What Counts and Accounting
for Community BenefitNonprofit hospitals impact the health and well-being of their communities in many ways. Community benefit is a well-defined set of activities, with specific categories that have detailed definitions and specific accounting guidelines that are well described by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and CHA.
The purpose of this webinar is to review guidelines from the IRS Form 990, Schedule H Instructions and CHA's A Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit, including:
- Criteria for what counts (and what doesn’t count) as community benefit
- Categories of community benefit
- Principles for measuring, reporting, and accounting for community benefit
The presenters will address recent questions submitted to the CHA’s What Counts Hotline. Time will also be provided for a question-and-answer session with participants.
Who should attend:
- Hospital and health care staff in community benefit, mission, community health, communications, finance/tax, compliance, legal, leadership
- Advocates, researchers, and policymakers focused on not-for-profit hospital community benefit and finance/tax.
Resources:
Presenters
Rocco Gonzalez, MPH, CPH
Community Health Access and Informatics Director, Mission Integration
Mercy Washington
Abraham Gossai
Sr. Financial Analyst, Community Health, Shared Service
Providence Community Health - Torrance
Trina Hackensmith
Vice President
Lyon
Software
Fawn Preuss, MPH
Region Director, Community Health & Benefits - South Region
CommonSpirit Health
Nancy Zuech Lim, MPH
Director, Community Health Improvement
Catholic Health Association of the United States
The webinar is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered tax or legal advice.
Cancellation Policy
- A refund of the full registration fee will be given for cancellations received through April 14, 2026.
- A refund of 75% of the registration fee will be given for cancellations received after April 14, 2026.
There is no additional charge for substitute registrants.