Chg Foundation
Chula Vista, CA · EIN 33-0586911. Reported 98 grants totalling $2,303,218 to 64 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Chg Foundation, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E80) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 64 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 50% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $9,835. Half of what it reported fell between $7,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,221 and the largest $198,200. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro De Salud De La Comunidad De San Ysidro Inc | San Ysidro, CA | $230,878 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc | San Diego, CA | $218,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mana De San Diego | San Diego, CA | $191,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | Escondido, CA | $161,415 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| North County Health Project Inc | San Marcos, CA | $150,442 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Federation of Womens Clubs | Imperial Bch, CA | $108,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campanile Foundation | San Diego, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista Community Clinic | Vista, CA | $91,128 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southwestern College Foundation | Chula Vista, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Maestra Family Clinic Inc | San Diego, CA | $88,819 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chula Vista Police Foundation | Chula Vista, CA | $85,630 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North County Lifeline Inc | Vista, CA | $79,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicano Federation of San Diego County Inc | San Diego, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $53,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Area Advisory Com on Anti-Poverty of San Diego Cnty Inc | Chula Vista, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Diego Family Care | San Diego, CA | $47,023 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imperial Beach Community Clinic | Imperial Bch, CA | $32,177 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for Health Center Affiliated Health Plans | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Revista Binacional Inc | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Diego Family Circle Adult Day Health Care | La Jolla, CA | $24,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Samahan Inc | Chula Vista, CA | $23,392 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scripps Health | San Diego, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Diego County Medical Society Foundation | San Diego, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAMI San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ismael Cala Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kim Center for Social Balance | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Diego Printers | San Diego, CA | $12,392 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council Inc | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grossmont Hospital Foundation | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soundskilz Inc | Temecula, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Systems Inc | Riverside, CA | $9,670 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Viet Trong Dao MD Inc | San Diego, CA | $8,789 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Comsports World | Chula Vista, CA | $8,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carlos Garcia MD | Chula Vista, CA | $7,160 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abacus | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advanced Physiotherapy | Spring Valley, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Behavior Health & Wellness LLC | Raleigh, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Services | Moyock, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crownview Medical Group Inc | Coronado, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastlake Sleep Center | Chula Vista, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Eye Health Optometry Center | San Marcos, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gelen R Del Rosario MD | National City, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry J Shin Dpm | National City, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inland Pain Specialists | Laguna Niguel, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kab Medical Group Inc | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mehrdad Mark Mofid MD Apc | La Jolla, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Infectious Dis Infus Cnslts Inc | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motiva Associates | Chula Vista, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retina Center of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retina Consultants San Diego | Poway, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Bay Pulmonary Medical Group | Chula Vista, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Therapy Specialists | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tory Prestera | San Marcos, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unique Healthcare for Women Med Corp | National City, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huong T Nguyen MD | San Diego, CA | $6,993 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humble Design Inc | Southfield, MI | $6,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abel Cesar Toledo MD Inc | Chula Vista, CA | $5,779 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastlake-Bonita Pop Warner Football and Cheer | Chula Vista, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association in San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharp Healthcare Foundation | San Diego, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Task Force on the Homeless Inc | San Diego, CA | $5,221 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
17 of 64 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Campanile Foundation
DONATION TO SDSU CAMPANILE - San Ysidro Women's Club
SYWC SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN 2023 - Mana De San Diego
2023 ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND, NOCHE TROPICANA 10/21/23, &LEGACY LUNCHEON/WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH -MAR 17 2023 - Lifeline Community Services
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT, VIVA LA VIDA! RAISE THE PADDLE - 10/2/24, VIVA LA VIDA! - 09/27/24 - Southwestern College Foundation
CHG ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND -INV 5470 - Truecare
2022 MAGICAL MASQUERADE GRAND GALA -MARCH 26 2022
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 of 64 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $1,135,197 | $7,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | $146,650 | $8,360 |
| 2023 | 18 | $471,971 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $549,400 | $12,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $9,835 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Chg Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 20 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2420 Fenton Street 100, Chula Vista, CA, 91914.
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