About Community Health Alliance
Our Mission & Purpose
Community Health Alliance promotes the health, education, and safety of Western Montanans by connecting them to resources when and where they need it most.
Guided by our mission, we work to address critical health needs through collaborative programs and community-driven initiatives.
Our History
From 1988 through early 2015, we worked with donors and volunteers to support the advancement of care at Community Medical Center and healthcare education in western Montana as Community Medical Center Foundation.
When our flagship community-owned hospital was sold to a for-profit entity in January 2015, our Board, as a separate nonprofit organization, voted to retain our nonprofit status. We began community-wide operations as Foundation for Community Health, with a new mission of fostering lifelong health and safety for all who call Western Montana home. In 2023, we once again changed our name to Community Health Alliance to better reflect how we work in partnership to advance community well-being.
Today, Community Health Alliance is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and manages more than $6 million in permanent endowments, trusts, gift annuities, and current funds to support our mission.
Our Impact
Our collective impact is reflected in the generations of patients, families and community members of all ages served by the more than $14 million disbursed for hospital facilities, programs, and people, as well as community-wide initiatives, including:
700+
healthcare scholarships awarded to high school seniors and professionals
10
years of Safe Kids leadership
24
years of melanoma/skin cancer prevention education
$417,000+
contributed to health projects and programs serving Western Montanans
Accountability in Action
Learn more about the work of Community Health Alliance in our Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report. For full financial transparency, you can also review our most recent IRS Form 990.
“Being active in the life of our Foundation gives me the opportunity to provide and encourage support for advancing healthy lives in western Montana.”
R.H. “Ty” Robinson, Steven’s mother, 1916-2018, Founding Board Chairman