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Travel Cure Inc

EIN 81-4968986 · New Braunfels, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood82 out of 100GovernanceFair59 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT CERVICAL CANCER BY EDUCATING WOMEN, TRAINING MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND EQUIPPING FACILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ORGANIZATION GOALS: TRAIN HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN HOST COUNTRIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT AND TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS BY DONATING THE NEEDED EQUIPMENT PROMOTE AWARENESS, INFLUENCE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, AND AID GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PRACTICAL, MEDICALLY SOUND, AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE METHODS OF CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION. RAISE VISIBILITY, BUILD SUPPPORT AND GENERATE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND PROGRAM AROUND THE WORLD.

Income
$273,075
Spending
$297,222
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
7.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Employees
3
Volunteers
33

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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% 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

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • 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 (4)
  1. $251,871 spent. IN 2022, A DOCTOR AND VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED TO KENYA AND INDIA TO FURTHER EDUCATE COLLEAGUES IN THESE COUNTRIES AND PROVIDE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PERFORM VARIOUS PROCEDURES ON THE WOMEN IN THESE COUNTRIES. IN 2022 THEY BEGAN HPV SELF TESTING AND SCREENED 300 WOMEN WITH HPV SELF TESTING AND 400 WOMEN WITH VIAA A TOTAL OF 1,850 WERE SCREENED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA AND THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATED 60 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND MOBILIZATION FOR AT-RISK WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR LOCAL VILLAGES. IN 2023, PINCC ESTABLISHED A NEW SITE IN BOLIVIA AND SUPPORTED ONGOING WORK IN KENYA AND INDIA. THEY PROVIDED ACCESS TO HPV SELF-TESTING ENABLING 7,000 WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM PROMOTING EARLY DEDECTION OF HPV. 18 HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE TRAINED ON THERMO AND LEEP TECHNOLOGIES. PINCC DONATED 11 THERMOCOAGULATORS AND ONE LEEP MACHINE AS WELL. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED TO 517 WOMEN, 19 LOCAL HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE TRAINED TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT TO WOMEN AND THEY PROVIDED ONE AMPFIRE. THIS DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY HPV QUICKLY. IN 2024, PINCC CONTINUED ITS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN BOLIVIA, INDIA AND KENYA TO SAVE LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS. OUR 2024 STATISTICS INDICATE WE ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN ASSISTING WOMEN ACHIEVE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH ACTIVE PREVENTION - 3,048 SCREENINGS FOR HPV AND 632 WOMEN TREATED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA. WE TRAINED 30 HEALTHCARE WORKERS(57.8% INCREASE OVER 2023), MAINTAIN 21 SUSTAINABLE CLINICS (ADDED 6 CLINICS IN 2024)AND DONATED 15 LIFE-SAVING THERMAL ABLATION DEVICES. ALL OF THIS ADDED UP TO A 22.2% INCREASE IN WOMEN TREATED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA. IN 2022, A DOCTOR AND VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED TO KENYA AND INDIA TO FURTHER EDUCATE COLLEAGUES IN THESE COUNTRIES AND PROVIDE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PERFORM VARIOUS PROCEDURES ON THE WOMEN IN THESE COUNTRIES. IN 2022 THEY BEGAN HPV SELF TESTING AND SCREENED 300 WOMEN WITH HPV SELF TESTING AND 400 WOMEN WITH VIAA A TOTAL OF 1,850 WERE SCREENED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA AND THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATED 60 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND MOBILIZATION FOR AT-RISK WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR LOCAL VILLAGES. IN 2023, PINCC ESTABLISHED A NEW SITE IN BOLIVIA AND SUPPORTED ONGOING WORK IN KENYA AND INDIA. THEY PROVIDED ACCESS TO HPV SELF-TESTING ENABLING 7,000 WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM PROMOTING EARLY DEDECTION OF HPV. 18 HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE TRAINED ON THERMO AND LEEP TECHNOLOGIES. PINCC DONATED 11 THERMOCOAGULATORS AND ONE LEEP MACHINE AS WELL. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED TO 517 WOMEN, 19 LOCAL HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE TRAINED TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT TO WOMEN AND THEY PROVIDED ONE AMPFIRE. THIS DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY HPV QUICKLY. IN 2024, PINCC CONTINUED ITS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN BOLIVIA, INDIA AND KENYA TO SAVE LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS. OUR 2024 STATISTICS INDICATE WE ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN ASSISTING WOMEN ACHIEVE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH ACTIVE PREVENTION - 3,048 SCREENINGS FOR HPV AND 632 WOMEN TREATED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA. WE TRAINED 30 HEALTHCARE WORKERS(57.8% INCREASE OVER 2023), MAINTAIN 21 SUSTAINABLE CLINICS (ADDED 6 CLINICS IN 2024)AND DONATED 15 LIFE-SAVING THERMAL ABLATION DEVICES. ALL OF THIS ADDED UP TO A 22.2% INCREASE IN WOMEN TREATED FOR CERVICAL DYSPLASIA.
  2. $20,000 spent. H.E.A.R.T. (HEALTH EDUCATION AFRICA RESOURCE TEAM) IS A CHRISTIAN FAITH- BASED HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING VULNERABLE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF AFRICA TO THRIVE BEYOND HIV THROUGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING.
  3. THE VAN IN KENYA PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO IN-COUNTRY TEAM, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO REMOTE AREAS, PICK UP/DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MOBILE CLINIC CAPABILITIES, AND ENSURING SAFETY AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE VOLUNTEER TEAM.
  4. THE VAN IN KENYA PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO IN-COUNTRY TEAM, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO REMOTE AREAS, PICK UP/DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MOBILE CLINIC CAPABILITIES, AND ENSURING SAFETY AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE VOLUNTEER TEAM.

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 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 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 October 2017.

    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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