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Ventura Global Health Project

EIN 46-1330109 · Ventura, CA

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

What it says it does

MAIN ACTIVITIES FELLOWSHIP GRANTS, RESIDENT GRANTS, POST-FELLOWSHIP GRANTS, FACULTY SUPPORT GRANTS AND EQUIPMENT SUPPORT GRANTS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 23.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 51% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no 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
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$22,000 spent. Funds provided to offset travel expenses for resident family medicine physicians who are participating in international rotations for exposure to care for the medically underserved
$20,000 spent. POST FELLOWSHIP AND RESIDENT GRANTS Support to a special set of doctors who have previously received resident or fellowship grants and have continued to grow their careers in providing care to the medically underserved
$49,909 spent. Funds provided to offset travel expenses for physicians engaged in post graduate global health fellowships, or physicians who are providing faculty support to low resource family medicine residencies
Program Service Expenses 75,000, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 EQUIPMENT SUPPORT GRANT
Program Service Expenses 74, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CA SOS FILING FEE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 2024.
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 July 2013.
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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