Health Quality Partners of Southern California
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HEALTH QUALITY PARTNERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ("HQP") WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND INCORPORATED IN 1997 AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.HQP IMPLEMENTS PROGRESSIVE, COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH WITH HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER SAFETY-NET PARTNERS, RESULTING IN IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE, QUALITY HEALTH OUTCOMES AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES.
- Income
- $205.7 million
- Spending
- $198.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $601,404, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 85% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 137% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $186.7 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OINTEGRATED HEALTH PARTNERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (FORMERLY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH NETWORK LLC) ("IHP") WAS INCORPORATED ON JUNE 8, 2015, AND BEGAN OPERATIONS IN JULY 2016. HQP IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF IHP. A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR PATIENTS, IHP SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES BY INTEGRATING THE EFFORTS OF OUR MEMBER HEALTH CENTERS AND DRIVING COSTS OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. LEVERAGING 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING DEVELOPED THROUGH HQP, IHP IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MEMBERS TO:-WORK EFFECTIVE PAYERS (HEALTH PLANS)-IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND CLINICAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN ALL THEIR MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS-INTEGRATE DATA AND IMPROVE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL MEMBER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS-PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO LOWER INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS BY PROVIDING A COMMON VOICE AND SERVING AS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. WE HELP OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STRATEGIC PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS THAT RESULT IN SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE RESOURCES AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.AS A CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK, IHP ENGAGES IN MANY DATA-SUPPORTED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE PERFORMANCE AND LOWER COSTS. THESE INCLUDE: JOINTLY DEFINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE SHARING CLINICAL AND CLAIMS DATA TO AGGREGATE DATA ANALYSIS FOR PAYERS AND MEMBERS DISSEMINATING BEST PRACTICES TO MEMBER CLINICS AND THEIR PROVIDERS AND MAINTAINING CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE NETWORK ALIGNING TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR FASTER PROCESSING OF IN-NETWORK REFERRALS SUPPORTING ONGOING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.THROUGH HQP, IHP SERVES AS A CRITICAL SAFETY NET FOR LOWER INCOME AND UNINSURED MEDICAL PATIENTS, MANY OF WHOM WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE. BY INTEGRATING OUR MEMBERS' CLINICAL SERVICES AND PRACTICES, WE HELP CREATE A STRONGER SAFETY NET BY DELIVERING A HIGHER QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES WHILE ACHIEVING NEW LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IN THE PROCESS, OUR MEMBERS DEVELOP STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH PAYERS (HEALTH PLANS) WHILE IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM AT OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY IN THOSE MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS.IN OUR ROLE AS SAFETY NET PROVIDERS FOR THOSE IN NEED, IHP'S NETWORK OF HEALTH CENTERS HAS CREATED A SYSTEM OF CARE THAT PROVIDES QUALITY OUTCOMES COMPARABLE TO PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS, PUBLIC HOSPITAL-BASED PRACTICES, AND OTHER LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
- $8.6 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OMEMBER SERVICES PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO HEALTH CENTERS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION. HQP PROVIDES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING TO HEALTH CENTERS PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HOWEVER WE HAVE OPENED SOME TRAININGS TO HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. HQP PROVIDES MANAGED CARE SERVICES INCLUDING MANAGED CARE OPERATIONS/CONTRACTING, EDUCATION ON MANAGED CARE REFORM AND MANAGED CARE POLICY ISSUES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. TWO GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS FROM KAISER PERMANENTE VIA THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LARGELY SUPPORTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING EFFORTS.HQP ADMINISTERS THE PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 410 UNINSURED ADULTS ACCESSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SERVICES INCLUDED 1,062 THERAPY VISITS, PEER SUPPORT, MEDICATION, AND/OR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 17% OF PATIENTS ENROLLED IN HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF SERVICES. SAME SERVICES AS PRIOR YEAR WITH FEWER PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS.IN FY 24-25, PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE (OHI) PROVIDED CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO 3,669 HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AGED 0-5. HQP ADMINISTERED THE PROGRAM'S TREATMENT FUND THAT PROVIDED $54,325 TO HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDING TREATMENT TO UNINSURED CHILDREN. SEVEN HEALTH CENTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SENIOR ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE DELTA DENTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THE NUMBER OF SENIORS RECEIVING ORAL HEALTH CARE INCREASED QUARTER OVER QUARTER. IN FY24-25, SENIORS HAD A TOTAL OF 13,565 ORAL HEALTH VISITS.HQP OPERATED THE HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK. THE PURPOSE WAS TO LEVERAGE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND DATA TO ENHANCE CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND PROVIDER WELL-BEING. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IMPROVING DATA MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTING TELEHEALTH AND DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS, STRENGTHENING CYBERSECURITY, AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS FOR PATIENT ENGAGEMENT. THE FUNDING AIMED TO HELP HEALTH CENTERS IMPROVE OPERATIONAL AND CLINICAL PRACTICES, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.COVERAGE PROGRAMS: HEALTH QUALITY PARTNERS OPERATED 3 DISTINCT HEALTH COVERAGE ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN FY 24-25. SIX PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS IN THE COVERED CALIFORNIA NAVIGATOR PROGRAM ACHIEVED 3,295 EFFECTUATED ENROLLMENTS INTO A COVERED CALIFORNIA QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN. EIGHT PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS IN THE DHCS MEDI-CAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM ACHIEVED A TOTAL OF 10,398 NEW MEDI-CAL ENROLLMENTS AND 10,078 MEDI-CAL RENEWALS OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MONTHS. SIX PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS IN THE CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE (CKC) PROGRAM FUNDED BY CMS ACHIEVED 2,597 NEW MEDI-CAL ENROLLMENTS AND 2,327 MEDI-CAL RENEWALS FOR CHILDREN FROM 0-18 YEARS OLD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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