Community Health Improvement Partners

What it reported doing in 2025

Housing: independent living association (ila) / recovery residence association (rra): these prevention and early intervention programs conducted in coordination with the county of san diego hhsa behavioral health services work to mitigate homelessness, which is a persistent public health challenge in this county. These independent living homes that have achieved and maintain full membership in the ila and rra, are unlicensed privately owned homes, complexes and units that specifically address the evolving housing needs of persons with serious mental illness, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Ila and rra member homes serve as a low barrier, high quality environments that support recovery from mental health challenges. In addition, this model of shared housing also services the housing needs of priority populations that are commonly overlooked such as low-income seniors on a fixed income, transition age youth, homeless, and formerly incarcerated persons. Specifically, the chip ila model has been replicated successfully in fresno county and santa clara county.care act was effective january 1, 2023, as the state level, and was officially implemented in the county of san diego effective october 1, 2023. Care authorizes specified adult persons to petition a civil court to create a voluntary care agreement or a court-ordered care plan that can include treatment, housing support, and other services for persons with untreated schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. San diego county is a pilot county and will launch the care court program on october 1, 2023, in collaboration with the superior court, the public defender, legal advocacy, contracted service providers, and community partners. The care court process entails the following steps: 1) referrals, 2) initial determination, 3) investigation and engagement, 4) establishing a care plan, and 5) connecting to services. Chip specifically works with step #5, so once a care plan is accepted by the superior court, county behavioral health services, and its network of community-based providers will engage identified individuals for whom a care plan has been established to connect to services including a housing plan (chip), behavioral health treatment, medication stabilization, and or social service and legal supports. Chip's specific role in support of this program is to seek collaboration with housing operators to explore partnership opportunities with the care court program, and the goal is to locate housing that are willing and eager to house individuals receiving services and financial support from the county of san diego's behavioral health services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.4%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $514.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings