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Washington Health Institute

EIN 83-2339581 · Washington, DC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HOLISTIC, PATIENT-CENTERED, OUTCOMES DRIVEN CARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE APPROACH THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT, HOLISTIC CARE, SUPPORT, AND PATIENT EDUCATION, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR PATIENTS.

Income
$39.1 million
Spending
$35.7 million
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 97%
Employees
68
Volunteers
250
Highest pay
$567,885, ceo, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 43% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 24% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a 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.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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 June 30, 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 (4)
  1. $25.6 million spent. 340B FUNDING:SECTION 340B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT (1992) REQUIRES DRUG MANUFACTURERS PARTICIPATING IN THE MEDICAID DRUG REBATE PROGRAM TO SIGN A PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AGREEMENT (PPA) WITH THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THIS AGREEMENT LIMITS THE PRICE THAT MANUFACTURERS MAY CHARGE CERTAIN COVERED ENTITIES FOR COVERED OUTPATIENT DRUGS. THE 340B PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS). UPON REGISTRATION ON 340B OPAIS (OFFICE OF PHARMACY AFFAIRS INFORMATION SYSTEM), WASHINGTON HEALTH INSTITUTE AGREES TO ABIDE BY SPECIFIC STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS AND MAY ACCESS 340B DRUGS.
  2. $5.6 million spent. CLINICAL OPERATIONS:WHI IS PROUD TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALTY CARE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, AESTHETICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DC, MD, VA METRO AREA. WE OFFER CONVENIENT, ON-SITE COMPREHENSIVE TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INCLUDING HIV, HEPATITIS-C, AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS). WE ALSO OFFER LONG-ACTING PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) TO PREVENT HIV INFECTION. WHI HAS A RED-CARPET APPOINTMENTS (SAME DAY) SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV OR RE-ENGAGING IN HIV CARE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. WHI'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ENCOMPASSES A CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM (INCLUDING PATIENT HEALTH NAVIGATORS, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGERS, AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGERS) THAT WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO PROACTIVELY RESOLVE ANY BARRIERS TO CARE, INCLUDING LACK OF INSURANCE.ADDITIONALLY, WHI PROVIDES CARE CENTERED AROUND WOMEN'S HEALTH, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND WELLNESS. ACCESS TO PATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN PERSON AND VIA TELEHEALTH. WE SERVE OVER 17,000 PATIENTS ACROSS WASHINGTON DC AND SURROUNDING MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA JURISDICTIONS, AND THE ORGANIZATION IS RAPIDLY GROWING TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE SITES; IN WASHINGTON DC, ONE SITE IN THE MICHIGAN PARK/BROOKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD (NORTHEAST DC) AND A LOCATION IN DUPONT CIRCLE (NORTHWEST DC) AND IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND.
  3. $1.5 million spent. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER:WHI COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS WITH ON-SITE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENTS AND RISK REDUCTION WORK WITH PATIENTS TO CREATE A HOLISTIC WRAPAROUND TREATMENT PLAN TO ENHANCE THEIR HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLBEING. OPERATING UNDER HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICE ADMINISTRATIONS (HRSA) RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM, WE OFFER MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE COUNSELING; HEALTH INSURANCE NAVIGATION; FREE OR REDUCED COST MEDICINE; REFERRALS FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, FINANCIAL BENEFITS, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT; AND MORE. WHI COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE IMPORTANT NEEDS OF PATIENTS OUTSIDE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT TO SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF THE WHOLE PERSON. ALSO, THE PROGRAM OFFERS EASY ACCESS TO SCREENING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS BOTH IN-OFFICE AND DURING COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH OUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT.
  4. $1.1 million spent. CLINICAL TRIALS:WHI STRIVES TO BRING THE CUTTING EDGE OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCED THERAPIES TO OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS. WHI HAS PARTNERED TO CONDUCT CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS WITH MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SUCH AS GILEAD SCIENCES, GSK, VIIV, MODERNA, AND PFIZER. IT IS THE HOPE OF WHI THAT BY CONDUCTING CLINICAL RESEARCH IN OUR UNDER-REPRESENTED AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES, WE CAN DIVERSIFY THE FACE OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL-BASED CARE AND BRING CHANGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL. THIS PROGRAM HAS ALSO HELPED BRING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF RADIOLOGIC IMAGING AND FIBROSCANS, A NON-INVASIVE LIVER CIRRHOSIS ASSESSMENT TOOL.EIS PROGRAM:THE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS) TEAM AT WASHINGTON HEALTH INSTITUTE PROVIDES TARGETED OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON, DC AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR HIV INFECTION. EIS PROVIDES RAPID HIV TESTING, HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH RISK-ASSESSMENT COUNSELING, AND SAFER-SEX MATERIALS (INCLUDING PREP, PEP AND SAFE SEX SUPPLIES) TO THOSE SEEKING HIV-PREVENTION SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, EIS HELPS CONNECT EXISTING WHI PATIENTS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES AS PART OF ITS NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HOLISTIC HEALTH OF PATIENTS. FROM JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025, EIS SERVED 690 INDIVIDUALS.SYNDEMIC PROGRAM: WHI'S SYNDEMIC TEAM PROVIDES TARGETED HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS TESTING TO RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON, DC VIA THE WHI MOBILE UNIT. THE SYNDEMIC PROGRAM REFERS TO A PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF MULTIPLE HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. FROM JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025, THE SYNDEMIC TEAM PROCURED A WHI MOBILE UNIT, WHICH SERVED 405 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.THE DC COHORT GRANT:LED BY THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MILKEN INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE DC COHORT IS A LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH PROJECT THAT COLLECTS CLINICAL DATA FROM APPROXIMATELY 19,000 CONSENTING PEOPLE WITH HIV RECEIVING CARE AT FIFTEEN HIV CLINICS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE DC COHORT IS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID). THE PRIMARY PROJECT GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH HIV RECEIVING CARE AT LARGE CLINICS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. UNDER THE DC COHORT STUDY, THERE ARE SMALLER PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY SUB-STUDY, COVID-19 SUB-STUDY; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES SUB-STUDY, AGING SUB-STUDY AND MORE. THE DC COHORT CONTRIBUTES TO THE RESEARCH OF EMERGING ISSUES IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PEOPLE WITH HIV. THE PROJECT'S SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPERIENCES AND MEDICAL CARE OF PEOPLE WITH HIV OR AT RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV.OTHER PROGRAMS:WHI IS FOCUSED ON OTHER KEY AREAS OF TREATMENT THAT TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH AND PATIENT WELL-BEING. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE, PRIMARY CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS, TELEHEALTH VISITS, PREVENTION OF HIV AND STI'S, ON-SITE PHLEBOTOMY SERVICES, A MOBILE UNIT, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PATIENTS, AND A WELLNESS PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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 June 2025.

    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 March 2019.

    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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