Health Equity
Impact Report
2020-2021
Heluna Health: A nonprofit innovator of population health solutions
Welcome
“We help our partners focus on what they do best, helping more people live healthy and productive lives. ”
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Blayne Cutler, MD, PhD
OUR MISSION
Heluna Health enhances the health, wellness,
and resilience of every community we serve
OUR Vision
Healthy, strong
communities for all
OUR Values
HELUNA HEALTH OVERVIEW
Heluna Health provides innovative support services and evidence-
based programs that improve
the overall health and well-being of
our communities.
Heluna Health
PARTNERS
Heluna Health leads and manages public health projects as a comprehensive fiscal sponsor or fiscal intermediary on behalf of academic researchers, government agencies, nonprofit partners, community-based organizations, and public-private consortia. We provide a range of financial, administrative, and operational support services, including human resources, staffing, payroll & benefits administration, contracts and grants management & monitoring, compliance, IT, and procurement to more than 500 health and social service projects across the United States. Together we are building healthy, strong communities for all.
Heluna Health
PARTNERS
Heluna Health leads and manages public health projects as a comprehensive fiscal sponsor or fiscal intermediary on behalf of academic researchers, government agencies, nonprofit partners, community-based organizations, and public-private consortia. We provide a range of financial, administrative, and operational support services, including human resources, staffing, payroll & benefits administration, contracts and grants management & monitoring, compliance, IT, and procurement to more than 500 health and social service projects across the United States. Together we are building healthy, strong communities for all.
Heluna Health
DIRECT
Heluna Health works directly in local communities to implement evidence-based, innovative population health programs that address social, environmental, and economic conditions that affect health equity. We provide essential breastfeeding and nutrition services, early literacy interventions, maternal support, disease prevention, and youth empowerment initiatives to improve health and life outcomes. And Heluna Health delivers project management services that build on decades of expertise in public health and nonprofit administration to enhance community preparedness.
Heluna Health
DIRECT
Heluna Health works directly in local communities to implement evidence-based, innovative population health programs that address social, environmental, and economic conditions that affect health equity. We provide essential breastfeeding and nutrition services, early literacy interventions, maternal support, disease prevention, and youth empowerment initiatives to improve health and life outcomes. And Heluna Health delivers project management services that build on decades of expertise in public health and nonprofit administration to enhance community preparedness.
Heluna Health
PATHWAYS
Heluna Health is developing on-demand training and certificate services for key cohorts of the population health/social service workforce, starting with Community Health Workers (CHWs) in California. The program is designed for CHWs who provide case management, engagement, health coaching, navigation, employment services, and outreach in clinical community-based and social service organizations. The CHW program provides a culturally-responsive curriculum that trains on core competencies. Heluna Health is committed to providing professional pathways for a community-connected health workforce that plays a critical role in advancing health equity.
Heluna Health
PATHWAYS
Heluna Health is developing on-demand training and certificate services for key cohorts of the population health/social service workforce, starting with Community Health Workers (CHWs) in California. The program is designed for CHWs who provide case management, engagement, health coaching, navigation, employment services, and outreach in clinical community-based and social service organizations. The CHW program provides a culturally-responsive curriculum that trains on core competencies. Heluna Health is committed to providing professional pathways for a community-connected health workforce that plays a critical role in advancing health equity.
Heluna Health
ADVISORS
Heluna Health has assembled a diverse team of professional, academic, and lived experts who are passionate about promoting equitable health outcomes. Our network of public health professionals and affiliated consultants offer decades of experience and trusted relationships working with hundreds of community-based population health and social service organizations. Our team provides expert advice and consultation, technical assistance, and collaborative partnership opportunities to public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders in order to enhance the health, wellness, and resilience of every community we serve.
Heluna Health
ADVISORS
Heluna Health has assembled a diverse team of professional, academic, and lived experts who are passionate about promoting equitable health outcomes. Our network of public health professionals and affiliated consultants offer decades of experience and trusted relationships working with hundreds of community-based population health and social service organizations. Our team provides expert advice and consultation, technical assistance, and collaborative partnership opportunities to public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders in order to enhance the health, wellness, and resilience of every community we serve.
