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AIDS Service Association of Pinellas Inc

EIN 59-2862537 · Lakewood Ranch, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AIDS SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF PINELLAS, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. AIDS SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF PINELLAS, INC. PROVIDES SERVICES AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF THOSE INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Income
$27.8 million
Spending
$26.5 million
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 79%
Employees
65
Volunteers
59
Highest pay
$792,410, president/ceo

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

Fair: 59 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 31% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 31% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • 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 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 (5)
  1. $20.6 million spent. EPIC'S BRIGHTER SEASONS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM IS A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN STARTED OVER 20 YEARS AGO BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS LIVING IN PINELLAS COUNTY. EPIC CURRENTLY SERVES 53 FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDE 103 CHILDREN. EACH YEAR, BRIGHTER SEASONS PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH HOLIDAY FOOD PACKAGES AT THANKSGIVING, A CHRISTMAS GIFT DISTRIBUTION, AND BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS THAT ARE FULLY LOADED WITH NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES. OUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL INCOME PAY FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, MEDICATIONS, LAB WORK, RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITIES AND OTHER QUALITY OF LIFE EXPENSES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, A CLIENT MUST BE HIV POSITIVE, BE A CLIENT OF EPIC AND RESIDE IN A PROGRAM SERVICE AREA OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO, OR PINELLAS COUNTY AND MEET CERTAIN POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS. EPIC PROVIDES FREE HIV TESTING FOR ANYONE AGE 13 AND UP, AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR ACQUIRING HIV. EPIC PROVIDES SERVICES THAT COVER HIV POSITIVE NEWBORN BABIES OR BABIES WITH AN HIV POSITIVE PARENT. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE FOR ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. MANY EPIC CLIENTS ARE SENIOR ADULTS. EPIC OFFERS HIV EDUCATION, PREVENTION SERVICES, TESTING, CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD AND PERSONAL NEEDS PANTRY, A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND MANY OTHER OPTIONS. CASE MANAGERS HELP THEIR EPIC CLIENTS FIND AVENUES OF CARE AND OTHER RESOURCES TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS. TESTING IS PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED TESTERS AND STAFF EDUCATORS PROVIDE VITAL INFORMATION ON PREVENTION AND OTHER TOPICS. EPIC PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS AND COUNSELING FOR THOSE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER AIDS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS. EPIC OFFERS A HOST OF PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS IN HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO AND PINELLAS COUNTIES, SERVING OVER 198 FAMILIES ANNUALLY. EPIC'S HOME 3050 AND 340(B) PROGRAMS MEET ALL OF AN HIV CLIENT'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN ONE PLACE, A TRUE ONE-STOP SHOP, SERVING OVER 2,900 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. TREATMENTS INCLUDE MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING SERVICES, CARE COORDINATION, AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONSULTS. THROUGH ITS 340(B) PROGRAM, 100% OF ALL PROCEEDS, REALIZED THROUGH EPIC'S PARTNERED PHARMACY, ARE ALLOCATED BACK TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND EPIC'S SERVICES TO THE HIV COMMUNITY.
  2. $2.0 million spent. THE RYAN WHITE PART A PROGRAM INCLUDES MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. THE PROGRAM LINKS EPIC CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED HEALTH AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE. CLIENTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM MUST PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY CARE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. EPIC CLIENTS ACHIEVED A 98 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN SLOWING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND ACCOUNTS FOR LOWER CHANCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. FURTHER, IT MEANS FEWER VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOMS, LOWER GENERAL MEDICAL CARE COSTS (INCLUDING PRESCRIPTIONS), AND REDUCED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, RESULTING IN BETTER OVERALL WELLNESS. RYAN WHITE PART A MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVED 1,537 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND PART A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVED 56 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
  3. $1.2 million spent. THE RYAN WHITE PART B PROGRAM INCLUDES MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH LOCAL PHARMACY SERVICES TO PROVIDE BOTH EMERGENCY HIV MEDICATIONS (6 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS) AND NON-HIV MEDICATIONS (136 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS). THIS PROGRAM IS A "WRAP AROUND" OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP) AND IS USED TO PREVENT A LAPSE IN TREATMENT. THE PROGRAM LINKS EPIC CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED HEALTH AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE. CLIENTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM MUST PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY CARE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. EPIC CLIENTS ACHIEVED A 97 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN SLOWING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND ACCOUNTS FOR LOWER CHANCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. FURTHER, IT MEANS FEWER VISITS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO EMERGENCY ROOMS, LOWER GENERAL MEDICAL CARE COSTS (INCLUDING PRESCRIPTIONS), AND REDUCED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, RESULTING IN BETTER OVERALL WELLNESS. MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVED 1,537 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND RYAN WHITE PART B NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVED 986 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
  4. $887,688 spent. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) GRANT PROVIDES HIGH IMPACT PREVENTION SERVICES, THROUGH OUTREACH, TESTING, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, PREP, CLEAR AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS TARGET THOSE WHO ARE PRACTICING HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS. CLIENTS MAY BE HIV POSITIVE OR HIGH-RISK NEGATIVE. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE CLIENTS ON SAFER SEX OPTIONS AND WAYS TO REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS AND LINK INDIVIDUALS TO CARE. THE PROGRAM STAFF COORDINATES WITH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SEX ADDICTION, HAVING SEX FOR MONEY, HOMELESSNESS, ETC., ARE DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH INCREASED HIV INFECTIONS. STAFF MUST SERVE 60 CLIENTS IN CLEAR (HIV NON-REACTIVE) AND 72 CLIENTS THROUGH THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION (HIV REACTIVE) EACH YEAR. STAFF MUST TEST A MINIMUM OF 1,200 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE YEAR AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF 96 OUTREACH/TESTING EVENTS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.
  5. (EXPENSES $ 887,688 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 887,688)(REVENUE $ 1,099,316) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) GRANT PROVIDES HIGH IMPACT PREVENTION SERVICES, THROUGH OUTREACH, TESTING, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, PREP, CLEAR AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS TARGET THOSE WHO ARE PRACTICING HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS. CLIENTS MAY BE HIV POSITIVE OR HIGH-RISK NEGATIVE. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE CLIENTS ON SAFER SEX OPTIONS AND WAYS TO REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS AND LINK INDIVIDUALS TO CARE. THE PROGRAM STAFF COORDINATES WITH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SEX ADDICTION, HAVING SEX FOR MONEY, HOMELESSNESS, ETC., ARE DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH INCREASED HIV INFECTIONS. STAFF MUST SERVE 60 CLIENTS IN CLEAR (HIV NON-REACTIVE) AND 72 CLIENTS THROUGH THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION (HIV REACTIVE) EACH YEAR. STAFF MUST TEST A MINIMUM OF 1,200 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE YEAR AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF 96 OUTREACH/TESTING EVENTS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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