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Detroit Community Health Connection Inc

EIN 38-2824772 · Detroit, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood73 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DCHC IS A PRIMARY CARE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY SERVICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

Income
$13.7 million
Spending
$14.7 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
6.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 55%
Employees
132
Highest pay
$242,051, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 73 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 17% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 75 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 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)
  1. $8.0 million spent. MEDICAL SERVICES DCHC'S MEDICAL TEAM PROVIDES ITS PATIENTS WITH CUTTING- EDGE PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND COMPREHENSIVE DISEASE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT. THE CENTER TREATS TEENS AND ADULTS WHO SUFFER FROM ASTHMA, DIABETES,HYPERTENSION, ARTRITIS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, BUT IS ALSO EQUIPPED TO TREAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS HEPATITIS, VENERAL DISEASES, AND TB. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL STAFF OF DCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN ADDTION TO PRENATAL AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. RISK ASSESSMENT, EXAMS, A FULL RANGE OF TESTS AND SCREENINGS, CULPOSCOPY AND OTHER GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE. OB/GYN STAFF IS HIGHLY TRAINED AND AVAILABLE TO DELIVER COMPETENT, SENSITIVE CARE. THE DCHC HIV/AIDS TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE, CONFIDENTIAAL SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS,AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. THE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IS GUIDED, IN PART, BY THE ADVICE OF THE DCHC HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD,WHICH INCLUDES DCHC CLIENTS. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE EXCLUDING ABORTION IS OFFERED AT ALL DCHC HEALTH CENTERS. MEDICAL SERVICES DCHC'S MEDICAL TEAM PROVIDES ITS PATIENTS WITH CUTTING- EDGE PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND COMPREHENSIVE DISEASE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT. THE CENTER TREATS TEENS AND ADULTS WHO SUFFER FROM ASTHMA, DIABETES,HYPERTENSION, ARTRITIS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, BUT IS ALSO EQUIPPED TO TREAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS HEPATITIS, VENERAL DISEASES, AND TB. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL STAFF OF DCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN ADDTION TO PRENATAL AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. RISK ASSESSMENT, EXAMS, A FULL RANGE OF TESTS AND SCREENINGS, CULPOSCOPY AND OTHER GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE. OB/GYN STAFF IS HIGHLY TRAINED AND AVAILABLE TO DELIVER COMPETENT, SENSITIVE CARE. THE DCHC HIV/AIDS TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE, CONFIDENTIAAL SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS,AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. THE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IS GUIDED, IN PART, BY THE ADVICE OF THE DCHC HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD,WHICH INCLUDES DCHC CLIENTS. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE EXCLUDING ABORTION IS OFFERED AT ALL DCHC HEALTH CENTERS.
  2. $1.3 million spent. DENTAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO STANDARD MEDICAL CARE SERVICES, DCHC ALSO OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE TO ITS PATENTS. AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, DCHC PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE A WIDE RANGE OF DENTAL SERVICES STARTING FROM ROUTINE ORAL EXAMS AND TEETH CLEANINGS TO MORE COMPLEX DENTAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS RESTORATION OF TEETH, INSTALLATION OF CROWNS, AND BRIDGES, ENDODONTICS-ROOT CANAL SURGERY AND COSMETIC CAPS FROM BROKEN OR CHIPPED TOOTH.
  3. $1.8 million spent. PHARMACY TO ENABLE DCHC PATIENTS TO FOLLOW DOCTOR'S ORDERS WITH EASE, AN ON-SITE PHARMACY OFFERING DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTIONS IS AVAILABLE. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS PATIENTS TO RECEIVE MEDICATIONS FROM THE SAME FACILITY THEY RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE. DCHC PROVIDES PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY TO ALL HEALTH CENTERS THREE TIMES DAILY FOR PATIENT CONVINIENCE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THE HIGHLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKERS OFFER ASSISTANCE TO ADULTS AND TEENS LIVING WITH DEPRESSION, MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG-ADDICITION. IN ADDITION, DCHC HAS AFFILIATIONS WITH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS FOR MORE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. OTHER SERVICES NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COUNSELING IN AN ARRAY OF SUBJECTS AND SPECIALTY ARERAS, LAB SERVICES, REFERRALS AND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. INTERPRETATION AND TRANSPORTATION: ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FARSI ARE SPOKEN AT OUR HEALTH CENTERS TO COVER 95% OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION. 1-2% OF PATIENTS SPEKAING OTHER LANGUAGES ARE PROVIDED WITH INTERPRETATIVE SERVICES THROUGH AN OUTSIDE PARTY. IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CENTER OFFERS TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS AS WELL. MEDICAL EDUCATION: DCHC ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. CENTER PRECEPTS MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, RESIDENT DOCTORS IN PRIMARY CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS FROM AUTHORITY HEALTH/MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE RESIDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, RN AND MASTER'S DEGREE RN STUDENTS FORM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY. DCHC ALSO PROVIDES HEALTHCARE INTERNSHIPS TO STUDENTS FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, BERKLEY, CORNELL, ETC. PHARMACY TO ENABLE DCHC PATIENTS TO FOLLOW DOCTOR'S ORDERS WITH EASE, AN ON-SITE PHARMACY OFFERING DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTIONS IS AVAILABLE. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS PATIENTS TO RECEIVE MEDICATIONS FROM THE SAME FACILITY THEY RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE. DCHC PROVIDES PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY TO ALL HEALTH CENTERS THREE TIMES DAILY FOR PATIENT CONVINIENCE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THE HIGHLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKERS OFFER ASSISTANCE TO ADULTS AND TEENS LIVING WITH DEPRESSION, MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG-ADDICITION. IN ADDITION, DCHC HAS AFFILIATIONS WITH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS FOR MORE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. OTHER SERVICES NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COUNSELING IN AN ARRAY OF SUBJECTS AND SPECIALTY ARERAS, LAB SERVICES, REFERRALS AND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. INTERPRETATION AND TRANSPORTATION: ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FARSI ARE SPOKEN AT OUR HEALTH CENTERS TO COVER 95% OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION. 1-2% OF PATIENTS SPEKAING OTHER LANGUAGES ARE PROVIDED WITH INTERPRETATIVE SERVICES THROUGH AN OUTSIDE PARTY. IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CENTER OFFERS TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS AS WELL. MEDICAL EDUCATION: DCHC ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. CENTER PRECEPTS MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, RESIDENT DOCTORS IN PRIMARY CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS FROM AUTHORITY HEALTH/MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE RESIDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, RN AND MASTER'S DEGREE RN STUDENTS FORM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY. DCHC ALSO PROVIDES HEALTHCARE INTERNSHIPS TO STUDENTS FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, BERKLEY, CORNELL, ETC.
  4. $86,095 spent. OTHER MEDICAL PROGRAMS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending January 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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