Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 70 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
WE EXTEND GOD'S CARE THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING.
- Income
- $74.8 million
- Spending
- $69.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 5.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $1.4 million, chair; pres. & ceo,ahc,start 8/2024
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: 66 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 70 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 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 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 (1)
- $56.3 million spent. ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION (AHC REHAB) IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ACUTE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS FOR BRAIN INJURIES, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, STROKES, AMPUTATION, ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES AND SURGERIES, SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES, WORK-RELATED INJURIES, AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.EXPERT CARE TEAMS WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PATIENTS, USING INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, AND GROUND-BREAKING TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER NEW WAYS TO HEAL AND RETURN TO THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE. EVERY DAY, WE CELEBRATE PATIENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BIG AND SMALL.CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O.AHC REHAB OFFERS INPATIENT CARE IN MARYLAND IN TWO LOCATIONS, IN ROCKVILLE AND IN THE WHITE OAK AREA OF SILVER SPRING. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ROCKVILLE, GAITHERSBURG, SILVER SPRING AND FORT WASHINGTON.AHC REHAB CARES FOR PERSONS WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS, AGE 18 AND OLDER, AND UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, EMANCIPATED MINORS. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE:- ACUTE INPATIENT REHABILITATION- SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM- AMPUTATION REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT- BRAIN INJURY RECOVERY- SPORTS THERAPY- CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT- STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION- JOINT REPLACEMENT REHABILITATION- PHYSICAL THERAPY - CARDIAC REHABILITATION- DRIVER EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY- LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY AND CANCER REHABILITATION- LEE SILVERMAN VOICE TREATMENT (LSVT) SPEECH LANGUAGE & SWALLOWING THERAPY- PELVIC HEALTH REHABILITATIONADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION HOLDS THE JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION, RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A SYMBOL OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY THAT REFLECTS AN ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION'S PROGRAMS ALSO HOLD THE SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF), AN INDEPENDENT, INTERNATIONAL EVALUATOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. CARF ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES AHC REHAB'S SKILLED WORKFORCE AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT SAFETY. THE MOST RECENT CARF ACCREDITATION SURVEY TOOK PLACE IN FALL 2023.AHC REHAB, WHICH BEGAN SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN 2001, WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA TO EARN CARF'S SPECIALTY ACCREDITATION IN AMPUTEE REHABILITATION. CARF INTRODUCED ITS AMPUTEE SPECIALTY STANDARDS IN JULY 2007 WITH INPUT FROM THE AMPUTEE COALITION OF AMERICA, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOTISTS & PROSTHETISTS, AND PERSONS WITH LIMB LOSS. THE STANDARDS, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2008, REQUIRE ACCREDITED AMPUTEE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO CARE AND TO OFFER POST-CARE ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITIONING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE ACUTE INPATIENT PROGRAM IS RUN BY A TEAM OF REHABILITATION EXPERTS WHO GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH A PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE FOCUS IS HELPING PATIENCE INCREASE THEIR SELF-RELIANCE AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE. IN 2024, A SURVEY BY NEWSWEEK AND STATISTA INC. NAMED AHC REHAB AMONG THE BEST INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NEWSWEEK RANKINGS CONSIDERED REPUTATION, QUALITY OF CARE, SERVICE, AND POST HOSPITALIZATION FOLLOW-UP, AS WELL AS INPATIENT ACCOMMODATIONS AND AMENITIES.WITHIN THE AHC REHAB INPATIENT PROGRAM, A PHYSIATRIST, OR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, LEADS THE TEAM. PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION NURSING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THERAPY SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND RECREATIONAL THERAPY. AHC REHAB'S SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM ADDRESSES BOTH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES RESULTING FROM A FALL OR ACCIDENT, AND NON-TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES FROM A STROKE, TUMOR, OR INFECTION ON THE SPINAL CORD. AGAIN, A TEAM APPROACH AND AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN OF CARE HELPS PATIENTS ON THEIR ROAD TO RECOVERY.AN AMPUTEE PROGRAM ALSO UTILIZES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO HELP PATIENTS ADJUST PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFTER THE LOSS OF A LIMB SO THEY CAN RESUME ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. INDIVIDUALS MAY BE TREATED AS INPATIENTS OR OUTPATIENTS, DEPENDING ON THEIR NEEDS. PATIENTS WORK TO IMPROVE STRENGTH, COORDINATION, AND ENDURANCE, AND LEARN PROPER WOUND CARE. WHEN READY, PATIENTS ARE PRESCRIBED PROSTHETIC DEVICES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND COMFORTABLE TO WEAR. ONCE FITTED WITH A NEW LIMB, PATIENT LEARN TO USE PROSTHESES WITH CONFIDENCE AND TO INCORPORATE IT INTO DAILY LIFE. THE PROGRAM BRINGS THE AMPUTEE COMMUNITY TOGETHER EACH YEAR FOR A 5K EVENT, TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS. THE EVENT CREATES CONNECTION AMONG PATIENTS WHO SHARE THE CHALLENGES OF LIMB LOSS AND CELEBRATES THEIR TRIUMPHS.A BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM ADDRESSES TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES FROM AN EXTERNAL PHYSICAL FORCE, SUCH AS A CAR ACCIDENT, FALL, SPORTS OR WORKPLACE INJURIES, AS WELL AS ACQUIRED NON-TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES CAUSED BY INTERNAL TRAUMA TO THE BRAIN, SUCH AS TUMORS, BLOOD CLOTS, SEIZURES, OR INFECTIONS. EACH OF THESE TYPES OF BRAIN INJURIES MAY RESULT IN IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL CAPABILITIES. REHABILITATION FOLLOWING A BRAIN INJURY IS VERY COMPLEX BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE AREAS OF DEFICIT, INCLUDING PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS, FUNCTIONAL DEFICIENCIES (SUCH AS DIFFICULTY WALKING OR DRESSING), BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES, EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES AND SOCIAL OR INTERPERSONAL LIMITATIONS. OFTEN, SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DEFICITS, SUCH AS LIMITED ATTENTION SPAN OR POOR MEMORY, UNDERLIE AND EXACERBATE THESE PROBLEMS. PATIENTS IN THE REHAB BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM RECEIVE INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED REHABILITATION FROM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE RECOVERY. TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, MEET AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO DISCUSS PATIENT GOALS, PROGRESS, AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE A STROKE RECOVERY PROGRAM, IN WHICH PATIENTS RECEIVE AN INTENSIVE COURSE OF
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 April 1947.
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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