National Health Foundation

What National Health Foundation does

National Health Foundation (NHF), founded in 1973 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Tax ID 23-731-4808) whose mission is to improve the health of individuals and under-resourced communities. NHF's core offering is a trauma-informed recuperative care (medical respite) program that provides temporary housing, nursing oversight, mental health and substance use support, dental and pharmacy services, and housing placement for individuals experiencing homelessness after hospital discharge. The organization operates four facilities — Pico-Union, Glendale (36-bed), Ventura (the only provider in Ventura County), and Arleta (a 148-bed Project Homekey facility for older adults) — and accepts referrals seven days a week through a network of more than 60 Southland hospitals.

The business model is a hybrid of Medi-Cal/CalAIM Community Supports reimbursements contracted through six major health plans (LA Care, Blue Shield Promise, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, Gold Coast Health Plan, Health Net), LA County government grants (Department of Public Health, Housing for Health), foundation grants (Harold Edelstein Foundation, Nourish CA), and tax-deductible community donations. Supporting program lines — CalFresh Connection (DPSS-partnered food benefits assistance), CalFresh Healthy Living, Health Academy, Be a STAR teen pregnancy prevention, Pregnant & Parenting Teen, and built environment/park equity initiatives — extend the platform across food security, youth engagement, and neighborhood investment verticals. NHF's go-to-market combines a sales-led referral channel anchored by HASC endorsement with a community-led motion executed through Promotoras de Salud and Community Leader Groups.

Differentiating assets include the proprietary Housing Path Score for tracking recovery outcomes, a 59% annual housing transition or family reunification rate, a documented $140M in healthcare system cost savings since 2018, Candid Platinum Transparency 2026 certification, and the 2021 LA Business Journal Non-Profit of the Year award. NHF's staff composition (85% BIPOC, 18% LGBTQ+) and community-driven program design are central to its brand and stakeholder credibility.

Name

National Health Foundation

Legal name

National Health Foundation

Website

https://nationalhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Short description

National Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating four trauma-informed recuperative care centers across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, providing medical respite and housing transition services to individuals experiencing homelessness, supplemented by CalFresh food access, youth engagement, and built environment programs funded through Medi-Cal, government grants, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Acute / Post-Hospitalization Respite Care (HSABAGAH)

Keywords

• Recuperative care services
• Medical respite care
• Homeless health services
• Community food access
• Social determinants of health

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropy: As a non-profit organization (Tax ID 23-731-4808), NHF relies on community donations to directly support its work. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
2. Healthcare System Partnerships: NHF partners with major health plans (LA Care, Blue Shield Promise, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, Gold Coast Health Plan, Health Net) to provide recuperative care services, generating revenue through Medi-Cal/CalAIM Community Supports payments. The organization provides monthly utilization reports and generates cost savings to the healthcare system ($140M since 2018).
3. Government Grants and Contracts: NHF receives funding from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for CalFresh Healthy Living program, Los Angeles County Housing for Health Program, and other government sources. The organization was the recipient of Project Homekey facility for older adults.
4. Program Fees and Services: NHF generates revenue through CalFresh Connection program partnerships with DPSS and California Association of Food Banks. The organization also receives funding from foundations like Harold Edelstein Foundation for youth programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

National Health Foundation delivers trauma-informed recuperative care (medical respite) — temporary housing, 24-hour nursing, case management, mental health and substance use support, and housing placement — for individuals experiencing homelessness following hospital discharge, operating four facilities across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The organization supplements this core service with CalFresh food benefits assistance, nutrition education, youth pregnancy prevention programs, and built environment/park equity initiatives that address social determinants of health in under-resourced Southern California communities.

