Americares Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $1.9 billion
- Spending
- $1.9 billion
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 283
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $622,554, president/ceo
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
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% 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. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 22 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
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- The Global Access to Medicine Program distributed medicines to partners reaching 34 countries.Work delivered
- The U.S. program served a network of 919 safety net health care providers.Work delivered
- Provided enough medicine to fill 8.9 million prescriptions and 3 million medical supplies.Work delivered
- An estimated 1.88 million people benefited from the medicine provided.Work delivered
- 919 partner clinics received enough medicine to fill more than 2.4 million prescriptions plus 546,240 supplies.Work delivered
- Provided a Ghana partner with enough medicine to fill 219,178 prescriptions.Work delivered
- 212 patients lowered their blood pressure to a safe range, preventing an estimated 18 health crises.Change achieved
- Responded to 30 natural disasters and humanitarian crises in 22 countries.Work delivered
- Supported 157 projects in emergency settings that directly benefited more than 680,000 people.Work delivered
- Provided 17 tons of medicine and relief supplies after Hurricane Helene, including more than 5,000 tetanus vaccine doses.Work delivered
- Provided mental health and psychosocial support for more than 500 people.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.8 billion spent. ACCESS TO MEDICINE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES, AMERICARES INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY, AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF MEDICINE AND SUPPLIES FOR PARTNER HEALTH PROVIDERS. IN A MEDICINE SECURE COMMUNITY, EVERY CLINIC, HEALTH WORKER AND PATIENT HAS RELIABLE, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. A STRONG NETWORK OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL SUPPLY CORPORATIONS DONATES THESE MEDICINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE DISTRIBUTE THESE DONATIONS TO OUR GLOBAL PARTNER NETWORK THROUGH TWO INITIATIVES: 1. THE GLOBAL ACCESS TO MEDICINE PROGRAM, WHICH DISTRIBUTES HIGH-QUALITY MEDICINES DIRECTLY TO A NETWORK OF PARTNERS, REACHING 34 COUNTRIES IN FY25. PARTNERS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR CAPACITY TO SECURELY AND EFFECTIVELY PROCESS AND UTILIZE AMERICARES MEDICAL AND SUPPLY DONATIONS. AMERICARES ALSO SUPPORTS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAMS AS THEY PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, PERFORM SURGERIES, RESPOND TO HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL HEALTH CARE CAPACITY IN COMMUNITIES WHERE BASIC MEDICAL CARE IS OFTEN NON-EXISTENT OR INACCESSIBLE. LAST YEAR AMERICARES PROVIDED THESE TEAMS WITH $63 MILLION IN DONATED MEDICINES AND SUPPLIES AS WELL AS MEDICAL TRAINING TOOLS AND RESOURCES WHICH THEY USED TO PROVIDE CARE IN 80 COUNTRIES. 2. THE U.S. PROGRAM, WHICH LAST YEAR SERVED A NETWORK OF 919 SAFETY NET HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL U.S. AND PUERTO RICO. AGAIN, PARTNERS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR CAPACITY TO SECURELY AND EFFECTIVELY PROCESS AND UTILIZE AMERICARES MEDICAL AND SUPPLY DONATIONS. IN ALL, AMERICARES PROVIDED AID VALUED AT $1.76 BILLION THROUGH OUR MEDICINE SECURITY PROGRAM, INCLUDING ENOUGH MEDICINE TO FILL 8.9 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS AND 3 MILLION MEDICAL SUPPLIES. WE ESTIMATE THAT 1.88 MILLION PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THE MEDICINE PROVIDED BY AMERICARES MEDICINE SECURITY PROGRAM. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY25 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - U.S. CLINICS ORDER ONLINE: THROUGH AMERICARES U.S. ACCESS WEBSITE, 919 FREE AND CHARITABLE PARTNER CLINICS SELECTED AND RECEIVED ENOUGH MEDICINE TO FILL MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS AS WELL AS 546,240 SUPPLIES. - MEDICINE REACHES PATIENTS IN HAITI: IN FY25, AMERICARES HAITI CONTINUED ITS EIGHT-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH PESTEL HEALTH CENTER, A PUBLIC PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 10,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY IN THE GRAND' ANSE DEPARTMENT. IN FY25, AMERICARES CONTRIBUTED A SIX-MONTH SUPPLY OF MEDICINE; PURCHASED A MOTORCYCLE AND PROTECTIVE GEAR SO STAFF CAN TRAVEL TO REMOTE LOCATIONS TO DELIVER MEDICINE AND CARE; AND PROVIDED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINE. - BETTER HEALTH IN GHANA: IN GHANA, AMERICARES PARTNERS WITH WOMEN'S HEALTH TO WEALTH, AND IN FY25 PROVIDED WOMEN'S HEALTH TO WEALTH WITH ENOUGH MEDICINE TO FILL 219,178 PRESCRIPTIONS. THANKS TO MEDICINE PROVIDED BY AMERICARES PARTNERSHIP TO LEGACY HOSPITAL IN ASOKORE MAMPONG, ASHANTI REGION, THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICINE SUPERINTENDENT REPORTED THAT 212 PATIENTS LOWERED THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE TO A SAFE RANGE, PREVENTING AN ESTIMATED 18 HEALTH CRISES.
