Family Health Initiatives Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP HOSPITALS, NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $4.4 million
- Spending
- $5.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- -1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $258,506, president/ce
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
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 245% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 54% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% 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
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (5)
- $2.4 million spent. PRA/SPECT OUTREACH & EDUCATION: THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SUPPORTS EVIDENCED BASED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE. A CORE COMPONENT OF IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF FRAGILE FAMILIES IS ACCESS TO THE BEST PROGRAM FOR EACH FAMILY BASED ON THE FAMILY'S NEEDS AND THE COMMUNITY'S RESOURCES. THE PRA SERVES AS AN ENTRY AND MONITORING POINT FOR THESE QUALITY PROGRAMS ACROSS NEW JERSEY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $1.3 million spent. ALMA: MILLIONS OF PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE ARE DIAGNOSED WITH MOOD DISORDERS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES EVERY YEAR - AND THESE ISSUES ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO AFFECT WOMEN OF COLOR. PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH (PMH) CONDITIONS ARE THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, AFFECTING 1 IN 5 WOMEN (800,000 WOMEN EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES), AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE A LEADING CAUSE OF MATERNAL DEATH. THE ISSUES KNOW NO GEOGRAPHIC BORDERS AND AFFECT URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $344,916 spent. MATERNAL, INFANT, & EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) FAMILY HEALTH INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW JERSEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED HERE. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTING COORDINATED INTAKE AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE HOME VISITING SERVICES. THESE PROJECTS AIM TO INCREASE AND STREAMLINE REFERRALS FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOW FOR A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES, WHILE ALSO MANAGING AND TRACKING REFERRALS AND OUTCOMES. DATA DASHBOARDS ARE INTERACTIVE TOOLS FOR TRACKING, ANALYZING, AND DISPLAYING PERFORMANCE MEASURES, METRICS, AND DATA; THEY CAN HELP MONITOR PROGRESS, PROCESSES, AND OUTCOMES AND OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS AND ACTIONS.
- $1.1 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS
- LINE 4A: CONTINUED IN COLLABORATION WITH MEDICAID MCOS, PRENATAL PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE AGENCIES, FHI WORKS TO USE THE PRA DATA AND SPECT SYSTEM TO SCREEN PREGNANT WOMEN AND TRACK THEIR CARE. FHI WILL WORKS WITH PROVIDERS ACROSS NJ TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARED WITH PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR SCREENING RESULTS AND REFERRALS BEING MADE TO NJDOH FUNDED PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF THESE FINDINGS. SPECT IS ALSO USED TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDS OF THE TITLE V IMPROVING BIRTH OUTCOMES PROGRAMS FUNDED BY NJDOH. LINE 4B: CONTINUED MOMS. WOMEN OF COLOR EXPERIENCE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AT HIGHER RATES-IN SOME STUDIES DOUBLE THAT OF ALL WOMEN. SUICIDE AND OVERDOSE ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE FIRST YEAR POSTPARTUM, WITH 100% OF THESE DEATHS DEEMED PREVENTABLE. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCATION (2022) REPORTS CLINICAL LEVELS OF PERINATAL DEPRESSION HAVE INCREASED FROM 11-17% TO 36% DURING THE PANDEMIC. YET, 75% OF WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS NEVER RECEIVE TREATMENT. THESE SAME DISTURBING NATIONAL TRENDS ALSO EXIST IN NEW JERSEY. ANALYSES CONDUCTED ON THE 2020 NJ PREGNANCY RISK ASSESSMENT MONITORING SYSTEM REVEALED THAT 12.3% OF BIRTHING PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE SURVEY EXPERIENCED POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION COMPARED TO 10.4% IN 2019 AND 9.9% IN 2012. THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND IN POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AMONG NJ BIRTHING PEOPLE. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES WERE ALSO OBSERVED. IN 2020, ASIAN, NON-HISPANIC BLACK, AND HISPANICS WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED (21.4%, 15.8%, AND 10.8%, RESPECTIVELY) COMPARED TO THEIR WHITE, NON-HISPANIC COUNTERPARTS (9.3%). IN ADDITION, WHILE OVERDOSE RATES CONTINUE TO CLIMB, THE TREATMENT GAP REMAINS PROBLEMATIC FOR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS SEEKING HELP. THE PERCENTAGE OF UNMET DEMAND FOR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT IN 2020 IN NEW JERSEY WAS HIGHEST (>70%) IN SUSSEX, WARREN, MERCER, MONMOUTH, BURLINGTON, SALEM, ESSEX, AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. AMONG THE 2,914 DEATHS DUE TO OVERDOSE IN NJ IN 2019, 414 (14.2%) AND 352 (12.1%) TOOK PLACE IN ESSEX AND CAMDEN COUNTIES, RESPECTIVELY. THE U.S. MATERNAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI; SURGO VENTURES) IS THE FIRST CENSUS TRACT-LEVEL, NATIONAL-SCALE TOOL THAT EXAMINES SUCH A RANGE OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES - INCLUDING BOTH STRUCTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL FACTORS - AND IDENTIFIES PRECISELY WHERE AND WHY MOTHERS ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO POOR MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE MVI COMPRISES 46 INDICATORS ACROSS SIX DIFFERENT THEMES WHICH INCLUDE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, GENERAL HEALTHCARE, SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. THE MVI'S MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE THEME INCLUDES INDICATORS OF MENTAL HEALTH STATUS, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE, AND PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, INCLUDING TOBACCO AND DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS. BASED ON THE MAP PROVIDED COURTESY OF SURGO VENTURES, THE FOLLOWING THREE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES SHOW THE HIGHEST OVERALL MATERNAL VULNERABILITY: CUMBERLAND, SALEM, AND CAMDEN. MOREOVER, SPECIFIC TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL COUNTIES ARE IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES: CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, ESSEX, WARREN, OCEAN, ATLANTIC, CAPE MAY, AND BURLINGTON. FINALLY, THE FOLLOWING SEVEN COUNTIES DO NOT HAVE PROVIDERS SPECIALIZING IN MATERNAL HEALTH: CAMDEN, CAPE MAY, GLOUCESTER, SALEM, MORRIS, PASSAIC, AND SUSSEX. PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE ISSUES STEM FROM BOTH BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS. TODAY, FAMILIES REELING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO RECEIVING CARE FOR PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCLUDING RACIAL INEQUITIES, AFFORDABILITY, CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE OR LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES; LACK OF TRANSPORTATION AND/OR CHILDCARE; OR THE FEAT THAT CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES OR IMMIGRATION AGENCIES WILL BECOME INVOLVED. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AFFECTS THE OUTCOMES OF MANY OF THE NJDOH'S PRIORITIES INCLUDING FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA; HOUSING INSECURITY; SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AND RACIAL EQUITY, TO NAME A FEW. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS THAT WORK TO ADDRESS PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE, IMPROVE EARLY RELATIONAL HEALTH, AND INCREASE POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THE LONG RUN INCLUDING TRAINING COMMUNITY-BASED PERINATAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DOULAS, PERINATAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND LACTATION CONSULTANTS. THESE PROFESSIONALS FREQUENTLY PROVIDE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES INCLUDING HOME VISITING, PEER SUPPORT, LABOR AND POSTPARTUM DOULA SUPPORT, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT TO ADDRESS PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. COMMUNITY-BASED MODELS HAVE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE, ENSURE COMMUNITY CONNECTION, ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND MOST OF ALL ARE FREQUENTLY THE TYPE OF SERVICE THAT MANY COMMUNITIES ARE ASKING FOR AND WANT TO ENGAGE.
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 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 December 2024.
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 November 2002.
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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