Health Action Council
Health Action Council (HAC) is a member-driven, not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization that enhances human and economic health through thought leadership, innovative services, and collaboration. It provides value to its members by facilitating projects that improve quality and moderate the cost of healthcare purchased by its members for their employees, dependents, and retirees. HAC also collaborates with key stakeholders - health plans, physicians, hospitals and, pharmaceutical industry - to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare in the community.
Health Action Council at a glance
In short: Health Action Council gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $9,958,962
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Health Action Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Better Health Partnership ($25K). Together the top 2 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Health Action Council gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2019) to $35K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Better Health Partnership Cleveland, OH | Program Expenses | $25,000 |
| Health Policy Institute of Ohio Columbus, OH | Program Expenses | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,958,962 | $4,944,080 | $4,587,067 | $35,000 | 2 | $90,542 |
| 2024 | $9,112,870 | $4,589,994 | $3,950,907 | $35,000 | 2 | $103,124 |
| 2023 | $8,184,597 | $4,129,418 | $3,768,447 | $35,000 | 2 | $36,402 |
| 2022 | $7,274,652 | $3,879,854 | $3,335,789 | $35,000 | 2 | $122,117 |
| 2021 | $7,181,092 | $3,605,774 | $3,339,076 | $35,000 | 2 | $109,345 |
| 2020 | $6,768,192 | $3,704,748 | $3,915,199 | $35,000 | 2 | $50,450 |
| 2019 | $6,969,957 | $3,058,522 | $2,775,389 | $30,000 | 2 | $20,556 |
About Health Action Council
Based on IRS filings
Health Action Council is a public charity, based in Independence, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $91K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Health Action Council is led by Patty Starr, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patty Starr
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$253K (2019) → $359K (2025)
Cassie Leiby
Board Chair
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2024
Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Capitena-Dufour
Board Vice Chair, Chair Ops, Finance & Treasurer
Director → Chair Ops, Finance & Treasurer, 2024
Chair Ops, Finance & Treasurer → Board Vice Chair, Chair Ops, Finance & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Rush
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Elliott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Janak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jolee Perez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Alpert
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Cindy Kip (2019–2024) — Chair Ops, Finance & Treasurer
- Former: Keith Race (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Martha Lanning (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Kowalski (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kurt Holland (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Dave Smith (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathryn Teng (2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Watts (2024) — Director
- Former: Don Bell (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Jessica Kochin (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ernie Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frank Mulvaney (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kelley Korte (2019–2020) — Chair Governance Committee
- Former: Thomas Tercek (2019–2020) — Chair Group Purchasing
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $359K, to Patty Starr (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Health Action Council
How much does Health Action Council give each year?
Health Action Council gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 2 grants.
How large is Health Action Council?
Health Action Council reported $10.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
Where does Health Action Council operate?
Health Action Council has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Health Action Council's EIN?
Health Action Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1449029. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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