Sonoma Valley Community Health Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERSERVED.
- Income
- $16.6 million
- Spending
- $14.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 116
- Volunteers
- 113
- Highest pay
- $293,486, chief executive officer
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: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 (4)
- $7.3 million spent. FAMILY PRACTICE SERVICES: THE HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR INFANTS THROUGH ADULTS, WITH EXTENDED DAY AND EVENING HOURS AND IS OPEN 6 DAYS PER WEEK. SERVICES INCLUDE ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS, IMMUNIZATIONS, PHYSICALS, URGENT CARE AND DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. IN 2024, 35,126 FQHC VISITS WERE GENERATED ACROSS ALL CLINICS SERVING 6,577 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS. MEDICAL CLINIC VISITS FOR THE YEAR WERE 20,216 PATIENT VISITS. COMPREHENSIVE PERINATAL SERVICES: THE HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES PRE- AND POST-NATAL OB SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO PREGNANT WOMEN. NURSE EDUCATORS AND NUTRITIONISTS ARE AVAILABLE FULL TIME TO SUPPORT PATIENTS. 630 PATIENT VISITS WERE PROVIDED TO 112 WOMEN PATIENTS.
- $1.9 million spent. DENTAL SERVICES: SVCHC OFFERS PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE DENTAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES INCLUDE X-RAY AND EXAMINATIONS, DEEP CLEANINGS, COMPOSITE FILLINGS AND EXTRACTIONS. SVCHC OFFERS PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE SERVICES DUE TO PANDEMIC, THE DENTAL CLINIC WAS PARTIALLY SHUT-DOWN, PROVIDED EMERGENCY DENTAL SERVICES ONLY. THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE FOR THE DENTAL CLINIC WAS BASED ON 7,913 VISITS.
- $1.2 million spent. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: SVCHC'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WORK WITH PRIMARY CARE TEAM TO EVALUATE THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND ADDRESS THOSE BARRIERS BY PROVIDING BRIEF, SOLUTION-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING ARE OFFERED THRU FACE-TO-FACE OR VIRTUAL VISITS. THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC WAS BASED ON 2,625 VISITS.
- $1.1 million spent. ALTERNATIVE CARE-CHIROPRACTIC: PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC PAIN DISEASES.OPTOMETRY SERVICES: PROVIDE VISION SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED OF VISION CARE PROVIDED BY AN OPTOMETRIST. GLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS, BASED ON PRESCRIPTION.OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: OUTREACH/TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND DISCOUNTED DRUG PROGRAM.
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 2024.
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 May 1993.
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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