Peten Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Peten Health trains and supports community health workers CHWs in the most remote rural villages of Peten Guatemala. By providing education mentoring and resources we ensure that community members can provide quality affordable culturally-sensitive health care to their neighbors.
- Income
- $400,208
- Spending
- $117,428
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 83.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 83.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 71% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 215% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 4 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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 (5)
- $30,390 spent. Supported Community Health Workers CHWs in rural Guatemala serving a population of approximately 60,000. Program activities enabled over 8,000 patient visits. Expenses include salaries operations and medical supplies and equipment. Provided oral health education toothbrush distribution and twice-yearly fluoride applications to approximately 3,000 elementary students in 19 rural villages. Supported dedicated diabetes services in 6 villages. Conducted two surgical screening campaigns identifying 44 cases and facilitating access to surgical care through patient accompaniment.
- $24,620 spent. Provided CHW leadership mentoring and program administration support to improve program effectiveness. Expenses include allocated portions of Guatemalan staff salaries attributable to administrative functions as well as costs for computer upgrades and improvements to data collection systems to enhance operational efficiency and data accuracy.
- $23,554 spent. Delivered CHW training and continuing education through week-long courses and clinic-based mentoring led by U.S. volunteer physicians and the Guatemala leadership team. Training included first-year instruction for a new cohort in a three-year program and advanced skill development in dental care ultrasound cervical cancer screening and diabetes management. Expenses include training-related salaries and operational costs.
- $17,442 spent. Maintained the Casa de Salud facility at El Programa de Salud Comunitaria El Naranjo including utilities cleaning kitchen renovation interior painting and installation of a mural. This year we also made a small grant 2,000 to a similar organization in a neighboring community El Programa de Salud Comunitaria La Libertad to support construction of a clinic building.
- $4,293 spent. Supported construction of double-vault composting latrines in a rural village to improve sanitation infrastructure.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 February 2017.
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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