West Virginia Alliance for Creative Health Solutions Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS (WVACHS) IS A PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH NETWORK (PBRN) LEADING PATIENT-CENTERED AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED RESEARCH TO BRING SOLUTIONS TO PRIORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH ISSUES IN THE STATE.
- Income
- $221,684
- Spending
- $211,813
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $30,901, co director
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
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 92% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $49,517 spent. HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION:THE WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (WVACHS) IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO CARE. EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL RESEARCH THAT STEMS FROM QUESTIONS IN CLINICS AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, WVACHS CONTINUED TO BUILD THIS WORK ACROSS A RANGE OF PRIORITY ISSUES, INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE, OBESITY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ACCESS TO CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND PREVENTION. BY THE CLOSE OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025, WVACHS HAD 12 ACTIVE OR ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDED PROJECTS SUCH AS: "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH EXPLORES HOW DRINKING WATER CONCERNS MAY INFLUENCE HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND LIVER OUTCOMES "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH, WHICH EVALUATES THE REACH AND IMPACT OF A SCHOOL-BASED VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM "ONGOING WORK ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS, RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OBESITY AND NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS WVACHS ALSO CONTINUED TO SHARE FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WORK CONDUCTED IN 2025 RESULTED IN TWO PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES LATER IN 2026, INCLUDING: "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH (BAUS, BURCHFIELD, CHILL, ET AL.), PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA: LINKS BETWEEN DRINKING WATER, BEVERAGE HABITS, AND LIVER HEALTH (BAILEY, LILLY, & BAUS), PUBLISHED IN RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH IN ADDITION, WVACHS DELIVERED FOUR PRESENTATIONS IN 2025, INCLUDING: ""WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE - YEAR 2 EVALUATION HIGHLIGHTS" PRESENTED TO THE WEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION TASK FORCE "TWO PRESENTATIONS TO THE COALITION FOR A TOBACCO-FREE WEST VIRGINIA NETWORK ""A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCES FROM WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE" AT THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CONFERENCE IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION:THE WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (WVACHS) IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO CARE. EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL RESEARCH THAT STEMS FROM QUESTIONS IN CLINICS AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, WVACHS CONTINUED TO BUILD THIS WORK ACROSS A RANGE OF PRIORITY ISSUES, INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE, OBESITY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ACCESS TO CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND PREVENTION. BY THE CLOSE OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025, WVACHS HAD 12 ACTIVE OR ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDED PROJECTS SUCH AS: "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH EXPLORES HOW DRINKING WATER CONCERNS MAY INFLUENCE HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND LIVER OUTCOMES "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH, WHICH EVALUATES THE REACH AND IMPACT OF A SCHOOL-BASED VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM "ONGOING WORK ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS, RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OBESITY AND NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS WVACHS ALSO CONTINUED TO SHARE FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WORK CONDUCTED IN 2025 RESULTED IN TWO PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES LATER IN 2026, INCLUDING: "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH (BAUS, BURCHFIELD, CHILL, ET AL.), PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA: LINKS BETWEEN DRINKING WATER, BEVERAGE HABITS, AND LIVER HEALTH (BAILEY, LILLY, & BAUS), PUBLISHED IN RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH IN ADDITION, WVACHS DELIVERED FOUR PRESENTATIONS IN 2025, INCLUDING: ""WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE - YEAR 2 EVALUATION HIGHLIGHTS" PRESENTED TO THE WEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION TASK FORCE "TWO PRESENTATIONS TO THE COALITION FOR A TOBACCO-FREE WEST VIRGINIA NETWORK ""A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCES FROM WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE" AT THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CONFERENCE IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
