Partners Aligned Toward Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Partners Aligned Toward Health brings people together to identify and address community needs to improve the health and well-being of children and families.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $759,548
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $91,872, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 2512 of 12 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 September 30, 2025, 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)
- $602,050 spent. For Fiscal Year 24/25: - PATH coordinated over 600 volunteers for Yancey Countys initial Hurricane Helene response - Over 150 people attended Lights After Dark, a luminary event honoring heroes, neighbors, loved ones after Hurricane Helene - 3163 Families and community members attended the Sizzlin Summer Series - 188 People participated in the 14th Annual Burnsville Fit Families 5K, despite a snowy day - 103 Unduplicated community members participated in CARE Team, Healthy Yancey, and MY Prevention and Recovery Coalitions - 278 people attended Home Remedies community wellness clinics, classes, and the online course - Over 230 youth were served by PATHs programs, including Cougar Fit Club, Appalachian Youth to Youth, and Toe River Racqueteers tennis and pickleball camps
- Hurricane Helene response: PATHs Executive Director participated in twice-daily Emergency Response Coordination and Incident Command briefings with Yancey County beginning on September 29, 2024, serving as a key community liaison for public information. PATH recognized the urgent need for accurate, up-to-date information for community members without phones, cell service, or internet. PATH immediately began posting hand-written notices in both English and Spanish on the windows of the Town Center, guiding people to water, medical assistance, and essential resources-updating them daily. As power and internet were restored, this effort quickly evolved into an online Helene Resource Guide for Yancey County, supplemented by daily social media updates.
- To bridge information sharing with the broader community, PATH established and operated a public information and volunteer dispatch center at the Burnsville Town Center, running it seven days a week for about a month. The team coordinated around 600 volunteers, primarily to support the distribution of food, water, clothing, and emergency supplies. PATH staff dispatched them twice daily to more than a dozen sites across the county, while continuing to play an essential role in public information efforts. Through every step of this crisis, PATH remained at the center of community coordination, rapidly identifying needs, mobilizing volunteers, coordinating with community partners to provide aid, and delivering resources to those impacted by Hurricane Helene. PATH was honored to play our role in these efforts. As immediate flood relief transitioned to recovery, we stepped back into our programs with strengthened resolve and a renewed appreciation for the relationships that sustain and strengthen our work.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 2025.
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 September 1998.
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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