CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

500 WESTOVER DRIVE 95712, SANFORD, NC 27330-8941

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JOLIE RITZO, 500 WESTOVER DRIVE 95712, SANFORD, NC 27330

Signed the 990

JOLIE RITZO, CEO

Phone

(207) 272-8147

Website

CIVITASFORHEALTH.ORG

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DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC

Mission

CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH IS THE LEADING VOICE AND CONVENER FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO USE DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY BRINGING TOGETHER LOCAL IMPLEMENTERS - HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), EMERGING HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), ALL PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOS), AND OTHER MULTISTAKEHOLDER GROUPS - WE FOSTER DATA-DRIVEN COLLABORATION THAT CREATES NATIONAL IMPACT WHILE STAYING ROOTED IN LOCAL REALITIES.

Program accomplishments

• PATIENT CENTERED-DATA HOME: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME- A MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE THAT IS A SCALABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL THAT CONNECTS HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) NATIONWIDE. PCDH ENSURES THAT PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION FOLLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHEREVER THEY SEEK CARE, IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTING REAL-TIME, WHOLE-PERSON CARE COORDINATION. THE PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME (PCDH) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED APPROACH TO LINKING PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS STATE AND REGIONAL LINES. PCDH USES SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TRIGGERING ALERTS (BASED ON WHERE CARE OCCURS) TO NOTIFY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHEN A PATIENT RECEIVES CARE OUTSIDE THEIR "HOME" HIE REGION - AND FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA SHARING ACROSS TRUSTED HIE NETWORKS. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA MODERNIZATION (DEMO) INITIATIVE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM TO IMPROVE EXISTING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA STANDARDS SO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN MORE ACCURATELY IDENTIFY DISPARITIES AND DELIVER CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE. THIS INITIATIVE REFINES AND EXPANDS DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE OPTIONS PROPOSED BY AHIP'S HEALTH EQUITY WORKGROUP THROUGH A MULTIYEAR, STAKEHOLDERDRIVEN PROCESS. IN THE INITIAL PHASE, CIVITAS CONVENED DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN A SERIES OF NATIONAL FOCUS GROUPS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES ACROSS DOMAINS INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX, GENDER, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, PRONOUNS, MILITARY EXPERIENCE, DISABILITY STATUS, PREFERRED LANGUAGE, AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO MODERNIZE NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CONTENT AND EXCHANGE STANDARDS SO THEY ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, APPROPRIATELY GRANULAR, AND ALIGNED ACROSS STAKEHOLDERS. SUBSEQUENT PHASES HAVE INCLUDED PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE REVISED DATA ELEMENTS AND ADVANCING THEM THROUGH HL7'S STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. HEALTH DATA UTILITY (HDU) CAPABILITY MODEL: DEVELOPED BY THE CONSORTIUM FOR STATE AND REGIONAL INTEROPERABILITY (CSRI) WITH INPUT FROM CIVITAS LEADERS, MEMBERS, AND INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTORS, THIS MODEL OFFERS A STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE CAPABILITIES AND MATURITY OF HDUS THAT DELIVER HEALTH DATA AND ANALYTICS SERVICES ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS IN THE U.S. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CSRI, CIVITAS SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MODEL THROUGH COORDINATING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AND FACILITATING LISTENING SESSIONS TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON THE CURRENT MODEL. THESE INITIATIVES UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HDU MODEL, AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN MODERNIZING AND INTEGRATING HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS, FOR CIVITAS MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, RESEARCHERS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PARTNERS. STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS (THE COMMONS) BY FOSTERING CROSS-STATE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY AND REUSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COMMONS BRINGS TOGETHER STATE HEALTH IT LEADERS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CREATES A NEUTRAL FORUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO ENABLES THE SHARING OF NEW AND RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES, TRENDS, AND RESOURCES AND HOW THEY IMPACT STATES WHILE ENHANCING AWARENESS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVITAS MEMBERS. PUBLIC HEALTH DATA LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (RWJF), CIVITAS LEADS THIS PROGRAM ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF REMOVING FEDERAL WEBPAGES (INCLUDING CDC DATASETS AND GUIDANCE) ON PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, POLICY, AND OPERATIONS. CIVITAS MEMBERS AND THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS WERE SURVEYED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS AND USE DATA, ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES RELIED UPON, AND EFFECTS ON COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH