Community Health Workers Association of Rochester
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Community Health Workers Association of Rochester Inc. CHWAR is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the role and leadership of Community Health Workers CHWs. Its core mission is to promote public health and equity by empowering CHWs through support education and advocacy. The organization boosts the CHW field via training leadership programs and community collaborations to enhance the health of marginalized groups. Key impacts include enhancing public health aiding underserved communities and backing a valued workforce that diminishes health inequalities.
- Income
- $82,304
- Spending
- $32,129
- Reserves
- 19.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Highest pay
- $10,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $32,129 spent. Program Purpose: To expand the Community Health Worker CHW workforce by providing free accessible training to underserved communities of color improving health equity and economic opportunity.Services Provided: The organization offered no-cost CHW core competency training health equity education and workforce readiness sessions to prepare participants for entry into the CHW profession. Training included communication skills care coordination cultural humility chronic disease prevention and community outreach strategies. Number of Persons Benefited: More than 35 individuals from underserved Black Latino and immigrant communities participated in the program and were supported in pursuing CHW roles across Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.Impact: The program reduced financial barriers to education increased representation of CHWs from communities most affected by health disparities and strengthened the local public health workforce. Many participants successfully entered employment in healthcare nonprofit and community-based settings as trained CHWs.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on February 15, 2015.
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 2024.
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 June 2015.
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.
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