2024-11-13T17:45:53-08:00 2023-12-31 954401626 Vasin Heyn & Company 5000 N Parkway Calabasas 201 Calabasas CA 91302 990 2023-01-01 954555879 Maternal and Child Health Access MATE 2137494261 350 S Bixel St No 150 Los Angeles CA 90017 Lynn Kersey MA MPH Executive Dir. 2024-11-13 true true Rolland Vasin P00644882 8182223500 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Lynn Kersey MA MPH 350 S Bixel St No 150 Los Angeles CA 90017 5711920 false X www.mchaccess.org X 1996 CA Through direct support, individual advocacy, policy change, and health care workforce transformation, MCHA is building a California where women and families are supported, and everyone has the opportunity to be healthy. See Schedule O. 10 9 58 26 0 4866018 5705293 1500 1500 8 0 26845 5127 4894371 5711920 0 0 3978664 3969530 0 9954 802921 985424 4781585 4954954 112786 756966 938889 3325970 329383 1976399 609506 1349571 X Through direct support, individual advocacy, policy change, and health care workforce transformation, MCHA is building a California where women and families are supported, and everyone has the opportunity to be healthy. See Schedule O. false false 2405529 Welcome Baby is a model home visitation program designed to improve maternal health and birth outcomes, and provide support for pregnant and parenting women and their families. The program promotes the mothers and babys health, well-being and enhanced nurturing, and understanding of babys development. We provide information, support and a trusted parent coach to meet with women and support them through pregnancy and the first nine months of their babys lives. During home visits, the Welcome Baby staff refer clients to needed resources, distribute baby and mom-friendly items, provide breast feeding education, and provide information on accessing health care coverage. See Schedule O for further details. 1644263 MCHA's other programs include CalFresh enrollment and troubleshooting, a community mental health program, a community social services program, and policy work to improve the social services programs with which our clients interact. Our program to provide support for high risk pregnant or parenting women through our Perinatal Outreach and Education staff decreasing provided COVID support in 2023 and now provides short-term case management support for families in need of assistance. This includes supporting the client with basic needs, including food and necessary supplies such as donated diapers, and limited emergency shelter. We conduct health education classes and support groups to help parents grow and learn.Other Programs:Policy/Advocacy: MCHA effects changes in health and social service systems for low-income women and families through administrative changes in health policy and State and local levels.Examples: reviewing state and county health benefits forms and instructions and commenting to help ensure the enrollment system for low-income people is as simple and accurate as possible, helping the state with programming for benefits online, creating newborn enrollment tool kit, flyers so that women know pregnancy coverage lasts one year post-pregnancy.CalFresh enrollment: MCHA knows that access to fresh, healthy food is as integral to good health as is access to insurance. We provide clients with assistance in filling out a CalFresh Program application, make sure documentation is complete, and follow through to ensure the application is reviewed and approved. We assist with semi-annual reporting and annual renewals as well as troubleshoot problem cases. We train other agencies about the processes, documentation required and troubleshooting as well.Community Mental Health Subcontract: MCHA maintains a program to assist with the stress of lack of health coverage and mental health resources. We support and refer to groups and counselors, enroll in health coverage, refer to health services and troubleshoot barriers to receipt of such services.Our program to provide support for high risk pregnant or parenting women through our Perinatal Outreach and Education transitioned to providing short-term case management for Los Angeles County clients with COVID and in 2023, to low-income families in general. This includes supporting clients with their basic needs, food and necessary supplies as well as shelter for isolating and quarantining, and health coverage assistance.We provide health education classes and support groups now virtually to help parents grow and learn. These classes can be rollicking Zumba, mindful meditation, healthy cooking on a budget, dealing with domestic violence, womens health topics, housing and rental rights, immigration issues whatever the community of women finds most pressing. We offer bi-weekly breastfeeding support.P-EBT - Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer - In response to COVID-19 related school, childcare closures, children got additional food benefits on EBT cards mailed to the households. Our program was education and problem-solving to let people know of it and help resolve issues with the benefits.In 2023 we were pleased to be chosen to provide emergency food assistance to families in the form of food cards for use at grocery stores. We were able to provide up to $900 in food to 1800 families and individuals in need.Total program expenses were $AMOUNT. 423828 Health Coverage Outreach and Enrollment. Through this program, MCHA provides one-on-one education and assistance to low income people seeking quality health coverage and access to services. MCHA educates people about health coverage options, helps them enroll in or renew their coverage, and works to ensure they are able to use it with clinics, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and other access points. The greatest need we serve, however, is troubleshooting, or fixing the health coverage when its not working, when clients must switch health programs, or when they have trouble getting the health care they need. We use this knowledge of health coverage issues people face to engage in broader advocacy to improve health delivery systems. 