Civitas Networks for Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH IS THE LEADING VOICE AND CONVENER FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO USE DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY BRINGING TOGETHER LOCAL IMPLEMENTERS - HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), EMERGING HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), ALL PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOS), AND OTHER MULTISTAKEHOLDER GROUPS - WE FOSTER DATA-DRIVEN COLLABORATION THAT CREATES NATIONAL IMPACT WHILE STAYING ROOTED IN LOCAL REALITIES.
- Income
- $3.2 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $378,942, 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: 86 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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)
- $2.2 million spent. PATIENT CENTERED-DATA HOME: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH SUPPORTS PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME- A MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE THAT IS A SCALABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL THAT CONNECTS HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) NATIONWIDE. PCDH ENSURES THAT PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION FOLLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHEREVER THEY SEEK CARE, IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTING REAL-TIME, WHOLE-PERSON CARE COORDINATION. THE PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME (PCDH) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED APPROACH TO LINKING PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS STATE AND REGIONAL LINES. PCDH USES SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TRIGGERING ALERTS (BASED ON WHERE CARE OCCURS) TO NOTIFY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHEN A PATIENT RECEIVES CARE OUTSIDE THEIR "HOME" HIE REGION AND FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA SHARING ACROSS TRUSTED HIE NETWORKS. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA MODERNIZATION (DEMO) INITIATIVE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM, AIMING TO IMPROVE UPON EXISTING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA STANDARDS SO THAT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BETTER IDENTIFY DISPARITIES AND INFORM CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE REFINEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES PROPOSED BY AHIP'S HEALTH EQUITY WORKGROUP AFTER A MULTI-YEAR, STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN APPROACH. AS PART OF THE INITIAL PHASE, CIVITAS BROUGHT A DIVERSE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE BY HOSTING A SERIES OF NATIONAL FOCUS GROUPS TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES FOR DEMOGRAPHIC DOMAINS INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX, GENDER, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, PRONOUNS, MILITARY EXPERIENCE, DISABILITY STATUS, PREFERRED LANGUAGE, AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO MODERNIZE AND ENHANCE NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CONTENT AND EXCHANGE STANDARDS SO THAT THEY ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SUFFICIENTLY GRANULAR, AND ALIGNED ACROSS STAKEHOLDERS.HEALTH DATA UTILITY FRAMEWORK A GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTATION: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE HEALTH DATA UTILITY (HDU) MODEL, BUILDING ON ITS HDU FRAMEWORK RELEASED IN 2022 (IN COLLABORATION WITH MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION). THE HDU FRAMEWORK GUIDES STATES, REGIONS, HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGING HDUS THAT PROVIDES DEEPER INTEGRATION OF HEALTH-RELATED DATA TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH AND CARE DELIVERY IN STATES.STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS (THE COMMONS) BY FOSTERING CROSS-STATE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY AND REUSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COMMONS BRINGS TOGETHER STATE HEALTH IT LEADERS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CREATES A NEUTRAL FORUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO ENABLES THE SHARING OF NEW AND RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES, TRENDS, AND RESOURCES AND HOW THEY IMPACT STATES WHILE ENHANCING AWARENESS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVITAS MEMBERS. SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRAVITY PROJECT STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE: IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE (NYEC), STATE QUALIFIED ENTITIES (BRONX RHIO, HEALTHIX, HEALTHECONNECTIONS, HIXNY, HEALTHELINK AND ROCHESTER RHIO), CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS), ALONGSIDE THE GRAVITY PROJECT, ASSISTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD SET OF FUNCTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INGESTION, HANDLING AND USE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA ACROSS NY'S STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK (SHIN-NY). CIVITAS AND GRAVITY PROJECT SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BY PROVIDING ONGOING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK SUPPORTS HEALTH EQUITY EFFORTS THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER BETWEEN CMS AND THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. CIVITAS SERVES AS THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT PLAN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGS, PRODUCT DELIVERY, AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT.NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION (HIO) SURVEY: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HIOS IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. JULIA ADLER-MILSTEIN AND TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH IT (ONC). THE SURVEY, WHICH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED SEVERAL TIMES STARTING IN 2006, PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF HIOS IN ADVANCING REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY. THE 2023 NATIONAL HIO SURVEY REVEALED KEY FINDINGS ABOUT HIOS' OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THEIR ROLE IN PROMOTING DATA EXCHANGE ACROSS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, THE CHALLENGES FACED IN STANDARDIZING DATA, AND THE INTEGRATION OF HIOS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES. THESE FINDINGS ARE SHAPING POLICY, INFORMING STAKEHOLDERS, AND INFLUENCING THE NEXT PHASE OF INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA-SHARING INITIATIVES NATIONWIDE. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT- DATA MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM: WITH FUNDING FROM CDC THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG), ASTHO, NNPHI, AND PHAB LAUNCHED A NEW IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM TO HELP PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MODERNIZE THEIR DATA SYSTEMS. CIVITAS PLAYS A SUPPORT ROLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PASSIONATE INDUSTRY LEADERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND INNOVATORS TO DISCUSS INTEROPERABILITY, DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, MULTISTAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY-LED GOVERNANCE, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. CIVITAS' MEMBERS AND NETWORK SERVE AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN "DATA AND "DOING" IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ATTENDEES CHOOSE THE CONFERENCE TO FOSTER DEEP CONNECTIONS, STRE
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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