Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc.

What Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc. does

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc. (MiHIA) is a nonprofit backbone organization incorporated in Michigan in 2011 with 501(c)(3) status since 2013, operating across a 14-county region in central and eastern Michigan including the Great Lakes Bay Region and Northeast Michigan. Its core function is collective impact coordination: convening cross-sector partners including healthcare systems (MyMichigan Health, Covenant HealthCare, Ascension St. Mary's, McLaren Bay Region, Great Lakes Bay Health Centers), public health departments, employers (Vantage Plastics, Dow Chemical), local governments, and community nonprofits around a shared strategic framework. The organization’s strategic platforms are THRIVE (Transforming Health Regionally in a Vibrant Economy, launched 2019) and its 2023 evolution Bloom: Thriving Together, organized into three impact areas: Optimizing Health & Care, Revitalizing Neighborhoods & Communities, and Strengthening Families & Households.

MiHIA’s product surface is non-traditional for a technology company. The primary technical asset is a Health Data Dashboard powered by Conduent that provides community health data, individualized county scorecards, and visual analytics across 14 counties. Programmatic offerings include Project IMPACT (embedding a community health worker at Vantage Plastics, yielding a 3% turnover decrease), Andy's Place Midland (a 50-apartment addiction recovery housing facility), the Verify 5 medication safety campaign, the NEMI Healthy Food Initiative across 11 counties, the CAREring Quick Response Team for overdose response, the Sunrise Community Resource Center in Standish, and Make Parenting a Pleasure programs in three counties. DayTwo partnership adds precision nutrition pilots with healthcare partners.

Revenue is generated entirely through grants and donations, not fees for service. Major funders include the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, de Beaumont Foundation, USDA, Bay City ARPA allocation, and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. MiHIA also serves as fiscal agent for partner initiatives. Cumulative grant funding leveraged 2022-2025 exceeds $4 million. The organization has been designated a Chartered Value Exchange by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008, renewed 2020).

Name

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc.

Legal name

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc.

Website

https://mihia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc. is a nonprofit backbone organization that convenes healthcare systems, public health agencies, employers, and community groups across 14 counties in central and eastern Michigan to coordinate regional health equity initiatives through collective impact frameworks and grant-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Coordination Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAO

Community Health & Health Equity/Social Determinants Units

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYHLAJAMAD

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Policy & Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Community health coordination
• Collective impact backbone
• Regional health equity
• Nonprofit convening services
• Health data dashboard

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland

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. Grant Funding & Donor Contributions: MiHIA generates revenue primarily through grant funding from foundations (de Beaumont Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund), government agencies (MDHHS, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity), and individual/organizational donors. The organization has leveraged contributions to secure more than $4 million in additional grant funding for the region.
2. Fiscal Agent Services: MiHIA serves as fiscal agent for partner organizations and initiatives, managing grant funds and providing administrative oversight for community projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance (MiHIA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit backbone organization that convenes cross-sector partners across 14 counties in central and eastern Michigan to drive collective-impact health improvement initiatives. It coordinates programs in chronic disease management, addiction recovery housing, food systems, workforce health, and community resource development, and operates a Health Data Dashboard powered by Conduent that provides county-level health scorecards. The organization serves as fiscal agent for partner initiatives and secures grant funding to sustain regional coordination infrastructure.

Product overview

The Michigan Health Improvement Alliance operates as a nonprofit backbone organization offering a portfolio of collaborative health improvement programs rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include the Health Data Dashboard (powered by Conduent) for regional health data visualization, the strategic frameworks THRIVE and its evolution Bloom: Thriving Together, plus specialized programs such as Project IMPACT (workplace health), Andy's Place Midland (recovery housing), the Verify 5 medication safety campaign, and the NEMI Healthy Food Initiative. County and Regional Scorecards provide granular health metrics. The organization does not offer traditional software products but rather convenes cross-sector partnerships to drive collective impact across central and eastern Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bloom: Thriving Together: A regional framework and movement building on THRIVE, focused on three impact areas: Strengthening Families and Households, Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Communities, and Optimizing Health and Care. Developed through listening sessions with over 75 partner organizations.
• THRIVE
• NEMI Healthy Food Initiative
• Project IMPACT
• Andy’s Place Midland
• CAREring Quick Response Team
• ARM4Health
• Healthy Community Zones
• Resilient Roots