- $50.5 million spent. EMERGENCY PROGRAMS AMERICARES RESPONDS TO DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES WORLDWIDE, ESTABLISHES LONG-TERM RECOVERY PROJECTS AND BRINGS PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITIES VULNERABLE TO DISASTERS. AMERICARES MAINTAINS A CONSTANT STATE OF READINESS, SO WE CAN DEPLOY QUICKLY WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. OUR RELIEF WORKERS ARE AMONG THE FIRST TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, HELPING TO RESTORE HEALTH SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS. AFTER DISASTERS, WE OFTEN STAY FOR MONTHS - OR YEARS - HELPING COMMUNITIES RECOVER. FROM JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025, AMERICARES RESPONDED TO 30 NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN 22 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SHIPMENTS OF MEDICINES AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AS WELL AS PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PROJECTS. ACROSS ALL EMERGENCIES IN FY25, AMERICARES EMERGENCY PROGRAMS DELIVERED $50.5 MILLION IN EMERGENCY AND DISASTER AID, INCLUDING SHIPMENTS OF MEDICINES AND RELIEF SUPPLIES. IN EMERGENCY SETTINGS, AMERICARES PROVIDED GRANTS AND SUPPORT FOR 157 PROJECTS, WHICH DIRECTLY BENEFITED MORE THAN 680,000 PEOPLE. AMERICARES EMERGENCY PROGRAMS RELY ON THE CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WE SHARE WITH OUR BROAD NETWORK OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. BY INVESTING IN LOCAL CAPACITY, AMERICARES IS HELPING COMMUNITIES RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO EMERGENCIES, ENGAGE IN LONG-TERM RECOVERIES AND INTEGRATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INTO THEIR ONGOING OPERATIONS. IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025, AMERICARES RESPONDED TO EMERGENCIES IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BANGLADESH BRAZIL COLOMBIA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO EGYPT EL SALVADOR HONDURAS JAMAICA JORDAN LEBANON MYANMAR NEPAL PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES PHILIPPINES POLAND SOMALIA SUDAN SYRIA TURKIYE UKRAINE UNITED STATES YEMEN HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY25 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESPONSES TO: HURRICANE HELENE: HURRICANE HELENE MADE LANDFALL ON SEPT. 26, 2024, ON FLORIDA'S GULF COAST AS A POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 STORM, THEN SWEPT THROUGH GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. FROM INDIANA TO FLORIDA, MORE THAN 230 PEOPLE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE STORM. AMERICARES RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY, WITH RESPONSE TEAMS MEETING WITH PARTNERS IN FIVE STATES. OVER THE NEXT YEAR, AMERICARES PROVIDED 17 TONS OF MEDICINE AND RELIEF SUPPLIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 5,000 DOSES OF TETANUS VACCINE, TO PROTECT SURVIVORS CLEANING UP DEBRIS; A MOBILE CLINIC THAT PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE IN 5 COUNTIES OVER 17 DAYS; INSTALLATION OF FOUR WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS IN ASHEVILLE, N.C., EACH ABLE TO PROVIDE 17,000 GALLONS OF SAFE DRINKING WATER DAILY; $1 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO 35 CLINICS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION; AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT FOR MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE, INCLUDING HEALTH WORKERS WHO LIVED THROUGH THE STORM AND NOW HELP OTHER SURVIVORS. GAZA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: SINCE THE ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN GAZA IN OCTOBER 2023 AND THE END OF FY25, AMERICARES DELIVERED 35 TONS OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND AWARDED $845,000 IN EMERGENCY FUNDING TO MEET URGENT HEALTH NEEDS. FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, MEDICATION AND MEDICAL TEAMS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN GAZA. AMERICARES SUPPORT CONTINUES. UKRAINE WAR: AMERICARES IS MEETING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFFECTED BY RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN TOTAL, IN THREE YEARS AFTER RUSSIA'S INVASION ON FEB. 24, 2022, AMERICARES PROVIDED AID VALUED AT MORE THAN $147 MILLION TO 83 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WAR. AID INCLUDES GRANTS AND SHIPMENTS OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INCLUDING THOSE DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEER MEDICAL OUTREACH TEAMS. BY FEBRUARY 2025, AMERICARES HAD ALSO AWARDED 141 EMERGENCY GRANTS VALUED AT MORE THAN $6.6 MILLION TO 62 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE INVASION OF AND CONTINUING VIOLENCE IN UKRAINE. LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES: AFTER WILDFIRES DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES, DECIMATING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN JANUARY 2025, AMERICARES RESPONDED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN NEED. THE RESPONSE INCLUDED $1 MILLION IN CASH ASSISTANCE TO HELP MORE THAN 5,500 SURVIVORS. MORE THAN HALF THE HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING AMERICARES CASH ASSISTANCE LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE FIRES, AND A THIRD LOST INCOME; FAMILIES RECEIVING THE CARDS INCLUDED MORE THAN 1,800 CHILDREN UNDER AGE 17. THE CASH CARDS WERE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LOW-INCOMES AND DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES THROUGH EVACUATION, LOSS OF PROPERTY OR LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT. AMERICARES ALSO PROVIDED EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR MOBILE CLINICS PROVIDING CARE IN FIRE-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES WHERE HEALTH NEEDS ARE URGENT. CLINICS ALSO RECEIVED MEDICINE FROM AMERICARES - ENOUGH TO FILL MORE THAN 1,500 PRESCRIPTIONS. AMERICARES PROVIDED EMERGENCY FUNDING TO LOCAL PARTNERS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FIRES - WHO LOST THEIR HOME, JOB, OR WERE PERHAPS FORCED TO MOVE BECAUSE OF TOXIC ASH - RECEIVED 2,200 HYGIENE AND RECOVERY KITS PROVIDED BY AMERICARES THROUGH LOCAL HEALTH PARTNERS. THE KITS CONTAIN TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE, SOAP, SHAMPOO, AND MUCH MORE EACH ITEM TO MAINTAIN AND PROTECT HEALTH AND EASE FINANCIAL STRESS FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON LOW-INCOMES EVEN BEFORE THE FIRES. TO PROTECT PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC SMOKE AND ASH, AMERICARES ALSO PROVIDED LOCAL PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 14,000 N-95 MASKS AND RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. $350K IN EMERGENCY FUNDING. PHILIPPINES VOLCANO ERUPTION: AFTER ERUPTING IN DECEMBER 2024 AND FORCING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, MT. KANLOAN WAS ACTIVE ONCE AGAIN ON MAY 13, 2025, SENDING UP A MASSIVE ASH PLUME, WHICH THEN BLANKETED NEARBY TOWNS IN ASHFALL, PROMPTING MORE EVACUATIONS. AMERICARES EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE AREA SINCE DECEMBER, PROVIDING LOCAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITH NEBULIZERS AND OXYGEN REGULATORS AND DISTRIBUTING 2,000 N95
- $47.8 million spent. CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AMERICARES DELIVERS AND SUPPORTS QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES AT AMERICARES-RUN CLINICS AND PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE HEALTH NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, FOCUSING ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF ILLNESS AND DISEASE. THROUGH WORK IN OUR OWN CLINICS AND THAT OF OUR PARTNERS, AMERICARES PROVIDED MORE THAN $47.8 MILLION THROUGH OUR CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WORK. TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY, AMERICARES FOCUSES OUR HEALTH PROJECTS IN THE AREAS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH; AND SAFE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH). IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, AMERICARES CLINIC IN EL SALVADOR, CLINICA INTEGRAL DE ATENCION FAMILIAR, PROVIDED 82,788 CLINICAL CONSULTATIONS. OUR CLINICS IN COLOMBIA PROVIDED 27,609 PATIENT CONSULTATIONS. IN ADDITION, OUR PARTNERS AMERICARES INDIA AND AMERICARES FREE CLINICS, IN CONNECTICUT, PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 281, 680 CLINICAL CONSULTATIONS. IN FY25, AMERICARES SUPPORTED NEARLY 37,300 SURGERIES PERFORMED BY U.S.