Humanistic Alternatives to Addiction Research and Treatment I
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HAART IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY REDUCING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF OPIATE AND OPIOID ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE, AND OPIATE COMBINED WITH POLY-SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ON INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HAART'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HUMANISTIC, HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT INCLUDES MEDICALLY ASSISTED METHADONE MAINTENANCE AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT, SUBOXONE, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, REFERRALS, AND CASE-MANAGEMENT TO OPIOID DEPENDENT ADULTS.
- Income
- $8.1 million
- Spending
- $7.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $230,000, medical director
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs.
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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 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 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 (1)
- $6.6 million spent. IN OAKLAND, AN AVERAGE MONTHLY PATIENT CENSUS OF 463 OPIOID DEPENDENT PATIENTS RECEIVED AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 151,648 DOSES OF MEDICATION AND 42,532 TEN-MINUTE UNITS OF COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OUR LICENSED AND CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS ALSO CONDUCTED INITIAL AND ONGOING ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT PLANS, URINE AND SALIVA SCREENING FOR ILLICIT DRUGS, DROP-IN TREATMENT SERVICES WITH PHYSICIANS FOR SUD AND PERIPHERAL MEDICAL CARE, OVERDOSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, INCLUDING NALOXONE OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION, AND COMPREHENSIVE WRAP-AROUND SAFETY NET SUPPORT SERVICES. OUR STAFF ALSO POSITIVELY INFLUENCED LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OPIOID TREATMENT POLICY AND INITIATIVES THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. IN HAYWARD, AN AVERAGE ACTIVE MONTHLY PATIENT CENSUS OF 370 OPIOID DEPENDENT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE SERVED. SERVICES INCLUDED: 125,789 DOSES OF MEDICATION BEING DISPENSED FACE TO FACE BY A NURSE AND IN TAKE HOME FORM, 31,113 10-MINUTE COUNSELING INTERVALS OF SERVICE BEING PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED, LICENSED AND LICENSED TRACK CLINICIANS, ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT PLANNING, URINE AND SALIVA SCREENING, ONGOING SUD OVERSIGHT AND DROP-IN ACCESS TO AN MD FOR PERIPHERAL MEDICAL CARE, SUD SERVICES AND STOP GAP MEDICATION REFILLS, OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND NARCAN MEDICATION DISPERSAL, AND A COMPLIMENT OF PERIPHERAL RESOURCES INCLUDING ACCESS TO JOB AND HOUSING LISTINGS VIA COMPUTER, GROUP WORK, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT WITH COMPLIMENTARY FRUITS AND SNACKS, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND GENERAL PATIENT ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT.
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
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 June 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 October 1979.
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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