Medical Teams International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $74.5 million
- Spending
- $77.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 53%
- Employees
- 135
- Volunteers
- 503
- Highest pay
- $261,265, chief financial officer
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: 69 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 (1)
- $69.6 million spent. IN FY25 MEDICAL TEAMS SHIPPED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, PPE AND VITAMINS TO THE USA, UGANDA, GEORGIA, HAITI, HONDURAS, KENYA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, TONGA, GUATEMALA, AND GREECE.COLOMBIA: IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED ITS PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HEALTH THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION, INTEGRATION INTO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, CASH VOUCHER ASSISTANCE, DISEASE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, MEDICAL SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS, AND SUBSIDIZED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES TO VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS AND COLOMBIAN RETURNEES IN COLOMBIA. DURING FY25, THE COLOMBIA OFFICE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SIMON BOLVAR FOUNDATION AS WELL AS FUNDING FROM GERMANY. 916,831 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN FY25 IN COLOMBIA.ETHIOPIA: IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH REFUGEES AND NATIONALS THROUGHOUT SOMALI, BENISHANGUL GUMZ, TIGRAY, AMHARA AND AFAR REGIONAL STATES. MEDICAL TEAMS IN ETHIOPIA WORKS WITH HEALTH POSTS AND CLINICS, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH WERE DAMAGED DURING CONFLICT, TO REESTABLISH THEM WITH MEDICAL STAFF, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EXTENSION WORK. MEDICAL TEAM PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO A CATCHMENT POPULATION OF 2,078,043. DESPITE CONTINUED SECURITY RISKS, THE PROGRAM IS REACHING THOSE MOST IN NEED WHILE WE STRIVE TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF THE STAFF AND ASSETS. ETHIOPIA DONORS IN FY25 INCLUDED UN, EUROPEAN, AND US FUNDING.SUDAN: IN FY25 MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED ITS RESPONSE TO THE REFUGEE INFLUX FROM ETHIOPIA AND SOUTH SUDAN IN ADDITION TO INTERNAL CONFLICT RESPONSE. IN FY25 MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED ITS RESPONSE IN WHITE NILE AND GEDAREF STATES SUPPORTING PRIMARY HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR REFUGEE AND HOST COMMUNITIES. MTI STARTED PROGRAMMING IN KHARTOUM AND AL JAZIRAH DURING FY25. THROUGH SERVICES IN HEALTH CLINICS AND NUTRITION SITES, SUDAN SERVED A POPULATION OF 1,020,7964 WITH THE SUPPORT OF UN AGENCIES.TANZANIA: IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED OPERATIONS IN WESTERN TANZANIA, PROVIDING HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES IN NYARUGUSU AND NDUTA REFUGEE CAMPS, IN THE NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES, IN KIGOMA, AND IN DAR ES SALAM. MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED AS A UNHCR HEALTH-IMPLEMENTING PARTNER IN BOTH CAMPS, PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, REFERRAL SERVICES, AND NUTRITION SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. MEDICAL TEAMS ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INCLUDING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE, AND BUILD CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH SUPPORTING REGIONAL HOSPITALS IN KIGOMA, AND TRAINING CLINICAL STAFF. BOTH PARTNERS SUPPORT MEDICAL TEAMS IN OFFERING EMERGENCY AND ELECTIVE MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGH CONTRACTED HEALTH FACILITIES; THEY ARE ALSO FUNDING THE NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PROGRAM. IN FY25 MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE UNHCR AND THE OTHER CAMP ACTORS TO FACILITATE THE PROMOTION AND SAFE REPATRIATION OF BURUNDIAN REFUGEES. FINALLY, MEDICAL TEAMS IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN THE CAMPS FOR 211,814 REFUGEES FROM BURUNDI AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AND TANZANIANS WHO ACCESS CARE IN THE CAMPS. UGANDA: MEDICAL TEAMS IS IMPLEMENTING EMERGENCY AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMING THROUGH TARGETED RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE NORTHWESTERN, SOUTHWESTERN, AND WESTERN REGIONS OF UGANDA. MEDICAL TEAMS IS A LEAD HEALTH IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR UNHCR IN NAKIVALE AND ORUCHINGA SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTHWEST UGANDA, KYANGWALI, KYAKA II AND RWAMWANJA SETTLEMENTS IN MIDWESTERN UGANDA, AND IN ADJUMANI (12 SETTLEMENTS) AND MOYO/OBONGI DISTRICT (PALORINYA SETTLEMENT) DISTRICTS IN WEST NILE. THE TEAM IN UGANDA RESPONDED TO REFUGEE INFLUXES AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS. THE COUNTRY OFFICE STRENGTHENED ITS RISK ASSESSMENTS AND AWARENESS AND CONTINUED TO INFLUENCE THE HEALTH SECTOR IN UGANDA WITH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN COORDINATION. ACROSS UGANDA IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION SUPPORT TO 1,811,124 PEOPLE. FUNDING FOR THE UGANDA PROGRAM IN FY25 WAS FROM THE US, EUROPE, AND UN AGENCIES.UKRAINE: IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS CONTINUED ITS DIRECT SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN UKRAINE THROUGH MOBILE MEDICAL UNIS. THESE MMUS INTEGRATED PRIMARY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR REACH RURAL AREAS. GROUP ACTIVITIES AND ONE ON ONE SESSIONS ARE OFFERED FOR MENTAL AND PSHYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. DURING FY25, 260,700 PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE WORK OF MEDICAL TEAMS. US PROGRAMS: MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL SERVES THE ORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE STATES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON, UTILIZING A MOBILE CLINIC MODEL. OUR FLEET OF LARGE MOBILE CLINIC VEHICLES, DESIGNED FOR DENTAL SERVICES, CAN ALSO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES IN OUR CARE & CONNECT PROGRAM WHICH INTEGRATES MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND VERIFICATION, ENROLLMENT, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER CARE PROVIDERS AS NEEDED. MEDICAL SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY CHRONIC DISEASE SCREENING AND EDUCATION. IN THE CARE AND CONNECT STRATEGY, THE US PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH FQHCS, CONFEDERATED TRIBES, HOSPITAL NETWORKS, AND STATE HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF MEDICAL CARE. THE MEDICAL TEAMS MOBILE ORAL HEALTH CLINICS BECOME THE ACCESS POINT TO WHERE PATIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. IN FY25, MEDICAL TEAMS HELD 579 CLINICS, PROVIDING 2.1M USD IN DENTAL SERVICES, AND WORKED ALONGSIDE OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS AND SEVING 4,466 PATIENTS.
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 June 1987.
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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