By the numbers (2020-2021)
10-15%
Indirect rate for contracts
*Includes data from Heluna Health’s WIC program and SisterWeb from 1/1/21-12/31/21; SFHOT, CEIP, and Santa Clara County from 7/1/20-6/30/21.
More Than Numbers
Heluna Health Program Spotlights
Learn more about some of our partners and direct service programs working to improve health outcomes in our local communities.
Rapid Response to Rising COVID-19 Cases in Santa Clara County
It was January 31, 2020, and the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health in California had just recorded its first case of COVID-19. Two months later, the county issued one of the nation’s first stay-at-home orders to address the rising number of local COVID cases. It was becoming clear to county officials that they would need to mount a rapid response to the escalating crisis. They reached out to Heluna Health for help.
“Heluna Health’s support was invaluable in helping the county build, train, and lead its 1,000-person COVID-19 contact tracing workforce,” says Sarah L. Rudman, Assistant Public Health Officer with Santa Clara County’s Department of Public Health. “Without Heluna Health, the county could not have achieved this. It was an unprecedented increase in capacity in such a short amount of time.”
The intensive efforts to scale-up Santa Clara County’s critical pandemic case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) and mobile vaccination response efforts aimed to build a dynamic COVID-19 response workforce. County workers shifted their duties to respond to the pandemic as contact tracers. To supplement this effort, volunteers from the community were recruited to fill key roles. Heluna Health provided staffing services to support the hiring, onboarding, and training of 800 combined support personnel (Disaster Service Workers, California state employees, and Heluna Health staff) and more than 500 active volunteers, while also delivering technical support, direct supervision, and guidance to the teams.
Altogether, the teams completed more than 91,000 case investigations, reached over 52,000 individuals through contact tracing activities, and supported the development and implementation of a multi-level staffing infrastructure to expand and sustain the county’s fixed, mobile, and pop-up vaccination operations.
Being on the front lines of pandemic relief in California during COVID-19, Heluna Health has proven that its organizational expertise is a vital resource for local and national efforts around pandemic preparedness. Collective approaches are key, and Heluna Health continues to build integrated and coordinated rapid relief responses that create positive community outcomes.
Fiscal Year 2021
Building Nutrition Security for Economically Challenged Families Across the U.S. through increases in WIC Fruits and Vegetables Benefits
For more than 40 years, Heluna Health’s USDA-funded Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program has provided healthy, free food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and family resources to economically challenged households with children under age five who are at nutritional risk. Encompassing over 40 sites in Southern California, Heluna Health’s WIC Program serves more than 180,000 women, infants, and children every month, translating into approximately 3% of the nation’s total and 20% of California’s total WIC participants.
In June 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act significantly raised the WIC monthly benefit for vegetables and fruits, positioning families to make healthier food choices and positively impacting local businesses and farmers. This monthly benefit increase has resulted in more than triple the amount of fruit and vegetable purchases, a greater variety of produce redeemed by WIC families, and increased fruit and vegetable consumption by young children. WIC’s vegetable and fruit benefit was first introduced in 2009 and is credited with significantly improving the dietary quality of WIC participants’ nutrition and reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity among WIC toddlers.
Now, there is a bipartisan effort to make the 2021 increase permanent. “This is not a political issue,” says Dr. Shannon Whaley, Director of Research and Evaluation at Heluna Health’s WIC program. “Every state grows vegetables and fruits, and every community sells vegetables and fruits. This is good for everyone.” Dr. Whaley’s current research is focused on the disproportionate impact of nutrition-related inequities on the health and well-being of low-income children and families. A 2019 grant to Heluna Health from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research division is funding a multi-year study to demonstrate the impact that a significant policy change to provide adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables for young children has on access, intake, food security, and ongoing WIC participation in early childhood. Scheduled to be released in August 2022, the study will inform policy and advocacy work under way to permanently expand this important benefit for all WIC children in the U.S.*
*Study released in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in August 2022.
