Communities Lifting Communities

What Communities Lifting Communities does

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in July 2021 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, operating as a formal affiliate of the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC). CLC applies a collective impact model to advance intercultural health equity across six Southern California counties (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura) by convening hospitals, health systems, public health agencies, community clinics, managed care plans, and community-based organizations around regional community health improvement initiatives.

CLC's core product portfolio includes the Health Equity Innovation Lab (human-centered design collaboration platform), the Birth Equity Initiative with its proprietary Organizational Birth Equity Assessment (OBEA), the CalAIM Academy (six-part virtual education series), the Inland Empire Behavioral Health Collaborative, the LA Partnership Homelessness Initiative, the Hospital Supplier Diversity Initiative, the Health Care Inclusive Procurement Network (HCIPN), the Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC), the Inland Empire Regional CHNA, and adjunct consulting, scholarship, and education programs. Underlying technology is partnership-based: Proximo (powered by Proveedo) supports AB 962 compliance reporting on the HCIPN platform, while DoTank supports OBEA enhancement.

CLC's business model combines three revenue streams: (1) tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations, (2) grants from foundations such as the California Health Care Foundation and CACHI, and (3) fee-based AB 962 diverse spend reporting services for hospitals, with tiered pricing for small (<150 beds) and large (150+ beds) hospitals and at least a 10% discount for HASC members. The organization employs six staff members and operates with limited overhead, scaling through partnerships and multi-stakeholder coalitions rather than direct sales infrastructure.

Name

Communities Lifting Communities

Legal name

Communities Lifting Communities

Website

https://communities.hasc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Communities Lifting Communities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the Hospital Association of Southern California that uses a collective impact model to advance health equity across six Southern California counties, convening hospitals, public health agencies, and community organizations around programs including birth equity, supplier diversity, behavioral health, and community health needs assessments.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Equity Consulting & Collective Impact Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Community health equity
• Health equity programs
• Birth equity assessment
• Collective impact services
• Nonprofit health consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting health equity work in Southern California. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Tax ID: 85-3745993) recognized in July 2021.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: Grant funding from organizations such as California Health Care Foundation for programs like CalAIM Academy. Also awarded California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI) Grant.
3. AB 962 Diversity Spend Reporting Services: Fee-based services for generating AB 962 diverse spend reports for hospitals. Small hospitals (under 150 beds) and large hospitals (150+ beds) receive pricing for data compilation and compliance reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) that operates collective impact programs, assessments, and convenings to advance health equity for hospitals, health systems, and communities across Southern California. The organization functions as a backbone for a network of approximately 176 hospital partners, delivering initiatives such as the Health Equity Innovation Lab, Birth Equity Initiative, CalAIM Academy, the Health Care Inclusive Procurement Network (HCIPN), and the Organizational Birth Equity Assessment (OBEA).

Product overview

Communities Lifting Communities operates as a collective impact organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services focused on advancing intercultural health equity in Southern California. The core offerings include the Health Equity Innovation Lab for collaborative solution design, the Birth Equity Initiative with its Organizational Birth Equity Assessment (OBEA) tool, the CalAIM Academy for health system education, and the Inland Empire Behavioral Health Collaborative. Additional programs span the Hospital Supplier Diversity Initiative with the Health Care Inclusive Procurement Network (HCIPN), the LA Partnership Homelessness Initiative, the Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC), and Inland Empire Regional CHNA. The organization also provides health assessment consulting services, a scholarship program for underrepresented health care professionals, and ongoing education through roundtables, webinars, and podcasts. These programs work collectively through regional convenings, data-driven assessments, quality improvement initiatives, and stakeholder collaboration to reduce health disparities across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Equity Innovation Lab: A virtual space to identify priorities and strategies to address social drivers of health inequities by bringing together multi-sectoral stakeholders to co-design human-centered solutions.
• Birth Equity Initiative
• Hospital Supplier Diversity Initiative
• Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC)
• CalAIM Academy