- $3,196 spent. RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: THE WVACHS RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS THE NETWORK HELPS BUILD THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH IN WEST VIRGINIA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CLINICIANS PARTNER WITH STUDENTS AND OTHER LEARNERS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE LEARNERS MEANINGFUL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO HELPING CLINICIAN-LED PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 8 ACCEPTED MENTORSHIP PROJECTS. ACROSS THE 7 PROJECTS WITH COMPLETED 2025 EVALUATION DATA, MENTORS DOCUMENTED WORK WITH 22 LEARNERS, INCLUDING 9 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 13 STUDENTS AND TRAINEES FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED FIELDS. THESE PROJECTS ADDRESSED REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES FACING WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: "RESEARCH ON WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH, INCLUDING ITS CONNECTION TO LIVER DISEASE AND BEVERAGE CHOICES "RESEARCH EXAMINING RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON DIAGNOSIS AND CARE "RESEARCH FOCUSED ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN CARE "ONGOING RESEARCH RELATED TO OBESITY, NUTRITION, AND FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAMMING "EVALUATION OF A YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM THESE PROJECTS ARE GROUNDED IN CLINICIAN-DRIVEN QUESTIONS BASED ON PATIENT AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING, SUPPORTS CLINICIANS IN IMPROVING CARE, AND STRENGTHENS THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE LEADERS IN WEST VIRGINIA. RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: THE WVACHS RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS THE NETWORK HELPS BUILD THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH IN WEST VIRGINIA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CLINICIANS PARTNER WITH STUDENTS AND OTHER LEARNERS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE LEARNERS MEANINGFUL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO HELPING CLINICIAN-LED PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 8 ACCEPTED MENTORSHIP PROJECTS. ACROSS THE 7 PROJECTS WITH COMPLETED 2025 EVALUATION DATA, MENTORS DOCUMENTED WORK WITH 22 LEARNERS, INCLUDING 9 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 13 STUDENTS AND TRAINEES FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED FIELDS. THESE PROJECTS ADDRESSED REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES FACING WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: "RESEARCH ON WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH, INCLUDING ITS CONNECTION TO LIVER DISEASE AND BEVERAGE CHOICES "RESEARCH EXAMINING RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON DIAGNOSIS AND CARE "RESEARCH FOCUSED ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN CARE "ONGOING RESEARCH RELATED TO OBESITY, NUTRITION, AND FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAMMING "EVALUATION OF A YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM THESE PROJECTS ARE GROUNDED IN CLINICIAN-DRIVEN QUESTIONS BASED ON PATIENT AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING, SUPPORTS CLINICIANS IN IMPROVING CARE, AND STRENGTHENS THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE LEADERS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
- $110,698 spent. APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP): THE WVACHS CONTINUES TO SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP). THE APHP IS A PEER NETWORK OF WEST VIRGINIA RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AND HEALTH ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO THE FOUR GOALS OF PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PULMONARY TESTING AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN RURAL AREAS, AND CARE COORDINATION FOR PERSONS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE. IN 2025, THE APHP INCORPORATED AS A WEST VIRGINIA NON-PROFIT AND OBTAINED IRS 501C3 STATUS. THE RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS OF APHP CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PULMONARY REHABILITATION SERVICES AT 11 RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AROUND THE STATE. APHP HAS FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION AND COINSURANCE COSTS SO THAT MORE RURAL PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THESE SERVICES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WV AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, APHP DELIVERED THE CATCH MY BREATH VAPING PREVENTION CURRICULUM TO OVER 9000 STUDENTS, GRADES 5-8, IN 33 COUNTIES AND 58 SCHOOLS. APHP HAS FOUNDATION FUNDING TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AND TEACHER INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE DELIVERY OF THE CATCH MY BREATH CURRICULUM. WITH THESE PARTNERS, WE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED 2-YEAR RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP): THE WVACHS CONTINUES TO SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP). THE APHP IS A PEER NETWORK OF WEST VIRGINIA RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AND HEALTH ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO THE FOUR GOALS OF PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PULMONARY TESTING AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN RURAL AREAS, AND CARE COORDINATION FOR PERSONS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE. IN 2025, THE APHP INCORPORATED AS A WEST VIRGINIA NON-PROFIT AND OBTAINED IRS 501C3 STATUS. THE RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS OF APHP CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PULMONARY REHABILITATION SERVICES AT 11 RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AROUND THE STATE. APHP HAS FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION AND COINSURANCE COSTS SO THAT MORE RURAL PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THESE SERVICES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WV AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, APHP DELIVERED THE CATCH MY BREATH VAPING PREVENTION CURRICULUM TO OVER 9000 STUDENTS, GRADES 5-8, IN 33 COUNTIES AND 58 SCHOOLS. APHP HAS FOUNDATION FUNDING TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AND TEACHER INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE DELIVERY OF THE CATCH MY BREATH CURRICULUM. WITH THESE PARTNERS, WE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED 2-YEAR RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.
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 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 2021.
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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