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Natividad Medical Foundation Inc

EIN 77-0194989 · Salinas, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NATIVIDAD FOUNDATION BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN NATIVIDAD AND CREATE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE HELP NATIVIDAD PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND TRAUMA SERVICES FOR EVERYONE IN MONTEREY COUNTY, INCLUDING THE VULNERABLE.

Income
$3.2 million
Spending
$2.6 million
Spent on programs
60%
Reserves
9.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 89%
Employees
12
Volunteers
50
Highest pay
$560,506, director

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: 86 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    60% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 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

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 11 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 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 (1)
  1. $1.5 million spent. FUNDS WERE GRANTED TO SATISFY RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SPIRITUAL CARE, ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIMES, MEDICAL STAFF EDUCATION, AND BASIC NEEDS LIKE PATIENT TRANSPORTATION, MEDICATIONS, CLOTHES, EMERGENCY SHELTER ASSISTANCE, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (FOOD AND GAS VOUCHERS). - CONTINUED FUNDRAISING BY THE AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (TALC) WHOSE COMBINED MEMBERS HAVE DONATED MORE THAN $5.1 MILLION TO NATIVIDAD FOUNDATION SINCE 2010 FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL INITIATIVES. OVER 700 PIECES OF CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH TALC FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT NATIVIDAD UNITS. - CONTINUED TO FUND CHOICE, A VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM MODELED AFTER THE PROVEN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCOS WRAPAROUND PROJECT AT SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL. THE CHOICE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO OVER 200 SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIMES YEARLY. RE-INJURY RATE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE PARTICIPATING IN CHOICE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT 1% 2% IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, COMPARED TO THE 5-YEAR NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 44%.- WITH DONATIONS FROM EMPLOYEES OF MONTEREY COUNTY AND A COMBINATION OF GRANTS, NATIVIDAD FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO MEET URGENT, BASIC MEDICAL NEEDS FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS, INCLUDING UNHOUSED PEOPLE, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. FUNDS HELPED WITH THE MOST BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICATION, EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR UNHOUSED OR UNDERSERVED PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH UNIT, AMONG OTHERS; VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER; AND MOTHERS AND BABIES AT THE LABOR & DELIVERY AND MOTHER-INFANT UNITS.- WITH ELEVENTH YEAR OF GRANT FUNDING FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY, PROVIDED DIABETES PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 164 LOW-INCOME ADULTS, WITH OVER A 63% RETENTION RATE, THROUGHOUT MONTEREY COUNTY THROUGH 5 STEPS TO PREVENT DIABETES PROGRAM IN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD 5 STEPS CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE MEANINGFUL POSITIVE CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS CORRELATED WITH REDUCING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES, INCLUDING INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; INCREASED DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; AND INCREASED USE OF STRATEGIES TO EAT HEALTHFULLY WITH A LIMITED INCOME.- THROUGH NATIVIDAD FOUNDATION, THE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS-ACCREDITED DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER. THE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER IS THE FIRST AND ONLY CENTER OF ITS KIND IN MONTEREY COUNTY PROVIDING A FREE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, LOW LITERACY, DIABETES PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DIABETES TYPES 1 AND 2, WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-DIABETES. CLIENTS OF THE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER ARE PRIMARILY LATINO (92%), SPANISH-SPEAKING (61%) AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.- CONTINUED TO ASSIST THE SPIRITUAL CARE PROGRAM WITH THE FULL-TIME SPIRITUAL CARE ADVISOR, WHO IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND HOSPITAL STAFF ARE MET.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1992.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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