# Health Assessment and Research for Communities

HARC is the Coachella Valley's premier source for research and evaluation in the field of health and wellness.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Health Assessment and Research for Communities
- **Legal name:** HARC
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 20-5719074
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Palm Desert, California
- **Primary cause:** Education
- **IRS classification:** NTEE E05 — Health
- **Cause confirmed by:** organization's own category selection on its CV Giving Day profile ('Education')
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://www.harcdata.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/harcdata

## About Health Assessment and Research for Communities

Help Bring Data that Strengthens Our Community

HARC is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Coachella Valley. For more than two decades, we have provided accurate, objective data that helps community leaders, nonprofits, healthcare providers, and funders understand local needs and make informed decisions.

Our work ensures that critical conversations about health, housing, food security, mental health, air quality, and economic stability are grounded in facts — not assumptions.

The recently released 2025 Community Health Survey reflects the voices of more than 2,500 residents and continues to inform funding decisions, strategic planning, and policy discussions across the region.

But the survey is only one part of what we do.

Behind every dataset, report, presentation, and community training is a small team working year-round to collect, analyze, interpret, and share information that helps our region thrive.

Why Your Support Matters

Your gift today ensures we can continue turning community voices into actionable information.

It allows us to:

• Translate complex data into clear, usable reports and presentations
• Share findings with local leaders, funders, and decision-makers
• Support organizations in strengthening grant proposals with credible data
• Equip community members with information to advocate for their needs
• Ensure underserved communities are represented in regional data
• Remain a trusted, neutral source of information for the Coachella Valley

When you invest in HARC, you are strengthening the foundation that helps nonprofits secure funding, guides local decision-making, and ensures our community’s needs are understood and addressed.

Our Goal

This Coachella Valley Giving Day, we are raising $15,000 to support our work and keep trusted local data accessible to everyone who needs it.

Your gift helps ensure that accurate, community-driven data remains available to guide decisions that affect thousands of residents.

Together, we can protect and strengthen one of the Coachella Valley’s most important shared resources: reliable, local information that drives meaningful change.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/health-assessment-and-research-for-communities/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)