Oregon Public Health Institute

What Oregon Public Health Institute does

Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public health organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, operating under the fiscal sponsorship of the Public Health Institute (PHI, Tax ID 94-1646278). The organization's stated mission is to serve as a flexible and responsive partner to government, healthcare, and communities, responding to both emergent crises and long-term public health issues through convening, consulting, and direct program implementation.

OPHI's work is organized across four interconnected priorities: Economic Development (anchored by the Right From the Start childcare provider support program and accompanying early childhood development and financial management training); Thriving Health Ecosystem (including partnerships with Oregon Emergency Medical Services to deliver substance use disorder medications and work with Oregon Health Authority on grantmaking infrastructure); Healthy Environments (energy retrofits and community greenspace initiatives); and Community Capacity (acting as a funding intermediary to move resources from public funders like Health Share and OHA to community-based organizations). The core 'products' are programs and services rather than software — there is no proprietary technology stack, app, or API.

The business model is nonprofit grant-and-donation funded, not revenue-generating in a commercial sense. OPHI accepts tax-deductible donations (processed under the Public Health Institute fiscal sponsor) and receives grants from public funders including Oregon Health Authority and Health Share, plus private foundations. Distribution is regional, concentrated in Oregon, with no disclosed geographic expansion plans. The core operating team consists of approximately ten named staff with public health, social work, and education credentials, supplemented by a demonstrated surge capacity of 600+ staff deployed to West Coast health departments during COVID-19. The organization has no equity funding, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financials.

Name

Oregon Public Health Institute

Legal name

Oregon Public Health Institute

Website

https://ophi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) is a Portland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1999 that delivers public health programs and acts as a funding intermediary between Oregon state agencies (OHA, Health Share, Oregon EMS) and community-based organizations, with focus areas including childcare, health ecosystem coordination, and community capacity building.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB), Government Public Health Grantmaking & Program Offices (HLAJALAA), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health programs
• Community health services
• Childcare provider support
• Funding intermediary services
• Health ecosystem partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: OPHI accepts donations via credit card and check. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Credit card statements show 'donation to Public Health Institute' (their 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor).
2. Government and Foundation Grants: OPHI receives funding from public funders including Health Share, Oregon Health Authority, and other public funders. They serve as a funding intermediary moving resources from public and philanthropic sources to community organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oregon Public Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that meets Oregon's public health needs by serving as a flexible, responsive partner to government, healthcare, and communities. It convenes partners, provides consulting, and implements innovative programs across four strategic areas: Economic Development (notably the Right From the Start childcare program), Thriving Health Ecosystem, Healthy Environments, and Community Capacity. The organization also acts as a funding intermediary, channeling public and philanthropic resources from Health Share, Oregon Health Authority, and other funders directly to community-based organizations.

Product overview

Oregon Public Health Institute offers a portfolio of public health programs and services focused on four strategic areas: Economic Development (including the Right From the Start program, early childhood development training, and financial management support for childcare providers), Thriving Health Ecosystem (including EMS expansion and grantmaking infrastructure), Healthy Environments (energy retrofits and community greenspace initiatives), and Community Capacity (as a funding intermediary and capacity builder for community organizations). The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather delivers programs, consulting services, and acts as a funding intermediary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Right From the Start
• Early Childhood Development Training
• Financial Management Training for Providers
• Grantmaking Infrastructure Services
• Funding Intermediary Services
• Community Organization Capacity Building
• Oregon Emergency Medical Services Expansion

Quantifiable outcome

• Deployed over 600 staff to West Coast health departments during COVID-19

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Public Health Institute (PHI)coreOthersPublic Health Institute serves as OPHI's fiscal sponsor, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has accelerated the impact of public health for more than 55 years. PHI advances wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world. OPHI is based at PHI's facilities.
• Oregon Emergency Medical ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPHI works with Oregon EMS to expand their role in the public health ecosystem to get life-saving medications to people struggling with substance use disorder.
• Oregon Health AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPHI helps Oregon Health Authority build grantmaking infrastructure that works for CBOs. Also partners on environmental health education for providers. OPHI moves resources from OHA directly to community organizations.
• Right From the Start Program PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildcare providers who serve low-income children through the Right From the Start program receive support to strengthen their businesses, improve care quality, and build their identity as entrepreneurs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Health Share of Oregon: Oregon-based coordinated care organization serving Medicaid members and a key funding source for OPHI. Operates in the same regional public health/Medicaid ecosystem and is a primary funder flowing through OPHI's intermediary channel to community organizations.
• Oregon Health Authority: Oregon's state health agency and a core partner/funding source for OPHI. Operates in the same Oregon public health ecosystem, administering programs that OPHI supports through grantmaking infrastructure and capacity building. Comparable as a key node in the same regional public health system.

Direct peers

• Prevention Institute: California-based public health nonprofit focused on community capacity building, equitable systems change, and upstream prevention. Highly comparable mission, structure, and program delivery model to OPHI's community-led, systems-level public health work.
• Trust for America's Health: National public health policy and advocacy nonprofit that convenes partners, conducts research, and advances public health funding and policy. Comparable to OPHI's role as a convener and policy influencer in the public health ecosystem, though at national scale.
• ChildCare Aware of America: National nonprofit focused on childcare provider support, training, and quality improvement. Directly comparable to OPHI's Right From the Start program and Early Childhood Development Training services for childcare providers serving low-income families.

Emerging players

• Upstream USA: National nonprofit working to expand access to equitable contraception and preventive health care. Comparable nonprofit public health program delivery and partnership facilitation model, though focused on a narrower health topic than OPHI.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of County and City Health Officials: National membership organization representing local health departments. Comparable to OPHI's mission of supporting local public health capacity and infrastructure, though NACCHO operates as an association rather than direct program implementer.
• Public Health Institute: National public health nonprofit that serves as OPHI's fiscal sponsor and parent organization. Operates a similar program implementation, convening, and capacity-building model across multiple states and topics. Directly comparable as the umbrella entity OPHI is housed within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oregonpublichealthinstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oregon-public-health-institute

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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