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BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH

Fremont, CA · EIN 237255435 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Very Large (>$50M) · www.bach.health
revenue
$110.2M
expenses
$106.6M
net assets
$21.9M
employees
890
program ratio
73%
mission · from form 990

BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH IS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE NON-PROFIT HEALTH CENTER PROVIDING A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ARE A FREE STANDING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND MEMBER OF A KEY SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK WHO SERVE EVERYONE WITHOUT REGARD TO FINANCIAL POSITION, ETHNICITY, LANGUAGE, CULTURE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR ANY OTHER CRITERION. WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVE IN A CARING, NURTURING ATMOSPHERE, WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH, ELIMINATE PREVENTABLE DISEASES, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY IN OUR SOUTH, EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY.

profile · synthesized from sources

Bay Area Community Health (BACH) is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental, and social services. It serves over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, California, regardless of their ability to pay. BACH focuses on accessible, high-quality healthcare for individuals, families, and communities.

named programs · 11 · from sources

what they call their work

ARISE Wellness Workshops
Offers mental health support and healing through culturally tailored workshops blending traditional Chinese medicine with wellness practices for East Asian communities
Behavioral Health & Social Services
Provides mental health care and social services with a "no wrong door" policy to ensure accessibility.
CHOMP Dental
Mobile dental clinic offering oral screenings, exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures.
CHOMPS Mobile Dental Clinic
Offers mobile oral health screenings and dental services across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties
COPD Support Program
Provides free air purifiers and care management to qualifying residents in Santa Clara County with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions
COPD and Respiratory Conditions Management
Helps community members manage COPD and other respiratory conditions, including providing free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents.
Care Can’t Wait Campaign
A community initiative launched in response to HR1 to ensure timely, trusted, and uninterrupted access to health care for all
Dental Program
Offers a full range of dental services for children and adults, including preventive care, fillings, crowns, and extractions.
Medical Program
Provides comprehensive medical care including acute and specialized illness diagnosis and treatment, annual physical exams, screenings, family planning, pediatrics, and senior care.
Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management
Delivers medical care and support services directly to unhoused residents in Fremont, addressing health, housing, and social needs
Substance Use Disorder In-Home Outreach Team (SUD IHOT)
Provides in-home outreach and integrated care for adults with substance use disorders in Alameda County, funded by the county’s Behavioral Health Department
activities · 10 clusters