$143 Million in benefits spent on WIC foods in 2021
$29 million total of fruits and vegetables
O Previous amount of fruits and vegetables
O Increase in fruits and vegetables
WIC IN 2021
183,000
Benefits distributed monthly
108,000
Books distributed by Little by Little
100,000
Diapers distributed
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Advancing Health Equity for the Unhoused in San Francisco
Throughout San Francisco, you can find the exceptional San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT) in their distinctive neon green jackets and shirts, providing hope, humanity, and resources to people experiencing homelessness. SFHOT is a direct service collaboration between Heluna Health and the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (DHSH) that works to engage and stabilize vulnerable unhoused individuals by connecting them with available resources. SFHOT also helps place those experiencing homelessness into temporary shelters and housing.
“The rewarding part for me is seeing the folks smile and have their needs met,” says Joshcelyn Johnson, a Heluna Health employee for the SFHOT program. “The challenging part is when you see people, especially women with kids, and the folks with mental illness who can’t advocate for themselves.” SFHOT operates seven days a week, providing street outreach and case management services.
With unparalleled dedication to the unhoused community of San Francisco, the Outreach Team provides practical support, information, referrals, and in-depth community collaboration and responsiveness. From July 2020 through March 2021, SFHOT’s team provided services to 2,778 unique clients, more than doubling its client target of 1,125. Case management services address the numerous long-term problems related to homelessness, connect individuals to public benefits, and develop pathways for housing.
SFHOT’s “street medicine” outreach service provides healthcare to clients to monitor and improve the health of those without permanent shelter. These critical services help advance health equity by improving health outcomes, and reflect Heluna Health’s commitment to promote health, safety, and well-being for any individuals experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
Fiscal Year 2021
* Includes Community Response, Street Outreach, and Special Projects
Tracking a Public Health Emergency Case by Case
The California Emerging Infections Program (CEIP) is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the surveillance, prevention, and control of emerging infectious diseases. In March 2020, CEIP began collecting COVID data just three weeks after the pandemic was declared a public health emergency. “We’ve never done that before,” says Gretchen Rothrock, Associate Director at CEIP. “But without the basic information about how much disease is out there, we can’t determine whether things are getting better or worse, or which people need the most help.” The work of CEIP has been published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
As the fiscal sponsor of CEIP, Heluna Health has assisted the organization with administrative optimization since 1994, and provided support with hiring, benefits administration, and equipment, to make possible CEIP’s timely response during the pandemic.
CEIP tracked 14,070 COVID-positive hospitalizations in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties through June 30, 2021. CEIP also interviewed 1,541 COVID-positive healthcare workers and evaluated vaccine effectiveness among those workers. Additional studies monitored emerging COVID variants and described the characteristics of the illness experienced by healthcare workers who tested positive.
Going forward, researchers and policymakers will now be able to use CEIP’s data to better prepare for the future. And Heluna Health, with its partners, will continue to develop new and innovative approaches to pandemic preparedness that are driven by data, such as the creation of new tools that can help to better understand gaps in preparedness, foster community engagement, and focus outreach in higher-risk communities.
*FY21 time period is 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021; €Invasive – Neiserria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, group A Streptococcus (GAS) and group B Streptococcus; ¥Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, STEC non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia, and Cyclospora; βInvasive Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile infections, candidemia, and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteraciae; **From the beginning of the pandemic through 6/30/2021
Ensuring Healthy Birth Experiences Through Increased Access to Doulas
For the doulas employed by San Francisco’s SisterWeb, the house in the Bayview neighborhood that serves as the community-based organization’s headquarters is more than just “the cottage,” as it is affectionately known—it is the center of a movement to change the lives of Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander families across the city.
Research shows that the families served by SisterWeb’s doulas and birth workers are at a higher risk for adverse birth outcomes, including preterm deliveries, pregnancy complications, and inadequate prenatal care, because of systemic race-related inequities. Black women in the U.S. are four times as likely to die in the process of giving birth compared as white women. In San Francisco, one out of every seven Black children is born prematurely. These very tragic outcomes are highly preventable and SisterWeb is determined to increase access to doula services for Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander families to ensure they receive the support, protection, and resources for a positive birth experience.
