About the Program

The California Wellness Foundation Sabbatical Program was created to improve the long-term effectiveness of health service nonprofits by providing their executives with the rest they need to continue to direct their organizations' missions. The program offers $30,000 grants to nonprofit health organizations in California, enabling their executive directors to take a paid leave of up to six months. Up to $5,000 will also be awarded to each organization for the professional development of managers and staff who will assume extra responsibilities during the absence of the sabbatical awardees.