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Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

EIN 91-0928817 · Yakima, WA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair52 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND INTEGRATED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, ENDING HOMELESSNESS, AND OFFERING UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

Income
$49.5 million
Spending
$48.7 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
-0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 67%
Employees
450
Volunteers
60
Highest pay
$533,764, ceo

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: 52 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 43% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • 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 (6)
  1. $23.4 million spent. MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: YNHS PROVIDES INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 25,000 CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS IN 2025, THROUGH OVER 150,000 MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WIC, AND SOCIAL SERVICE VISITS. AGENCY STAFF FOCUSES ON PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE THAT LOWERS THE OVERALL POTENTIAL COST OF CARE AND REDUCES THE RISK OF CHRONIC AND LONG-TERM DISEASE. WHILE EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE TO COME TO YNHS FOR CARE, NEARLY TWO-THIRDS (65%) OF PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS HAD INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (31,200 FOR A FAMILY OF 4), AND OVER 4,352 OF OUR PATIENTS WERE UNINSURED, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF YAKIMA COUNTY.
  2. $8.8 million spent. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: YNHS STAFF PROVIDED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR 338 INDIVIDUALS IN 223 HOUSEHOLDS LEAVING HOMELESSNESS AND WORKING TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF PROVIDE MEDICAL RECUPERATIVE CARE THROUGH TEN RECUPERATIVE UNITS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ILL/INJURED BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR HOSPITAL CARE, AND THOSE BEING HOSPITAL DISCHARGED AND NOT WELL ENOUGH TO RETURN TO THE STREETS. 109 PEOPLE RECEIVED RECUPERATIVE CARE (NURSING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES) FROM THE MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.
  3. $4.3 million spent. DENTAL SERVICES: YNHS STAFF PROVIDED OVER 20,000 DENTAL VISITS TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF YAKIMA COUNTY IN 2025, MOSTLY LOW-INCOME ADULTS WHO WERE UNINSURED OR ON MEDICAID. YNHS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE OUT OF FOUR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT YAKIMA COUNTY, INCREASING ACCESS FOR UNINSURED AND MEDICAID RESIDENTS WHO HAVE GONE WITHOUT DENTAL CARE FOR MANY YEARS. LAST YEAR, ONE IN FOUR ADULTS SEEN BY YNHS DENTAL PROVIDERS WERE UNINSURED. IN ADDITION, YNHS PROVIDED 2,400 DENTAL VISITS TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
  4. $1.7 million spent. OTHER CLINIC OPERATIONS - VARIOUS PREVENTIVE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES TARGETED AT CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
  5. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONTINUATION THE YNHS MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM AGAIN SERVES AS THE ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE PROGRAM FOR ALL OF YAKIMA COUNTY, TO ALLOW LOW INCOME PEOPLE WITH COMMUNICABLE CONDITIONS SUCH AS COVID, MEASLES, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MPOX TO ISOLATE WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE HOUSING, OR LIVE IN CROWDED OR SHARED HOUSING AND ARE UNABLE TO ISOLATE ON THEIR OWN. THE MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS TO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND RE-ADMISSIONS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. A WELCOMED ADDITION TO THE YAKIMA VALLEY WAS THE "NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWERS" MOBILE HYGIENE, A TRAVELING SHOWERS PROGRAM THAT OFFERS SHOWER FACILITIES FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, ALONG WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE WHILE THEY WAIT TO TAKE SHOWERS AND AFTERWARDS WHEN THEY ARE FRESHLY ENJOYING COFFEE, A SNACK BAR, AND A FRESH NEW SET OF CLOTHING. OUR HEALTH CARE TEAM MET WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN YAKIMA, WAPATO, TOPPENISH AND WHITE SWAN, PROVIDING NOT ONLY SHOWERS, BUT CONNECTING MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND HOUSING SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFECTIVE OUTREACH SERVICE.
  6. OTHER CLINIC OPERATIONS - VARIOUS PREVENTIVE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES TARGETED AT CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

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 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 November 6, 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 June 2025.

    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 April 1976.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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