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Heritage Care Inc

EIN 52-1967565 · Hyattsville, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceGood73 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNIT IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD THROUGH QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFE- SSIONALS AND REHABILITATION PROVIDERS,AND IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD THROUGH MARYLAND CERTIFIED PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE MEMBERS

Income
$1.9 million
Spending
$1.6 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%
Employees
38
Volunteers
7
Highest pay
$141,037, 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

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 51% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 36% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% 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

Governance

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a 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.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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

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 (3)
  1. $916,858 spent. OUR LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES QUALITY CHILD CARE TO CHILDREN AGED THREE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS IN A SAFE, FUN HEALTHY AND NURTURING ENVIROMENT. IT IS REGULATED BY THE MARYLAND OFFICE OF CHILD CARE AND LICENS ED BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND. OUR CENTER IS SPECIALIZED IN SERVICING HELATHCARE PERSONAL AND FIRST-LINE RESPONDERS. PROGRAMS CONTINUED-NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMING ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION,HERITAGE CARE INC. PROVIDES A VARIETY OF MARYLAND CERTIFIED NURSE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE FOR BOTH OUR EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO GAIN A NEW CERTIFICATION OR TO FULFILL CONTINUING EDUCATION HERITAGE CARE ALSO OFFERS A FOUR DAY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE CURRENT CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS (CNA) FOR THE NATIONAL NURSE AID ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NNAAP). UPON PASSAGE OF THIS EXAM, THE CNA WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS A GERIATRIC NURSING ASSISTANT (GNA) IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND ESL CLASSES OUR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) PROGRAM OFFERS ENGLISH CLASSES TO OUR STAFF AND TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AT LOW COST WITH TUITION WAIVERS AVAILABLE. WE STRIVE TO BUILD THE CONFIDENCE OF OUR STUDENTS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. OUR ESL PROGRAM HAS AN IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE COMPONENT THAT SERVES AS PREPARATION FOR OUR CNA/GNA PROGRAM COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM HERITAGE CARE INC, IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO OFFER A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAM. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLEGES TO PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FREE OF COST THROUGH GRANT FUNDING. CHWS ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED AS KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH. A CHW IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT WORKS WITH CLIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CHWS WORK IN MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AND PROVIDE A A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: INFORMAL HEALTHCARE COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE ACCESSING LOCAL HEALTHCARE RESOURCES, OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING CHWS CAN ALSO SPECIALIZE IN DIFFERENT AREAS. SOME OF THOSE AREAS INCLUDE: GERIATRICS,SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF OF TRAUMA, DIABETES PREVENTION, PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE MENTAL HEALTH, CDC NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM CREATED BY THE CDC, THE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM OR NATIONAL DPP WAS CREATED IN 2010 TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF PREDIABETES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS NATIONAL EFFORT OFFERS EVIDENCE BASED, COST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTI THAT HELP PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ONE KEY FEATURE OF THE NATIONAL DPP IS THE CDC RECOGNIZED LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM A RESEARCH BASED PROGRAMFOCUSING ON HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHICH SHOWED THAT PEOPLE WITH PREDIA BETES WHOTAKE PART IN A STRUCTURED LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM CAN CUT THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES BY 58 PERCENT (71 PERCENT FOR PEOPLE OVER 60 YEARS OLD)HERITAGE CARE IS PROUD TO OFFER THE CDCS NATIONAL DPP RIGHT IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
  2. $376,890 spent. PEDIATRIC THERAPY HERITAGE CARE WELLNESS CENTER PROVIDES SPECIALIZED HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH SPECAILIST IN PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY.OUR WELLNESS CENTER ALSO PROVIDES FURTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NURSES AND THERAPISTS. OUR TEAM OF SKILLED THERAPISTS PROVIDE TREATMENT AT THE PEDIATRIC LEVEL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CHILDREN WITH BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT DISBILITIES ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE SPECTRUM OR DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.
  3. $160,432 spent. ADULT EDUCATION: NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION, HERITAGE CARE , INC. PROVIDES A VARIETY OF MARYLAND-CERTIFI ED NURSE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE FOR BOTH OUR EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE EDUCATION CRED IT HOURS TO IMPROVE THEIR CREDENTIALS. HERITAGE CARE ALSO OFFERS A FOUR-DAY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE CURRENT CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS (CNA) FOR THE NATIONAL NURSE AID ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NNAAP). UPON PASSAGE OF THIS EXAM THE CNA WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS A GERIATRIC NURSING ASSISTANT (GNA) IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ESL CLASSES OUR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OFFERS ENGLISH CLASSES TO OUR STAFF AND TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AT LOW-COST WITH TUITION WAIVERS AVAILABLE.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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