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San Mateo County Health Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Mateo, CA EIN: 94-3116070 Website

San Mateo County Health Foundation promotes and champions the health and well-being of all residents of San Mateo County community, regardless of ability to pay, primarily through supporting excellence and innovation in the County's hospital and clinic system.

San Mateo County Health Foundation at a glance

In short: San Mateo County Health Foundation gave $526K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $132K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$526,086
-48.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$131,522
-74.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$114,330
Total assets
$7,925,543
+23.7% 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 San Mateo County Health Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

San Mateo Medical Center: $292KSan Mateo Medical Center$292KJefferson Union High School District: $143KJefferson Union High SchoolDistrict$143KSamaritan House: $86KSamaritan House$86KSan Mateo County Health: $6KSan Mateo County Health$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Mateo Medical Center ($292K). Together the top 4 received $526K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K5$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San MateoDaly City

How San Mateo County Health Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 26% 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $416K (2022) to $1.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $526K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo, CAHealthcare in San Mateo County$291,919
Jefferson Union High School District Daly City, CAExpansion of California's Behavioral Health Workforce$142,955
Samaritan House San Mateo, CASamaritan House Support$85,704
San Mateo County Health San Mateo, CAHealthcare in San Mateo County$5,508
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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
2025$7,925,543$2,494,164$1,742,706$526,0864$133,957
2024$6,404,680$2,515,762$2,265,932$1,019,7952$113,501
2023$5,777,897$3,115,957$1,761,889$763,5492$49,485
2022$3,859,856$1,460,651$914,441$416,0021$38,641
2021$3,766,696$1,434,423$919,083$520,8721$28,842
2020$3,127,894$934,391$823,758$493,6671$11,472

About San Mateo County Health Foundation

Based on IRS filings

San Mateo County Health Foundation is a public charity, based in San Mateo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $526K. Net investment income was $134K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

San Mateo County Health Foundation is led by John Jurow, CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Jurow

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2020) → $261K (2025)

  • Chester Kunnappilly MD

    CEO of San Mateo Medical Center

    Director → CEO of San Mateo Medical Center, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cama Garcia

    Board Chair

    Vice President → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Marie Silvestri DDS

    Board Member

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Shmunis

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Pelka

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Nadboralski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Melchner

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Berger

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Radine

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sofia Koshevatsky

    Board Member-

    Director → Board Member-, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Bruning-Miles

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish Erwin

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Yvonne Webb (2020–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Art Parygin (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Erika Young (2022–2024) — Director Upto -Oct
  • Former: Nidhi Dash (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carolyn Shumis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Burke Malin (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Emily Weaver (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Grace Hassid (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sia Glafkides (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Janette Rabin (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Paul Rogerville (2020) — President

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

John Jurow — CEO: $261KJohn JurowCEO$261K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $261K, to John Jurow (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about San Mateo County Health Foundation

How much does San Mateo County Health Foundation give each year?

San Mateo County Health Foundation gave $526K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 2 grants.

What is San Mateo County Health Foundation's typical grant size?

San Mateo County Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $114,330, and its average grant was $131,522, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does San Mateo County Health Foundation give grants?

San Mateo County 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 San Mateo, CA (3 grants).

Does San Mateo County Health Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on San Mateo County Health Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is San Mateo County Health Foundation?

San Mateo County Health Foundation reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is San Mateo County Health Foundation's EIN?

San Mateo County Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3116070. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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