Positive Impact Health Centers Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
POSITIVE IMPACT HEALTH CENTERS, INC. PROVIDES CLIENT-CENTERED CARE FOR THE HIV COMMUNITY TO HAVE A LIFE WORTH LOVING.
- Income
- $124.5 million
- Spending
- $125.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 342
- Volunteers
- 217
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, chief executive 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
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 47% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 (3)
- $101.0 million spent. MEDICAL SERVICES: PROVIDED 46,432 UNITS OF MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO 7,092 PATIENTS. PATIENTS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES COULD BE REFERRED TO CARDIOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, HEMATOLOGY, LABORATORY, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NUTRITION, RADIOLOGY AND UROLOGY. THESE SERVICES WERE FUNDED BY RYAN WHITE FUNDING THROUGH HRSA DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH FULTON COUNTY AND THE GA DEPT OF HHS, AS WELL AS SAMHSA DIRECTLY AND THE UNITED WAY/IMPACT FUND.
- $11.6 million spent. CLIENT SERVICES: PROVIDED 26,096 UNITS OF SERVICE TO 4,567 PATIENTS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, FOOD VOUCHERS, MEAL/GROCERY DELIVERY, TRANSLATION, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION AND PATIENT NAVIGATOR ACTIVITIES. THESE SERVICES WERE FUNDED THROUGH RYAN WHITE FUNDING THROUGH HRSA DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH FULTON COUNTY AND THE GA DEPT OF HHS, AS WELL AS SAMHSA DIRECTLY AND BY HOWA FUNDING, THROUGH THE CITY OF ATLANTA.
- $4.6 million spent. PREVENTION SERVICES: ADMINISTERED 5,500 HIV TESTS AND IDENTIFIED 189 NEW HIV-POSITIVE CASES; RE-LINKED PREVIOUSLY HIV-POSITIVE PERSONS OUT OF CARE BACK INTO HIV MEDICAL CARE; CONDUCTED STD SCREENINGS; VACCINATED PATIENTS AGAINST HEPATITIS A/B; AND STARTED INDIVIDUALS ON PREP. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE ONE-HOUR RISK COUNSELING SESSIONS AND OVER 191,209 FREE CONDOMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN METRO ATLANTA THROUGH BARS, SEX CLUBS AND FREE COMMUNITY CONDOM DISPENSERS. PREVENTION SERVICES WERE FUNDED BY THE CDC, SAMHSA, THE GA DEPT OF HHS AND FULTON COUNTY.
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 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 July 1992.
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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