Sistema Infantil Teleton USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SISTEMA INFANTIL TELETON USA, DBA CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION INSTITUTE TELETONUSA (CRIT), HAS A MISSION TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULAR, AND SKELETAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, STATE-OF-THE-ART REHABILITATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS PATIENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE INCLUSION IN SOCIETY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. OUR MOTTO IS "LOVE AND SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF LIFE."
- Income
- $5.8 million
- Spending
- $5.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 72
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $343,922, chief medical officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
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)
- $4.0 million spent. THE CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF TELETON USA (CRITI) IS A NONPROFIT PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FOR CHILDREN AGES 18 AND UNDER. CRIT SERVES CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULAR AND SKELETON DISABILITIES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED AND STATE OF THE ART REHABILITATION PROGRAM. CRIT OFFERS A VARIETY OF REHABILITATION SERVICES ON A DAILY BASIS. CRIT HAS CAPACITY FOR 450 PATIENTS AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING 358 PATIENTS FROM 14 STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PATIENT'S REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES WILL BE SET BY BOTH THE ATTENDING PHVSICIAN AND THE PATIENT'S FAMILY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TREATMENT PERIOD. THE CRIT MODEL STATES THAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST LEARN THE EXERCISES OR KNOW THE SUGGESTIONS THAT OUR CENTER PROVIDES TO CONTINUE ONCE THE FAMILY HAS LEFT OUR FACILITIES. REHABILITATION SERVICES AT CRIT ARE PAID BY INSURANCE OR ON A PAY WHAT YOU CAN METHOD ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANS AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF CRIT'S PATIENTS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. DURING 2024, CRIT ISSUED APPROXIMATELY 19,242 APPOINTMENTS. 256 PATIENTS HAD THEIR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS AND 239 PATIENTS WERE DISCHARGED DURING 2024. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RECEIVED $1,236,857 OF IN-KIND RENT DURING 2024.
Source: Form 990 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? 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 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 October 2014.
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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