GROSSMONT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

What GROSSMONT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION does

Grossmont Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable foundation established in 1985 and operating as one of three affiliated foundations under Sharp HealthCare, a major not-for-profit integrated health system serving San Diego. The foundation's mission is to raise philanthropic support for Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare, with a geographic focus on East County San Diego and surrounding communities. It channels donations from individual donors, corporate partners ($1,000+ annual minimum), Sharp HealthCare employees, legacy/estate contributors, and vehicle donors into programs, departments, caregiver recognition, and the permanent hospice endowment.

The foundation operates within a unified philanthropy infrastructure shared with Coronado Hospital Foundation and Sharp HealthCare Foundation, including the sharp.com/give and donate.sharp.com donation platforms, the yoursharplegacy.org estate-planning microsite, and the ENVISION capital campaign. Its flagship giving program, Care for Generations, offers a $5,000 anonymous-donor match for confirmed legacy gifts to Sharp HospiceCare. Staffing is lean (approximately 7 employees) with dedicated roles including a Senior Development Officer (Lauren Lazar) and Chief Gift Planning Officer (Linda Spuck).

Grossmont Hospital Foundation generates no commercial revenue; its sole revenue model is tax-deductible philanthropic contributions across five streams: individual donations, legacy/estate giving, corporate partnerships, employee giving, and vehicle donations. Recognition signals include Candid GuideStar Platinum Transparency (2024) and Association for Healthcare Philanthropy High Performer (2023). The foundation does not disclose fundraising totals, and it has no AI/ML products, patents, M&A activity, or independent corporate structure beyond its affiliation with Sharp HealthCare (Tax ID 95-3492461).

Name

GROSSMONT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Legal name

Grossmont Hospital Foundation

Website

https://give.sharp.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grossmont Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit philanthropic foundation under Sharp HealthCare that raises tax-deductible donations to support Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare for East County San Diego communities, operating alongside two sister Sharp foundations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Hospital fundraising
• Charitable giving programs
• Legacy gift planning
• Community health donations

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individual donors supporting Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare programs and services.
2. Legacy/Estate Giving: Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, beneficiary designations on IRAs and life insurance policies, supporting permanent endowment for hospice care.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate sponsors and partners contributing $1,000+ annually to support quality healthcare in the community.
4. Employee Giving: Recurring donations made by Sharp HealthCare employees annually to support healthcare programs.
5. Vehicle Donations: Program allowing donors to contribute boats or cars as charitable donations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grossmont Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit philanthropic foundation that raises tax-deductible charitable contributions from individual donors, corporate partners, and Sharp HealthCare employees to support Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare programs in East County and San Diego communities. The foundation offers multiple giving vehicles including one-time and recurring donations, legacy/estate gifts, corporate sponsorships, and vehicle donations.

Product overview

Grossmont Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit healthcare philanthropy organization that supports the health care needs of East County and San Diego communities through Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp HospiceCare. The foundation offers charitable giving programs including the Care for Generations Legacy Giving Program, donor recognition initiatives, and various donation options. It is part of the broader Sharp HealthCare foundations network alongside Coronado Hospital Foundation and Sharp HealthCare Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Care for Generations Legacy Giving Program
• Partners Program (Corporate Sponsors)
• Guardian Angel Caregiver Recognition
• Recurring Giving / Monthly Donations
• Vehicle Donation Program
• Memorial and Tribute Giving

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sharp HealthCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrossmont Hospital Foundation is one of three foundations under Sharp HealthCare's unified philanthropy structure, along with Coronado Hospital Foundation and Sharp HealthCare Foundation. All foundations support the health system's not-for-profit mission to improve community health through philanthropy.
• Coronado Hospital FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister foundation within the Sharp HealthCare foundations network, dedicated to enhancing healthcare needs of Coronado residents and surrounding community.
• Sharp HealthCare FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister foundation supporting Sharp HealthCare's system-wide mission to improve community health through philanthropy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sharp HealthCare Foundation: Sister foundation under the same Sharp HealthCare parent, supporting the system's mission to improve community health through philanthropy. Shares back-office operations, development staff, and donor base with Grossmont Hospital Foundation.
• Coronado Hospital Foundation: Sister foundation within the Sharp HealthCare philanthropy network, raising charitable donations to support Sharp Coronado Hospital. Operates the same donation mechanics, governance structure, and brand as Grossmont, making it the most direct functional peer.
• Rady Children's Hospital Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, running major-gift, corporate, and legacy giving programs for pediatric care. Competes with Grossmont for high-net-worth San Diego donors and corporate partners.
• Palomar Health Foundation: Foundation supporting Palomar Health's North San Diego County hospitals and hospice services. Operates an analogous healthcare philanthropy model (individual giving, corporate partners, legacy) serving a nearby but distinct San Diego sub-market.
• Scripps Health Foundation: San Diego-based hospital foundation raising charitable funds for Scripps Health hospitals. Directly competes for individual and corporate donors in the same regional philanthropic market as Grossmont Hospital Foundation.
• UC San Diego Health Philanthropy: University-affiliated hospital fundraising arm supporting UCSD Health's hospitals and specialty programs (including neurosciences). Comparable mission, geographic overlap, and multi-channel fundraising infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Cedars-Sinai Support Foundation: Large, mature hospital philanthropy operation at a major academic medical center. Demonstrates the scaled-up version of the hospital foundation model Grossmont operates; useful for benchmarking fundraising maturity.
• San Diego Foundation: Regional community foundation in San Diego administering donor-advised funds and competitive grant cycles. Operates in the same donor pool and competes for charitable capital, but at greater scale and breadth.

Regional players

• Tri-City Healthcare Foundation: Foundation supporting Tri-City Medical Center in North San Diego County. Comparable hospital-affiliated philanthropy model but serving an adjacent, not overlapping, geography.

Emerging players

• American Cancer Society - San Diego: National disease-focused nonprofit running local San Diego fundraising, including corporate partnerships, individual giving, and legacy programs. Competes for healthcare-related donor dollars in the same market but channels funds externally rather than to a single hospital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grossmont-hospital-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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