High Alert Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 123733 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 ENVISION A SHARED UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE PLANET ARE INTERCONNECTED, INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS. THIS IS THE CORE PRINCIPLE OF THE ALL HAZARDS, ONE HEALTH, ONE NATURE (AHOHN) FRAMEWORK. THE AHOHN FRAMEWORK, AN APPROACH THAT RECOGNIZES THE DEEP INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE HAS ENABLED US TO DEVELOP INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES-FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH EQUITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION. GUIDED BY THE AHOHN FRAMEWORK, WE SERVE PEOPLE, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE - ESPECIALLY DISABLED, DISADVANTAGED, HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, UNDERSERVED, AND UNSERVED POPULATIONS - THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND COLLABORATION. THE INSTITUTE'S VALUES ARE EMBODIED IN THE EIGHT PILLARS OF RESILIENCE - PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, EDUCATION, EQUITY, COLLABOR
- Income
- $15
- Spending
- $130,974
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- -10.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 174
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 218% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 873060% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 98% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 123733 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 16 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.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (5)
- $78,942 spent. 1. EDUCATION & PUBLISHING BRANCH LAUNCHED LET-CAI: DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED "THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD AI" (LET-CAI), AN AI-POWERED TOOL THAT COMBATS HEALTH MISINFORMATION BY PROVIDING VETTED, EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWERS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, EVEN IN LOW-BANDWIDTH ENVIRONMENTS. HUMANITARIAN HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE: FORGED A KEY COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (WADEM) AND TECH TO THE RESCUE TO CREATE A DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, COMBINING OUR LET-CAI WITH OFFLINE-CAPABLE MEDICAL RECORDS AND CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS. EXPANDED REACH: OUR PUBLICATIONS REACHED OVER 1.2 MILLION READERS, WITH OVER 100 ARTICLES FEATURED IN 200 OUTLETS. OUR POSITION PAPERS ON HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP-29), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), AND THE EPA. NEW LOOK FOR THE NEXT QUARTER CENTURY: THE INSTITUTE'S LOOK, LOGO AND ONLINE PRESENCE COMPLETED A MAJOR UPDATE THROUGH THE EXPERTISE, TALENT AND GENEROSITY OF DESIGNER KIRK KEMPKER, WEBSITE DEVELOPER D2I TECHNOLOGY AND THE TECH TO THE RESCUE FOUNDATION. AS PART OF THE NEW ONLINE EXPERIENCE, THE INSTITUTE DEBUTED OUR ONLINE PUBLICATION ON MEDIUM.COM. 1. EDUCATION & PUBLISHING BRANCH LAUNCHED LET-CAI: DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED "THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD AI" (LET-CAI), AN AI-POWERED TOOL THAT COMBATS HEALTH MISINFORMATION BY PROVIDING VETTED, EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWERS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, EVEN IN LOW-BANDWIDTH ENVIRONMENTS. HUMANITARIAN HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE: FORGED A KEY COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (WADEM) AND TECH TO THE RESCUE TO CREATE A DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, COMBINING OUR LET-CAI WITH OFFLINE-CAPABLE MEDICAL RECORDS AND CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS. EXPANDED REACH: OUR PUBLICATIONS REACHED OVER 1.2 MILLION READERS, WITH OVER 100 ARTICLES FEATURED IN 200 OUTLETS. OUR POSITION PAPERS ON HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP-29), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), AND THE EPA. NEW LOOK FOR THE NEXT QUARTER CENTURY: THE INSTITUTE'S LOOK, LOGO AND ONLINE PRESENCE COMPLETED A MAJOR UPDATE THROUGH THE EXPERTISE, TALENT AND GENEROSITY OF DESIGNER KIRK KEMPKER, WEBSITE DEVELOPER D2I TECHNOLOGY AND THE TECH TO THE RESCUE FOUNDATION. AS PART OF THE NEW ONLINE EXPERIENCE, THE INSTITUTE DEBUTED OUR ONLINE PUBLICATION ON MEDIUM.COM.