231099 4704719 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 58 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X Lynn Kersey 2137494261 350 S Bixel St No 150 Los Angeles CA 90017 Jody Marasigan Dir. of Finance 40.00 0.00 122573 0 26669 Lynn Kersey MA MPH Executive Dir. 60.00 0.00 X X 131151 0 5332 Susan Fogel JD Chairperson 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gail S Hayek Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Fellmeth JD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Miller Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Newman JD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Phillips JD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Richwald MD MPH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Talavera Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Santana Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 253724 32001 2 false false false Lucy Quacinella 1454 43rd Ave San Francisco CA 94122 Legal Services 115163 1 3643211 2062082 5705293 Training Fees 900099 1500 1500 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Revenue 900099 5127 5127 5127 5711920 6627 0 0 0 0 136483 129658 6551 274 0 2833808 2757897 69616 6295 61762 58674 2965 123 709621 675334 34431 -144 227856 216463 10937 456 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 213 0 0 252592 244239 8353 45664 42878 2786 0 402 402 228 228 0 0 36951 10220 26731 Subcontractors 206526 206526 Supplies 132172 127767 4369 36 Telephone 105772 103382 2304 86 Professional Fees 45141 26822 16019 2300 159763 104646 54589 528 4954954 4704719 240281 9954 106486 521659 0 775967 1046125 658 0 0 0 0 0 55778 35562 55311 55311 0 0 0 0 0 1722624 938889 3325970 149129 84555 180254 1891844 329383 1976399 X 15551 436957 593955 912614 609506 1349571 938889 3325970 756966 -16901 X false true X true false X 4566658 3965794 5029295 4866018 5705293 24133058 0 0 4566658 3965794 5029295 4866018 5705293 24133058 0 24133058 13 21 8 42 0 9945 8032 33264 26845 5127 83213 24216313 0.99660 0.99630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false true 2000 true 250 false true 4000 false false 6250 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Advocacy efforts educating the public, including lawmakers, to address improvements in programs affecting low income pregnant women and children, through email and social media alerts, meetings and letters. Part IV - Additional Information 55311 55311 Right of use assets 1722624 1722624 Accrued Payroll and Related Liabilities 167592 Lease Liability 1724252 1891844 X 5711920 5711920 5711920 4954954 4954954 4954954 Part X : FIN48 Footnote MCHA is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and California income taxes under section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The IRS classified the organization as one that is not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because it is an organization described in section(s) 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).MCHA has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. ASC Section 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Section 740-10 requires that an organization recognize in the financial statements the impact of the tax position if that position will more likely than not be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. As of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, MCHA had no material unrecognized tax benefits, tax penalties or interest.MCHAs Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for each of the tax years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for 3 years after theywere filed.MCHAs Forms 199, California Exempt Organization Return, for each of the tax years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, are subject to examination by the Franchise Tax Board, generally for 4 years after they were filed. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: MCHA's other programs include CalFresh enrollment and troubleshooting, a community mental health program, a community social services program, and policy work to improve the social services programs with which our clients interact. Our program to provide support for high risk pregnant or parenting women through our Perinatal Outreach and Education staff decreasing provided COVID support in 2023 and now provides short-term case management support for families in need of assistance. This includes supporting the client with basic needs, including food and necessary supplies such as donated diapers, and limited emergency shelter. We conduct health education classes and support groups to help parents grow and learn.Other Programs:Policy/Advocacy: MCHA effects changes in health and social service systems for low-income women and families through administrative changes in health policy and State and local levels.Examples: reviewing state and county health benefits forms and instructions and commenting to help ensure the enrollment system for low-income people is as simple and accurate as possible, helping the state with programming for benefits online, creating newborn enrollment tool kit, flyers so that women know pregnancy coverage lasts one year post-pregnancy.CalFresh enrollment: MCHA knows that access to fresh, healthy food is as integral to good health as is access to insurance. We provide clients with assistance in filling out a CalFresh Program application, make sure documentation is complete, and follow through to ensure the application is reviewed and approved. We assist with semi-annual reporting and annual renewals as well as troubleshoot problem cases. We train other agencies about the processes, documentation required and troubleshooting as well.Community Mental Health Subcontract: MCHA maintains a program to assist with the stress of lack of health coverage and mental health resources. We support and refer to groups and counselors, enroll in health coverage, refer to health services and troubleshoot barriers to receipt of such services.Our program to provide support for high risk pregnant or parenting women through our Perinatal Outreach and Education transitioned to