Investing in Our Communities
Comprehensive giving demands a targeted approach
Scripps Health touches countless lives in San Diego. We are proud of our multifaceted community efforts, which expand access to vitally needed health care services and improve the quality of life for people throughout the region. Keeping patients at the center of everything we do, Scripps collaborates with other health systems, community groups, government agencies, businesses and community clinics to identify and serve the greatest needs in the health of our community.
Facts and figures
Facts and figures
In fiscal year 2026, Scripps Health devoted $815 million to community benefit programs, with over $18 million in charitable care. We offer many free and low-cost services, as well as support groups, screening for key health indicators, youth programs, professional education, prevention and wellness programs, patient advocacy services and more.
Cash, grants and in-kind contributions
Cash and in-kind contributions are made by Scripps to support other organizations and community groups. This helps expand their capacity, improve social determinants of health and provide additional community benefit. In-kind contributions include the cost of staff hours donated by the organization to the community, indirect cost of space donated to tax-exempt community groups (such as community health related meetings) and the financial value (measured at cost) of donated food, equipment and supplies.
The following are some of the organizations Scripps contributed to in fiscal year 2026:
Sponsorships, grants and in-kind donations
- 211 San Diego - Connections Luncheon
- American Heart Association - Go Red For Women’s Luncheon
- California Health Foundation Trust
- Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy (CCHEA)
- Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
- Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation, FACT, Inc
- Family Health Centers of San Diego - Spirit of the Barrio
- Family Health Center of San Diego - Internal Medicine Outpatient Teaching Clinic Partnership
- Father Joe’s Villages - Scripps Pay it Forward Sock Drive
- Feeding San Diego
- Greater La Jolla Meals on Wheels
- Healthy Start Families: Birth And Beyond
- La Maestra Community Health Center
- Lifeline Community Services
- North County LGBTQ Resource Center
- Mental Health Association of San Diego - Meeting of the Minds
- Operation Restore Sight
- Promises 2 Kids
- RAD-AID International
- San Ysidro Health
- The San Diego LGBTQ Community Center
- Turkey Giveaway and Health Resource Fair