The Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Strengthening care for veterans and the nation.The Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization studying healthcare and other services provided to those who served in the US military, their families, and their communities. VHPI focuses its research and education on how the legislators, the public, and the media can better understand veterans healthcare needs, improve the provision of care to veterans in the public and private sector, and apply VA best practices to the rest of the American healthcare system.We also help community organizations, advocacy groups, public officials, researchers, and the general public understand how the privatization of VA healthcare and benefits affect service quality, democracy, equity, and government budgets. We also advocate for reclaiming and building popular support for public institutions that work for all of us.
- Income
- $121,580
- Spending
- $84,999
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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)
- $22,667 spent. 1 hour invited zoom forum Women Veterans and the Fight to Defend VA Services. moderated by VHPI Senior Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon about the Trump VAs efforts to undermine care for women veterans.
- $22,667 spent. 1 hour invited zoom forum Veterans Healthcare Choice Myth or Reality? with VHPI Senior Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon as subject matter expert.
- $22,666 spent. 1 hour invited zoom forum The False Promise of VA Privatization with VHPI Senior Policy Analysts Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon as subject matter experts.
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
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 November 6, 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 March 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 November 4, 2026.
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