Children’s Health Foundation

CHILDREN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS $202,804,85 TO 15 AREA NONPROFITS

Children’s Health Foundation (formerly known as Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund), a nonprofit foundation supporting health-related services for underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties, recently awarded grants totaling $202,804.85 to fifteen area nonprofit organizations through its 2025 Special Grants annual funding cycle.

Children’s Health Foundation established the Special Grants competitive annual grant process in 2008. Total annual awards average $200,000, with over $3,403,700 distributed since the grant’s inception. Eighty-five different San Diego and Imperial County nonprofit organizations that share Children’s Health Foundation’s mission and vision have received funding since 2008.

Each year, the Children’s Health Foundation Board of Directors invites local nonprofits to submit applications requesting funding for identified children’s health-related needs. The one-time grants must increase the organization’s capacity to provide health-related services to meet children’s physical, developmental, or mental health needs in San Diego County or Imperial County. This year, in light of changes across the grantmaking landscape, Children’s Health Foundation streamlined the application process as well as broadened the types of programs that could be supported in order to provide financial assistance where it was needed most.

The 2025 Special Grant recipients are as follows:

• Autism Society San Diego
• Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
• Boys & Girls Club of Vista
• Burn Institute
• Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
• Chicano Federation of San Diego County, Inc.
• Grossmont Hospital Foundation
• Home Start, Inc.
• Imperial Valley Food Bank
• MANA de San Diego
• Neighborhood House Association
• Oncology And Kids
• San Diego Center for Children
• The Children’s Initiative
• The Elizabeth Hospice

Children’s Health Foundation’s mission is to advance the health and well-being of children in San Diego and Imperial Counties by filling gaps in funding to ensure no child goes without essential care, supporting innovative programs, and empowering communities to build a healthier, brighter future for every child. Through this year’s grants, our funds will impact the lives of 22,865 children by funding mentorship programs, supporting mental and behavioral health services, providing supplies to food banks, replacing aging food service equipment, and helping fund unique support camps for survivors of burn trauma as well as for siblings of pediatric cancer patients.

In addition to annual Special Grants, Children’s Health Foundation provides emergency funding assistance for children throughout the year through its emergency referral grants program. Any service provider working with a child who identifies a health-related need that is unmet due to lack of funding can visit the website at resthavenchf.org to learn more.

Children’s Health Foundation has supported the health needs of San Diego County’s underserved children since its founding in 1909 as Rest Haven Preventorium for Children and later expanded its support to include Imperial County.

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REST HAVEN AWARDS $213,170.75 TO SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTY NONPROFITS

Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund (Rest Haven), a nonprofit foundation supporting health-related services for underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties, awarded grants totaling $213,170.75 to 20 area nonprofit organizations through its 2024 Special Grants funding cycle.

Rest Haven established the Special Grants competitive annual grant process in 2008. Total annual awards average $200,000, with over $3,200,900 distributed since the grant’s inception. Eighty-one San Diego and Imperial County nonprofit organizations that share Rest Haven’s mission and vision have received funding since 2008.

Each year, Rest Haven’s Board of Directors invites local nonprofits to submit applications requesting funding for their communities’ identified children’s health needs. The one-time grants must increase the organization’s capacity to provide healthcare and related services to meet children’s physical, developmental, or mental health needs in San Diego County or Imperial County. This year, Rest Haven again included childhood food insecurity in its scope for the Special Grants to help alleviate this growing health crisis.

The 2024 Special Grant recipients are as follows:

• American Academy of Pediatrics CA Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3)
• Aseltine School
• Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
• Boys & Girls Club of Vista
• Boys & Girls Clubs of North County
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside
• Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro
• Emilio Nares Foundation
• Girls Rising
• Home of Guiding Hands
• Home Start, Inc.
• Imperial Valley Food Bank
• Neighborhood House Association
• Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego
• SBCS Corporation
• Sharp HealthCare Foundation
• The Elizabeth Hospice
• The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
• UC Health Milk Bank
• Vista Community Clinic

Rest Haven’s mission is to provide funds for health-related services for children in San Diego and Imperial Counties when no other funds, private or public, are available. In addition to annual Special Grants, Rest Haven provides emergency funding assistance for children throughout the year through its emergency referral grants. Any service provider working with a child who identifies a health-related need that is unmet due to lack of funding can visit the website at resthavenchf.org to submit a referral form.

