Public Health Foundation
Also known as Heluna Health Phfe
Public Health Foundation reported $686.3 million in revenue and $685.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.97 went to program services, $4.95 to management and general costs and $0.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. Government grants made up 92.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $712,760 (PRES. & CEO (THRU 9/2025)). 285 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 398% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $686MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $686MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $712,760 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.10% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 285 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEpidemiology laboratory and capacity (elc): core funding:since 1995, the epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (elc) cooperative agreement has been critical to U.S. Health departments' ability to combat infectious diseases. While beginning with only 10 recipients, that number incrementally grew, reaching the current complement of 64 jurisdictions in 2012. For a quarter-century, the elc cooperative agreement has provided hundreds of millions each year to all 50 states, several large local health departments, and U.S. Territories and…
Children & youth behavioral health initiative program:as part of the children and youth behavioral health initiative (cybhi), dhcs is administering grants to scale evidence-based and community-defined evidence practices (ebp/cdep) and will utilize funds to support multiple statewide efforts for eligible entities, including behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, tribal organizations, health plans, counties and others, as specified. These grants will support the implementation and scaling of ebp/cdeps to improve outcomes for children and youth with emerging and existing…
Women, infant and children program:wic, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, is a usda-funded food and nutrition education program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under the age of five who are lower income (up to 185% of poverty) and at nutritional risk. Established in 1974, the goal of the wic program is to improve the health and nutritional status of participants during critical times of growth and development. Core wic services include nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, referrals to…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES. & CEO (THRU 9/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $590,552 | $0 | $122,208 | $712,760 |
| CFO (THRU 4/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $420,821 | $0 | $84,186 | $505,007 |
| CHIEF HR OFF. (THRU 1/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $373,987 | $0 | $58,601 | $432,588 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $356,992 | $0 | $65,345 | $422,337 |
| CAO (THRU 7/2024) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $393,650 | $0 | $23,038 | $416,688 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - LANES PROGRAM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $353,209 | $0 | $35,728 | $388,937 |
| IT DIRECTOR - BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $316,234 | $0 | $42,454 | $358,688 |
| CONTROLLER/INTERIM CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $278,858 | $0 | $42,809 | $321,667 |
285 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Public Health Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52,463
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WEBSTER KAPLAN LLP Legal | $1,628,686 |
| JANEO LLC DBA ELEMENTS PHARMACY Mobile vaccination sites | $691,000 |
| BRIDGING THE GAP ENTERPRISES LLC Program related services - cybhi | $562,417 |
| CENTURY GROUP Temporary staffing services | $403,456 |
| CLOVERLEAF FAMILY COUNSELING Program related services - cybhi | $396,248 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Public Health Foundation totaling $938K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Public Health Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Public Health Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Public Health Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Public Health Foundation reported that 95.0% of its $685.5 million in expenses went to program services, 4.9% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Public Health Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Public Health Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $712,760, for the role of PRES. & CEO (THRU 9/2025) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Public Health Foundation get its money?
Of $686.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 92.6% came from contributions and grants (including 92.6% from government grants) and 7.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Public Health Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2557063 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640679349300604 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500709349300225 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440619349300519 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330769349300728 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240639349300144 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100749349302205 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2557063: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.