Bartz-Altadonna Community Health Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE PATIENT-CENTERED HIGH-QUALITY, TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS WITH INTESIVE OUTREACH TO THE HOMELESS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WITHOUT REGARD TO SOCIAL BARRIERS OR ABILITY TO PAY.
- Income
- $27.8 million
- Spending
- $24.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 82%
- Employees
- 201
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $780,174, chief executive officer
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: 55 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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)
- $21.6 million spent. BARTZ-ALTADONNA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (BACHC) IS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY'S FIRST FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) AND IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PATIENT-CENTERED TRAUMA-INFORMED PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO ALL ITS PATIENTS. BACHC'S CLINICS IN LANCASTER, PALMDALE, CAL-CITY AND BORON AND ITS FOUR MOBILE UNITS PROVIDED OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE; SPECIALTY CARE FOR HIV/AIDS AND HIV RELATED ILLNESS AND URGENT CARE FOR WALK-INS; REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES; AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER ASSESSMENTS AND COUNSELING SERVICES. BACHC ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH CARE SUCH AS IM INJECTIONS, TB TESTS, EAR LAVAGE, EKG(S), AND HEALTH PHYSICALS. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE FEMALE EXAMINATIONS AND CARE, LIMITED LABORATORY SERVICES AND GENERAL EXAMINATIONS THAT INCLUDE NUTRITIONAL SERVICES. BEGINNING JANUARY 2021, BACHC PROVIDED A HYBRID MODEL OF CARE TO ALL ITS PATIENTS. THIS HYBRID MODEL ALLOWED US TO DECREASE NO-SHOW RATES, INCREASE PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION. DURING 2024, BACHC SERVICED 20,503 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS; PROVIDING 54,286 CLINIC VISITS AND 39,802 VIRTUAL VISITS. THIS INCLUDES 3,763 MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC VISITS AND 3,055 MENTAL HEALTH VIRTUAL VISITS.
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 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 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 August 2011.
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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