Rest Haven has supported the health needs of San Diego County’s underserved children since its founding in 1909, and later expanded its support to include Imperial County.

Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund has been operating under its current name since 1998.

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REST HAVEN AWARDS $207,872 TO 21 AREA NONPROFITS

Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund (Rest Haven), a nonprofit foundation supporting health-related services for underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties, awarded grants totaling $207,872 to 21 area nonprofit organizations through its 2023 Special Grants funding cycle.

Rest Haven established the Special Grants competitive annual grant process in 2008. Total annual awards average $200,000, with over $2,987,800 distributed since the grant’s inception. Since 2008, these one-time grants have been awarded to over 78 different San Diego and Imperial County nonprofit organizations that share Rest Haven’s mission and vision.

Each year, Rest Haven’s Board of Directors invites local nonprofits to submit applications requesting funding for identified children’s health needs in their communities. The one-time grants must be used to increase the organization’s capacity to provide healthcare and related services to meet the physical, developmental, or mental health needs of children who reside in San Diego County or Imperial County. This year Rest Haven expanded its scope to include grants addressing childhood food insecurity.

The 2023 Special Grant recipients are as follows:

• American Academy of Pediatrics CA Chapter 3
• Aseltine School
• Autism Tree Project, Inc.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
• Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside
• Casa de Amparo
• Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
• Emilio Nares Foundation
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
• Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
• Home of Guiding Hands
• Home Start, Inc.
• Imperial Valley Food Bank
• Palomar Family Counseling Service, Inc.
• Promises2Kids
• San Diego Rescue Mission
• SBCS Corporation
• The Elizabeth Hospice
• Vista Community Clinic
• Voices for Children

Rest Haven’s mission is to provide funds for health-related services for children in San Diego and Imperial Counties when no other funds, private or public, are available. In addition to annual Special Grants, Rest Haven provides emergency funding assistance for children throughout the year through its emergency referral grants. Any service provider who is working with a child and identifies a health-related need that is unmet due to lack of funding can visit the website at resthavenchf.org to submit a referral form.

Rest Haven has been supporting the health needs of San Diego County’s underserved children since its founding in 1909, and later expanded its support to include Imperial County.

Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund has been operating under its current name since 1998.

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Rest Haven is pleased to announce that it has awarded its largest grant ever to San Diego Center for Children. The $1,000,000 grant will be used for expanding access to mental and behavioral health care services for San Diego’s underserved children. This grant is the largest private grant received by the Center to date, and ushers in a new model of how to reach children in need of these services. CLICK HERE to read more about this unique partnership that will allow The Center to reach more children needing mental and behavioral health services.

Rest Haven awarded grants totaling $214,815 to 18 area nonprofit agencies through its 2022 Special Grant funding cycle.

Rest Haven established the Special Grants annual competitive request for proposal process in 2008. Annual awards average $200,000, with over $2,780,000 distributed since the grant’s inception. These one-time grants have been awarded to over 75 different San Diego and Imperial County nonprofit agencies that share Rest Haven’s children’s health mission.

The 2022 Special Grant recipients are as follows:

• American Academy of Pediatrics CA Chapter 3
• Aseltine School
• Autism Tree Project Foundation
• Boys and Girls Club of Vista
• Casa de Amparo
• Emilio Nares Foundation
• Home of Guiding Hands
• Imperial Valley Food Bank
• Neighborhood Health Care
• Neighborhood House Association
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego
• San Diego Blood Bank
• San Diego Center for Children
• SBCS
• Sharp Health Care Foundation/Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
• The Elizabeth Hospice
• TrueCare
• United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Diego

To read more about Rest Haven’s 2022 Special Grants, CLICK HERE.