Villagereach
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VILLAGEREACH'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO REACH EVERYONE.
- Income
- $28.9 million
- Spending
- $33.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $264,542, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 September 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 (8)
- $13.1 million spent. ACCELERATING NEXT-GENERATION SUPPLY CHAINS: VILLAGEREACH WORKS WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT "NEXT-GENERATION" SUPPLY CHAINS TO GET MEDICINES AND VACCINES TO ALL PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM. ALONG WITH OUR DIRECT WORK WITH GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT NEW SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGNS IN MOZAMBIQUE, DRC, AND TANZANIA, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DRIVES CHANGE GLOBALLY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EVIDENCE-GENERATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO INITIATE AND EXPAND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SUPPLY CHAIN EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY.
- $9.4 million spent. RESEARCH, INCUBATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS BELOW, VILLAGEREACH SUPPORTS GOVERNMENTS ACROSS 15 AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND WASHINGTON STATE TO UNDERSTAND STRATEGIES FOR REACHING MORE HARD TO REACH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH VACCINES, IMPROVE ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES, IMPROVE LABORATORY SAMPLE TRANSPORT EFFORTS, IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH STRATEGIES, AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS.
- $1.1 million spent. HEALTH CENTER BY PHONE: HEALTH CENTER BY PHONE IS A SCALABLE, SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTION THAT ENGAGES BOTH CAREGIVERS AND HEALTH WORKERS THROUGH VOICE, MOBILE AND AI TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND THE REACH OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES INTO COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, VILLAGEREACH WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS TO BUILD TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE PLATFORMS THAT PROVIDE ADVICE, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS OUTBREAKS AND EMERGENCIES. VILLAGEREACH ALSO CO-MANAGES A GLOBAL TELEHEALTH COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ALLOW FOR PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING ACROSS GOVERNMENTS ON THE USE AND VALUE OF TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICAL
- $641,007 spent. DRONES FOR HEALTH: VILLAGEREACH'S DRONES FOR HEALTH SOLUTION IMPROVES ACCESS TO HEALTH PRODUCTS BY INTEGRATING DRONES INTO SUPPLY CHAINS. IN COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE DEMONSTRATING THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO LIFESAVING MEDICINES AND VACCINES. DRONES HELP TO SAVE TIME WHERE IT IS MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGING FOR CARS, MOTORCYCLES OR BOATS TO REACH AND ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE COST-EFFICIENCIES.
- $582,278 spent. VILLAGEREACH IS HELPING TO DEVELOP, TEST AND PILOT AN ELECTRONIC CHILD REGISTRY IN MOZAMBIQUE TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT DATA TO HEALTH WORKERS ABOUT CHILD HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF CHILDREN.
- $466,088 spent. OPENLMIS - IMPROVING HEALTH LOGISTICS AT THE LAST MILE: OPENLMIS, AN OPEN-SOURCE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO MANAGE HEALTH COMMODITIES IN LOW RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS. OPENLMIS INCREASES DATA VISIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS, ENSURING EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF VACCINES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL MEDICINES. VILLAGEREACH IS THE LEADING DEVELOPER AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNER OF OPENLMIS, DEPLOYED IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES BY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
- $363,029 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS RELATED TO TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO REACH EVERYONE.
- $259,480 spent. SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS: VILLAGEREACH SERVES AS THE SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNER FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACT COALITION, HELPING ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE PRODUCTS THEY NEED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUPPLY FOR CHWS AND WORKING ON THE DATA SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT CHWS TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 2001.
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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