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Akeso Community Health Inc

EIN 93-1520698 · Miami, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceWeak48 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AKESO'S MISSION IS TO COMMIT TO BEING A COMMITTED CONTINUED RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NEED, WE COMMIT TO EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY.

Income
$6.3 million
Spending
$6.0 million
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
7
Volunteers
3
Highest pay
$357,993, cmo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    5 of 5

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

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $5.8 million spent. AKESO PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE, PRIORITIZING THE HOLISTIC WELL-BEING AND EMPOWERMENT OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE SERVE. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: LGBTQ+ PRIMARY CARE; HIV SPECIALTY CARE; TRANSGENDER CARE; STD TREATMENTS; HIV AND STI TESTING, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT; PREP AND PEP; SEXUAL HEALTH; AND ENDOTHELIAL TESTING. THE FOLLOWING ARE WAYS THAT AKESO WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS DURING 2024:ACCESSIBLE CARE: WE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. WE SERVED 1,124 NON-DUPLICATED PATIENTS IN 2024. MOST OF THESE PATIENTS WERE SEEN SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS PREP/HIV PATIENTS ARE GENERALLY SEEN EVERY THREE MONTHS. PREP & PEP: WE OFFERED PREP AND PEP TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS, HELPING PREVENT NEW INFECTIONS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC THROUGH THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND THE ATTAINMENT OF UNDETECTABLE HIV STATUS AMONG AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS. BY PROMOTING ACCESS TO PREP AS A POWERFUL PREVENTIVE MEASURE AND SUPPORTING THOSE LIVING WITH HIV TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD, WE AIM TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS. STI SCREENINGS: WE PROVIDED FREE STI SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. EDUCATION AND COUNSELING: OUR TEAM PROVIDED EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL HEALTH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: WE COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROMOTE TESTING.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.

    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 July 2023.

    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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Can Community Health Inc (Tampa, FL), EIN 65-0278528. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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