named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
CommonHealth
Open-source platform enabling individuals to access and share their health records across providers and borders, with privacy-preserving design.
CommonPass
Digital health pass system developed for verifying health credentials such as vaccination and test results, used during the pandemic for international travel.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Health Information Exchange Support 4 activities
- Develop and deploy digital health tools based on global interoperability standardsBuilds and deploys digital health solutions using open, interoperable standards such as SMART Health Cards and HL7 FHIR, including tools for digital health insurance, emergency medical cards, and international patient summaries. Participated in the January 2024 HL7 FHIR Connectathon to advance healthcare interoperability and presented the CommonHealth Clinical Summary feature to an international audience.
- Operate CommonHealth app for individual access and sharing of personal health dataOperates the CommonHealth app, a digital service enabling individuals to access, manage, and share their personal health data, including real-time clinical information via one of the first production implementations of the International Patient Summary (IPS) standard. The app currently serves thousands of users in the US and supports features demonstrated at international interoperability events such as the HL7 FHIR Connectathon.
- Operate CommonPass for verified sharing of health informationOperates CommonPass, a service that enables individuals to store and share verified COVID-19 health information for reentry to travel, work, and education settings.
- Operate the CommonTrust Network as a global registry for trusted health data providersOperates the CommonTrust Network™, a global registry of health organizations committed to providing individuals access to their health data via open, interoperable standards, enabling trust and verification in digital health credential systems.
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Direct Clinical Care Delivery 1 activity
- Implement person-centered digital health services in Africa through TCP AfricaOperates TCP Africa, a local subsidiary implementing a person-centered digital health model in Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania with on-the-ground staff; connects individuals’ health data with primary care centers and digital services to ensure continuity of care. Partners with over 13,000 healthcare organizations to advance patient access standards and digital infrastructure.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Co-found and support coalitions advancing digital health credential standardsCo-founded the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), a multi-organizational coalition working to create trustworthy, interoperable digital health credentials. Also co-chairs, alongside the Mastercard Foundation, an Africa CDC flagship initiative to digitize primary care across Africa in collaboration with 30 other organizations.
- Conduct research to inform digital healthcare ecosystem design in AfricaConducted landscape research, interviews, and workshops across 20 African countries to generate insights for data-driven program design and risk mitigation strategies in support of scalable, person-centered digital healthcare ecosystems.
- Operate SMART Health Card Verifier App for privacy-preserving verification of health credentialsDevelops and operates a free-to-use, no-account mobile application that verifies individuals' COVID-19 test or vaccination status by scanning SMART Health Card QR codes; the app does not store personal data from users and only collects non-personally identifiable scan data (e.g., issuer name, verification status, timestamp) to support functionality and improvement. The app is accessible in the US on Android devices and verifies issuance through participants in the CommonTrust Network.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.18M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$3.18M100%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$1.64M
Program expenses25%
Admin / overhead69%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$629K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$5.37M
Cash$18K
Investments$0
Liabilities$16.42M
Net assets$-11.05M
Liquid reserves0.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +123.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 13
- Alan Warren — Vice Chair
- Alexander Saint-Amand — Director
- Amy Knapp — Director
- Andrew Watson — Treasurer
- Daniel Schwartz — Director
- Esther Dyson — Director
- Howard Morgan — Director
- Jennifer Zhu Scott — Director
- Paul Meyer — Director
- Paul Uhrig — Secretary
- Robert Wah — Chair
- Steve Martin — Director
- Zhenya Lindgardt — CEO
relationships · 17
Who they work with
- Africa CDC Government — Appointed The Commons Project and Mastercard Foundation as co-chairs of a flagship initiative to digitize primary care across Africa.
- CARIN Alliance Partner — Collaborates with CARIN Alliance to finalize technical specifications for the SMART Health Digital Insurance Card.
- Candid Government — Awarded the Gold Seal of Transparency to The Commons Project Foundation.
- CommonTrust Network Network — Issuer of SMART Health Cards that are verified through The Commons Project Foundation's solutions.
- CommonTrust Network Network — Operates the CommonTrust Network as a registry of trusted health data issuers used to validate SMART Health Cards.
- Department of Health Government — Collaborates on patient access standards for health information.
- First European Data Rep BV Government — EU and UK representative for data privacy matters
- HAPI FHIR Partner — Observed demonstrations from HAPI FHIR, a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard, during the 2024 Connectathon.
- HL7 Partner — Collaborated on the 2024 FHIR Connectathon to advance interoperable health data standards.
- HL7 Partner — Collaborates with HL7 through participation in FHIR Connectathons to advance healthcare data standards.
- Jupyter Health Partner — Platform used to support collaboration between patients and researchers through real-time data sharing.
- Mastercard Foundation Partner — Co-chairs with The Commons Project an Africa CDC initiative to digitize primary care across Africa.
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Government — Co-develops patient access standards for health information.
- SMART Health IT Partner — Built the SMART Health Card Verifier App on standards developed by SMART Health IT.
- SMART Health IT Partner — Collaborates with SMART Health IT, building the Verifier app on standards developed by the organization.
- Vaccination Credential Initiative Coalition — Founding member of the coalition developing SMART® Health Cards.
- Washington State Department of Health Partner — Engaged with the WA Verify team from the Washington State Department of Health during the 2024 HL7 FHIR Connectathon.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Individual-Controlled Digital Health Data Modelmethodology: decentralized_data_governanceBy placing individuals at the center of digital health systems and enabling them to control access to their data through decentralized tools like QR codes and personal profiles, we increase data accuracy, reduce system costs, and improve care quality because agency and usability drive engagement and trust.
- Trusted Verification Through Cryptographic Issuer Registriesmethodology: trusted_issuer_registryBy verifying health credentials through a trusted, cryptographically secured issuer registry, we ensure authenticity and legitimacy of health data without centralizing control, because trusted issuance enables scalable, secure access while preserving individual privacy and system integrity.