Product overview

National Health Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of community health and social services programs focused on improving health equity in under-resourced communities in Southern California. The core offering is the Recuperative Care Program—a medical respite service providing temporary housing and comprehensive support for individuals experiencing homelessness after hospital discharge. Supporting services include food access programs (CalFresh Connection, CalFresh Healthy Living, Health Academy), youth engagement programs (Be a STAR, Pregnant & Parenting Teen), built environment initiatives, and housing assistance. These programs work together as an integrated approach to address social determinants of health, with recuperative care serving as the central hub connecting guests to housing, nutrition, and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recuperative Care Program Trauma-informed recuperative care (medical respite) for individuals experiencing homelessness following hospital discharge. Provides temporary housing, 24-hour nursing, case management, mental health and substance use support, housing placement, and onsite medical and dental clinics across four locations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Average length of stay is 18 days with a 59% transition rate to stable housing or family reunification.
• CalFresh Connection One-on-one CalFresh application assistance delivered by Promotoras de Salud (community health workers) who are local community leaders advocating to end food insecurity. Official partner of DPSS and the California Association of Food Banks, serving food-insecure residents of South Los Angeles.
• CalFresh Healthy Living Nutrition education program delivered through classes and live cooking demonstrations that promotes healthy eating habits and active lifestyles among CalFresh recipients across Los Angeles County. Funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
• Health Academy Afterschool program that organizes and mobilizes South Los Angeles high school students to address food access and built environment issues through research methods and civic engagement tactics.
• Be a STAR (Successful Teen Acting Responsibly) School-based teen pregnancy prevention and youth development program providing social, emotional, and academic support to high-risk youth at select LAUSD high schools through peer-group weekly workshops. Evaluated in partnership with ETR using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR).
• Pregnant & Parenting Teen (PPT) Program Program supporting pregnant and parenting teens in preventing subsequent pregnancy and graduating high school, focusing on self-empowerment, healthy behaviors, and enhanced parenting skills.
• Built Environment Initiatives Community-driven initiatives addressing park equity, neighborhood beautification, walkability, and community gardens in under-funded Los Angeles County neighborhoods. Encompasses BUILD Health L.A., Park Equity Alliance, and Comunidad de NHF programs, including student-developed assessment tools that grade park accessibility, safety, and amenities.
• Housing Assistance Housing navigation and placement services supporting NHF recuperative care guests in finding stable housing, with a dedicated housing placement team transitioning guests to housing or family reunification.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• L.A. Care Health PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor health plan partner providing recuperative care services through CalAIM Community Supports. L.A. Care was the first health plan to partner with NHF for a recuperative care pilot program, launching in 2019.
• Blue Shield PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner providing recuperative care services to members in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as part of Community Supports.
• Anthem Blue CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner for recuperative care services as part of CalAIM Community Supports initiative.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner providing recuperative care services through CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports.
• Gold Coast Health PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner serving Ventura County, partnering with NHF for recuperative care services.
• Health NetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner for recuperative care services across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
• Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorses NHF's recuperative care program and provides advocacy support. HASC's President/CEO George W. Greene serves as Ex Officio Vice Chair on NHF's Board. NHF is an affiliated initiative of HASC.
• Over 60 Southland HospitalscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity partnerships with over 60 hospitals throughout Southern California for patient referrals to recuperative care services.
• DPSS (Department of Public Social Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partner providing CalFresh application technical assistance. NHF's CalFresh Connection program is an official partner of DPSS for 1-on-1 application assistance.
• California Association of Food BankscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in CalFresh Connection program, connecting families to food banks and nutrition resources.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides funding support for CalFresh Healthy Living program, which promotes healthy eating habits and active lifestyle among CalFresh recipients.
• American Heart AssociationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in community garden initiative, repurposing space at Pico-Union Recuperative Care facility for guest and community produce cultivation.
• ETR (Education + Training + Research)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for evaluating youth participatory action research (YPAR) impact on sexual and reproductive health outcomes for young people in Be a STAR program.