As Marna Armstead, the Executive Director and cofounder of SisterWeb, explains, “The communities that have a need for doula services are the same Black and Brown communities that can’t afford them.” This is where SisterWeb makes a difference. By providing free, culturally congruent doula care, SisterWeb ensures that its clients receive fair and equitable medical care and feel informed and empowered during their birth journeys. It is the only community-based organization in San Francisco to offer this model of doula care and, in doing so, is providing stable employment opportunities for Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander doulas. Says Armstead, as the group’s fiscal sponsor, Heluna Health “not only supports our financial stability, but through that, the stability of the people who work for us. We employ our doulas full time, so they have a viable profession.”
Within just a few years, SisterWeb has grown from a tiny dream into a transformational doula organization serving hundreds of women each year. Through advocacy and outreach, its message is reaching more families. For Armstead, that message is clear. “We already have solutions, and we need to be able to practice them openly so that every baby has an equal chance at a healthy start,” she says.
SISTERWEB IN 2021
The data represent outcomes from Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2021. Data for clients who had a portion or all of their care during this time period were included in these figures.
OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE
The Heluna Health Community
Coretta Scott King
Chairman of the Board
Alexander Baker, MBA Chief Operating Officer, JSI
At Heluna Health, we work directly in local communities and with our partners to
provide proven population health interventions.
4 Bone Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Alameda County (AC)
AC Health Care Services Agency
AC Public Health Department
AC Public Health Laboratory
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
CDPH Center for Family Health (CFH)
CDPH California Emerging Infections Program (CEIP)
CDPH California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (CAPTC)
CDPH California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)
CDPH Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program (IBTPP)
CDPH Infectious Disease Branch (IDB)
CDPH Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL)
CDPH Vector Borne Disease Section (VBDS)
CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory (VRDL)
CDPH- Saving Our Legacy (SOL) Project
Carolyn Kordich Family Resource Center
Cell-Ed
Children and Families Commission of Orange County
Closed Eyes Open Heart
CMV Workshop Fund
Community Translational Research Institute (CTRI)
Community Health Project LA (CHPLA) – Syringe Service Program
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS)
CCHS Behavioral Health
Division
CCHS Public Health Division
CCHS Senior Nutrition Program
(Meals on Wheels)
Cycle for Heart and Climb for Heart
Eastern Los Angeles Family Resource Center
Family Resource Centers Network of California
Health Consortium of Greater San Gabriel Valley
Health Officers Association of California (HOAC)
Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee
Los Angeles County (LAC)
Immunization Coalition of Los Angeles County (ICLAC)
LAC Department of Health Services (LACDHS) – USC Healthcare Network
Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES)
Los Angeles Partnership for Special Needs Children
Orange County Department of Education (OCDE)
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD)
RTI International
San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH)
SFDPH Applied Research, Community Health Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES)
SFDPH Bridge HIV
SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI)
SFDPH Center for Public Health Research (CPHR)
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)
SFDPH Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR)
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (SFHSH)
San Francisco Financial Justice Project
San Francisco Health Network (SFHN)
SFHN Ambulatory Care
SFHN Behavioral Health Services
SFHN Jail Health
SFHN Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health
Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment
SisterWeb
Southern CA Crossroads
Sustain Hawaii
TRAPMedicine
Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County
Wilson High School Alumni Foundation
Angels Childcare Food Program
CinnaMoms
HIV/AIDS Transitional Case Management (TCM) – LAC Jail System Program
Little by Little School Readiness
Program
PHFE WIC
Red Alert Baby
San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT)
San Mateo County Outbreak Response & Emergency Preparedness
Santa Clara County Outbreak Response & Emergency Preparedness
Youth Development Services (YDS)
Thank you to the numerous individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose critical support enables Heluna Health and our partners to build healthy, strong communities for all. Gifts, grants, and contracts of $1,000 or more for the time period July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 are recognized in the Impact Report.
Adamma Foundation
Altarum Institute
Amazon
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Heart Association
Angeles Community Health Center
Anonymous (5)
Anthem Blue Cross
Marna Armstead
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of States and Territorial Health Officials
AT&T Foundation
Aurrera Health Group, LLC
Alexander Baker
Bank of the West
Battery Foundation
Dawn Noelle Smith Beutler
Black to the Future
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Brilliant Corners
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Italo Brown
California Community Foundation
California Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Education
California Department of Public Health
California Family Resource Association
California HIV/AIDS Research Program
California Physicians’ Service Blue Shield of California
Care Transformation Collaborative Rhode Island
Andrew Casteel
Cause Communications
CDC Foundation
Children & Families Commission of Orange County
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
Cicatelli Associates, Inc.
City and County of San Francisco
Office of Contract Administration Purchasing Division
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
San Francisco Department of Public Health
City of Hope
City of Los Angeles
Columbia University
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Corixa Corporation
Corona-Norco Unified School District
County of Contra Costa
County of Los Angeles
County of Marin SELPA
County of Orange
County of San Mateo
County of Santa Clara
Crankstart
Curtis Family Charitable Fund
Blayne Cutler
Susan De Santi
Dermira
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
East Valley Community Health Center
El Nido Family Centers
Emanate Health
Every Mother Counts
Family Health International
Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
Loren R. Farese
Fidelity
First 5 Los Angeles
First 5 San Francisco
Flu Lab, LLC
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Friedman Family Foundation
Galderma International S.A.S.
GARDP Foundation
Genentech
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Golden Gate Mothers Group
Harm Reduction Coalition
Health Care Agency
Health Net
Health Officers Association of California
Health Resources and Services Administration
Hellman Foundation
Hopewell Fund
Jeanne Huey
Huntington Hospital
ICON Government and Public Health Solutions, Inc (CRO)
Inland Southern California United Way
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Japanese Community Youth Council
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Keller Family Fund
Kirkland and Ellis LLP
Stephanie Lane
Alex Lantsberg
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Leavitt Partners, LLC
LEO Pharma
Liberty Hill Foundation
Mac AIDS Fund
Nicole Macarchuk
Magee-Women’s Research Institute and Foundation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Margaret Martinez
Shane McGraw
Medical University of South Carolina
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
Mission Neighborhood Health Center
NASEN dba Dave Purchase Project
National 4-H Council
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
National Health Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
Von Nguyen
Michael Nuttall
Office of National Coordinator for HIT
Open Society Foundations
Oregon Health & Science University
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Pfizer
Pomona Community Health Center
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Public Health Institute
Erik and Ranesh Ramanathan
Rancho Santiago Community College
RAND Corporation
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere
Rhode Island Department of Health
Michelle Lee Rich
Sarah and Jimmy Rich
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roche
Michael Rolig
RTI International
Rudolf Steiner Foundation
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
San Francisco Health Plan
San Francisco Public Health Foundation
Sanofi Genzyme
Sierra Health Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Davida Silverman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
SPUR
State of California
State of Delaware-Department of Health and Social Services
State of New Mexico
Somava Stout
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
The Children’s Partnership
The Comer Foundation
The Council of State Governments Ltd
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Forbes Funds
The George Washington University
The James N. Cost Foundation
The Nonprofit Partnership
The Regents of the University of California
Regents of the University of California-Berkeley
Regents of the University of California-Davis
Regents of the University of California-Los Angeles
Regents of the University of California-San Francisco
The San Francisco Foundation
The Thomas R. and Deborah A. Davidson Foundation
The University of Kansas
The University of North Carolina
Tipping Point
Tulane University
Tulsa City-County Health Department
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa County
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA – Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
USDHHS – Administration for Children & Families
USDHHS – Administration for Community Living
USDHHS – Centers for Disease Control
USDHHS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
USDHHS – Food and Drug Administration
USDHHS – National Institutes of Health
USDHHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior- National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
UniHealth Foundation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Vivian Vasallo
Santosh Vetticaden
ViiV Healthcare UK
Violet World Foundation
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Well Being Trust
Wells Fargo
Westat
Eric Whitney
Drew Wilson
WK Kellogg Foundation
Linda Yeomans
Edward Yip
Heluna Health’s accomplished board of directors and experienced executives work collaboratively to uplift our partners and direct programs, and to improve health outcomes in our communities.
