Hiv-Aids Alliance for Region Two
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide affordable, quality healthcare to our community.
- Income
- $74.0 million
- Spending
- $68.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
- Employees
- 237
- Highest pay
- $331,554, physician
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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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 (5)
- $23.9 million spent. Health Insurance Program - HAARTs largest grant funded contract is to administer a Ryan White Part B funded program for the states health department. The program assists persons statewide who are living with HIV by purchasing health insurance policies to cover their cost of care and also assists with patient responsibility cost-shares associated with the insurance coverage.
- $21.8 million spent. 340B Drug Program - HAART is registered as eligible entities in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, administered by HHS/HRSAs Office of Pharmacy Affairs, and employs two contract pharmacies to manage and dispense medications to eligible patients. The medications are available for purchase at a discounted price, resulting in net revenue to the entities based on these savings.
- $11.9 million spent. Medical Services - In 2015, HAART was designated through the Bureau of Primary Health Care as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), under Section 330(e) of the U.S. Public Health Act, Community Health Centers. The designation comes with annual grant funding in order to ensure access to primary care,oral health and behavioral health services to low-income and uninsured and under insured persons and families residing in the Baton Rouge and Denham Springs area. This FQHC is operated under the name Open Health Clinic and is a replacement for the former Caring Clinic of Louisiana.Ryan White Part A funding enables primary care services through the Open Health Clinic for uninsured HIV positive persons and Early Intervention Services for those who are newly diagnosed or returning to care. As a federally qualified health center Open Health is required to provide care to all comers, not just those with HIV disease, from birth to death regardless of ability to pay. The organization isrequired to provide primary care for adults and children, dental services and behavioral health care services.
- $2.7 million spent. Prevention and Education Services - HAART provides HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) services, prevention materials availability and evidence-based interventions with funding from CDC received through the state health department. State funds also support a Wellness Center targeting persons needing testing and treatment for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) to prevent contracting HIV disease.
- $866,744 spent. Housing and Supportive Services - HAART receives two types of grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). They are 1) Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), funded through the CityParish of East Baton Rouge, and 2) Supportive Housing Program (SHP), funded directly by HUD and coordinated through the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The HOPWA grant funds are used to prevent homelessness among persons with AIDS and are used for Project-based and Tenant-based housing assistance, Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Supportive Services. SHP funds are used to assist homeless persons including special populations and the chronically homeless. HAART has two SHP grants which are used for permanent housing assistance and supportive services to help ensure clients remain housed in order to thrive.HAART has used HOPWA and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds for the acquisition of land and buildings, reflected on the balance sheet net of depreciation, consisting of eight single family homes and a ten-unit apartment complex.HAART also receives Ryan White Part A funding which is used to provide non-medical case management, pharmaceutical assistance, medical transportation, and other services. This program is administered in the nine-parish Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the City-Parish of East Baton Rouges Department of Human and Developmental Services.
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 2024.
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 1995.
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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