Catskill-Hudson Area Health Education Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CATSKILLHUDSON AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, INC. MISSION IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND RETRAIN COMMUNITYBASED HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED.
- Income
- $565,423
- Spending
- $489,437
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 80%
- Employees
- 4
- Highest pay
- $95,439, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 87 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 (2)
- $408,129 spent. CATSKILL HUDSON AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER IMPROVES THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN SERVING DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AND SUPPORTS PRACTICE/CARE TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS, WORKING WITH 120 PARTNER ENTITIES HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITALBASED NETWORKS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE AGENCIES, AND COUNTLESS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC HEALTH COALITIONS. CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ACTIVE IN 11 COUNTIES (AND BEYOND) COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, DUTCHESS, GREENE, ORANGE, OTSEGO, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SCHOHARIE, SULLIVAN, AND ULSTER. WE ALSO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES AND ARRANGE PLACEMENTS FOR FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE THEIR EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS. WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDING PARTNERS AT THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OUR AHEC SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS A MICROCERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL IMPROVE HOW STUDENTS WILL EVENTUALLY COORDINATE AMONGST THEIR PEERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS. AMONG OTHER KEY PURPOSES, CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC WORKS IN TANDEM WITH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, REGIONAL PLANNING COALITIONS, AND HEALTH SYSTEM REDESIGN OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, TO PROMOTE IMPORTANT OUTCOMES VIA HEALTHPROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROMOTION, EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES, USAGES OF NEWER HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, ENGAGMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH LARGER HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND WAYS TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, TO NAME A FEW SUCH TOPICS CATSKILL HUDSON AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER IMPROVES THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN SERVING DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AND SUPPORTS PRACTICE/CARE TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS, WORKING WITH 120 PARTNER ENTITIES HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITALBASED NETWORKS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE AGENCIES, AND COUNTLESS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC HEALTH COALITIONS. CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ACTIVE IN 11 COUNTIES (AND BEYOND) COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, DUTCHESS, GREENE, ORANGE, OTSEGO, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SCHOHARIE, SULLIVAN, AND ULSTER. WE ALSO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES AND ARRANGE PLACEMENTS FOR FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE THEIR EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS. WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDING PARTNERS AT THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OUR AHEC SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS A MICROCERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL IMPROVE HOW STUDENTS WILL EVENTUALLY COORDINATE AMONGST THEIR PEERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS. AMONG OTHER KEY PURPOSES, CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC WORKS IN TANDEM WITH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, REGIONAL PLANNING COALITIONS, AND HEALTH SYSTEM REDESIGN OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, TO PROMOTE IMPORTANT OUTCOMES VIA HEALTHPROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROMOTION, EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES, USAGES OF NEWER HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, ENGAGMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH LARGER HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND WAYS TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, TO NAME A FEW SUCH TOPICS
- EXTRACURRICULAR YOUTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCRUBS CLUBS LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN UNEMPLOYMENT AND RAISE VOCATIONAL HOPES. OVER 40,000 YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 10-17, HAVE RECEIVED EXPOSURE TO HEALTH CAREERS THROUGH SUCH PIPELINE PROGRAMS. PILOT EVALUATION DATA HAVE SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS IN GRADUATION RATES AND LIKELIHOOD OF ENTRY INTO HEALTH CAREERS BY PARTICIPANTS. OUR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN EMERGING FIELDS. A NURSE EDUCATION PROGRAM, KNOWN BEST FOR ITS REGIONWIDE NURSING SUMMITS, MOBILIZES EDUCATORS AND NURSE LEADERS TO REVIEW PRACTICE INNOVATIONS, SUCH AS HOW TO IDENTIFY UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESSES, AND COMBAT OPIOID USE DISORDER. WE OFFER INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND WIDELY REGARDED HEALTH PROFESSIONS SEMINARS ON LGBT POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS, AND SPONSOR CONFERENCES OF EQUALLY OUTSTANDING QUALITY ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR EMS LEADERS AT A TIME WHEN MANY EMS ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 8,000 PARTICIPANTS EXTRACURRICULAR YOUTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCRUBS CLUBS LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN UNEMPLOYMENT AND RAISE VOCATIONAL HOPES. OVER 40,000 YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 10-17, HAVE RECEIVED EXPOSURE TO HEALTH CAREERS THROUGH SUCH PIPELINE PROGRAMS. PILOT EVALUATION DATA HAVE SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS IN GRADUATION RATES AND LIKELIHOOD OF ENTRY INTO HEALTH CAREERS BY PARTICIPANTS. OUR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN EMERGING FIELDS. A NURSE EDUCATION PROGRAM, KNOWN BEST FOR ITS REGIONWIDE NURSING SUMMITS, MOBILIZES EDUCATORS AND NURSE LEADERS TO REVIEW PRACTICE INNOVATIONS, SUCH AS HOW TO IDENTIFY UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESSES, AND COMBAT OPIOID USE DISORDER. WE OFFER INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND WIDELY REGARDED HEALTH PROFESSIONS SEMINARS ON LGBT POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS, AND SPONSOR CONFERENCES OF EQUALLY OUTSTANDING QUALITY ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR EMS LEADERS AT A TIME WHEN MANY EMS ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 8,000 PARTICIPANTS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 August 2004.
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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