- $12,093 spent. 2. AQUATIC ANIMAL WELFARE & MUTUAL AID BRANCH EXPANDED SHELTER CAPACITY: PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING FOR A 65,000+ GALLON CARBON-NEGATIVE SHELTER EXPANSION, FEATURING ADVANCED AQUAPONIC FILTRATION AND SOLAR POWER TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR RESCUED ANIMALS. RESCUED AND REHOMED: PROVIDED SHELTER AND CARE FOR NEARLY 200 ANIMALS AT OUR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, FACILITY. THE SHELTER ALSO PARTNERED WITH BOK TOWER GARDENS TO HOUSE THE "BOK-KOI" DURING RENOVATIONS OF BOK'S 358,000 GALLON AQUATIC HABITAT. THE INSTITUTE ALSO HELPED DESIGN THE HABITAT'S WALL FILTRATION SYSTEM. STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS: OUR NATIONAL MUTUAL AID NETWORK FACILITATED DOZENS OF RESCUES AND REHOMINGS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, PREVENTING THE RELEASE OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES INTO LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. 2. AQUATIC ANIMAL WELFARE & MUTUAL AID BRANCH EXPANDED SHELTER CAPACITY: PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING FOR A 65,000+ GALLON CARBON-NEGATIVE SHELTER EXPANSION, FEATURING ADVANCED AQUAPONIC FILTRATION AND SOLAR POWER TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR RESCUED ANIMALS. RESCUED AND REHOMED: PROVIDED SHELTER AND CARE FOR NEARLY 200 ANIMALS AT OUR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, FACILITY. THE SHELTER ALSO PARTNERED WITH BOK TOWER GARDENS TO HOUSE THE "BOK-KOI" DURING RENOVATIONS OF BOK'S 358,000 GALLON AQUATIC HABITAT. THE INSTITUTE ALSO HELPED DESIGN THE HABITAT'S WALL FILTRATION SYSTEM. STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS: OUR NATIONAL MUTUAL AID NETWORK FACILITATED DOZENS OF RESCUES AND REHOMINGS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, PREVENTING THE RELEASE OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES INTO LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.
- 3. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & DRIVERS OF HEALTH BRANCH ACHIEVED CARBON-NEGATIVE OPERATIONS: OUR HEADQUARTERS GENERATED OVER 330 MWH OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SINCE 2013, SLASHING CARBON EMISSIONS AND MITIGATING OVER 930 HOURS OF POWER OUTAGES. WITH A HERS SCORE OF -63, OUR FACILITY STANDS AS NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ENERGY-EFFICIENT RENOVATION. ADVANCED DATA-DRIVEN POLICY: CHAMPIONED THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GENOMIC DRIVERS OF HEALTH (ESDOH+G) DATA TO PROVIDE POLICYMAKERS WITH OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE NEEDED TO CRAFT EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. PIONEERED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: REDUCED OUR LANDFILL WASTE TO LESS THAN HALF A CUBIC YARD PER YEAR THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALSO ADVANCING PLANS FOR A ROOFTOP RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO REDUCE WELL WATER USAGE BY OVER 90%. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & DRIVERS OF HEALTH BRANCH ACHIEVED CARBON-NEGATIVE OPERATIONS: OUR HEADQUARTERS GENERATED OVER 330 MWH OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SINCE 2013, SLASHING CARBON EMISSIONS AND MITIGATING OVER 930 HOURS OF POWER OUTAGES. WITH A HERS SCORE OF -63, OUR FACILITY STANDS AS NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ENERGY-EFFICIENT RENOVATION. ADVANCED DATA-DRIVEN POLICY: CHAMPIONED THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GENOMIC DRIVERS OF HEALTH (ESDOH+G) DATA TO PROVIDE POLICYMAKERS WITH OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE NEEDED TO CRAFT EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. PIONEERED SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: REDUCED OUR LANDFILL WASTE TO LESS THAN HALF A CUBIC YARD PER YEAR THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALSO ADVANCING PLANS FOR A ROOFTOP RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO REDUCE WELL WATER USAGE BY OVER 90%.
