EIN 90-0997482

Better Health Together

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
29
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Better Health Together promotes regional health by coordinating community partnerships and providing outreach to uninsured eligible children and adults in eastern Washington.
Total revenues
$13,721,077
2022
Total expenses
$15,388,519
2022
Total assets
$29,644,453
2022
Num. employees
29
2022

Program areas at Better Health Together

Accountable communities of health:as lead for the spokane region, coordinates a community-based partnership working across all sectors to develop shared priorities, strategies and action plans to improve Health. Ach is a key component of healthier Washington, the state of Washington's coordinated effort to help insure Better Health, Better care and lower costs. This effort receives grant funding through the Washington healthcare authority. Work in this program expanded significantly in 2018 and 2019. Funding is from a medicaid 115 waiver managed by the Health care authority.
Doh covid care:bht entered into a contract with Washington state department of Health to provide regional support for individuals who tested positive for covid. Utilizing a community based workforce we provided assitancefor rental and utlity assitance, food boxes, and ppe.
City of spokane emergency housing:bht entered into a contract with the city of spokane in 2021 with the purpose to provide emergency housing assistance to low-income and moderate-income persons.
Washington department of commerce:bht entered into a contract with Washington department of commerce in 2022 with the purpose of outreach to community organizations to historically disadvantaged communities with the objective ofhelping individuals to enroll in state, federal and other assistance programs.
Navigator:as a lead agency, navigator assists people in signing up for qualified Health plans or medicaid through the Washington Health benefit exchange (hbe). Since its inception, this program has assisted over 150,000individuals to enroll and has resulted in 97% of people in the region having access to Health care coverage. This effort receives funding from the hbe.
Healthy kids:bht serves residents of a seven-county rural/urban mix geographic region of eastern Washington (ewa), providing outreach, enrollment, and renewal resources to support uninsured, eligible children and adultsin applying for and enrolling in medicaid and chip. Ewa is also home to a variety of populations, who experience marked Health disparities, including american indian/alaska native, hispanic, marshallese, rural,and low-income, at-risk youth and their families.
Other

Grants made by Better Health Together

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Providence Health and ServicesMedicaid Transformation Efforts$905,536
MultiCare Health SystemMedicaid Transformation Efforts$859,546
Frontier BEHAVIORAL Health (FBH)Doh Covid Care Connect, Medicaid Transformation Efforts$829,786
...and 46 more grants made totalling $6,769,943

Who funds Better Health Together

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Delta Dental of Washington / Fdba Washington Dental ServiceLead Partner Funding for Spokane Lin$180,103
East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF)Boosting Covid-19 Vaccination Rates By Elevating Access, Confidence, and Equity in Eastern Washington$67,500

Personnel at Better Health Together

NameTitleCompensation
Kim HeathChief Financial Officer$122,715
Alison PoulsenExecutive Director$155,690
Kim BrinkmannDirector of Communications and Operations
Hadley MorrowDirector of Equity and Engagement
Symetria GongyinProgram Manager
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for Better Health Together

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,651,714
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$65,452
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$3,911
Total revenues$13,721,077

Form 990s for Better Health Together

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-12990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-02-14990View PDF
2017-122019-02-21990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s

Organizations like Better Health Together

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Greater Health NowKennewick, WA$14,071,032
Az Alliance for Community HLTH CTRSPhoenix, AZ$14,673,233
North Central Florida Health Planning CouncilGainesville, FL$8,385,072
Massachusetts League of Community Health CentersBoston, MA$28,068,330
PACE NorthTraverse City, MI$13,537,801
Kansas Health Information NetworkTopeka, KS$10,623,147
Careteam PlusConway, SC$18,891,024
Data update history
January 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Public health orgsHealth organizationsCharities
Issues
Health
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
157 S Howard St 102
Spokane, WA 99210
Metro area
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
Website URL
betterhealthtogether.org/ 
Phone
(509) 321-7500
IRS details
EIN
90-0997482
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E80: Health, General and Financing
NAICS code, primary
621: Outpatient Health Care Practitioners and Facilities
Parent/child status
Independent
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