Healthquarters Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HEALTHQ IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR BARRIERS.
- Income
- $5.5 million
- Spending
- $4.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 15.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $189,887, executive director
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (1)
- $4.1 million spent. COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES -AT HEALTHQ, OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE. WE PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, CONFIDENTIAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AT THREE HEALTH CENTERS IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (BEVERLY, HAVERHILL, AND LAWRENCE) AND VIA TELEHEALTH, SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 50 YEARS.OUR SERVICES INCLUDE BIRTH CONTROL (INCLUDING NO-SCALPEL VASECTOMY); STI TESTING, TREATMENT, AND VACCINES; HIV TESTING AND PREVENTION (PREP); MEDICATION AND PROCEDURAL ABORTION CARE; MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT; GENDER-AFFIRMING HORMONE THERAPY AND LASER HAIR REMOVAL; AND WELLNESS EXAMS, INCLUDING SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELING. OUR BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANTS DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, AND GENDER IDENTITIES EACH YEAR.AMONG THOSE WE SERVE, 45% ARE AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, 62% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC, AND 44% ARE ADOLESCENTS.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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