what they do

  • Homeless Health Navigation & Care Access 7 activities
    • Deliver healthcare to unhoused residents
      Provides Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management services to unhoused residents in Fremont, addressing both their health and housing needs.
    • Delivers street medicine and housing-linked care for unhoused populations
      Provides medical care to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams, integrating health treatment with housing support services.
    • Delivers street-based health and housing support for unhoused populations
      Provides medical care and enhanced case management to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams, integrating health and housing interventions.
    • Delivers street-based medical and care management services to unhoused populations
      Provides healthcare and integrated housing support to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams.
    • Delivers street-based medical and care management services to unhoused populations
      Provides medical care and enhanced care management to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine teams, addressing both health and housing needs.
    • Delivers street-based medical and housing support for unhoused populations
      Provides medical care and housing navigation to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams, integrating health and social services.
    • Delivers street-based medical and housing support to unhoused populations
      Provides medical care and housing navigation to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams, integrating health and social services for vulnerable individuals.
  • Mobile and Fixed Community Medical Clinics 7 activities
    • Delivers comprehensive healthcare services across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties
      Provides medical services to over 69,000 patients annually across the greater San Jose metropolitan area, southern Alameda County, and Santa Clara County, operating as a Federally Qualified Health Center with clinics open on weekdays and weekends.
    • Delivers comprehensive primary and preventive health care services
      Provides medical services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including the greater San Jose metropolitan area, with expanded focus on preventive care, chronic disease management, and screenings for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and HIV.
    • Delivers comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services
      Provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including the greater San Jose metropolitan area. Services are delivered through fixed sites open on weekdays and weekends, with a focus on improving outcomes in preventive care, chronic disease management, and health screenings.
    • Delivers comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services
      Provides health services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including the greater San Jose metropolitan area, with expanded focus on preventive care, chronic disease management, and screenings for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and HIV. Services are delivered through fixed sites open on weekdays and weekends.
    • Delivers comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services
      Provides medical services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including preventive care, chronic disease management, and screenings with demonstrated improvements in health outcomes from 2022 to 2024. Services are available weekdays and weekends at multiple locations.
    • Delivers comprehensive primary health care services
      Provides medical services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including the greater San Jose metropolitan area, through a network of clinics open on weekdays and weekends. Operates as a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a patient-majority board.
    • Provide comprehensive healthcare services
      Delivers a wide range of medical services, including preventive care, screenings, and chronic disease management, to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County. Services are provided at multiple locations, open on weekdays and weekends.
  • Mobile and Multilingual Dental Care 7 activities
    • Offers dental care through fixed and mobile clinics
      Operates dental service locations across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, including a mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS/CHOMP Dental) that delivers exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures, with services available in multiple languages including Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese.
    • Offers dental care through fixed and mobile clinics
      Provides dental services—including exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures—in multiple languages (Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Vietnamese) at fixed locations and via the CHOMP mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS), operating across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties on weekdays and weekends.
    • Offers dental care through fixed and mobile clinics
      Operates dental service sites across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, including a mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS/CHOMP Dental) that delivers exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures. Services are offered in multiple languages including Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese.
    • Offers multilingual dental care through fixed and mobile clinics
      Provides dental services in multiple languages (including Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese) at fixed locations and via the CHOMP Dental mobile program, which delivers exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures. The mobile unit, CHOMPS, also conducts oral screenings in underserved areas.
    • Offers multilingual dental care through fixed and mobile clinics
      Provides dental services in multiple languages—including Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese—at fixed locations across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, and through the CHOMP mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS), which delivers exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures.
    • Provide dental services
      Operates dental service locations and a mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS) across Alameda County and Santa Clara County, offering exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures in multiple languages.
    • Provides integrated dental care, including mobile services
      Delivers dental services across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, including through the CHOMP Dental mobile program (CHOMPS), which offers screenings, exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures. Services are available in multiple languages such as Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese.
  • Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance 6 activities
    • Assist with health insurance enrollment
      Helps individuals explore coverage options and enroll in health insurance plans.
    • Expands access to health insurance
      Assists individuals in enrolling in health coverage by helping them explore available insurance options, supporting access to care for underserved populations.
    • Supports health insurance enrollment
      Assists individuals in exploring and enrolling in health insurance coverage options as part of its patient support services.
    • Supports health insurance enrollment
      Assists individuals in exploring and enrolling in health insurance coverage options, facilitating access to care for underserved populations.
    • Supports health insurance enrollment for patients
      Assists individuals in exploring and enrolling in health insurance coverage options as part of integrated care services.
    • Supports health insurance enrollment for underserved populations
      Assists individuals in exploring and enrolling in health insurance coverage options as part of its patient support services.
  • Patient Data Breach Notification and Mitigation 6 activities
    • Respond to data security incidents
      Notifies patients and takes steps to protect personal and health information in response to third-party data security incidents.
    • Responds to data security incidents
      Responded to third-party data security incidents involving patient information by notifying affected individuals and implementing mitigation measures to protect personal and health data.
    • Responds to data security incidents affecting patient information
      Conducted notification and mitigation efforts in response to third-party data security incidents involving patient personal and health information, ensuring compliance and protection measures were implemented.
    • Responds to data security incidents affecting patient information
      Responded to third-party and internal security incidents involving patient data by notifying affected individuals and implementing mitigation measures to protect personal and health information.
    • Responds to data security incidents affecting patient information
      Conducted notification and mitigation efforts in response to third-party data security incidents involving patient data, taking steps to protect personal and health information.
    • Responds to data security incidents affecting patient information
      Responded to third-party data security incidents by notifying affected patients and implementing mitigation measures to protect personal and health information.
  • Substance Use Disorder Treatment 5 activities
    • Expand substance use and mental health services
      Utilizes opioid settlement grant funding to expand and deliver integrated substance use and mental health services directly to affected communities in Alameda County.
    • Expands behavioral health services in Alameda County
      Uses opioid settlement grant funding to expand substance use and mental health services in Alameda County, delivering integrated behavioral health care directly to affected communities.
    • Expands behavioral health services using public funding
      Uses opioid settlement grant funding to expand substance use and mental health services in Alameda County, delivering integrated care directly to affected communities.
    • Expands behavioral health services using public funding
      Uses opioid settlement grant funding to expand substance use and mental health services in Alameda County, delivering integrated behavioral health care directly to affected communities.
    • Expands behavioral health services using public funding
      Uses opioid settlement grant funding to expand substance use disorder and mental health services in Alameda County, delivering integrated behavioral health care directly within affected communities.
  • Indoor Air and Water Quality Intervention 4 activities
    • Distribute air purifiers
      Provides free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions to improve indoor air quality and breathing.
    • Provides targeted environmental health support for respiratory conditions
      Distributes free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents diagnosed with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions to reduce exposure to airborne irritants and improve respiratory health at home.
    • Provides targeted environmental health support for respiratory conditions
      Distributes free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents diagnosed with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions to reduce indoor air irritants and improve respiratory health at home.
    • Supports respiratory health with air purifier distribution
      Provides free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents diagnosed with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions to reduce exposure to environmental irritants and improve indoor breathing conditions.
  • Patient- and Family-Governed Boards 4 activities
    • Maintains governance with patient representation
      Operates with a governing board where more than 51% of members are active patients of the organization, in compliance with FQHC requirements.
    • Maintains patient-majority governance structure
      Operates with a governing board where more than 51% of members are active patients of the organization, in accordance with FQHC requirements.
    • Maintains patient-majority governance structure
      Operates with a governing board where more than 51% of members are active patients of the organization, ensuring patient-centered decision-making.
    • Operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center with patient-majority governance
      Functions as a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a governing board composed of more than 51% active patients, ensuring community representation in leadership.
  • Sliding Fee Scale Healthcare Services 1 activity
    • Operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
      Functions as a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, which enables access to federal funding and mandates patient-centered governance and sliding fee scales.
  • Uncategorized 12 activities
    • Delivers comprehensive primary health care services
      Provides medical services to over 69,000 patients annually across southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County, including the greater San Jose metropolitan area, through a network of clinics open on weekdays and weekends. Operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with more than 51% of board members being active patients.
    • Delivers multilingual dental care services
      Provides dental services in multiple languages—including Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, and Vietnamese—at fixed and mobile locations across Alameda and Santa Clara Counties.
    • Delivers street medicine and care coordination for unhoused populations
      Provides medical care and housing support to unhoused residents in Fremont through Street Medicine and Enhanced Care Management teams.
    • Distributes free air purifiers to residents with respiratory conditions
      Provides free air purifiers to qualifying Santa Clara County residents diagnosed with COPD, asthma, or other respiratory conditions to reduce exposure to airborne irritants and improve respiratory health at home.
    • Expands access to health insurance
      Assists individuals in exploring and enrolling in health insurance coverage options, supporting improved access to care.
    • Improves preventive and chronic disease care
      Enhanced performance in preventive care, screenings, and chronic disease management from 2022 to 2024, with measurable improvements in BMI monitoring, statin use, HIV testing, blood pressure control, and A1C control.
    • Improves preventive and chronic disease care
      Increased performance in preventive care and chronic disease management from 2022 to 2024, with measurable improvements in BMI monitoring, statin use, HIV testing, blood pressure control, and A1C control.
    • Improves preventive and chronic disease care with measurable outcomes
      Enhanced performance in preventive care, screenings, and chronic disease management from 2022 to 2024, with documented improvements in BMI monitoring, statin use, HIV testing, blood pressure control, and A1C control.
    • Operates mobile dental clinic (CHOMPS/CHOMP Dental)
      Runs a mobile dental clinic named CHOMPS that provides oral screenings and comprehensive services including exams, cleanings, fillings, sealants, crowns, root canals, and dentures.
    • Provides integrated behavioral health and substance use services
      Expanded mental health and substance use treatment in Alameda County using opioid settlement funding, delivering integrated care directly within affected communities.
    • Reopened operations after closure
      Resumed services following a temporary period of closure.
    • Responds to data security incidents
      Responded to third-party and internal data security incidents involving patient information by notifying affected individuals and implementing mitigation measures to protect personal and health data.
financials · form 990 · fy2021

the money

revenue
Total revenue$110.22M
Contributions & grants$50.99M46%
Program service revenue$59.23M54%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$106.60M
Program expenses73%
Admin / overhead26%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$55.73M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$70.52M
Cash$4.18M
Investments$0
Liabilities$48.58M
Net assets$21.94M
Liquid reserves0.5 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +2.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Zettie Page CEO 40 $470K
Harsha Ramchandani CMO 40 $428K
Victor Salazar Medical Director 40 $404K
Catherine Song Physician 40 $305K
Sheshashree Seshadri Clinical Director 40 $271K
Umme Khuddus Medical Director 40 $267K
Sreedevi Ayyala Clinical Director 40 $264K
Jagat Sheth CFO 40 $250K
board members · 15
  • Brenda Quillin — Board Member
  • Carlos Rosario — Board Chair
  • Carol Thompson — Board Member
  • David Perez — Board Member
  • Dyanne Headley — Director
  • Estela Camacho — Board Member
  • Jackie Belser Welch — Board Secretary
  • Joseph Davalos — Board Member
  • Kobin Lee — Board Member
  • Marvin Wong — Board Member
  • Norma Advincula — Board Member
  • Robert Wyckoff — Board Vice Chair
  • Steve Zhu — Board Member
  • Sy Tran — Board Treasurer
  • Taha Khan — Board Member
relationships · 10

who they work with

  • Alameda County Behavioral Health Department Government — Funded the Substance Use Disorder In-Home Outreach Team and provided opioid settlement grant funding for expanded services.
  • Foothill Community Health Center Partner — Predecessor organization merged into Bay Area Community Health in 2020.
  • Gilroy Clinic Partner — Operates or partners with Gilroy Clinic as part of its clinic network
  • Irvington Clinic Partner — Operates or partners with Irvington Clinic as part of its clinic network
  • Liberty Clinic Partner — Operates or partners with Liberty Clinic as part of its clinic network
  • Monterey Clinic Partner — Operates or partners with Monterey Clinic as part of its clinic network
  • National Association of Community Health Centers Network — Recognized Dr. Zettie D. Page III with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award and hosted BACH at the Policy & Issues Forum in Washington, DC.
  • Tri-City Health Center Partner — Predecessor organization merged into Bay Area Community Health in 2020.
  • TriZetto Government — Third-party records company with which BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH experienced a security incident.
  • TriZetto Partner — Third-party records company managing patient data for Bay Area Community Health