Products and services

• Health Data Dashboard

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured over $4 million in grant funding for the region
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026MiHIA serves as subrecipient of MDHHS Rural Health Transformation Program, coordinating the Central Michigan Regional Care Collaborative to improve chronic disease outcomes across 10 counties.
• Central Michigan District Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2023Partner in Project IMPACT, providing embedded community health worker at Vantage Plastics to connect employees with community resources and improve health outcomes.
• Vantage PlasticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2023Host site for Project IMPACT where community health worker is embedded. The WELL Outreach nonprofit arm of Vantage is also a key partner in workforce health initiatives.
• Great Lakes Bay Health CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partner on Verify 5 campaign educating older patients about medication safety. Dr. Brenda Coughlin serves on MiHIA Board. Representatives participate in task forces including patient safety and opioid crisis.
• Community Alliance for the People (CAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership on director of advocacy for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (AJEDI) position focused on breaking down barriers to systemic racism in Saginaw and central/eastern Michigan.
• Bay City Child Care Advisory BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiHIA coordinates this advisory board funded by $750,000 ARPA allocation to address systemic barriers to child care in Bay City.
• DayTwominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecision health company partnership for diabetes management program pilot offering personalized microbiome-based dietary recommendations to participants in central and eastern Michigan.
• Northeast Michigan Healthy Food Initiative (NEMI-HFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiHIA serves as fiscal agent for NEMI Healthy Food Initiative, a collaborative effort improving access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food across 11 northeast Michigan counties.
• Michigan State University ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in food systems initiatives including NEMI Healthy Food Initiative and Farm to School programs, providing agricultural education and 4H workshops.
• Milner and CaringellacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead developer for Andy’s Place addiction recovery housing project. Nationally recognized real estate development company supporting communities through public/private partnerships for affordable housing with on-site support services.
• The W.E.L.L. OutreachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilanthropic arm of Vantage Plastics. Joint position on director of advocacy for community impact to expand capacity and foster collaboration in east central Michigan.
• Standish-Sterling Community School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Sunrise Community Resource Center project; owns the former elementary school building being transformed into a community center.
• Michigan State University Center for Regional Food SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in food systems initiatives and Northeast Michigan Food Summit, providing expertise on farm to institution programs.
• Andy’s Place JacksonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal recovery housing model completed in 2020 that serves as the template for Andy’s Place Midland project. First housing project in the nation to address long-term recovery needs of drug court participants.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Georgia Health Policy Center: A research/policy center at Georgia State University that supports statewide health system planning and rural health initiatives. Comparable in its rural health and cross-sector coordination work, though operating at a state/university scale rather than MiHIA's regional nonprofit backbone structure.
• Care Compass Network: A New York State Performing Provider System serving rural Southern Tier counties with care coordination and population health programs. Comparable in serving rural multi-county regions with backbone/care coordination roles, though New York-specific.

Broad incumbents

• Conduent Healthy Communities Institute: The vendor powering MiHIA's Health Data Dashboard; operates a broader platform serving hundreds of counties and health systems with community health data and analytics. Comparable as the underlying technology layer MiHIA uses for its data product.

Direct peers

• Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: A county-level nonprofit backbone organization coordinating healthcare, public health, and social service partners to improve community health. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and geographic scope to MiHIA's 14-county model.
• Stakeholder Health: A learning collaborative of health systems committed to community health improvement and addressing social determinants. Comparable to MiHIA in mobilizing healthcare partners around regional health equity.
• Northwest Health Foundation: A regional foundation focused on health equity in Oregon and SW Washington that funds and convenes cross-sector partners. Comparable as a regional health equity convener with grant-making and backbone functions.
• Build Health Challenge: A national collaborative impact initiative funding cross-sector partnerships addressing health inequities at the community level. Comparable to MiHIA in its collective impact, multi-sector partnership, and health equity focus.
• ReThink Health: A Rippel Foundation initiative that supports regional health transformation through multi-stakeholder collaboratives. Comparable to MiHIA's backbone role and emphasis on systems change across a defined region.
• The Health Collaborative: A Cincinnati-based regional health improvement organization that convenes hospitals, public health, and community partners to drive collective impact on population health. Highly comparable to MiHIA's backbone/collective impact model in a defined multi-county region.

Others

• de Beaumont Foundation: A national philanthropic foundation focused on public health and health equity, including Project IMPACT-type workforce health initiatives. A current MiHIA funder and a national thought leader whose programs and grants shape the field MiHIA operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MiHIAinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/michigan-health-improvement-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles31 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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