Executive Management Team
Blayne Cutler, MD, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jordan Gadd, MA
Chief of Staff
Brian Gieseler, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Kiran Saluja, MPH, RDN
Executive Director, PHFE WIC Program
Peter Dale, CPCM, MA
Chief Program Officer
Jo Kay Ghosh, PhD
Director of Research and Evaluation
Elizabeth Power Robison, MBA
Chief Advancement Officer
Tim Seifert, JD
Executive Director, PHFE WIC Program
Board of Directors
Alexander Baker, MBA
Board Chair
Chief Operating Officer, JSI
Von Nguyen, MD, MPH
Vice Chair
Clinical Lead for Population Health, Google LLC
Robert R. Jenks, MBA
Treasurer
Managing Director, Redbrook Partners LLC
Tamara Joseph, JD
Secretary
Chief Legal Officer, Spero Therapeutics
Georgia Casciato, FACHE
Director
Consultant, Healthcare
Susan De Santi, PhD
Director
Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs, Patient Journey, Neurology Business Group, Eisai, Inc.
Carladenise Edwards, PhD
Director
Consultant, Healthcare
Scott Filer, MPH, MBA
Director
CEO, ProMedix, Inc.
Celina Gorre
Director
CEO, WomenHeart
Nicole J. Macarchuk, JD
Director
Partner, Dechert, LLP
Bonnie Midura, MPH
Director
Senior Program Manager, The California Endowment
Sarah Mullen Rich, MBA
Director
Consultant, Healthcare Finance
Jean C. O’Connor, JD, MPH, DrPH, FACHE
Director
Principal Associate, Abt Associates
Vivian Vasallo
Director
Executive Director, Delta Dental Institute
Santosh Vetticaden, MD, PhD, MBA
Director
Biotech Entrepreneur/Co-founder, Visgenx Inc.
Edward Yip, JD
Director
Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Euclid Systems Corporation
Financials
Fiscal year 2020 – 2021 began amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which continued to have a significant impact on our programs and partners. Total fiscal year 2021 support and revenues reached $608.0 million. The total expenses for fiscal year 2021 were $602.9 million. In addition, Heluna Health’s total net assets grew to a new high of $14.4 million—up from $9.3 million the prior year—as a result of disciplined fiscal management.
Heluna Health’s audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2021, are available at helunahealth.org
Statements of Financial Position
June 30, 2021 and 2020
Assets
2021
2020
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 8,402,307
$ 15,430,522
Contracts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,595 and $41,712, respectively
$ 64,034,004
$ 19,073,473
Advances to programs, prepaid expenses, and other
$ 129,578,804
$ 2,464,497
Property and equipment, net
$ 3,802,206
$ 2,877,934
Total Assets
$ 205,817,321
$ 39,846,426
Financials
Fiscal year 2020 – 2021 began amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which continued to have a significant impact on our programs and partners. Total fiscal year 2021 support and revenues reached $608.2 million. The total expenses for fiscal year 2021 were $602.9 million. In addition, Heluna Health’s total net assets grew to a new high of $14.4 million—up from $9 million the prior year—as a result of disciplined fiscal management.
Heluna Health’s audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2021, are available at helunahealth.org
Statements of Financial Position
June 30, 2021 and 2020
Assets
2021
2020
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 8,402,307
$ 15,430,522
Contracts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,595 and $41,712, respectively
$ 64,034,004
$ 19,073,473
Advances to programs, prepaid expenses, and other
$ 129,578,804
$ 2,464,497
Property and equipment, net
$ 3,802,206
$ 2,877,934
Total Assets
$ 205,817,321
$ 39,846,426
Liabilities
2021
2020
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses
$ 31,849,302
$ 6,435,019
Accrued payroll and related liabilities
$ 15,244,463
$ 9,152,843
Agency and other funds payable
$ 10,295,125
$ 8,697,862
Advance on grantor payments
$ 3,153,570
$ 3,262,932
Accountability for program assets.