- $9,799 spent. 4. INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY BRANCH PATENTED GREEN TECHNOLOGY: SECURED A NEW PATENT FOR A SUPERCRITICAL GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO DECARBONIZE THE ENERGY SECTOR BY CONVERTING WASTE INTO CLEAN ENERGY. COMPLETED AI4CHANGEMAKERS HEALTH COHORT: THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE TECH TO THE RESCUE AI4CHANGEMAKERS TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. AS AN AI4C HEALTH COHORT MEMBER, THE INSTITUTE NETWORKED WITH 39 TECHNOLOGY FORWARD NGOS INTERNATIONALLY AND REFINED TWO INSTITUTE AI PROJECTS. AS EXPERTS IN HEALTH AI SOFTWARE REGULATION AND SAFETY, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION FOR A MODULE OF THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACCELERATOR: IN PREPARATION FOR A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (CREDA) WITH THE DOE, THE INSTITUTE IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE DOE'S IP2CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER ACCELERATOR. AFTER COMPLETING PHASE 1, THE INSTITUTE AND OUR PARTNER SOLIS POWER HAVE BEEN OFFERED A FUNDED CREDA WITH THE DOE. THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES IN THE IP2CAPITAL PROGRAM AS THE SOLE FULL TIME PARTICIPANT IN PHASE 2 OF THE ACCELERATOR. LAUNCHED LET-CAI HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM: IN A LANDMARK COLLABORATION FOR THE HUMANITARIAN HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE, WE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE LET- CAI SYSTEM TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION AND IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY GLOBALLY. RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION: RECEIVED ACCOLADES FROM HHS AND AT COP-29 FOR OUR PIONEERING WORK IN HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE HEALTH, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. THIS INCLUDES OUR PATENTED WIND TURBINE NOISE MITIGATION SYSTEM AND OUR SMART IAQ VENTILATION SYSTEM, WHICH REDUCES AIRBORNE INFECTION RISK BY UP TO 43%.
- 4. INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY BRANCH PATENTED GREEN TECHNOLOGY: SECURED A NEW PATENT FOR A SUPERCRITICAL GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO DECARBONIZE THE ENERGY SECTOR BY CONVERTING WASTE INTO CLEAN ENERGY. COMPLETED AI4CHANGEMAKERS HEALTH COHORT: THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE TECH TO THE RESCUE AI4CHANGEMAKERS TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. AS AN AI4C HEALTH COHORT MEMBER, THE INSTITUTE NETWORKED WITH 39 TECHNOLOGY FORWARD NGOS INTERNATIONALLY AND REFINED TWO INSTITUTE AI PROJECTS. AS EXPERTS IN HEALTH AI SOFTWARE REGULATION AND SAFETY, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION FOR A MODULE OF THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACCELERATOR: IN PREPARATION FOR A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (CREDA) WITH THE DOE, THE INSTITUTE IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE DOE'S IP2CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER ACCELERATOR. AFTER COMPLETING PHASE 1, THE INSTITUTE AND OUR PARTNER SOLIS POWER HAVE BEEN OFFERED A FUNDED CREDA WITH THE DOE. THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES IN THE IP2CAPITAL PROGRAM AS THE SOLE FULL TIME PARTICIPANT IN PHASE 2 OF THE ACCELERATOR. LAUNCHED LET-CAI HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM: IN A LANDMARK COLLABORATION FOR THE HUMANITARIAN HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE, WE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE LET- CAI SYSTEM TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION AND IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY GLOBALLY. RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION: RECEIVED ACCOLADES FROM HHS AND AT COP-29 FOR OUR PIONEERING WORK IN HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE HEALTH, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. THIS INCLUDES OUR PATENTED WIND TURBINE NOISE MITIGATION SYSTEM AND OUR SMART IAQ VENTILATION SYSTEM, WHICH REDUCES AIRBORNE INFECTION RISK BY UP TO 43%.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 December 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 June 2011.
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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