Center for Health and Human Development
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charitable, Educational and Scientific Purposes
- Income
- $132,118
- Spending
- $120,333
- Reserves
- -6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (4)
- The national mental health project in El Salvador for people living with psychosocial disabilities and family caregivers (run by our partner ACISAM) has provided education, support, empowerment training and recreational activities since 2002. As of 2024, training of people with lived experience, family caregivers of people with mental illness, police officers, health workers, social workers and other community leaders has been an important component to this program, which has served over 1200 individuals, including 12 groups around El Salvador and assistance to groups in other Central American countries. Over 400 families have completed the 4 month educational program to learn about mental illness, self-care, and how to manage their loved one with serious mental illness. Randomized controlled studies in the U.S. have shown a similar program to result in reduced burden and stress, and improved compliance, communication, and self-efficacy. Advocacy is an important goal of the program: to improve services, voluntary participation, and government funding for mental health programs across the country, as well as to involve persons with mental illnesses in human rights commissions and reform efforts at the national level. We have carried out 2 qualitative studies that show benefits from the project's different components. In 2013 we carried out a qualitative study, and in 2015-2016 a quasi-experimental study to better understand the program, its impacts, and ways to improve it. Results demonstrated that the longer people participated in the program, the greater their gains in leadership development, empowerment, social capital, and other measures. In 2017 studies were developed and presented on access to medications and decentralization of mental health services in El Salvador. From 2022 through 2024 we carried out a research project seeking to identify the types of abuses and harms suffered by people with psychosocial disabilities in the country.
- Since 2019 we have carried out research in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala related to understanding the severity and types of stigma and abuses suffered by people with psychosocial disabilities across society, including by family members, employers, neighbors, gang members, law enforcement officers, in jails and prisons, and in psychiatric and health treatment facilities. When we can, we publish reports on open source networks such as ResearchGate. In 2019 and 2024 we did research in Honduras. In 2022-2024 we did research in El Salvador. In 2025 we did research in Guatemala. We have toured the psychiatric facilities in each country.
- We fund scholarships for youth in El Salvador and support health research work by SUMMIT in Indonesia. These programs vary from year to year, although the scholarship fund in El Salvador has been stable at about $3000 per year. Money comes from donors, and 100% is used for the programs above.
- Over recent years, CHHD has partnered with New Community Project and other agencies to increase affordable housing in Harrisonburg VA, especially for persons who have been homeless and for immigrants. We provide property management services, emotional support to residents, and monitor and supervise the finances for 4 homes serving about 20 persons. The idea is to house and keep housed persons with histories of chronic homelessness in long term affordable housing. Rents run from $200 to $940/person and include utilities. Volunteers provide some services, including CHHD board members. We entered into discussions at the end of 2024 to take on managing a 5th house, planned for mid-2025. We also sold one house to a low income single mother and continue to support and train her as a new home owner.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 November 2006.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Center for Human Development Inc (Springfield, MA), EIN 04-2503926. 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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