Conejo Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONEJO HEALTH'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH HARM REDUCTION INITIATIVES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) NAVIGATION SERVICES, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS. WE FOCUS ON REDUCING OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES BY PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, RUNNING HOSPITAL-BASED SUD NAVIGATION PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE AND OTHER LIFESAVING INTERVENTIONS. OUR EFFORTS PRIORITIZE DATA-DRIVEN, SCIENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO SAVE LIVES AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 57%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $215,809, 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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 45 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 11% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (4)
- $479,588 spent. SUN PROGRAM HOSPITAL-BASED NAVIGATIONIN TAX YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED ITS SUBSTANCE USE NAVIGATION (SUN) PROGRAM IN 11 HOSPITALS ACROSS VENTURA, LOS ANGELES, AND ORANGE COUNTIES. SUN NAVIGATORS WORKED WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TEAMS TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME ENGAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND CONNECTION TO TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE PROGRAM REDUCED RE-ADMISSIONS, SUPPORTED PROVIDER WORKFLOWS, AND INCREASED ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR A HIGH-RISK POPULATION.
- $276,233 spent. HARM REDUCTION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMTHE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS IN 2024 BY DISTRIBUTING OVER 10,000 UNITS OF NALOXONE AND FENTANYL TEST STRIPS TO INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH RISK OF OPIOID OVERDOSE. THESE DISTRIBUTIONS OCCURRED ACROSS MULTIPLE SETTINGS, INCLUDING STREET OUTREACH, COMMUNITY CLINICS, AND HOSPITAL DISCHARGE POINTS. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE OVERDOSE FATALITIES AND ENGAGE PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN NON-JUDGMENTAL, LIFE-SAVING CARE.
- $65,521 spent. SUN PROGRAMS GRANT FUNDED WITH VCBH (OSF FUNDS)WITH SUPPORT FROM THE VENTURA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (VCBH) AND FUNDING THROUGH THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS (OSF), THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED TWO TARGETED SUN PROGRAMS IN 2024. THESE GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES EXPANDED SUBSTANCE USE NAVIGATION SERVICES TO HIGH-NEED POPULATIONS IN VENTURA COUNTY AND BUILT ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE, MEASURABLE IMPACTS ON PATIENT OUTCOMES.
- $60,941 spent. HCV NAVIGATION PROGRAM ED-BASED HEPATITIS C CARE - $33,281IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED AN ED-BASED HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) NAVIGATION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, EDUCATE, AND CONNECT PATIENTS TO TREATMENT. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS INDIVIDUALS SCREENED OR DIAGNOSED WITH HCV IN EMERGENCY SETTINGS AND OFFERS NAVIGATION THROUGH CONFIRMATORY TESTING, SPECIALTY REFERRALS, AND ACCESS TO CURATIVE THERAPY. THIS INITIATIVE ADVANCES PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS AROUND HCV ERADICATION AND IMPROVES CARE FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.LICENSED WHOLESALE PHARMACY - $19,735IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION BECAME A LICENSED WHOLESALE PHARMACY, EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY TO DISTRIBUTE MEDICATIONS INCLUDING NALOXONE, BUPRENORPHINE, AND OTHER CRITICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DESIGNATION INCREASES SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY, REDUCES COSTS, AND ENABLES RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS TO HIGH-RISK SETTINGS ACROSS SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA.EMS BUP PROGRAM FIELD-BASED INITIATION OF MEDICATION FOR OUD - $7,925IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A PILOT EMS-BASED BUPRENORPHINE INITIATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA PARAMEDIC FOUNDATION AND VENTURA COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY (VC EMSA). THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM ENABLES PARAMEDICS TO ADMINISTER BUPRENORPHINE IN THE FIELD, REDUCING WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AND ENCOURAGING TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OPIOID USE DISORDER. TRAINING, PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WERE COMPLETED IN 2024, SETTING THE STAGE FOR EXPANSION IN 2025.STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS WEEKLY STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM IN 2024, PROVIDING MOBILE, LOW-BARRIER HEALTHCARE TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OPERATING EVERY TUESDAY, THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 50 PATIENTS WEEKLY WITH SERVICES INCLUDING WOUND CARE, MEDICATION REFILLS, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, AND REFERRALS TO HOUSING AND TREATMENT. THIS WORK ENHANCES HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCES UTILIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR PREVENTABLE CONDITIONS.
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 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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 November 2021.
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 October 21, 2026.
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