$ 3,489,870
$ 2,612,387
Deferred rent
$ 38,680
Deferred revenue
$ 127,326,336
$ 293,077
Capital lease obligations
$ 18,975
$ 28,566
Total Liabilities
$ 191,377,641
$ 30,521,366
Net Assets-Unrestricted
$ 14,439,680
$ 9,046,634
Net Assets-With Restrictions
$ 278,426
Total Net Assets
$ 14,439,680
$ 9,325,060
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$ 205,817,321
$ 39,846,426
Liabilities
2021
2020
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses
$ 31,849,302
$ 6,435,019
Accrued payroll and related liabilities
$ 15,244,463
$ 9,152,843
Agency and other funds payable
$ 10,295,125
$ 8,697,862
Advance on grantor payments
$ 3,153,570
$ 3,262,932
Deferred rent
$ 38,680
Deferred rent
$ 38,680
Deferred revenue
$ 127,326,336
$ 293,077
Capital lease obligations
$ 18,975
$ 28,566
Total Liabilities
$ 191,377,641
$ 30,521,366
Net Assets-Unrestricted
$ 14,439,680
$ 9,046,634
Net Assets-With Restrictions
$ 278,426
Net Assets-With Restrictions
$ 278,426
Total Net Assets
$ 14,439,680
$ 9,325,060
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$ 205,817,321
$ 39,846,426
Statement of Functional Expenses
Program Services
2021
$408,252,444
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases
$120,303,971
All Other Programs
$47,701,151
Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program
$9,867,091
County of Santa Clara COVID-19 Response
$16,774,406
Management and General
$602,899,063
Total Functional Expenses
Program Services
2020
$61,567,873
All Other Programs
$46,251,280
Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program
$8,781,662
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases
$6,069,676
San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT)
$14,032,275
Management and General
$136,702,766
Total Functional Expenses
Statements of Activities
June 30, 2021 and 2020
Unrestricted Revenues and Support
2021
2020
Governmental service contracts
$ 582,228,221
$ 119,912,066
Management fees
$ 19,455,027
$ 13,318,592
Private Contracts
$ 6,135,147
$ 3,179,312
Other Income
$ 195,288
$ 1,456,000
Total unrestricted revenues and support
$ 608,013,683
$ 137,865,970
Expenses
2021
2020
Program Services
$ 586,124,657
$ 122,670,491
Support Services
$ 16,774,406
$ 14,032,275
Total Expenses
$ 602,899,063
$ 136,702,766
Change in net assets - unrestricted
$ 5,114,620
$ 1,163,204
Net assets – beginning of the year
$ 9,325,060
$ 8,161,856
Net assets – end of the year
$ 14,439,680
$ 9,325,060
Connect
For more than 50 years, Heluna Health and the hundreds of population health initiatives we support each year have helped individuals achieve their full potential. We have measurably advanced health equity with innovative strategies and evidence-based solutions, and equipped our partners with capacity building services to improve the health, wellness, and resilience of every community we serve.
Too often, health disparities exist because of circumstances that community members do not control—circumstances such as limited educational opportunities, higher levels of air pollution, systemic racism, poverty, or other social injustices. In fact, research has shown that the zip code in which you are born matters just as much to your physical health, if not more, than your genes.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed and worsened health disparities, and Heluna Health seeks to scale solutions that eliminate or significantly reduce such gaps in our care for each other. With our long history of supporting partners in outbreak preparedness and response, Heluna Health is well positioned to assist communities in becoming more proactive, so that they never find themselves caught off guard by a novel virus or another pandemic again.
We welcome the opportunity to partner with the wider public health, social service, and philanthropic communities to reduce health disparities and strengthen readiness and resilience in the face of such population health challenges. We hope you will join us.
