The Foundation for Surgical
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 27-1615075. Reported 269 grants totalling $5,040,784 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, 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 The Foundation for Surgical, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E03) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 105 distinct organizations, with 3% 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. 86% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $70,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center Foundation | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | Shaker Hts, OH | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida a Nonprofit Corporation | Independence, OH | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Shore University Hospital | Westbury, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis, IN | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence Portland Medical | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upmc | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atrium Health Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advent Health | Tampa, FL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group-Specialty Care Pc | Edison, NJ | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advocate Charitable Foundatio | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation | Downers Grove, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jackson South Community Hospi | Miami, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orlando Health Inc | Orlando, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UC Regents | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut Health Science Houston | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Commonwealth Univ | Richmond, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albany Med Health System | Albany, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alsa Medical Group | Fresno, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Board of Regents Univ of Wisc | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carillion Clinic Dept of Surg | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fscmgalta Bates Summit | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc | La Crosse, WI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inova Health Care Services | Fairfax, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Clinical Resear | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc | Burlington, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Main Line Hospitals Inc | Radnor, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohsu | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prisma Health | Greenville, SC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penn State Hershey Medical | Hershey, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesvle, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Francis Hospital & Health Centers | Mooresville, IN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corp | Stony Brook, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trailhead Community Health Fund of Greater Akron | Akron, OH | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Surgical Associates P a | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Washington | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Mason Health System | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brown Surgical Associates | Rumford, RI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | W Hollywood, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Cntr | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Univ of Texas Hsc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westchester Medical Center | Valhalla, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Ca Irvine | Irvine, CA | $30,784 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advent Health Medical Group | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Atrium Health Foundation & Hp | Charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baystate Medical Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cayuna Regional Medical Cente | Crosby, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading Hospital Foundation | West Reading, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Univ of Ca San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Advanced Gimis Fellowship | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bariatric and Metabolic Speci | Overland Park, KS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mrmc Foundation | Richardson, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Overland Park, KS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nyu Langone Health | Bethpage, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Hospital | Randallstown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Surgical Specialists | Hackensack, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Lukes Health Network Inc | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University Medical Service Association Inc | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Univ of Texas Hsc Houston | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winthrop Univ Hospital | Bethpage, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epic Care | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northshore University Health System | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Curators of the Univ of Missour | Columbia, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Brigham & Womans Hspt | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Surgical Associates Inc | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ut Health Surgery Department | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
94 of 105 (90%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 of 105 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 | 95 | $2,140,784 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 95 | $1,980,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 79 | $920,000 | $10,000 |
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
10% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. 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
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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 $20,000 -- 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 Ohio.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Foundation for Surgical'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.
Address of record on the latest return: 11300 W Olympic Blvd 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90064.
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