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Dartnet Institute

EIN 45-3988852 · Aurora, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TO TRANSFORM MULTI-SOURCED DATA INTO STANDARDIZED, ACTIONABLE HEALTH INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS PATIENT CARE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, PATIENT SAFETY, HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH.

Income
$6.7 million
Spending
$7.2 million
Spent on programs
69%
Reserves
-0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
43
Volunteers
4
Highest pay
$214,757, vp of research

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 103% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 43% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    69% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave 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

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (2)
  1. $4.9 million spent. DARTNET'S MISSION IS TO GENERATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE OF ALL PEOPLE. DARTNET'S CONDUCTS RESEARCH WITH A FOCUS ON PRIMARY CARE OFFERED TO PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH CARE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RELATED TO THE REUSE OF EXISTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA AS WELL AS GUIDED DATA COLLECTION WITHIN AMBULATORY PRACTICES THAT SUPPLEMENTS EXISTING DATA. THE GOAL OF DARTNET'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IS TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE US IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL PATIENTS.
  2. $72,476 spent. THE PRACTICE PERFORMANCE REGISTRY (PPR) COMPILES AND PROCESSES EHR DATA IN ORDER TO PRESENT HEALTH DATA IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS CLINICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTICES TO COMPARE PERFORMANCE METRICS WITH PEERS IN THE APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PATIENT CARE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 February 2012.

    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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