Healthy Community Forum for the Greater Sacramento Region
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Healthy Community Forum for the Greater Sacramento Region operates under the name Community HealthWorks (formally Sacramento Covered), a not-for-profit philanthropic organization, is an innovative leader in developing and implementing a peer-driven, one-on-one, data-informed approach to connecting families and individuals to the health, behavioral health, social services, and community resources they need to lead healthy, productive lives. Our mission is to advance community, social and economic health one person at a time. Community HealthWorks (CoHeWo) is delivering on our mission to serve the most vulnerable and historically underserved communities through our Community Health Worker (CHW)-led programs: Health Navigation, Hospital Navigation, and Homeless Health which includes Reentry and Street Outreach programs.
- Income
- $19.1 million
- Spending
- $17.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 207
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $254,514, 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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% 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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $11.5 million spent. Homeless Health Services - Field-based Outreach, Care Coordination, and Housing Supports for the CalAIM Program: Community HealthWorks (CoHeWo)s Homeless Health Services provides personalized, case management, housing support and tenancy support to individuals experiencing homelessness. CoHeWos team of Community Health Workers (CHW) is one of the largest field-based teams in Sacramento County. Since 2017, CoHeWo has provided outreach and engagement, data management, and robust housing navigation and tenancy support services to participants in Pathways to Health + Home (Pathways), the City of Sacramentos Whole Person Care Pilot. CoHeWo was also the only community-based organization certified to serve as a Community-Based Care Management Entity (CBCME) by the health plans in Sacramento County as part of their Health Homes Program between 2019 through 2021. Additionally, CoHeWo is contracted with all the Sacramento County health plans as an Enhanced Care Management and Housing Community Supports provider through the Department of Health Care Services CalAIM program. Since 2022, CoHeWo has deployed an impactful homeless street outreach program in coordination with Sacramento County DHSH serving the American River Parkway and Encampments throughout the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County. In 2024, CoHeWos street outreach team served 3,627 individuals, providing 32,020 services along with 652 housing and shelter placements (153 permanent, 95 transitional, 449 shelters).In 2024, the CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports team provided over 43,600 services to 3,596 individuals. Across all of the programs, CoHeWo generated 2,572 CalAIM referrals for clients in Sacramento County. Also, the Reentry team provided over 3,300 services to 1,137 individuals. CHWs and Housing staff facilitated 1,052 housing placements to permanent, transitional and shelter options in the local community.
- $2.2 million spent. Health Navigation Program: Community HealthWorks (CoHeWo) is the Sacramento regions leading health access and enrollment assistance organization dedicated to achieving health care access and coordination for all area residents. CoHeWos diverse team of Community Health Workers on the Health Navigation team are embedded in community settings throughout the Greater Sacramento Region and provide health sustaining supportive services to address social determinants of health which include, but not limited to: health coverage enrollment (new applications renewals, reporting changes); Medi-Cal intercounty transfers, plan selection or changes to assigned provider/health plan; CalFresh application; primary, dental or vision care appointments; transportation services; interpreting services; education on health coverage and nutrition programs; cell phone and identification provision; as well as facilitating referrals to other critical resources such as WIC, legal services, in-home supportive services (IHSS) and child care. In 2019, Community HealthWorks expanded its navigation program to add a pediatric navigator program at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. In 2024, the Pediatric Navigation program served 2,835 newborn babies connecting their families to critical coverage and medical homes and scheduled their 2-day follow-up appointments. During 2024, Community HealthWorks CHWs on the health navigation team provided about 93,537 navigation services to approximately 18,289 individuals, including in-person health coverage enrollment assistance, renewal/re-determination assistance, and retention of health coverage. They also offered health care education, outreach, troubleshooting assistance, and care coordination related to finding or changing a doctor, scheduling doctor appointments, and arranging transportation, language interpretation, and other requested services. 4,439 individuals were provided CalFresh services which include screening, education, enrollment and retention support.
- $1.3 million spent. Patient Navigation Program: The Patient Navigation program is a unique partnership with local hospital systems (Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis) to connect with patients visiting the Emergency Departments (ED) with Community Health Workers (CHWs) to address social determinants of health and navigate their healthcare system to achieve better health outcomes. Community HealthWorks manages a team of CHWs stationed in six local Emergency Departments (ED) throughout Sacramento County. ED CHWs are proven to be effective for ensuring lower-income, uninsured individuals are receiving Medi-Cal enrollment supports, navigation services for primary care, and long-term linkages to a health home. In 2024, CoHeWos Patient Navigation program provided over 65,900 services to 11,403 patients, who were seen in emergency departments for non-urgent, primary care reasons.
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 August 1996.
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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