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Community Emergency Medical Responders Inc

EIN 81-1659062 · Tucson, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak0 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE CCHS FOUNDATION IS TO CLEARLY INFORM HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS, HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, THE MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE UNIQUE AND UNIQUELY MISUNDERSTOOD MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS.

Income
$61,852
Spending
$136,206
Reserves
-0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 56%
Highest pay
$56,600, director

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

Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 171% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 120% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $136,312 spent. THE CCHS FOUNDATION SUNDAY CLINICS AT THE Z MANSION: OUR HOMELESS MEDICINE SUNDAY CLINICS IN 2025 ASSESSED AN AVERAGE PATIENT POPULATION OF 150 EACH WEEK (OVER 7,800 FIELD ASSESSMENTS). OF THOSE ASSESSED, AN AVERAGE OF 46 PATIENTS EACH WEEK WERE REFERRED TO OUR ONSITE CLINIC FOR TREATMENT AND/OR ASSESSMENT BY EMS, AND/OR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL.
  2. PHYSICIAN EDUCATION IN HOMELESS MEDICINE BY THE CCHS FOUNDATION: IN 2025, OUR ONLINE AND IN-PERSON PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS INSTRUCTED OVER 500 PHYSICIANS AND STUDENTS IN THE UNIQUE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS.
  3. PUBLICATIONS IN HOMELESS MEDICINE BY THE CCHS FOUNDATION: IN 2025, THE CCHS FOUNDATION PUBLISHED 54 MEDICAL NEWSLETTERS ON CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE HOMELESS (I.E TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, SYPHILIS, DEHYDRATION, ETC), UPDATED 150 RISK ASSESSMENT SHEETS FOR PHYSICIANS DETAILING THE 150 TOP MEDICAL ISSUES OF THE HOMELESS, AND PARTNERED WITH THE THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO TRAIN THEIR MEMBERS IN DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES FOR USE WITH HOMELESS PATIENTS.

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

  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 December 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 July 2016.

    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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