos MD
Governor
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Wardwell
Chief Philanthropy Officer
President → Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Linda Grier
Governer
Vice President Governance → Governor, 2021
Governor → Governer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Birkhofer
Treasurer
Governor → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ramon Castro
Governor
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen De Young
Vice Chair of Governance
Governor → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair of Governance, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Tebbe
Secretary
Governer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Geisler
Governer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Rees
Governer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Mudge MD
Governer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nadine Semer MD
Governer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Kaczmar MD
Governer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Barbara Balentine (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Mark Faylor (2019–2024) — Vice Chair of Governance
- Former: Michael McMillan (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Monica Tovar (2019–2024) — Former Chair
- Former: Carmen Gil (2022–2024) — Governor
- Former: Misty Navarro MD (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Clint Hoffman (2019–2022) — Former Governor
- Former: Claudia Pizarro Villalobos (2022) — Governor
- Former: Rachel Beckmd (2022) — Governor
- Former: Sheri Dawes Massolo (2022) — Devel. Svc. Manager
- Former: Arlene Dedini (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Bill Norman (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Carla Spencer (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Mitch Secondo (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Sheri Dawes (2019–2021) — Devel. Svc. Manager
- Former: Susan Merrill (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Carrie Taylor (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Rachel Beck MD (2021) — Governor
- Former: Carrie Doherty (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Don Chapin III (2019) — Governor
- Former: Linda Ford (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Rich Turner (2019) — Governor · Filing note: Term ended 11/2018
- Former: Robert Lane (2019) — Governor
- Former: Tak Saito (2019) — Governor · Filing note: Term ended 119
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 Salinas Valley Health Foundation
How much does Salinas Valley Health Foundation give each year?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation gave $2.3M across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 1 grant.
What is Salinas Valley Health Foundation's typical grant size?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $328,259, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Salinas Valley Health Foundation give grants?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Salinas, CA (4 grants) and Pacific Grove, CA (2 grants).
Does Salinas Valley Health Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Salinas Valley Health Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations Support and Equipment" (7 grants).
Who are Salinas Valley Health Foundation's largest grantees?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Salinas Valley Health ($2,172,348), Partnership of Children ($76,900) and First 5 Monterey ($13,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Salinas Valley Health Foundation?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation reported $22.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Salinas Valley Health Foundation?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Salinas, CA. It holds $22.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Salinas Valley Health Foundation's EIN?
Salinas Valley Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2641137. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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