National Network of Public Health Institutes
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES, INC. (NNPHI) IS A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATION CHARTERED ON JUNE 21, 2001. ITS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES TO PROMOTE (CONTINUED ON SCH O) MULTI-SECTOR ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND OUTCOMES. NNPHI IMPLEMENTS A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES REACHING ACROSS SECTORS THAT IMPACT HEALTH. NNPHI PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.
- Income
- $30.2 million
- Spending
- $30.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 110
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $404,539, president and 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: 57 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 45% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% 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
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 (8)
- $10.3 million spent. NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING - NNPHI'S NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING (NCCPHT) MANAGES PROGRAMS RELATED TO ADVANCING AND SUPPORTING CAPACITY BUILDING, INCREASED COMPETENCY, AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATION'S CURRENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. THE PORTFOLIO WORKS WITH A VAST NETWORK OF NATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDING NNPHI MEMBER INSTITUTES, THE REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER NETWORK, UNIVERSITIES, CBOS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. KEY PROGRAMS IN THE NCCPHT PORTFOLIO INCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEALTH LEARNING NAVIGATOR, PROJECT ECHO, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT TRAININGS, AND THE OPEN FORUM CONFERENCE. THE NCCPHT TEAM ALSO COORDINATES AND MANAGES A NETWORK OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS SERVING HEALTH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG).
- $6.9 million spent. DMI ACCELERATION- EFFECTIVE COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF DATA ARE CRITICAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS' DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE MONITORING DISEASE TRENDS, RESPONDING TO HEALTH THREATS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, AND GUARDING AGAINST MISUSE OF HEALTH DATA. THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AND OTHER INITIATIVES, NNPHI WORKS WITH ITS MEMBER INSTITUTES TO ENHANCE DATA SYSTEMS USED BY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND ADDRESS INEQUITIES.
- $3.2 million spent. EVIDENCE TO ACTION- PROJECTS UNDER NNPHI'S EVIDENCE TO ACTION PORTFOLIO FOCUS ON ASSESSING WORK IMPLEMENTED BY NNPHI, OUR MEMBER INSTITUTES, AND FEDERAL AND FOUNDATION PARTNERS TO HELP UNDERSTAND HOW WELL A PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, PROGRAM OR SERVICE IS WORKING AND CAN BE IMPROVED. WE COMPLETE PROCESS, OUTCOME, AND IMPACT EVALUATIONS THAT PRODUCE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA AND FINDINGS THAT HELP OUR PARTNERS MAKE KEY DECISIONS AND TAKE ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO CHANGES IN POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS THAT ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH.
- $2.5 million spent. BRIDGING SECTORS TO CREATE HEALTH - NNPHI'S BRIDGING SECTORS TO CREATE HEALTH ("BRIDGING") PORTFOLIO FOCUSES ON THE INTERCONNECTIONS AND INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER SECTORS. PROJECTS IN THIS PORTFOLIO SEEK TO BRIDGE SILOS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MATURATION OF NEW PARTNERS. NUMEROUS PROJECTS FOCUSED ON MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATION ARE HOUSED IN THIS PORTFOLIO.
- $2.0 million spent. CONVENING- NNPHI'S CONVENINGS PORTFOLIO OFFERS AN EXCEPTIONAL SUITE OF IN-HOUSE SERVICES, FROM DYNAMIC CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TO SEAMLESS LOGISTICS FOR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. OUR GATHERINGS UNITE THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY, EMPOWERING THEM TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, COLLABORATE, AND DRIVE IMPACTFUL CHANGE. FLAGSHIP EVENTS LIKE THE NNPHI ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE OPEN FORUM, AND THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH, WHICH ATTRACTS OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES, SHOWCASE OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING PROGRESS AND INNOVATION. EACH YEAR, NNPHI CURATES MORE THAN THIRTY EVENTS FOR DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE CDC, AND THE BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH. THROUGH THESE CONVENINGS, WE CREATE A PLATFORM FOR INVALUABLE INSIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND COLLABORATION TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
- $1.5 million spent. CLIMATE AND CRISIS PREPAREDNESS- THE CLIMATE & CRISIS PREPAREDNESS (CCP) PORTFOLIO AIMS TO ADVANCE OUR NETWORK'S ACTIVITY IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION EFFORTS. THIS PORTFOLIO BRINGS TOGETHER STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACTIVE WORKGROUP WITH EXPERTISE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, COLLECTIVELY ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS. BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, CCP SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION, DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGE AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE-RELATED ADVERSITIES. KEY PROGRAMS UNDER THE CCP PORTFOLIO INCLUDE PROJECT FIRSTLINE, PH LEADS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS. CCP ALSO FOUNDED AND CURRENTLY MANAGES THE SECOND COHORT OF THE 'ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE WORKGROUP" WITH NNPHI MEMBER INSTITUTES.
- $723,383 spent. HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY- THE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING NNPHI'S ORGANIZATIONAL AND NETWORK CAPACITY TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE EQUITY-CENTERED PUBLIC HEALTH BEST PRACTICES. THE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO PARTNERS WITH MEMBER INSTITUTES, GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES AND DISRUPT SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. INCORPORATING AN EQUITY LENS INTO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, NNPHI STAFF WITH OUR PARTNERS HAVE DEVELOPED A GROWING SET OF HEALTH EQUITY RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS, EVALUATIONS, AND A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY WITH 695 EQUITY-CENTERED BEST PRACTICES.
- $53,000 spent. NETWORK ENGAGEMENT- NNPHI'S NETWORK ENGAGEMENT PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF 50-MEMBER PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES SERVING STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBES. THIS PORTFOLIO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NNPHI'S RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MEMBERS, PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS, TRACKING MEMBER SERVICES AND CAPACITIES THROUGH NNPHI'S CRM, AND LEADING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR NNPHI'S SIGNATURE EVENT, THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE PORTFOLIO ALSO PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE TO EMERGING INSTITUTES (FEE-FOR-SERVICE OR GRANT-SUPPORTED) AND LEADS COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS WITH MEMBERS. LNETWORK ENGAGEMENT- NNPHI'S NETWORK ENGAGEMENT PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF 50-MEMBER PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES SERVING STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBES. THIS PORTFOLIO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NNPHI'S RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MEMBERS, PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS, TRACKING MEMBER SERVICES AND CAPACITIES THROUGH NNPHI'S CRM, AND LEADING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR NNPHI'S SIGNATURE EVENT, THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE PORTFOLIO ALSO PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE TO EMERGING INSTITUTES (FEE-FOR-SERVICE OR GRANT-SUPPORTED) AND LEADS COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS WITH MEMBERS. LASTLY, THIS IS HOME TO NNPHI'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. THE TEAM MANAGES ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NNPHI AND PROVIDES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL NETWORK. THEY FOCUS ON BRANDING, WEBSITE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT-BASED COMMUNICATIONS, EVENT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT, COLLABORATION WITH NETWORK MEMBER COMMUNICATORS, AND STRATEGIC POSITIONING FOR NNPHI.ASTLY, THIS IS HOME TO NNPHI'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. THE TEAM MANAGES ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NNPHI AND PROVIDES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL NETWORK. THEY FOCUS ON BRANDING, WEBSITE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT-BASED COMMUNICATIONS, EVENT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT, COLLABORATION WITH NETWORK MEMBER COMMUNICATORS, AND STRATEGIC POSITIONING FOR NNPHI.
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 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 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 2001.
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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