Health Forward Foundation
Donations deductibleHealth Forward Foundation's network
19 people13 organisationsi19 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (14) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynette Wheeler Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Perdomo-Morales | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Awais Sufi | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dred Scott | Vice-Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| ED Ellerbeck (also filed as Ed Ellerbeck) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erica Brice | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Geoff Jolley | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Irene Caudillo | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Pryde (also filed as Jim Pryde) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kent Hawkins | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| KIA Walsh | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisse Regehr | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Naiomi Jamal | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| NED Holland | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nikki Newton | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stacey Daniels-Young | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Terry Trafton | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| TIM Duncan | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
20 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana Pecina | Senior Program Officer | 2020 |
| Andres Dominguez | Senior Program Officer | since 2020 |
| Angelique Williams | Director of Org. Learning & Culture | since 2023 |
| Angie Williams | Dir. of Comm. Invest. | 2022 |
| Brenda Calvin | Senior Po | since 2019 |
| Bridget McCandless MD | President/CEO | since 2018 |
| Christena Diven | Director of Accounting | 2022 |
| Christie Zarkovich | Cafio/Asst Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Eusebio Diaz | VP Strategy, Learning As of 8/22 | since 2022 |
| Graciela Couchonnal | VP of Programs | since 2018 |
| Hayat Abdullahi | Director of Community Impact | since 2023 |
| Jennifer Tidwell | Impact Strategist | 2024 |
| Jane M Mosley | Evaluations Officer | since 2018 |
| Jennifer S Sykes | Director of Communications & Narrative Change | since 2018 |
| Jessica Hembree | Advocacy Officer | 2018 |
| McClain Bryant Macklin | VP of Policy & Impact/Asst Secry | since 2022 |
| Paula Cornwell | VP of Human Capital & Oper | since 2018 |
| Qiana Thomason | President/CEO | since 2020 |
| Richard H Zimmer | CFO/Asst Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Teresa Toal | Director of Talent & Admin | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qiana Thomason | President/CEO | 40 | $545k | $71k | |
| Christie Zarkovich | Cafio/Asst Treasurer | 40 | $433k | $57k | |
| McClain Bryant Macklin | VP of Policy & Impact/Asst Secretary | 40 | $249k | $61k | |
| Eusebio Diaz | VP SLC & Asst Secretary | 40 | $225k | $45k | |
| Brenda Calvin | Chief Operations Officer | 40 | $220k | $23k | |
| Teresa Toal | Director of Talent & Admin | 40 | $162k | $44k | |
| Hayat Abdullahi | Director of Community Impact | 40 | $156k | $29k | |
| Jennifer Sykes | Dir. of Communications & Narrative | 40 | $155k | $52k | |
| Angelique Williams | Director of Org. Learning & Culture | 40 | $153k | $52k | |
| Jennifer Tidwell | Impact Strategist | 40 | $145k | $22k | |
| Lynette Wheeler | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dred Scott | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kent Hawkins | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Irene Caudillo | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erica Brice | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Daniels-Young | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Duncan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Ellerbeck | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ned Holland | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Naiomi Jamal | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Jolley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Newton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Perdomo-Morales | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Pryde | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisse Regehr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Awais Sufi | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry Trafton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kia Walsh | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Health Forward Foundation
- EIN
- 200167282
- Address
- 2300 Main Suite 304, Kansas City, MO, 64108-2416
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Health forward foundation's mission is to achieve health equity and secure a fair and just region through leadership, advocacy, and resources. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E99 Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Qiana Thomason (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLynette Wheeler
≥8years on the filingsED Ellerbeck
≥8years on the filingsIrene Caudillo
≥8years on the filingsJim Pryde
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $944.7m
- Total liabilities
- $15.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $929.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $27.8m
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 19
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.1m | $51.3m | Deficit $6.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Care Health Center (Kc Care) | 2024 people funding | $800k |
| Swope Health Services | People funding - 2024 | $800k |
| Truman Medical Center (Dba University Health) Charitable Foundation | 2024 people funding | $750k |
| Turner House Clinic Inc Dba Vibrant Health | Vibrant health: community anchor & trusted connector | $750k |
| Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services Inc | Homeready: turning visions into keys | $650k |
| El Centro Inc | Latino community health | $600k |
| Samuel U Rodgers Health Center | Uninsured patient care (indigent care) support. | $600k |
| Community Health Council of Wyandotte County | People funding 2024-26 | $550k |
| Kansas City Medical Society Foundation | Project access - specialty care for the uninsured | $550k |
| Health Partnership of Johnson County | 2024 - people funding/care for the uninsured and underinsured of johnson county, kansas | $510k |
| Thrive Allen County | 2024-2026 people initiatives for allen county | $500k |
| Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City | Habitat kc affordable homeownership: down payment assistance and home builds | $450k |
| Mattie Rhodes Center | 2024 people funding | $450k |
| Nurture Kc | Maternal and infant health equity | $400k |
| Trust Neighborhoods | Northeast neighborhood trust | $400k |
| Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc | Ensuring access to quality & affordable health care in allen county | $375k |
| HCC Network | 2024 people funding | $375k |
| Cass Community Health Foundation | Cass county dental clinic | $360k |
| Ad Hoc Group Against Crime | Healing generational trauma | $350k |
| Kc Common Good Inc | Kc united for public safety- capacity building | $350k |
| Restart Inc | $350k | |
| United Community Services of Johnson County Inc | Racial equity, community engagement, and systems advocacy | $350k |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Black community fund 2024 special initiative proposal | $333k |
| Jewish Vocational Service | 2024 people funding | $300k |
| Rose Brooks Center Inc | Rose brooks center's continuity of care for domestic violence survivors | $300k |