providing short-term case management for Los Angeles County clients with COVID and in 2023, to low-income families in general. This includes supporting clients with their basic needs, food and necessary supplies as well as shelter for isolating and quarantining, and health coverage assistance.We provide health education classes and support groups now virtually to help parents grow and learn. These classes can be rollicking Zumba, mindful meditation, healthy cooking on a budget, dealing with domestic violence, womens health topics, housing and rental rights, immigration issues whatever the community of women finds most pressing. We offer bi-weekly breastfeeding support.P-EBT - Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer - In response to COVID-19 related school, childcare closures, children got additional food benefits on EBT cards mailed to the households. Our program was education and problem-solving to let people know of it and help resolve issues with the benefits.In 2023 we were pleased to be chosen to provide emergency food assistance to families in the form of food cards for use at grocery stores. We were able to provide up to $900 in food to 1800 families and individuals in need.Total program expenses were $AMOUNT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Audit Committee meets with the auditors to review and discuss a draft of Form 990 and approves Form 990 in its final form before presenting it to the board of directors for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The process for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Organizations Policy is for all employees to review and sign our "Conflict of Interest Policy" annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Salary scale is determined by reviewing and analyzing the salary structure of comparable Non-Profit Organizations in addition to referring to the Non-Profit directors compensation survey report. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Other key employee salaries are set historically or in consultation with HR for new positions, and granted annual COLAs. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 1023 and all other informational return documents are available to the public either through www.guidestar.org or upon written request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available upon written request. Organization's Summary Mission or Significant Activities - Continued Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA) is a California Non-Profit Organization with the mission statement: Through direct support, individual advocacy, policy change and health care workforce transformation, MCHA is building a California where women and families are supported, and everyone has the opportunity to be healthy.During the year ending December 31, 2023, MCHA provided direct services in two main offices and in the community, and from home to over 2,500 women and their familymembers in its two perinatal home visitation and case management programs. Online classes were provided bi-weekly to around 100 women at a time; and support groups to about 10-15 women. Online home visitation took place in our Welcome Baby program at regular intervals to over 2,000 families. We provided services to over 20,000 individuals seeking enrollment in, renewal of, or assistance with free or low-cost health coverage or services; to over 10,000 families needing CalFresh information and food support; and to almost 1,000 people representing 200 government, social service agencies, schools and clinics through our health coverage training and technical assistance program. We provided hundreds of hours of technical assistance to these agencies about health and nutrition coverage issues. We held monthly online community agency meetings offering speakers, resources and technical assistance.MCHA maintains: bi-weekly health education classes and breastfeeding support groups a monthly meeting for community agencies about maternal and child health-related topics additional food, housing, diapers, clothing, and other supplies for families assistance with income support through government and private programs COVID outreach via a short-term contract through Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. an outreach program for enrolling families into health care coverage and troubleshooting their health coverage or health services issues, with a subcontract to another community enrollment organization a case management program and a home visitation program for pregnant and parenting women and their families a CalFresh (food stamp) enrollment and issues program, which has blossomed into overall food insecurity assistance including Pandemic EBT, WIC and food cards a training /technical assistance program about health care coverage and services for community-based organizations and others. In 2018, MCHA added nutrition coverage for CalFresh to the training program.MCHA also conducts administrative and individual advocacy and policy work to improve health care and social services coverage and quality. Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments - 4a Welcome Baby is a model home visitation program designed to improve maternal health and birth outcomes, and provide support for pregnant and parenting women and their families. The program promotes the mothers and babys health, well-being and enhanced nurturing, and understanding of babys development. We provide information, support and a trusted parent coach to meet with women and support them through pregnancy and the first nine months of their babys lives. During home visits, the Welcome Baby staff refer clients to needed resources, distribute baby and mom-friendly items, provide breast feeding education, and provide information on accessing health care coverage. Welcome Baby has expanded to 13 program sites countywide, and MCHA helps oversee and support those sites by providing training, consulting and shadowing, which allows new parent coaches to follow and observe an experienced mentor, and MCHA to observe other parent coaches.Total program expenses were $2,405,529.