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US nonprofit · EIN 521576801 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521576801)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Center for Health Policy Development's network

11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

11 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Nicolette Highsmith Vernick ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Anne BarryDirector2018
8 yrs
Darin GordonDirector2024
2 yrs
David RousseauCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Hemi TewarsonPresident / Executive Dire2021
5 yrs
Jane BeyerEx Officio2021
5 yrs
Janette SchwartzTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Jessica KahnDirector2024
2 yrs
Michelle SpencerDirector2021
5 yrs
Qiana ThomasonDirector2024
2 yrs
Shannon M McMahon (also filed as Shannon McMahon)Vice Chair2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ellen BayerProject Direct2018
Ellen SchneiterDeputy Director (Through 11/30/2022)since 2018
Fox-Grage WendySenior Program Directorsince 2022
Hensley-Quinn Maureen ESenior Program Directorsince 2022
Jennifer LaudanoSr. Dir of Comm & Community Engagementsince 2018
Jill RosenthalSenior Program Directorsince 2019
Karen VanlandeghemSenior Program Directorsince 2018
Laudano JenniferSr Director Communications & Community Engagementsince 2022
Mary PuringtonSenior Program Directorsince 2018
Maureen Hensley QuinnSenior Program Directorsince 2018
Miroshnikova EllinaFinance Director2023
Nicole VaughanFinance Director2018
Patricia RileyPresident/Exec. Dir.2018
Sinem ReedChief Operating Officer (From 11/14/2022)since 2022
Vanlandeghem KarenSenior Program Directorsince 2022
Veltri VictoriaSenior Policy Fellow2024
Wendy Fox-GrageProgram Director2021
Wilkniss SandraSenior Program Directorsince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Hemi TewarsonPresident / Executive Dire35$404k$53k
Sinem ReedChief Operating Officer35$232k$41k
Vanlandeghem KarenSenior Program Director35$199k$15k
Wilkniss SandraSenior Program Director35$188k$48k
Hensley-Quinn Maureen ESenior Program Director35$179k$22k
Fox-Grage WendySenior Program Director35$166k$52k
Veltri VictoriaSenior Policy Fellow35$165k$27k
Nicolette Highsmith VernickChair1$0
Shannon McMahonVice Chair1$0
David RousseauSecretary1$0
Janette SchwartzTreasurer1$0
Anne BarryDirector1$0
Jessica KahnDirector1$0
Michelle SpencerDirector1$0
Qiana ThomasonDirector1$0
Darin GordonDirector1$0
Jane BeyerEx Officio1$0

About

Legal name
Center for Health Policy Development
EIN
521576801
Address
1233 20th St Nw Ste 303, Washington, DC, 20036-7303
State
District of Columbia
Mission
To be of, by, and for all states by providing nonpartisan support for the development of policies that promote and sustain healthy people and communities and advance high quality, affordable health care. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1987
Principal officer
Hemi Tewarson JD MPH (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1988
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnne Barry
≥7years on the filingsDavid Rousseau
≥7years on the filingsShannon M McMahon
≥6years on the filingsJanette Schwartz

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
$17.4m
Total liabilities
$3.4m
Net assets or fund balances
$14m
Contributions and grants received
$9.3m
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Grants and similar paid out
$19k
Employees
53
Volunteers
70

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$10.9m$11mDeficit $91k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Arch National Respite NetworkRespite workforce recrutiment, training, and retention$19k