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African Primary Healthcare Foundation

EIN 20-2883806 · Corona, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ESPECIALLY TO THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN AND NIGERIA.

Income
$578,119
Spending
$309,168
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
19.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 19.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 47% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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: 54 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $146,732 spent. EDUCATION & SCHOARSHIPS - WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONTINUED TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF ACADEMIC PURSUIT. WHILE ALL CHILDREN ARE NOT ENDOWED WITH THE TALENT FOR UNIVERSITY DEGREES, WE PROVIDE TRAINING IN OTHER SKILLS. OUR SKILLS TRAINING IS NOW DONE AT THE "UMAUNWAKU SKILLS ACQUISISTION AND EMPOERMENT CENTER" (USAEC) IN OHAJI. TODAY, WE HAVE GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITIES, NURSING SCHOOLS, AND SKILLED PROGRAMS. WE HAVE SUCCESFULLY MANAGED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BECAUSE WE HAVE TRUSTED COORDINATORS, LIKE RV.FR. BASIL NZE, EZE CHIGBU IKWULAGU AND HIS WIFE, UGOEZE VICTORIA IKWUKAGU. AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HERE IS A TESTIMONIAL FROM ONE OF OUR BENEFICIARIES: SHE WRITES, "NOTE OF APPRECIATION. DR, IT'S WITH UTMOST SINCERITY THAT I WRITE THIS NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE, FOR YOUR KINDHEARTED ASSISTANCE IN THE OFFER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO MY CHILDREN SINCE AFTER THE DEMISE OF THEIR LATE FATHER, MY HUSBAND. I AM OVERWHELMED WITH THIS OFFER, THAT I LACK ADEQUATE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW I FELL AND THE CHILDREN ALSO. THE LORD ALMIGHTY SHALL REWARD AND REPLENISH YOU AND YOUR WIFE FOR THIS KIND GESTURE, NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILDREN, BUT ALSO TO OTHER CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE SAME VEIN, I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO EZE CHIGBU IKWULAGU AND UGOEZE VICTORIA IKWULAGU FOR THEIR ABLE CO-ORDINATION IN SEEING THROUGH. FROM LADY OLUCHI NDUKWE UMOGARAKWE" USAEC PROVIDES FREE COMPUTER TRAINING FOR ITS STUDENTS. ABOUT TWO THOUSAND CANDIDDATES WENT THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE OF TRAINING IN SEWING AND TAILORING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, FARMING, AND CATERING/BAKERY IN 2024. THE CARPENTRY, WELDING, ELECTRICAL AND UNISEX HAIR SALONS ARE ALSO BUSY AND ACCEPTING CANDIDATES FOR TRAINING IN THOSE SKILLS. THE UNISEX HAIR SALONS HAVE SEEN REMARKABLE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF MEN AND WOMEN SEEKING THEIR SERVICES. THE SEWING AND TAILORING DEPARTMENT ARE VERY BUSY PRODUCING QUALITY SERVICE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THROUGH AIMS COOPERATIVE, AFRICAN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FARMING AND EDUCATION IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ABIA STATE. EDUCATION & SCHOARSHIPS - WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONTINUED TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF ACADEMIC PURSUIT. WHILE ALL CHILDREN ARE NOT ENDOWED WITH THE TALENT FOR UNIVERSITY DEGREES, WE PROVIDE TRAINING IN OTHER SKILLS. OUR SKILLS TRAINING IS NOW DONE AT THE "UMAUNWAKU SKILLS ACQUISISTION AND EMPOERMENT CENTER" (USAEC) IN OHAJI. TODAY, WE HAVE GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITIES, NURSING SCHOOLS, AND SKILLED PROGRAMS. WE HAVE SUCCESFULLY MANAGED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BECAUSE WE HAVE TRUSTED COORDINATORS, LIKE RV.FR. BASIL NZE, EZE CHIGBU IKWULAGU AND HIS WIFE, UGOEZE VICTORIA IKWUKAGU. AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HERE IS A TESTIMONIAL FROM ONE OF OUR BENEFICIARIES: SHE WRITES, "NOTE OF APPRECIATION. DR, IT'S WITH UTMOST SINCERITY THAT I WRITE THIS NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE, FOR YOUR KINDHEARTED ASSISTANCE IN THE OFFER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO MY CHILDREN SINCE AFTER THE DEMISE OF THEIR LATE FATHER, MY HUSBAND. I AM OVERWHELMED WITH THIS OFFER, THAT I LACK ADEQUATE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW I FELL AND THE CHILDREN ALSO. THE LORD ALMIGHTY SHALL REWARD AND REPLENISH YOU AND YOUR WIFE FOR THIS KIND GESTURE, NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILDREN, BUT ALSO TO OTHER CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE SAME VEIN, I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO EZE CHIGBU IKWULAGU AND UGOEZE VICTORIA IKWULAGU FOR THEIR ABLE CO-ORDINATION IN SEEING THROUGH. FROM LADY OLUCHI NDUKWE UMOGARAKWE" USAEC PROVIDES FREE COMPUTER TRAINING FOR ITS STUDENTS. ABOUT TWO THOUSAND CANDIDDATES WENT THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE OF TRAINING IN SEWING AND TAILORING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, FARMING, AND CATERING/BAKERY IN 2024. THE CARPENTRY, WELDING, ELECTRICAL AND UNISEX HAIR SALONS ARE ALSO BUSY AND ACCEPTING CANDIDATES FOR TRAINING IN THOSE SKILLS. THE UNISEX HAIR SALONS HAVE SEEN REMARKABLE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF MEN AND WOMEN SEEKING THEIR SERVICES. THE SEWING AND TAILORING DEPARTMENT ARE VERY BUSY PRODUCING QUALITY SERVICE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THROUGH AIMS COOPERATIVE, AFRICAN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FARMING AND EDUCATION IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ABIA STATE.
  2. $83,459 spent. HEALTH CARE - OUR HEALTHCARE PROGRAM HAS A TWO-PRONG APPROACH: GRANTS/FEEDING AND PATIENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE MOST IMPACTED BY THE VERY WEAK CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS. WE AWARDED GRANTS TO SUCH SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP MAINTAIN THEM SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THE FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THE MEAGER PROFITS FOR THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVING. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO BUSINESS AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FEED THE FAMILY MOSTLY DURING THE FESTIVE TIMES, WE GIVE RICE AND INGREDIENTS TO COOK AND FEED THE CHILDREN. IN DECEMBER 2024, WE PROVIDED FOR ABOUT 2,500 FAMILITES IN IMO AND ABIA STATES FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 10,000 PEOPLE. AFRICAN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR THOSE WHO SOUGHT OUR HELP. HEALTH CARE - OUR HEALTHCARE PROGRAM HAS A TWO-PRONG APPROACH: GRANTS/FEEDING AND PATIENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE MOST IMPACTED BY THE VERY WEAK CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS. WE AWARDED GRANTS TO SUCH SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP MAINTAIN THEM SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THE FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THE MEAGER PROFITS FOR THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVING. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO BUSINESS AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FEED THE FAMILY MOSTLY DURING THE FESTIVE TIMES, WE GIVE RICE AND INGREDIENTS TO COOK AND FEED THE CHILDREN. IN DECEMBER 2024, WE PROVIDED FOR ABOUT 2,500 FAMILITES IN IMO AND ABIA STATES FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 10,000 PEOPLE. AFRICAN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED COST OF MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR THOSE WHO SOUGHT OUR HELP.
  3. $32,072 spent. CHARITABLE DONATIONS: OUR CHARITABLE GIVING EXTENDED TO: -GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL AFIKPO. -GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UMUAHIA -OVIM GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL -ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PHYSICIANS IN THE AMERICAS
  4. $526 spent. BUSINESS LICENSE & MISC.

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

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2016.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Prime Healthcare Foundation Inc (Ontario, CA), EIN 20-8065139. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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