Products and services

• Health Equity Innovation Lab
• Birth Equity Initiative
• Organizational Birth Equity Assessment (OBEA) A proprietary assessment tool used by hospitals to evaluate and improve their organizational practices related to birth equity, available to CLC member hospitals.
• CalAIM Academy An educational program helping hospitals and community partners understand and implement California's CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) reform initiatives.
• Health Care Inclusive Procurement Network (HCIPN) A network and program that supports hospitals in advancing supplier diversity and inclusive procurement practices across Southern California.
• Hospital Supplier Diversity Initiative An initiative that supports hospitals in developing and reporting on supplier diversity strategies, often in connection with HCIPN.
• Inland Empire Behavioral Health Collaborative A regional collaborative convened by CLC that brings together hospitals, behavioral health providers, and community organizations to coordinate behavioral health response in the Inland Empire.
• LA Partnership Homelessness Initiative A Los Angeles-focused initiative convened by CLC that connects hospitals, housing providers, and community organizations to address homelessness as a health issue.
• Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC) A Ventura County collaborative convened by CLC that supports hospitals and community partners in community health improvement planning and implementation.
• Inland Empire Regional Community Health Needs Assessment A regional CHNA service coordinated by CLC that supports Inland Empire hospitals in meeting community benefit and assessment requirements through a shared regional approach.
• Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Program A scholarship and stipend program operated by CLC to support workforce development and equity-related learning opportunities for health care professionals and community members.
• AB 962 Reports A fee-based reporting service through which CLC produces compliance reports for hospitals and health facilities on relevant California legislative requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Inland Empire Regional CHNA engaged 5 hospitals in comprehensive community health assessment addressing mental/behavioral health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and maternal/infant health priorities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• HC2 StrategiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025Partnership with HC2 Strategies (President Dora Barilla) and HASC Education team to develop and deliver CalAIM Academy for Hospitals and Health Systems, a six-part web series preparing hospital leaders for CalAIM implementation.
• Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of HASC. HASC has 176 member hospitals and 31 health systems. CLC works alongside HASC hospital members in co-creating strategies to improve community health and reduce health inequities. CLC draws on HASC's experience, relationships, and member network.
• Public Health Alliance of Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative partner for Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies (2019-2023), a collaborative effort to improve birth outcomes for Black mothers and babies in Los Angeles County.
• DoTanksupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Organizational Birth Equity Assessment (OBEA) enhancement and pilot opportunity, contributing expertise in organizational assessment development.
• Proximo (powered by Proveedo)supportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership providing platform for generating AB 962 diverse spend reports, enabling efficient compliance reporting for HASC member hospitals.
• Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal charter-bound partnership of ten local health care organizations including hospitals, health districts, behavioral and public health departments, community clinics, and Medi-Cal Managed Care plans. CLC serves as backbone organization supporting all aspects of VCCHIC's work.
• Ventura County Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of VCCHIC (since 2016), led initial VCCHIC formation. Department received national accreditation as first in California (2014) and five-year reaccreditation (2020).
• Adventist Health Simi ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member joined in 2019. Collaborates on population health improvement strategies for Ventura County residents.
• Camarillo Health Care DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member joined in 2019. Contributes to community health assessment and improvement planning.
• Clinicas del Camino RealcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member (2019) representing community clinic perspective. Federally Qualified Health Center serving Ventura County.
• Community Memorial HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member (2019) representing hospital/health system perspective in Ventura County.
• Dignity HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member (2019) representing health system perspective in Ventura County collaborative.
• Ventura County Community HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member (2019) contributing to community health improvement initiatives.
• Gold Coast Health PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member joined in 2022. Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan providing input on care coordination and health equity strategies.
• Ventura County Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member joined in 2022. Contributes expertise in mental health and substance use services.
• Kaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCHIC Steering Committee member joined in 2024. Represents health plan and hospital perspective with focus on health equity and community benefit.
• Regional Hospital Supplier Diversity CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommittee of hospital representatives guiding efforts to support hospitals in diversifying procurement processes through identifying suppliers meeting diverse classifications (minority, women, LGBT, disabled veteran businesses).
• 13 Founding Hospitals (HCIPN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitals that shared their lists of small and diverse businesses to populate the Health Care Inclusive Procurement Network (HCIPN) directory, enabling first-of-its-kind collaborative supplier diversity platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Healthcare Anchor Network: Hospital-led collaborative advancing health equity, inclusive procurement, and community investment. Directly comparable to CLC's HCIPN and Hospital Supplier Diversity Initiative, both operating as multi-hospital conveners that translate health-equity priorities into operational procurement practice.
• Prevention Institute: National nonprofit advancing health equity through systems change, partnership development, and community-based prevention strategies. Comparable to CLC's collective impact model and Innovation Lab methodology, both translating upstream equity frameworks into multi-stakeholder convenings.
• National Birth Equity Collaborative: National nonprofit advancing birth equity through research, training, and policy advocacy with hospitals and community partners. Closely comparable to CLC's Birth Equity Initiative and OBEA tool, both working at the intersection of hospital practice change and community-led maternal-health equity.
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance: National advocacy and research alliance focused on Black maternal health equity through policy, practice change, and storytelling. Comparable to CLC's Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies work and OBEA tool, both targeting systemic and clinical drivers of inequitable birth outcomes.
• Public Health Institute: California-based nonprofit advancing public health and equity through research, capacity-building, and multi-sector partnerships. Comparable to CLC's regional backbone-organization role across Southern California counties and its data-driven CHNA/CHIS methodology.

Emerging players

• Health Leads: National nonprofit addressing social drivers of health through hospital partnerships and community resource connection. Comparable to CLC's focus on social determinants of health, though Health Leads emphasizes direct patient navigation while CLC focuses on collective impact and systems change.
• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit advocating for modernized public health and equitable health outcomes through policy analysis and federal-level engagement. Comparable to CLC's health-equity advocacy mission, though oriented to federal policy rather than regional hospital collectivization.

Broad incumbents

• California Hospital Association: Statewide hospital association representing California hospitals and health systems on policy, advocacy, and quality. Comparable as a peer hospital-association umbrella to HASC, with overlapping equity initiatives that create partnership and competitive overlap with CLC's programs.
• American Hospital Association: National hospital trade association with growing health equity, diversity, and inclusion programming. Comparable as the parent-affiliate counterpart to CLC's relationship with HASC, providing national-level health-equity framing from which regional affiliates like CLC derive programming.

Regional players

• Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Regional hospital association serving hospitals in San Diego and Imperial counties with equity and community health programming. Comparable as a Southern California peer hospital association — though structurally it sits at the HASC layer rather than as a 501(c)(3) affiliate like CLC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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