Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. OPERATES A HEALTHCARE CENTER LOCATED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. THE CENTER PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES TO A LARGELY MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION. THE CENTER WAS INCORPORATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
- Income
- $25.1 million
- Spending
- $26.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 71%
- Employees
- 229
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $415,135, physician, ob/gyn
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $19.9 million spent. HEALTH CENTER: BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (BSFHC) IS A NETWORK OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS BASED IN BEDFORD STUYVESANT BROOKLYN, NY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST PROFESSIONAL, COURTEOUS AND HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WITH DIGNITY, TO THOSE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION, WITHOUT REGARD FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2024, BSFHC HAD 72,541 PATIENT VISITS. AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, BSFHC PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES TO POOR AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHO OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING QUALITY HEALTH CARE.
- $1.2 million spent. WIC PROGRAM:THE BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER WIC PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES APPROPRIATE HEALTHY SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS AND NUTRITION AND BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER AGE EIVE. WIC HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BEFERS A LARGE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES WHICH BENEFIT THEM.OUR WIC PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOME OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS WHO ARE AT NUTRITION RISK. WE MAKE THIS POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PARTICIPANT-CENTERED.WE PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITH INTERACTIVE ENCOUNTERS SUCH AS WEBINAR AND POSTER DISPLAY. WE ALSO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING THROUGH OUR AWARD-WINNING BREASTFEEDING TEAM (2017 LOVING SUPPORT AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, GOLD, AND 2022 BREASTFEEDING AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, GOLD, USDA). OUR MONTHLY AVERAGE PARTICIPATION FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2690 PARTICIPANTS.
- $310,989 spent. MSA WELLNESS PROGRAM:THE WELLNESS CENTER PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE PATIENTS OF BEDFORD-STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (BSFHC) AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. THE WELLNESS CENTER IS BSFHC RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR WORK IS CENTERED ON PREVENTION, INCREASED AWARENESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES WITH THE RESULT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ALL POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE HAVE OBTAINED FUNDING FOR HIV PREVENTION, HEPATITIS C NAVIGATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES INCREASED ACCESS TO MEDICAL, HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR WAS DEFINED BY MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTINUED GROWTH IN BOTH THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE WELLNESS PROGRAM. OUR TEAM REMAINED COMMITTED TO EXPANDING SERVICES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS MOST IMPACTED BY HIV AND RELATED DISPARITIES HAD DIRECT ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES. THIS YEAR, 128 PATIENTS WERE PRESCRIBED PREP, MEETING AND EXCEEDING OUR YEAR 3 TARGET. AMONG THEM WERE 7 WOMEN, INCLUDING 6 WHO BEGAN USING INJECTABLE PREP, MARKING NEARLY A THREEFOLD INCREASE FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEASURES AND DEMONSTRATING OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND PREVENTION ACCESS AMONG WOMEN OF COLOR. TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, WE LAUNCHED A NEW PREP CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REACH AND ENGAGE WOMEN OF COLOR IN BROOKLYN, BUILDING AWARENESS AND REDUCING STIGMA AROUND PREP USE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK REFLECTS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL OF INCREASING EQUITY IN HIV PREVENTION AND ENSURING THAT WOMEN, PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR, ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND AS PREP EVOLVES.THE YEAR WAS ALSO NOTABLE FOR A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER (AETC). AETC HAS BEGUN ATTENDING OUR PREP DATA MEETINGS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND BEST PRACTICES. THEIR PARTNERSHIP HAS ALREADY REVITALIZED AND UPDATED OUR PREP WORKFLOWS, STRENGTHENING OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES AND ENSURING THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE TIMELY AND EFFICIENT CARE. BY INTEGRATING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, WE HAVE STREAMLINED OUR NAVIGATION AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PROGRAM.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE WELLNESS TEAM SUPPORTED A CASELOAD OF OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY USING PREP AS PREVENTION, PROVIDED 200 INSTANCES OF PREP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE CLINIC, AND CONDUCTED 246 RAPID HIV SCREENINGS. OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES REACHED BROAD SEGMENTS OF THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY, WITH 63 PREP-SPECIFIC OUTREACH EVENTS ENGAGING 3,186 PEOPLE, 523 HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS DELIVERED, 6 WORKSHOPS FACILITATED, AND 6 COMMUNITY EVENTS HOSTED TO BUILD AWARENESS AND NORMALIZE HIV PREVENTION. COLLECTIVELY, THESE EFFORTS ENSURED THAT OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSED SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENINGS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES, WHILE THOUSANDS MORE WERE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PREP, HIV TESTING, AND STIGMA REDUCTION.THE EXPANSION OF INJECTABLE PREP HAS ALSO BEEN A DEFINING FEATURE OF THIS YEAR'S WORK. ONCE CONSIDERED A NOVEL OPTION, INJECTABLES ARE NOW BEING NORMALIZED IN OUR CLINIC AS PART OF ROUTINE PREVENTION CARE. WITH THE EXPECTED ROLLOUT OF BIANNUAL INJECTIONS IN 2025, OUR PROGRAM IS WELL-POSITIONED TO CONTINUE LEADING IN THIS AREA, ENSURING PATIENT CHOICE AND IMPROVED ADHERENCE.IN FY 2024-2025, THE WELLNESS PROGRAM ACHIEVED KEY MILESTONES, INCLUDING MEETING YEAR 3 PREP TARGETS, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING INJECTABLE PREP UPTAKE, EXPANDING OUTREACH ACROSS BROOKLYN, AND STRENGTHENING EDUCATION INITIATIVES WITH A TARGETED CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN OF COLOR. WE ALSO FORGED A TRANSFORMATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH AETC THAT HAS ALREADY IMPROVED OUR PREP WORKFLOWS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE WELLNESS PROGRAM REMAINS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY, PREVENTION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. AS PREVENTION SCIENCE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE, WE WILL CARRY FORWARD THE MOMENTUM BUILT THIS YEAR, WORKING TOWARD THE SHARED GOAL OF ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN BROOKLYN AND BEYOND.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 March 1977.
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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