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Pan American Health Service Inc

EIN 75-6036298 · Keene, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceWeak41 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To break the cycle of proverty through education and nutritional rehabilitation.

Income
$806,134
Spending
$787,079
Spent on programs
71%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 82%
Employees
3
Volunteers
50
Highest pay
$36,000, treasurer

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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    71% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    2 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (6)
  1. $560,581 spent. Nutritional and Health Programs - At least 122 Families and their children received care through this program in 2024. Specialized medical care, medicine, food, and special care were given to 67 children as required. An additional 1,470 families received attention in community outreach programs.
  2. Education Program - At risk youth from the surrounding rural population, are served with accessible hands-on vocational educational opportunities where approximately 145 students participated in learning auto-mechanics, wood-working, cosmetology, motorcycle mechanics, as well as accelerated secondary and basic education for older youth. Of these 60 graduated, many were able to become inserted into the labor force following graduation providing income sources for the family of orgin. Additionally, education and long-term boarding, nurturing, and complete care is provided for 4 abandoned or orphaned children.
  3. Environmental Care - Protecting the cloud forest on the northside slope of Santa Barbara Mountain and the, and the fauna of the Lake Yojoa watershed around the Pena Blanca area, as well as the reef and rain forest of the Punta Sal peninsula in the Tela Bay of the Department of Atlantida, held as a conservation project to preserve indigenous traditions and care of the natural environment.
  4. Community Development - As a sustainability initiative land assets have been allocated for the neighboring community's strategic growth informed by a well-studied masterplan. Approximately 500 students benefit from initial land donations. An estimated 8,000 people are indirect beneficiaries of the organization's program services.
  5. Agroforestry - Approximately 60 acres of fertile soil are dedicated to agriculture for the purposes of contributing solutions to food security, most of this allotment is taken up by an innovative agroforestry crop of breadfruit with the intent to train and educate for duplication of this crop nationally.
  6. Community Resource Coordination - Networking and the connecting of material and human resources to encourage sustainable development in the communities of the area of influence with the objective of motivating the population, especially young people to seek out opoportunities to excel in their native environment.

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

  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 November 6, 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 December 2024.

    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 June 1962.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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