Palomar Health Foundation

What Palomar Health Foundation does

Palomar Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable foundation established in 1984 and headquartered in Escondido, California. It operates as the philanthropic arm of Palomar Health, the largest public healthcare system in San Diego County, raising and managing charitable donations to support Palomar Health's programs and services across the North County region. The foundation is Guidestar Platinum-rated, holds federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and operates with 1-10 employees.

The foundation's product portfolio centers on three programmatic lines. Middle School Medical Discoveries (Middle School M.D.) is a healthcare career education program delivering hands-on instruction in first aid, CPR, defibrillators, tourniquets, and infectious disease prevention to 8th grade students across the Escondido Union School District; in 2025 it ran across 11 dates at Palomar Medical Center Escondido, supported by a state Health Careers Exploration Program grant. Camp HOPE America is an evidence-based camping and mentoring program serving children and teens exposed to abuse, delivered in partnership with Camp HOPE America. One Safe Place (North County Family Justice Center), opened in 2022, integrates a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center with healthcare, law enforcement, and victim services under one roof, providing crisis care, advocacy, counseling, legal services, shelter connections, mentoring, workforce readiness, and educational opportunities to abuse victims.

The foundation's revenue model is entirely donation-based. Revenue streams include individual donations (allocated to Palomar Health's most pressing needs or designated programs), planned giving (stocks, securities, real estate), event-based fundraising anchored by an annual golf tournament at Maderas Country Club and an orthopedic and spine symposium, employer matching gift programs, and the Amazon Smile affiliate program. Distribution occurs through a website donation portal, direct phone and email contact ([email protected]), event registration, and a dedicated planned giving microsite. Pricing is donation-tiered for general giving and fixed for event tickets (individual player $350-$400, foursome $1,300-$1,500, reception-only $100 for the 2025 golf tournament). The organization is a regional nonprofit with no disclosed financial figures, no funding rounds, and no commercial customers.

Name

Palomar Health Foundation

Legal name

Palomar Health Foundation

Website

https://palomarhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Palomar Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable foundation in Escondido, California that raises and manages donations to fund Palomar Health's programs, including the Middle School M.D. healthcare education initiative, Camp HOPE America mentoring, and the One Safe Place family justice center serving North County San Diego.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Escondido

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct monetary gifts from individuals allocated to Palomar Health's most pressing needs or designated programs.
2. Planned Giving: Legacy gifts including stocks and securities, real estate, and other planned giving options for long-term donor support.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue from golf tournaments, symposiums, and other fundraising events with ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities.
4. Employer Matching Gifts: Eligible for employer matching gift programs that double individual donations.
5. Amazon Smile: Receives a percentage of purchases when supporters shop through Amazon Smile program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Palomar Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable foundation that raises and manages donations to fund the programs and services of Palomar Health. It runs community programs (Middle School M.D., Camp HOPE, One Safe Place), accepts individual donations and planned/legacy gifts, and hosts fundraising events including an annual Golf Tournament and medical education symposiums.

Product overview

Palomar Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare foundation offering a portfolio of community outreach programs and fundraising services. Core programs include the Middle School Medical Discoveries (Middle School M.D.) educational initiative for aspiring healthcare youth, Camp HOPE America (an evidence-based camping and mentoring program for trauma-exposed children), and One Safe Place (a comprehensive Family Justice Center for abuse victims). The foundation also operates an online donation platform for direct giving and a planned giving program for legacy contributions. Fundraising events include an annual golf tournament and medical education symposiums. The organization functions as a charitable foundation rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Middle School M.D. (Middle School Medical Discoveries) Educational outreach program that connects Palomar Health doctors, nurses and medical staff with local 8th-grade students for hands-on instruction in first aid, CPR, defibrillators, tourniquet/splinting techniques, and infectious disease prevention to inspire future healthcare workers.
• Camp HOPE Evidence-based camping and mentoring program delivered in partnership with Camp HOPE America, serving children and teens exposed to abuse through year-round activities including field games, rock climbing, art projects, team building, and college tours.
• One Safe Place (North County Family Justice Center) Comprehensive integrated victim services facility providing acute crisis care, advocacy, counseling, legal services, shelter connections, mentoring, workforce readiness, and educational opportunities for child, adult, and elderly abuse victims and their families.
• Make a Gift (Online Donation Platform) Secure online donation platform enabling supporters to make monetary gifts allocated to Palomar Health's most pressing need or a designated program.
• Plan a Future Gift (Planned Giving) Planned giving program offering information and processing for legacy gifts including stocks and securities, real estate, and other planned giving options with potential tax savings or lifetime income.
• 2025 Palomar Health Golf Tournament - Battle of the Birdies Annual fundraising golf tournament at Maderas Country Club offering paid individual player entries ($400 / $350 early-bird) and foursome packages ($1,500 / $1,300 early-bird), plus reception-only tickets ($100) and corporate sponsorship opportunities with silent auction.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Escondido Union School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing access to all 8th grade students from Bear Valley, Del Dios, Hidden Valley, Rincon and Mission Middle Schools, as well as Quantum Academy and Limitless Learning Academy for the Middle School M.D. program.
• Camp HOPE AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational evidence-based camping and mentoring program partner providing curriculum and support for children and teens exposed to abuse. Palomar Health partners with Camp HOPE America to deliver this program locally.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cedars-Sinai Philanthropy: Philanthropy arm of a large Los Angeles-based academic health system. Useful broader-incumbent comparison showing how a much larger hospital foundation structures major gifts, planned giving and capital campaigns.
• CommonSpirit Health Foundation: National health system foundation operating across many states. Comparable as a large, multi-site healthcare foundation with diversified giving programs, but at a vastly larger scale than Palomar.

Regional players

• The San Diego Foundation: Large community foundation serving San Diego County. Comparable as a regional grantmaking and fundraising organization, though broader in mission (education, environment, health) rather than healthcare-only.

Direct peers

• Sharp HealthCare Foundation: Fundraising arm of Sharp HealthCare, another major San Diego County health system. Directly comparable as a regional healthcare system foundation supporting programs, capital projects, and community health initiatives in the same geography.
• Scripps Health Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Scripps Health, a competing San Diego-based health system. Closely comparable model: donations, planned giving, events, and community programs funding a multi-hospital system.
• Rady Children's Foundation: Foundation supporting Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. Comparable as a regional healthcare foundation using events, major gifts and planned giving to fund pediatric programs and facilities.
• UC San Diego Health Foundation: Foundation supporting UC San Diego Health, an academic health system in the same region. Comparable structure with donor stewardship, events, and grant programs funding research, education and patient care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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