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Portage Health Foundation

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aka PHFoundation   |   Hancock, MI   |  https://www.coppershores.org/

Mission

To positively influence a healthful community through enhanced philanthropy and collaboration. Note: in spring 2023, Portage Health Foundation changed its name to Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. The Bylaws and Articles of Inc. have been amended and refiled accordingly. Thank you.

Ruling year info

1992

President/CEO

Kevin N Store

Main address

400 Quincy Street - PO Box 299

Hancock, MI 49930 USA

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EIN

38-3022945

NTEE code info

Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)

Public Foundations (T30)

Health Support Services (E60)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We want to know if this asset can bring about greater awareness to the needs and health risks within this community. We are seeking to determine whether real collaboration and social change can be achieved through intentional granting and reinvestment creating a positive influence and health-benefit for all those who live here. We want to help reduce the effects of decades of economic oppression and intergenerational health risks that influence the overall health of this community?

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Medical Innovation and Research

CSCHF has undertaken several initiatives that are designed to better understand and address SDOH impacting our community. Some steps taken (to name just a few) have included Partnership with Michigan Technological University to create 3 endowed chairs (medical informatics, community health, and medical technologies); research on food insecurity and its overall impact on individual and population health; participation and leadership in the development of a regional food systems council; and most recently the support of a medical lab at the local university focused on expanding individual and surveillance COVID testing.

Population(s) Served
Students
Adults
Children and youth
Health
Social and economic status

CSCHF has elevated educational support and scholarship as a primary objective of its annual giving. Studies have shown that the education level of an individual correlates directly to individual and population health risk factors. In addition to creating access and making education more affordable, we are working to improve the regional workforce, training out future health care providers, and investing in our citizenry's education so they, perhaps, will some day be an invested member of our community. Educational partnership with area institutions of learning, donor engagement, and direct allocation of funding for scholarship are putting nearly $250,000/year in educational support for area students.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Social and economic status
Work status and occupations

CSCHF understands that socioeconomic status directly relates to individual and population health. More specifically, CSCHF is working to convene community partners across all sectors to create a greater awareness and understanding of poverty; why it exists, how it perpetuates itself, and what can we collectively do to help individuals and families overcome generational poverty. This, coupled with our efforts to create access to affordable education and our food initiative(s) are key to creating a healthier community for generations to come.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups
Health
Social and economic status
Work status and occupations

CSCHF seeks opportunities to enhance the care provided to our friends and neighbors throughout the region. Two examples of funding support include the support for implementing newly offered substance abuse services at a local non-profit resident SUD provider. A second example is partnership support in helping local primary care providers achieve addictionologist certification - a necessary resource for our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic throughout the region.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers
Adults

CSCHF has defined Community Health as any/all activities or opportunities that promote healthy lifestyles, which improve the overall health of a community. This has included investment in resources/community assets that promote a physically active lifestyle, expanded health-related community services; and other initiatives that directly and indirectly influence the health status of the individual members of our community. We are currently focused on mental and behavioral health (including SUD), food insecurity, and overall health equity.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults

As a hybrid non-operating/operating foundation, CSCHF has recently begun providing several areas of direct programming to meet the varied health needs of the community. These services include Meals on Wheels; a robust prevention and education program; individual and family support; victims (of violent crimes, assault and sexual assault) advocacy and support, including an accredited child advocate center and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) resources; and, soon, mental wellness counseling on an OP basis.

Population(s) Served
Families
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims of crime and abuse
Unemployed people

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of accolades/recognition received from third-party organizations

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Family relationships, Health, Social and economic status, Work status and occupations

Related Program

Community Health

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Most recently, CSCHF was awarded the UP of Michigan non-profit of the year award as recognized by the UP EDA and Operation Action UP.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

CSCHF identified several strategic objectives that would guide its decisions. Broadly it set out to fulfill its mission and improve the health of the community by 1) influencing a shared vision 2) improving collaboration amongst our stakeholders 3) building upon and expanding community assets 4) identifying and implementing long-term solutions and 5) protecting and growing this resource.

CSCHF focuses its on several key areas including:

1. Increasing access to education
2. Mitigating Poverty
3. Reducing hunger and the negative influence of food insecurity/instability
4. Building and enhancing the built-environment that supports healthy, active living
5. Supporting medical research, innovation

Additionally, CSCHF continues to serve as a convener within the community...focusing community-attention and acknowledgement of the issues we are facing.

We believe our success factors for implementing and executing our annual objectives are based on:

Our People;
Our Processes;
Our Financial Performance;
Our Communication strategies to engage with the community at-large

in the past 10 years CSCHF has expended ~$20mm back into our local community - further stimulating the local economy. We have expended/pledged/granted funds that support educational scholarships and other forms of investment that have stimulated new programs, stabilized others, and brought about a deeper understanding of the issues facing our community. This has not only positively impacted our immediate community, but the region surrounding us.

Our educational partnerships are bring about new technologies that will change health care intervention(s) and further prepare our next generation of healthcare leaders.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Portage Health Foundation

Board of directors
as of 07/11/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Bernadette Yeoman-Oullette


Board co-chair

Brent Peterson

Edward Jones Investments

Term: 2018 -

Anne Clancy-Klemme

ICU Nurse/ Flight Nurse

Jamey Markham

Community Bank President

Michele Blau

IT Specialist, Entrepreur

Paul Ollila

Retired, ISD Superintendent

Bruce Rukkila

Retired, CPA

Jim Bobula

School Superintendent

Guy St. Germain

Retired Public Health Officer

Bernadette Yeoman-Oullette

Retired Business Owner

Brent Peterson

Financial Advisor

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/11/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/11/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.