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Health Resources in Action Inc

EIN 04-2229839 · Boston, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HRIA PARTNERS WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THE PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND ADVANCE EQUITY.

Income
$96.4 million
Spending
$80.9 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
3.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 81%
Employees
338
Volunteers
67
Highest pay
$370,272, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $26.4 million spent. HRIA'S GRANTMAKING STAFF WORK WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, BANK TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, HOSPITALS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DESIGN CUSTOMIZED GRANT PROGRAMS THAT ACCELERATE LIFE SCIENCE DISCOVERIES AND ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 100 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE SERVE ON THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEES AND PROVIDE CRITICAL AND UNBIASED EVALUATIONS OF ALL APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 75 HEALTH EXPERTS UTILIZE THEIR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE UNBIASED REVIEWS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH APPLICATIONS. THROUGH LIFE SCIENCES CONSULTING SERVICES, HRIA DEVELOPS REPORTS THAT CAN BE TAILORED FOR EITHER SCIENTIFIC OR LAY AUDIENCES FOR CLIENTS THAT WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A SPECIFIC DISEASE OR FIELD OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. HRIA'S COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANTMAKING PROGRAM PROVIDES CONSULTATION AND SUPPORTS THE DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS, AND PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES. HRIA STAFF REVIEW, EVALUATE, AND SUMMARIZE RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC AND PHILANTHROPIC LITERATURE; ASSESS THE CURRENT FUNDING LANDSCAPE; IDENTIFY EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND BEST PRACTICES; ENGAGE LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF INTEREST TO INFORM GRANTMAKING DECISIONS; DEVELOP STREAMLINED GRANTMAKING PROCESSES THAT ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS; AND CREATE MONITORING AND REPORTING STRUCTURES THAT DEMONSTRATE IMPACT OF GRANT AWARDS. THE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM ACCOUNTED FOR 36% OF TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.
  2. $13.7 million spent. HRIA'S CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE STAFF COLLABORATE WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACHIEVE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY. THE CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE STAFF OFFER A RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. TRAINING INCLUDES INTERACTIVE IN-PERSON AND WEB-BASED SKILL-BUILDING. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES EXPERT CONSULTATION AND COACHING ON HOW TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL, MANAGERIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, PROGRAMMATIC, OR ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS. TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDE THE DIRECT PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TASKS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL, MANAGERIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, PROGRAMMATIC, OR ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION (OR COMMUNICATION) INCLUDES THE COLLECTION, PACKAGING, AND SHARING OF EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION, TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES. HRIA STAFF ARE SKILLED AT WORKING WITH AND ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS AND ENGAGING NONTRADITIONAL PARTNERS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COALITIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, INCLUDING YOUTH, REGIONAL PLANNERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. THE CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 19% OF TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.
  3. $11.4 million spent. HRIA'S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (PHS) TEAM PROVIDES TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES, INCLUDING STATEWIDE HELPLINES FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING, AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND HARM REDUCTION MATERIALS. SERVICES WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE THE CLEARINGHOUSE WHICH DISTRIBUTES MILLIONS OF UNITS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, AND HARM REDUCTION MATERIALS TO PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES ALSO LEADS AND OPERATES A PORTFOLIO OF SIX SUBSTANCE USE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINES ACROSS FOUR STATES: MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE USE HELPLINE, MASSACHUSETTS PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE, ILLINOIS HELPLINE FOR OPIOIDS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES, ILLINOIS PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE, VERMONT HELP LINK, AND OREGON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCE NETWORK HELPLINE.
  4. $21.1 million spent. HRIA'S PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF SEVERAL INITIATIVES. HRIA'S APPROACH TO FISCAL SPONSORSHIP IS SYNERGISTIC AND GENERATIVE, WHEREIN WE AND OUR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAMS MUTUALLY BENEFIT FROM OUR COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES AND A SHARED VISION OF HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY. WITH THE PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT OF INDEPENDENT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARDS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE STAFF WORK WITH HRIA TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION.HRIA'S CURRENT ROSTER OF FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAMS INCLUDES:MACHW, MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERSNACHW, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THE HAVI, THE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONMCSIC, MASSACHUSETTS COALITION FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS CARECPLAN, COLLABORATIVE PARENT LEADERSHIP ACTION NETWORKTHE POSITIVE DEVIANCE INITIATIVECOMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CENTER FOR RESEARCH & EVALUATIONH2HC, HUNGER TO HEALTH COLLABORATORYVTPHI, VERMONT PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE IN ADDITION TO PARTNERSHIPS, HRIA ALSO HAD HEALTH & RACIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1957.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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