• DHCS (California Department of Health Care Services)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDHCS oversees CalAIM program under which NHF provides recuperative care as a Community Support service for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner for CalFresh Connection program, referring families in need of food assistance to NHF's services.
• Clínica RomerosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in vaccination drives and COVID-19 education, providing vaccines and health education to Pico-Union community residents.
• LA Regional Food BanksecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in food distribution events, providing thousands of pounds of food to community members in need.
• Upward HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization that sources, identifies, and attains properties for purpose-driven use. Purchased, rehabilitated, and prepared Glendale facility for NHF's recuperative care program.
• Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn BargercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLA County Supervisor for Fifth District who provided funding through County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services for interim housing site in Glendale.
• The Commonwealth FundsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured NHF's recuperative care model in a case study titled 'How a Medical Respite Care Program Offers a Pathway to Health and Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness.'
• Nourish CAsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided grant to NHF for Food4All coalition building and advocacy work to expand food assistance to immigrant communities.
• California Immigrant Policy CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in Food4All advocacy to expand California Food Assistance Program to immigrants regardless of status.
• Latino Coalition for a Healthy CaliforniasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in Food4All advocacy working to ensure food access for all Californians.
• Save Market Match CoalitionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in preserving California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) funding and Market Match program for doubling SNAP benefits at farmers markets.
• Food4All CoalitionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHF serves as backbone agency for coalition advocating to expand food assistance to income-eligible Californians regardless of immigration status.
• Park Equity AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of community organizations and leaders working to ensure park funding goes to park-poor, low-income, Latino and Black neighborhoods. Successfully advocated for $22 million from Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks Measure (Measure A).
• CalAIM (California Advancing Innovating Medical)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMulti-year Medi-Cal initiative under which NHF provides recuperative care as an approved Community Support service for high-need beneficiaries experiencing homelessness.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Abode Services: Bay Area nonprofit providing supportive housing, recuperative care, and homelessness prevention services. Comparable to NHF in offering CalAIM-equivalent recuperative care and housing placement in a California urban market.
• Illumination Foundation: Southern California-based nonprofit providing recuperative care, medical respite, and interim housing for people experiencing homelessness. Closest direct peer to NHF, operating comparable facilities and CalAIM Community Supports services across the same region.
• LA Family Housing (LAFH): Large Los Angeles nonprofit providing interim housing, recuperative care, and supportive services across the San Fernando Valley and greater LA. Overlaps with NHF on post-hospital recuperative care and CalAIM-funded services in the same geography.
• Brilliant Corners: San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit providing supportive housing and interim housing programs, including medical respite for high-acuity patients post-discharge. Comparable business model to NHF's housing navigation and recuperative care services.
• JWCH Institute: Los Angeles-based nonprofit operating federally qualified health centers and recuperative care programs for underserved populations, including people experiencing homelessness. Comparable to NHF on integrated health and housing services in Southern California.
• Downtown Women's Center: Los Angeles nonprofit providing interim housing, recuperative care, and wraparound services for women experiencing homelessness. Comparable in operating facility-based shelter with integrated health and case management services in LA.
• PATH (People Assisting the Homeless): Los Angeles-based nonprofit delivering housing, recuperative care, and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness. Directly comparable in mission, service mix, and Southern California footprint to NHF's recuperative care program.

Broad incumbents

• National Health Care for the Homeless Council: National advocacy, research, and training organization supporting HCH programs and medical respite providers across the U.S. Adjacent to NHF as a sector umbrella body that shapes federal policy and standards for the medical respite field NHF operates in.

Regional players

• Skid Row Housing Trust: Los Angeles nonprofit developing and operating permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in downtown LA. Comparable in housing-first service delivery model and LA focus, though focused on permanent rather than recuperative/interim housing.

Emerging players

• Healthcare in Action: SCAN Group-affiliated medical group providing street medicine and recuperative care for people experiencing homelessness across Southern California. Comparable emerging model focused on the same patient population and CalAIM reimbursement framework as NHF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/nationalhealthfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/nhfcommunity
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-health-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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