Valley Health Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

Valley health foundation (vhf) ("vhf") is a non-profit leader in community health and healthcare that fundraises to support, innovate, and advocate for better health for all in santa clara county. Vhf helps patients, families, and dedicated healthcare professionals who serve in public healthcare facilities in santa clara county. Vhf is for santa clara valley medical center ("scvmc"), o'connor hospital, st. Louise regional hospital ("slrh"), 14 primary and specialty care health centers, santa clara county public health, behavioral health services, and custody health. Vhf also supports many community-based programs and services that share our mission to ensure better health for all.the following are vhf's major programs and activities: susanne b. Wilson women and children's center delivers comprehensive care located on the santa clara valley medical center campus, susanne b. Wilson women and children's center provides comprehensive care all under one roof including a mother and baby unit, neonatal intensive care unit (nicu), and pediatric intensive care unit (picu). It is named in honor of former santa clara county supervisor susie wilson, a trailblazer leader and champion of healthcare for all. Thanks to the generosity of donors, valley health foundation has supported efforts to ensure the women and children's center is a welcoming space for the families and children it serves. Most recently, this includes a new library and outdoor patio that is open to patients and families during their inpatient stay. The library space provides a variety of books for youth of all ages that patients can enjoy. The colorful spaces mirror other art installations and spaces in the women and children's center (including the like a multivitamin" installation in its courtyard). The women and children's center also unveiled a new art installation named "sentia" in 2023. Created by german artist christian moeller, the 30-foot-tall kinetic sculpture is inspired by wildlife, such as the drinking bird or stork. Greeting patients from the roof, sentia is a welcoming centerpiece for patients, especially children, as they arrive at the women and children's center. Fleet of new ambulances assist with transport santa clara valley healthcare (scvh) has rolled out a welcome new ambulance fleet to help make sure everyone gets the emergency care they need, right when they need it. Last may, scvh introduced these ambulances to cut down on patient transport times across the public healthcare system. This means quicker transfers between the three public hospitals and other facilities like clinics, behavioral health, custody health services, and more.reach out and read integrates books with pediatric care we help champion the powerful bond between books and children, much like the classic pairing of milk and cookies only far healthier and essential for child development. To further this mission, vhf has joined forces with reach out and read, an initiative through which an astounding 41,470 books have been distributed across seven santa clara county clinics over the past two years.high resolution screen helps guide device insertion for burn patients thanks to the supporters of the valley health foundation michael van every burn fund in 2024, the burn center at santa clara valley medical center and st. Louise regional hospital's icu received new equipment for high-quality, patient-centered care. In burn care, infection prevention is crucial for recovery. To assist in wound management, the burn center received the moleculight dx fluorescence imaging device. This handheld device accurately measures wounds and detects bacteria early, providing clinicians with detailed images and data for informed care without touching the patient.response to health needs in the county in 2023, vhf partnered with the santa clara county public health department to repurpose the covid-19 "vax mobile" into a general purpose mobile vaccine unit. Through generous donations, over 83,000 covid-19

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.7%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings