Accessmatters
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ACCESSMATTERS' MISSION IS TO PROTECT, EXPAND, AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND INFORMATION FOR ALL PEOPLE. ACCESSMATTERS FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE, BY SUPPORTING A LARGE NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY.ACCESSMATTERS FIGHTS FOR ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE EVERY DAY. WE FOCUS ON SERVING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES AND COMMUNITIES FACING BARRIERS TO CARE. IN FY2025, OUR WORK REACHED MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ACROSS GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION, POSITIVELY IMPACTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
- Income
- $16.9 million
- Spending
- $16.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 92%
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $238,733, president & ceo (unitl 08/24)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 92% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 2511 of 11 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $13.0 million spent. SUPPORTING A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER NETWORK: ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR NETWORK PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ANCHORS A BROAD NETWORK OF OVER 100 HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SITES THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, ASSISTING THEM WITH PROGRAM SUPPORT, TRAINING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND GUIDANCE ON BEST PRACTICES IN CARE AND SERVICE DELIVERY. IN FY2025, ACCESSMATTERS' TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM SUPPORTED A NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVED OVER 61,000 PEOPLE LIVING AT OR NEAR THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WITH CONFIDENTIAL, HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: AFFORDABLE FDA-APPROVED BIRTH CONTROL, PREGNANCY PLANNING, BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS), HIV TESTING, AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CENTERS, ACCESSMATTERS MANAGES A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS THAT SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS SELECT COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. ACCESSMATTERS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE ADOLESCENT HEALTH INITIATIVE (AHI), WHICH PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE REFERRALS TO YOUTH LIVING AT OR NEAR THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN PHILADELPHIA. IN FY2025, ACCESSMATTERS' PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SERVED OVER 26,000 YOUTH AGED 13-24. ACCESSMATTERS MANAGES THE RYAN WHITE PART D HIV NETWORK IN PHILADELPHIA AND SERVES OVER 687 WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV WITH COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED PRIMARY CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; THE PENNSYLVANIA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGION, REACHING OVER 4,336 UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN FY2025 WITH EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES; AND THE PENNSYLVANIA PERINATAL PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PERINATAL AND FAMILY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTNER TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION. ACCESSMATTERS ENGAGES WITH PARTNERS IN FIELDS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT AND OTHER HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. ACCESSMATTERS' SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECT INCLUDED A NETWORK OF ONE SUD TREATMENT PROVIDER AND TWO HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT CLINICS. THE NETWORK PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HIV AND SUD ASSESSMENTS, SCREENINGS, AND REFERRALS FOR 1,151 PEOPLE IN FY2025.
- $644,262 spent. PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES: ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDES GUIDANCE, REFERRALS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO CLIENTS THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE. IN FY2025, ACCESSMATTERS' PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 360 CLIENTS, PROVIDING WARM REFERRALS, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENTS, AND LINKAGE TO CARE FOR SERVICES SUCH AS FAMILY PLANNING, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, AND BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BY CONNECTING THEM TO FAMILY PLANNING AND OTHER HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. ACCESSMATTERS ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGH ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE. THE HOTLINE, WITH BOTH PHONE AND TEXT CAPABILITIES, FIELDED OVER 3,000 REQUESTS IN FY2025 ANSWERING QUESTIONS, PROVIDING HEALTH COUNSELING, AND MAKING REFERRALS TO CARE ON ISSUES RANGING FROM STIS TO ADOLESCENT HEALTH TO BIRTH CONTROL AND CONSENT. ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE IS STAFFED BY TRAINED COUNSELORS WHO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS FOR SERVICES. HOTLINE STAFF ALSO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES AT HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON.
- $140,048 spent. ENGAGING IN RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY: ACCESSMATTERS TRAINS ORGANIZATIONS IN BEST PRACTICES, CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND EVALUATES THE QUALITY OF CARE. ACCESSMATTERS CENTERS HEALTH ACCESS, BREAKS DOWN STIGMA, ENSURES CONFIDENTIALITY, AND WORKS TO NORMALIZE DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUALITY AND THE PROVISION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. ACCESSMATTERS SUPPORTS LONG-STANDING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH, EVALUATION, TRAINING, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDING TAILORED SOLUTIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS HELPING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS DO THEIR PART TO ADVANCE HEALTH ACCESS, ADDRESS GAPS, AND WORK IN COMPREHENSIVE, CLIENT-CENTERED WAYS. THROUGH RESEARCH, ACCESSMATTERS EVALUATES HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS' SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND ASSESSES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERVENTIONS. ACCESSMATTERS CONDUCTS COMMUNITY-INFORMED RESEARCH, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, FREQUENTLY PARTNERING WITH LEADING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND SMALL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS. ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDES CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ON TOPICS RELATED TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY AND OUTCOMES TO THOUSANDS OF HEALTH, MEDICAL, AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS STAFF OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. ACCESSMATTERS RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR ONGOING ADVOCACY TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VITAL WORK AND SPEAKS OUT TO SHAPE OPINION AND POLICY ON KEY ISSUES. SINCE THE START, ACCESSMATTERS HAS HELD A FIRM BELIEF THAT ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE IS KEY TO A PERSON'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND THAT ADVOCACY IS KEY TO SECURING ACCESS. BY SERVING PEOPLE DIRECTLY AND PROVIDING SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO A BROAD NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ACCESSMATTERS IS ATTUNED TO THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND ACCESS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY. ACCESSMATTERS WEIGHED IN ON LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL POLICIES, OUTLINING EFFECTIVE POLICY CHANGES AND PROGRAM STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES AFFECTING ACCESSMATTERS' PROGRAMS AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. IN A FAST-PACED AND EVER-CHANGING PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT, ACCESSMATTERS CONTINUES TO BUILD ON ITS STRONG FOUNDATION, MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS A VITALLY IMPORTANT GOAL TO ENSURE EVERYONE RECEIVES THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND INFORMATION THEY SEEK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 September 1972.
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 October 21, 2026.
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