Advice & Aid Pregnancy Centers Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
to encourage women and families facing an unplanned pregnancy to choose life, by serving them before, during, and after with Christ-like compassion. Our goal is to help families make an educated decision about unplanned pregnancy. We do this by providing truthful information about parenting, adoption, and abortion.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 22.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 154
- Highest pay
- $107,500, executive director
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 22.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 48% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 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 2514 of 14 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)
- $1.5 million spent. Advice & Aid Pregnancy Centers provides limited medical services as well as education to families facing an unplanned pregnancy at no charge. Some of the services include pregnancy testing, sonograms, STD/STI testing and treatment, post-abortive care, early pregnancy consultation, and abortion pill reversal. Our Social Workers provide care management for clients who might need material/financial assistance or referrals for additional community resources. We educate families through our peer counseling, parenting programs, and individual education classes. In 2024, our staff served 801 individuals at 2,437 visits. Our team performed 719 pregnancy tests. 444 individuals were tested for STD/STIs and 52 received treatment. Our licensed medical professionals performed 762 sonograms for the purpose of determining the viability of the pregnancy. We had 69 clients participate in an early pregnancy consultation. Fourteen women came in for post-abortion assessment. With the abortion pill reversal protocol, we treated three individuals in the hope of reversing the effects of the first abortion pill and all three successfully continued their pregnancies. We had over 300 individuals participate in our education programs, and we provide childcare for our weekly parenting classes. Our care management team served 76 clients at 443 visits and provided $170,000 in material and financial aid. By 1/31/2025 (the deadline we use) we had learned of 232 babies born during 2024 to women we served.
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 July 1989.
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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