To assist hospitals, public health departments, and other stakeholders to collectively move the needle on reducing health disparities and improving community health throughout southern california.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $179K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$390K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $542K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$259K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$716K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$716K
FY2024▲ +107%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$716K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $919K Management & general 24% · $293K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $390K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$264,906Pt VII · Sec A
Health Equity Programs & Opts
$125,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (as of 04/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Ex-Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (thru 10/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (as of 10/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Harrington’s $265K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Harrington$264,906$236,969$223,639$210,969
Karen Ochoa - Director of$125,370$100,498——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves community health and reduces disparities for Southern Californians by assisting healthcare and public health groups.

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1 program · $919K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Advancing health equity and leadership educationclc leadership education and training programs build knowledge and understanding of population health improvement strategies, can increase institutional capacity and alignment for community health and can achieve greater equity while engaging diverse stakeholders to address the social…

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$542K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$919K
Managementcol C$293K
Owns and owesPt X
$716K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$723K
Total assetsLn 16$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$723K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$723K
Total assetsLn 16$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
Net assetsLn 32$716K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$399K$723K
Total assetsLn 16$664K$975K
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K$259K
Net assetsLn 32$347K$716K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$302K$220K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$300K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$34K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$81K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$35K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$399$399
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$137K$63K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$12K$8K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70K$70K$603
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$919K$293K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.2M$369K$716K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$4K$347K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.6M$112K$350K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$238K$238K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,581,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,884,969$1,578,572
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,273$2,460
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,903,242$1,581,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $813,704$824,504
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,093,432$387,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,907,136$1,211,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,894$369,466
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,581,032 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$200,000
VIII-1e Government grants$91,517
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,287,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,578,572
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,460$2,460
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,581,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,211,566 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $219,843 · Management $82,132$301,975
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $299,970 · Management $40,529$340,499
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,319 · Management $11,065$45,384
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,744 · Management $11,196$91,940
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,201 · Management $9,505$44,706
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $399$399
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,615$6,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $136,865 · Management $63,029$199,894
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,223$28,223
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,660 · Management $3,301$4,961
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $31,996$31,996
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,187 · Management $3,996$12,183
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $69,770 · Management $603$70,373
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,059$23,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,004 · Management $5,355$9,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $918,786 · Management $292,780 · Fundraising $0$1,211,566
Part X · Balance sheet $974,902 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $399,021$723,234
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $249,600$230,714
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,937$20,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $663,558$974,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $317,038$258,916
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $317,038$258,916
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,705$350,713
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $306,815$365,273
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $346,520$715,986
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $663,558$974,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $715,986 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,581,032
XI-2 Total expenses$1,211,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$369,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$346,520
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$715,986

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