New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Organization's mission is to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of healthcare for everyone.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $3.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 13.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $365,513, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 15 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 May 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 (3)
- $1.1 million spent. Quality ImprovementTeamBirth NJ: The Quality Institute in partnership with Ariadne Labs, is implementing a shared decision-making initiative, called TeamBirth New Jersey, in every birthing hospital in the state. TeamBirth improves maternal and infant outcomes by addressing breakdowns in teamwork and communication in the delivery system. To date, we have implemented Team Birth in 26 hospitals and birthing centers in New Jersey and looking to expand further. This work is supported by New Jersey Department of Health. (Continued on Schedule O)The Leapfrog Group: The Quality Institute serves as the Regional Leader for The Leapfrog Group in New Jersey and New York. We provide support to hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)who are completing the survey and encourage them to do so. In New Jersey, we have achieved the highest hospital participation rate in the country. The Leapfrog surveys are voluntary surveys that report on safety within a facility. The survey results are publicly reported in a consumer-friendly format and used by employers, consumers, and insurers when choosing a facility for services. Facilities use the survey process to improve their quality. Quality Events and Briefings: The Quality Institute holds quality improvement education sessions and releases regular Quality Briefings to drive quality improvement work. Quality improvement strategies can be used by employers, purchasers, payers, and patients to help inform decisions about where to seek care, leverage purchasing power, and increase transparency.
- $999,009 spent. PolicyNJ Integrated Care for Kids (NJ InCK): InCK is a care delivery model that emphasizes community-based case management and screening for children and families who are at the highest risk for health complexity. We are working to design this new model of pediatric care and payment in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. This work is supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Maternity Action Plan (MAP): The Quality Institute released the Maternity Action Plan ("MAP"), a holistic approach to combatting maternal mortality and morbidity. (Continued on Schedule O)The MAP provides a directional path forward in four critical ways to address New Jersey's maternal health crisis. By using the MAP, together we will make New Jersey the safest place for patients to give birth and raise children. Through our MAP work we host educational sessions that are open to the public and develop publicly available toolkits and educational materials. This work is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Essential Jobs Essential Care: The Essential Jobs Essential Care Coalition, co-led by the Quality Institute and PHI, includes over 90 organizations and individuals across New Jersey that have come together to advocate for policy changes to support and grow the direct care workforce, including certified homemaker-home health aides (CHHAs), certified nursing assistants or nurse aides (CNAs), and direct support professionals (DSPs). This work is supported by the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation.
- $278,247 spent. Community HealthThe Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC): MWC is a statewide community health initiative that provides communities with funding opportunities and technical assistance for collecting local data and prioritizing their top health-related needs, planning, and implementing programs to address those needs, and developing ways to evaluate their efforts. Over 430 communities have signed the MWC pledge to make their communities healthily places to live, work, and play. In addition, the MWC runs specially focused programs which are described below. (Continued on Schedule O)Conversation of Your Life (COYL): COYL is part of the MWC. Through COYL, we provide technical assistance, materials, speakers, and resources on advance care planning. MWCs uses this assistance to bring important programming on advance care planning to comfortable community settings.Mental Health First Aid: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a certification course that teaches people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Institute trainers provide 3 types of MHFA: Adult, Youth, and Perinatal trainings for people who work with each of these populations. Children's Mental Health Mapping: The Institute is leading a statewide initiative to map New Jersey Children's Mental Health System of Care, identify how care is accessed and potential policy recommendations. This work will assist state decision makers and the public in better understanding the current systems and in improving those systems.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 May 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 May 1998.
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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