Rest Haven Children's Health Fund

What Rest Haven Children's Health Fund does

Children's Health Foundation (formerly Rest Haven Children's Health Fund, and before that Rest Haven Preventorium for Children) is a California 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation established in 1909 in San Diego. The foundation operates two core programs: (1) the Emergency Assistance Program, which provides one-time financial assistance to children ages 0-17 residing in San Diego or Imperial Counties for health-related needs not covered by any other funding source, accessed exclusively via referrals from licensed social workers, medical professionals, school counselors, and case managers; and (2) Special Grants, an annual competitive grant cycle distributing approximately $200,000-$225,000 across 15-21 nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charities serving at-risk and underserved children in the same two counties. Since establishing the Special Grants program in 2008, the foundation has distributed over $3.4 million to 85 different nonprofits and impacted more than 22,865 children.

The revenue model is donations-based: the foundation raises tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations (including corporate matching gifts and planned giving/bequests), with a historic endowment established from the 1953 sale of the original tuberculosis preventorium providing a long-term asset base. Grantmaking occurs through digital application portals (Grant Interface for nonprofits, an online referral portal for the Emergency Assistance Program), with Emergency Assistance payments made directly to vendors and service providers rather than to families. Distribution is referral-driven rather than direct-to-consumer. There is no proprietary technology platform; the foundation operates a standard website (resthavenchf.org) and social media presence for donor engagement and outreach. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and led by an Executive Director (Cass Kaminetz), with the full operational staff disclosed at 1-10 employees.

The foundation's strategic positioning is as a "funder of last resort" exclusively for children's health-related needs, with eligibility criteria requiring demonstrated financial need (Medi-Cal enrollment, WIC, or income ≤138% of Federal Poverty Level) and exhaustion of other public and private funding sources. Emergency Assistance grants are capped at $300-$500 per child (up to $800 for adaptive equipment, up to $250 for burial/cremation). The 2022 award of a $1,000,000 mega-grant to San Diego Center for Children and the 2026 Special Grants cycle anticipating $350,000 mark the most material departures from the foundation's historically steady-state operating tempo.

Name

Rest Haven Children's Health Fund

Legal name

Children's Health Foundation

Website

https://resthavenchf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children's Health Foundation is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation established in 1909 that provides one-time emergency health assistance grants to individual children and annual Special Grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Ownership category

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Product category

Children's Health Nonprofit Foundation

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Children's health grants
• Emergency medical assistance
• Nonprofit foundation
• Special grants program
• Community health funding

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Children's Health Foundation operates as a California 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation that raises donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund health-related grants for underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Donations are tax-deductible. The foundation receives corporate matching gifts, planned giving/bequests, and direct cash donations. Federal Tax ID: 95-2128344.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Children's Health Foundation (formerly Rest Haven Children's Health Fund) is a California 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation that provides one-time emergency financial assistance to children in San Diego and Imperial Counties with health-related needs not covered by any other funding source. The foundation also operates an annual competitive Special Grants program awarding funds to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving children's health needs in the region.

Product overview

Children's Health Foundation (formerly Rest Haven Children's Health Fund) operates as a charitable foundation providing two primary services: the Emergency Assistance Program for one-time health-related funding for individual children, and Special Grants for annual competitive grants to nonprofit organizations. The organization does not operate a technology product in the traditional sense; rather, it provides grant-making services through online application portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $3,403,700 distributed in Special Grants to 85 nonprofit organizations since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• San Diego GivesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Rest Haven participated in the 2023 San Diego Gives campaign, a fundraising and public awareness initiative where 4,120 donors raised $1,196,556 for area nonprofits. Rest Haven raised $2,100 through this campaign and increased awareness about its mission to help fund healthcare needs of San Diego's underserved children.
• San Diego Center for ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Rest Haven awarded its largest single grant ever of $1,000,000 to San Diego Center for Children for expanding access to mental and behavioral health care services for San Diego's underserved children. This is the largest private grant received by the Center to date and represents a new model of reaching children in need of mental and behavioral health services.
• San Diego History CenterminorOthersThe San Diego History Center provided historical photographs from the Rest Haven Preventorium Collection, Booth Historical Photograph Archives, for use on the organization's website and historical documentation.
• Hillcrest Optical / Vision CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLisa Steinhoff at Hillcrest Optical and Dr. Lawrence Cooper and Dr. Michael Couris at Vision Care have provided free eye exams and discounts on glasses for children in the San Diego Unified School District for decades, working in partnership with Rest Haven to ensure children who need glasses but lack financial resources can obtain them.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• United Way of San Diego County: Regional community impact organization that funnels donor contributions to a network of San Diego-area health and human services nonprofits, including several that appear in Rest Haven's grantee roster (Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA, etc.). Directly comparable funding intermediary model.
• Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health: California-based foundation exclusively focused on children's health, funding pediatric care, research, and programs for children with special needs. Directly comparable mission (children's health grantmaking) but at larger scale and statewide/national scope.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: National volunteer-driven foundation funding pediatric cancer research and treatment. Comparable as a children's-health-focused grantmaker but with a narrower disease focus (pediatric oncology) and national reach.
• San Diego Foundation: The largest community foundation in San Diego County, awarding competitive grants to nonprofits across multiple cause areas including health. Comparable as a regional grantmaking institution serving the same geographic territory with a similar nonprofit grantee base.
• Alliance Healthcare Foundation: San Diego-based health-focused foundation that funds nonprofit health programs serving underserved populations in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Directly comparable as a regional health grantmaker operating in the same service geography with similar funder-of-last-resort positioning.

Broad incumbents

• The California Endowment: Major statewide health foundation funding community health programs for underserved Californians, including children. Broader incumbent serving the same state and many of the same downstream nonprofit partners, but at vastly larger scale.
• Blue Shield of California Foundation: Statewide foundation funding health and healthcare access programs for low-income Californians, including children. Comparable as a large-scale health-focused grantmaker but with a much broader geographic and programmatic mandate.
• The California Wellness Foundation: State-level private foundation dedicated to promoting health equity and improving the health of underserved Californians. Comparable as a California-focused health grantmaker but with a much broader scope and significantly larger grantmaking capacity.

Regional players

• Price Philanthropies: San Diego-based private foundation funding health, education, and community development programs for underserved populations in the San Diego region. Comparable regional private-foundation model serving overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Coastal Community Foundation: Southern California (Orange County-based) community foundation providing grants to health, education, and human services nonprofits. Comparable regional community foundation model, but serves a different (adjacent) geography from Rest Haven's San Diego/Imperial footprint.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/resthavenchildrenshealthfund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rest-haven-childrens-health-fund
• Instagraminstagram.com/resthavenchildrenshealthfund

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

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