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Valley Health Foundation Vhf

EIN 77-0187890 · San Jose, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION (VHF) IS A NON-PROFIT LEADER IN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE THAT FUNDRAISES TO SUPPORT, INNOVATE, AND ADVOCATE FOR BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. VHF HELPS PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND DEDICATED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. VHF IS FOR SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ("SCVMC"), O'CONNOR HOSPITAL, ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL ("SLRH"), 14 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE HEALTH CENTERS, SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND CUSTODY HEALTH. VHF ALSO SUPPORTS MANY COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SHARE OUR MISSION TO ENSURE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL.

Income
$17.3 million
Spending
$17.4 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
3.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 68%
Employees
29
Volunteers
552
Highest pay
$291,120, president & executive director

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

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 20% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $14.8 million spent. VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION (VHF) ("VHF") IS A NON-PROFIT LEADER IN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE THAT FUNDRAISES TO SUPPORT, INNOVATE, AND ADVOCATE FOR BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. VHF HELPS PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND DEDICATED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. VHF IS FOR SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ("SCVMC"), O'CONNOR HOSPITAL, ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL ("SLRH"), 14 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE HEALTH CENTERS, SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND CUSTODY HEALTH. VHF ALSO SUPPORTS MANY COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SHARE OUR MISSION TO ENSURE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL.THE FOLLOWING ARE VHF'S MAJOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: SUSANNE B. WILSON WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE LOCATED ON THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS, SUSANNE B. WILSON WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE ALL UNDER ONE ROOF INCLUDING A MOTHER AND BABY UNIT, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU), AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU). IT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF FORMER SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR SUSIE WILSON, A TRAILBLAZER LEADER AND CHAMPION OF HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS, VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER IS A WELCOMING SPACE FOR THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IT SERVES. MOST RECENTLY, THIS INCLUDES A NEW LIBRARY AND OUTDOOR PATIO THAT IS OPEN TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DURING THEIR INPATIENT STAY. THE LIBRARY SPACE PROVIDES A VARIETY OF BOOKS FOR YOUTH OF ALL AGES THAT PATIENTS CAN ENJOY. THE COLORFUL SPACES MIRROR OTHER ART INSTALLATIONS AND SPACES IN THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER (INCLUDING THE LIKE A MULTIVITAMIN" INSTALLATION IN ITS COURTYARD). THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER ALSO UNVEILED A NEW ART INSTALLATION NAMED "SENTIA" IN 2023. CREATED BY GERMAN ARTIST CHRISTIAN MOELLER, THE 30-FOOT-TALL KINETIC SCULPTURE IS INSPIRED BY WILDLIFE, SUCH AS THE DRINKING BIRD OR STORK. GREETING PATIENTS FROM THE ROOF, SENTIA IS A WELCOMING CENTERPIECE FOR PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, AS THEY ARRIVE AT THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER. FLEET OF NEW AMBULANCES ASSIST WITH TRANSPORT SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE (SCVH) HAS ROLLED OUT A WELCOME NEW AMBULANCE FLEET TO HELP MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THE EMERGENCY CARE THEY NEED, RIGHT WHEN THEY NEED IT. LAST MAY, SCVH INTRODUCED THESE AMBULANCES TO CUT DOWN ON PATIENT TRANSPORT TIMES ACROSS THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THIS MEANS QUICKER TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE THREE PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES LIKE CLINICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CUSTODY HEALTH SERVICES, AND MORE.REACH OUT AND READ INTEGRATES BOOKS WITH PEDIATRIC CARE WE HELP CHAMPION THE POWERFUL BOND BETWEEN BOOKS AND CHILDREN, MUCH LIKE THE CLASSIC PAIRING OF MILK AND COOKIES ONLY FAR HEALTHIER AND ESSENTIAL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT. TO FURTHER THIS MISSION, VHF HAS JOINED FORCES WITH REACH OUT AND READ, AN INITIATIVE THROUGH WHICH AN ASTOUNDING 41,470 BOOKS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED ACROSS SEVEN SANTA CLARA COUNTY CLINICS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.HIGH RESOLUTION SCREEN HELPS GUIDE DEVICE INSERTION FOR BURN PATIENTS THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION MICHAEL VAN EVERY BURN FUND IN 2024, THE BURN CENTER AT SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER AND ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL'S ICU RECEIVED NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. IN BURN CARE, INFECTION PREVENTION IS CRUCIAL FOR RECOVERY. TO ASSIST IN WOUND MANAGEMENT, THE BURN CENTER RECEIVED THE MOLECULIGHT DX FLUORESCENCE IMAGING DEVICE. THIS HANDHELD DEVICE ACCURATELY MEASURES WOUNDS AND DETECTS BACTERIA EARLY, PROVIDING CLINICIANS WITH DETAILED IMAGES AND DATA FOR INFORMED CARE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PATIENT.RESPONSE TO HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COUNTY IN 2023, VHF PARTNERED WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REPURPOSE THE COVID-19 "VAX MOBILE" INTO A GENERAL PURPOSE MOBILE VACCINE UNIT. THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS, OVER 83,000 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO AT-RISK AND HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES. BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED THE MOBILE RESPONSE TEAM (MRT), USING THE VAN TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY BY OFFERING URGENT, PREVENTIVE, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES. MULTI-LINGUAL MESSAGING ADVISES COMMUNITIES ABOUT AVAILABLE SERVICES IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGES. IN 2024, THE VAN DISTRIBUTED VACCINES FOR SHIGELLA, RSV, HEP B, MPOX, MEASLES, AND PROVIDED NARCAN TO COMBAT FENTANYL OVERDOSES, IN RESPONSE TO HEALTH NEEDS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. VHF DONORS FUNDED A NEW EXTERIOR WRAP FOR THE VAN WITH MESSAGING IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE, AND CHINESE.MAKING HEALTHCARE FRIENDLIER FOR REFUGEES ACCESSING HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES. THEY'RE NAVIGATING A NEW CULTURE, LANGUAGE, LAWS, SURROUNDINGS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN ADDITION TO LEARNING HOW TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE IN A SYSTEM THAT IS OFTEN MARKEDLY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. THE TB CLINIC & REFUGEE HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AT VHC LUNDY IS THE ONLY CLINIC OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTY. IT SERVES AS THE FIRST HEALTHCARE TOUCHPOINT FOR NEW REFUGEES, ASYLEES, HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES, SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TB RATES IN CALIFORNIA AND AMONG MANY SERVICES OFFERED, THEY PROVIDE TB SCREENING SERVICES TO NEW REFUGEES, MANY OF WHOM MAY UNKNOWINGLY HAVE THIS TRANSMITTABLE DISEASE. SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE REACHED OUT TO VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION TO HELP THEM MAKE THE CLINIC ENVIRONMENT WELCOMING AND EASY TO ACCESS, ENCOURAGING INFORMED HEALTHCARE USE AND EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF TB AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS. VHF SECURED A $40,000 GRANT FROM THE MYRA REINHARD FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT AND FAMILIES SERVED BY THE TB AND REFUGEE CLINIC. THE GRANT FUNDS NEW AND WELCOMING DCOR FOR FAMILY INTAKE AND

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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