Elica Health Centers
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Elica is dedicated to administering professional and compassionate health care that serve the needs of low-income, multi-ethnic populations throughout the greater Sacramento area, particularly immigrant communities, including Slavic and others.
- Income
- $100.4 million
- Spending
- $90.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 814
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $445,085, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $66.0 million spent. January 2024: Elica's women's health, cervical cancer screening, and breast cancer screening measures trended up over the past year. Rolled-out updated Medical StaffHandbook with a focus on streamlining day-to-day processes. DHCS selected Elica to participate in CPCA's Medi-Cal Health Navigator Project. Elica will receive $275,000 for one year to fund this effort by our Resource Center outreach team.February 2024: Published and presented new "Custody to Community Transitional Re-Entry Program Clinical Guidelines". Elica provides primary care and addiction medicine services for the Women's Re-Entry Program that allows currently incarcerated individuals to serve their sentences in the community via a designated program.March 2024: Elica hired our first Mental Health Associate Medical Director.April 2024: Added cardiology specialty services to Elica's Scope of Project through our new contract with Heart and Vascular Centers of America. Entered into affiliation agreements with the schools of pharmacy of both the University of the Pacific and California Northstate University College. Elica has a history of working with both of these schools for their behavioral health and nursing students, and look forward to helping their pharmacy students complete their education and launch their careers.May 2024: Grand opening of Elicas Arden Arcade Healthcare Campus featuring a primary care medical clinic, a comprehensive dental/oral clinic, a behavioral/mental health clinic and an onsite pharmacy operated by Innova Pharmacies. Elica was approved to receive a $1 million grant from Sacramento County to help immunize children ages 6 months to 18 years in select area schools. HRSA approved Elica's Change In Scope request to add optometry services.June 2024: Expanded Elica's affiliation with United Education Institute to include dental assistants. Elica's Board of Directors approved staff's request to ask HRSA for a Change in Scope request to convert a former Kaiser Permanente space at the building where Elica has our J Street Clinic site into a new intermittent primary clinic for Elica.July 2024: Onboarded a new psychiatry PA and hired seven new dentists. Anthem Blue Cross granted Elica $200,000 to participate in DHCS' Housing and HomelessnessIncentive Program.August 2024: Optometry clinic started seeing patients.September 2024: We are reorganizing our Health Programs to make them part of Integrated Behavioral Health. Our Health Programs include Registered Dietitians, Lifestyle Coaches (focusing on diabetes prevention), and Health Programs specialists.October 2024: Elica began continuous monitoring for diabetes and pre-diabetes. Quality of Care Measures: Elica outperformed California and national benchmarks in prenatal care anddental health services, especially in prevention and reducing dental emergencies.November 2024: Elica Health Centers began preparing for its expected 2025 On Site Visit (OSV) by HRSA. Elica's year-to-date revenues were 4.3% over budget and expenses were 2.4% under budget--an ideal situation. In summary, 2024 is turning out to be the best year in Elica's history.December 2024: Before using Nuances CoPilot AI scribe technology, Elicas clinicians were spending an average of 16.89 hours/week on notetaking, answering e-mails, etc. Now, our clinicians are spending only an average of 10.30 hours/week on such tasks. Elica achieved a 25% reduction in staff turnover during 2024 as compared to 2023.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 September 2002.
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 November 4, 2026.
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