Recent research on publicness has called for nuanced attention to various aspects of publicness and their effects; in the meantime, public value research has remained largely theoretical and qualitative, calling for more empirical testing. Integrating these two different but related areas in the literature, this article examines how three publicness dimensions (regulative, normative, and cultural publicness) affect organizations' collaborative activities for community benefits. Using data from the 2009 American Hospital Association survey, this article shows that all three dimensions are positively associated with hospitals' collaboration for community benefits. Implications for future research on publicness, public value, and collaboration are discussed. Evidence for Practice• Public organizations should pay more attention to the public value implications of their collaborative efforts, because not all collaboration creates community benefits. • Ownership still matters for public value creation, but other institutional forces are more important, which is particularly true in the contemporary era characterized by sector blurring. • Infusing a culture of public value and community benefits is critical for public organizations to achieve their public purposes.

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