MISSION & VALUES
For 30 years The Health Trust has been partnering with local non-profit organizations and governmental agencies to improve health outcomes for everyone living in the Silicon Valley.
BUILDING HEALTH EQUITY IN THE SILICON VALLEY
The Health Trust believes that all people deserve to live healthy lives, no matter their income, race, immigration status, language, age, or zip code.
As a non-profit operating foundation, The Health Trust was created by the conversion of a local nonprofit hospital system to a for-profit corporation. We are known as a “hospital conversion foundation” or “health care conversion foundation.”
Our role as a grant maker is to partner with local non-profit organizations and public sector agencies to improve community health outcomes. Our goal is to catalyze systemic changes that eliminate unequal outcomes across communities and populations and create a fair chance for everyone to live healthy and productive lives. We call it working towards health equity.
This is our mission driven by our core values as a funder and advocate. But we can’t do it alone. It will take all of us, funders, donors, community-based organizations, policymakers, local leaders, and community, working together to build towards our health equity vision. We are in it for the long haul.
Because everyone’s health matters.
VALUES
Respect
Appreciating the contributions of all and treating others the way we want to be treated
Integrity
Serving with honesty, doing what we say we will do and taking responsibility for our actions
Innovation
Commitment to continual learning, seeking best practices, and supporting our community to understand what is needed for environmental change and ensuring a path for all to achieve positive change
Collaboration
Partnering with community, leveraging resources, fostering teamwork among staff and community organizations
Diversity
Valuing and celebrating differences, skills, strengths, and perspectives of all
Stewardship
Being prudent with our resources, nurturing our relationship with community, and supporting community health, now and into the future
ABOUT OUR GRANTMAKING
The Health Trust invests $2M+ annually in nonprofit and public agencies to directly benefit residents of Santa Clara and Northern San Benito counties.
Our Advocacy
Advancing systems change through policy work, coalition building, and community action.