-BASED MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS ON 680 SHORT-TERM MEDICAL OUTREACH TRIPS TO 80 COUNTRIES. SOME TEAMS ALSO BROUGHT PULSE OXIMETERS AND SAFE SURGERY CHECKLISTS DONATED BY AMERICARES, TRAINED LOCAL STAFF IN THEIR USE AND DONATED THEM TO THE HOST FACILITY. SINCE 2015, THE TEAMS HAVE DISTRIBUTED 4,131 PULSE OXIMETERS IN 68 COUNTRIES, AND 99 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS TO A SURVEY REPORTED USING THE INSTRUMENTS DURING SURGERY. AMERICARES ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TRAINING SO HEALTH WORKERS CAN BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN FY25, AMERICARES CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING REACHED 15,889 HEALTH CARE WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD. IN OUR HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM, WE ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF ILLNESS AND DISEASE, EMPLOYING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT LINKS TREATMENT SERVICES TO DISEASE PREVENTION EFFORTS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES AND ARE DESIGNED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROJECT PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS INCLUDE: PHILIPPINES CLIMATE TOOLKIT: AMERICARES DEVELOPED A RESOURCE TO HELP HEALTH CENTERS PROTECT PATIENTS' HEALTH DURING EXTREME WEATHER, THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE TOOLKIT FOR HEALTH CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES. AVAILABLE IN FOUR LANGUAGES ENGLISH, TAGALOG, ILOCANO AND CEBUANO THE TOOLKIT PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE HEALTH IMPACTS FROM EXTREME HEAT, FLOODS AND TYPHOONS. IN FY25, 10 CLINICS PILOTED THE TOOLKIT'S EXTREME HEAT MODULE, WHICH INCLUDES PRACTICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND HEAT MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS. THE PROVIDER MATERIALS INCLUDE VISUALS THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED IN HEALTH CENTERS AND THE PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS INCLUDE ILLUSTRATED GUIDES AND POSTERS THAT EXPLAIN THE HEALTH RISKS FROM HEAT OR FLOODS AND WHAT TO DO DURING AN EMERGENCY. COMMUNITY-FACING MATERIALS EXPLAIN THE ROLE FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS CAN PLAY DURING HEATWAVES AND TYPHOONS. PILOT HEALTH CENTERS ARE ALSO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR FACILITIES TO MEET INCREASED PATIENT DEMAND DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, INCLUDING AIR CONDITIONERS, PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR HEALTH WORKERS AND POSTERS AND BANNERS FOR PATIENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. EL SALVADOR POVERTY ACCESS PROGRAM: AMERICARES CLINIC IN EL SALVADOR, LA CLNICA INTEGRAL DE ATENCION FAMILIAR, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE TO LOW-INCOME SALVADORANS. FOR PEOPLE IN POVERTY, FOR WHOM THE CLINIC'S LOW-COST SERVICES ARE OUT OF REACH, AMERICARES CONDUCTS THE PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES (PASIS). THE PROGRAM IS COMMUNITY-BASED: SIXTY-TWO TRAINED HEALTH PROMOTORS REGULARLY VISIT 38 COMMUNITIES TO MONITOR HEALTH AND BRING REFILLS FOR MEDICINE. THE CLINIC PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO THE CLINIC, WHERE PATIENTS CAN SEE DOCTORS. IN FY25, 1,710 PEOPLE WERE HELPED BY THE PASIS PROGRAM. LIBERIA REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH PROJECT: THIS PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO DECREASED MATERNAL AND NEWBORN MORTALITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRAND BASSA COUNTY HEALTH TEAM BY SUPPORTING IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE IN MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH (FOCUSED ON ANTENATAL CARE, ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE, POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE, AND POSTPARTUM CARE). THE PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR ANTENATAL CARE AND SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE. IN FY25, THE PROJECT EXPANDED FROM SIX FACILITIES TO 12 HEALTH FACILITIES IN GRAND BASSA COUNTY. AT THE SIX NEW FACILITIES, AMERICARES TRAINED 25 HEALTH PROVIDERS IN ANTENATAL CARE, 27 HEALTH PROVIDERS IN ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE, AND 23 HEALTH PROVIDERS IN POSTPARTUM CARE. ACROSS ALL 12 FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED MENTORING IN POSTPARTUM CARE, ANTENATAL CARE AND ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE; TRAINING TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION OF POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH AND THROUGH TRAINED TRADITIONAL MIDWIVES (TTMS), WITH MONTHLY MEETINGS TO LEARN MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH LESSONS, DISCUSS SUCCESSES, LESSONS LEARNED AND CHALLENGES AND NETWORK AND TRAIN WITH OTHER TTMS AND FACILITY STAFF.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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