World Vista
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WORLDVISTA'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE WORLDWIDE BY MAKING MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BETTER AND UNIVERSALLY AFFORDABLE, AND OPEN SOURCE.
- Income
- $355
- Spending
- $8,368
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- $2,682 spent. 1. WORLDVISTA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL USE CERTIFIED, SLIGHTLY MODIFIED VERSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OPEN SOURCE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, VISTA CALLED WORLDVISTA EHR. IT IS SUITABLE FOR USE OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND IS PROVIDED FOR DOWNLOAD ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THIS ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD HAS AN OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AND IS MAINTAINED, UPDATED AND IMPROVED BY WORLDVISTA AND ITS VOLUNTEERS.WORLDVISTA EHR IS USED IN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING IN THE US, INDIA AND JORDAN AND IS GENERALLY USED IN PLACES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO IMPLEMENT THE FOR PROFIT EHRS (SUCH AS CERNER AND EPIC) YET OFFERS THEM AS MUCH IF NOT MORE THAN THE FOR-PROFIT SYSTEMS IN CAPABILITY. 2. WORLDVISTA HOSTS AT LEAST TWO SUPPORT CONFERENCE CALLS A WEEK THAT ARE DEVOTED TO HELPING THOSE USING OR SUPPORTING WORLDVISTA EHR OR TO SOLVING PROBLEMS OR IMPROVING WORLDVISTA EHR AND MAINTAINING ANOTHER SOFTWARE CALLED POPHEALTH. VOLUNTEERS ALSO WORK AS TIME PERMITS PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK TOWARD HELPING TO MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE VISTA, WORLDVISTA EHR AND OTHER OPEN SOURCE HEALTH RELATED PROJECTS. 3. WORLDVISTA HOSTS A CONFERENCE EACH YEAR AT LEAST ONCE. THESE WERE CHANGED TO BEING VIRTUAL WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC AND HAVE CONTINUED AS VIRTUAL SINCE THEN. THESE CONFERENCES BRING TOGETHER ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN VISTA AND MEDICAL RELATED OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, WHICH INCLUDES GOVERNMENT, ADOPTERS,USERS, ACADEMICIANS, DEVELOPERS, IMPLEMENTERS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL INTERESTS TO DISCUSS ADVANCES AND IDEAS AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING FOR THE USE OF MAINLY VISTA, NOT JUST WORLDVISTA EHR. THESE CONFERENCES ARE THREE DAYS LONG. THE 43ND WORLD VISTA COMMUNITY CONFERENCES WAS HELD FEBRUARY 20TH - 22ND. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SLIDE ARE RECORDED AND SLIDES POSTED ON THE WORLDVISTA.ORG WEB SITE. 4. VISTA IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE US. THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH IT FUNDED A PROJECT TO DEVELOP LESSON PLANS AND TO ADAPT VISTA AS PROVIDED BY THE VA FOR USE IN COURSES TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO USE AND SUPPORT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. THREE UNIVERSITIES RECEIVED GRANTS. WORLDVISTA AND ITS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FREE OF CHARGE TO SUPPORT THAT USE, IN PARTICULAR, ALSO PORTED THE VERSION OF VISTA THAT THEY WERE USING TO AN ALL-OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE STACK OF SOFTWARE CONSISTING OF VISTA, GT.M OR YOTTADB AND LINUX SO THAT IT CAN BE FREELY DOWNLOADED AND DISTRIBUTED. THE WEBSITE HTTPS://VISTAPEDIA.COM, HTTPS://FOIAVISTA.WORLDVISTA.ORG AND HTTPS://VIVIAN.WORLDVISTA.ORG ARE ALSO MAINTAINED BY VOLUNTEERS. 5. WORLDVISTA'S VOLUNTEERS HELP MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE VARIOUS SOFTWARE PROJECTS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON GITHUB AT HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/WORLDVISTA/ AND DOCKERHUB AT HTTPS://HUB.DOCKER.COM/U/WORLDVISTA/ AND SOURCEFORGE AT HTTPS://SOURCEFORGE.NET/PROJECTS/WORLDVISTA-EHR/FILES/. THERE ARE ALSO RELATED PROJECTS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS SUCH AS HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/GIT-USER- A/FMVIEW, HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/GIT-USER-A/RPCVIEW, HTTPS://TRAC.OPENSOURCEVISTA.NET
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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