CAPACITY. SURVEY RESULTS, OTHER FINDINGS, AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY 2026. UNDERSTANDING THESE IMPACTS CAN GUIDE POLICY ON DATA ACCESSIBILITY, STRENGTHEN RESILIENT PUBLIC HEALTH DATA INFRASTRUCTURES, AND HIGHLIGHT HOW HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) AND OTHER TRUSTED DATA ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP FILL GAPS CREATED BY LOST FEDERAL RESOURCES. SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRAVITY PROJECT STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE: IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE (NYEC) AND STATE QUALIFIED ENTITIES (BRONX RHIO, HEALTHIX, HEALTHECONNECTIONS, HIXNY, HEALTHELINK AND ROCHESTER RHIO), CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS), ALONGSIDE THE GRAVITY PROJECT, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK (SHIN-NY). ADDITIONALLY, CIVITAS AND GRAVITY PROJECT PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND NATIONAL DISSEMINATION OF THE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE HEALTH EQUITY EFFORTS UNDER THE MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER BETWEEN CMS AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. CIVITAS SERVES AS THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT PLAN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGS, PRODUCT DELIVERY, AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT.NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION (HIO) SURVEY: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HIOS IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. JULIA ADLER-MILSTEIN AND TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY (ASTP). THE SURVEY PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF HIOS IN ADVANCING REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2025 NATIONAL HIO SURVEY INCLUDE HIO ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS, PARTICIPATION IN THE TRUSTED EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK AND COMMON AGREEMENT (TEFCA), TRENDS IN INFORMATION BLOCKING, EMERGING USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), CURRENT STANDARDS ADOPTION, AND HIO INTEGRATION WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES - INSIGHTS THAT ARE INFORMING POLICY AND GUIDING THE NEXT PHASE OF NATIONWIDE INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA-SHARING INITIATIVES. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT- DATA MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM: WITH FUNDING FROM CDC THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG), ASTHO, NNPHI, AND PHAB LAUNCHED A NEW IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM TO HELP PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MODERNIZE THEIR DATA SYSTEMS. CIVITAS PLAYS A SUPPORT ROLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PASSIONATE INDUSTRY LEADERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND INNOVATORS TO DISCUSS INTEROPERABILITY, DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, MULTISTAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY-LED GOVERNANCE, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. CIVITAS' MEMBERS AND NETWORK SERVE AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN "DATA AND "DOING" IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ATTENDEES CHOOSE THE CONFERENCE TO FOSTER DEEP CONNECTIONS, STRENGTHEN AND BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEAVE WITH TANGIBLE WAYS TO EVOLVE THEIR NATIONAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL INITIATIVES. CIVITAS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE FROM ATTENDING, PRESENTING, AND NETWORKING, TO SPONSORING EXHIBIT BOOTHS, WORKSHOPS, MEALS, AND MORE. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) MEMBERSHIP: CIVITAS OFFERS THREE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP TO REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AGGREGATING, EXCHANGING, AND/OR USING DATA TO DRIVE COMMUNITY LEVEL IMPROVEMENT. MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS. MEMBERSHIP WITH CIVITAS INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND SHARED LEARNING, ACCESS TO THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.HEALTH IT COMMUNICATIONS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH'S STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AS THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN HEALTH IT TO SUPPORT DATA MODERNIZATION EFFORTS, MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS, AND RELATED TOPICS TO MEMBERS AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL STRATEGY SESSIONS, WEBINAR AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS, CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL THROUGH LEADERS AND SUPPORT WITH WRITING AND DISSEMINATING INDUSTRY RESOURCES AND TOOLS.
  Expenses $2,004,787 · revenue $1,392,926

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

45-1754340

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2013

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Health care (E05)

Assets (IRS master file)

$3,006,358

Income (IRS master file)

$3,053,581

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-1754340).

Questions about CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH

What is the EIN of CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH is 45-1754340.

Is CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.

Are donations to CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOLIE RITZO.

Who are the officers and directors of CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $225,487 (JOLIE RITZO, CEO).

How much revenue does CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,053,581, expenses of $3,152,973 and total assets of $3,006,358 at year end.

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