Health Projects Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Health Projects Center supports people as they age to live safely at home by delivering high quality services and programs in the Monterey Bay Region.
- Income
- $8.8 million
- Spending
- $7.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 96%
- Employees
- 74
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $210,342, executive dir.
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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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 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 (4)
- $2.2 million spent. Multi-Purpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) - The Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) provides complex -care management for medically frail elderly clients who are certifiable for placement in a skilled nursing facility but wish to remain in the community. Our team of social workers and nurses arrange for and monitor the use of community services to prevent or delay premature institutional placement of these medically frail clients.
- $1.3 million spent. Central Coast Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Central Coast AHEC works to improve the availability and quality of health professionals serving underserved communities. HPC supports training and community-based experiences for health care workers, nursing students, home care providers, family practice medicine residents and social workers.
- $1.2 million spent. Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center (DMCRC) - DMCRC provides free supportive services and programs for family caregivers (any loved one) caring people with cognitive impairments. DMCRC serves Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. Caregiver services include: one-one-one family consultantations for family caregivers, respite care, training, workshops, and support groups.
- $499,222 spent. California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal - more commonly known as CalAIM (Enhanced Care Management) - is a far-reaching, multi year plan to transform California's Medi-Cal program and enable it to work more seamlessly with other social services. Led by California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the goal of CalAIM is to improve outcomes for the millions of Californians Covered by Medi-Cal, including those with the most complex needs.
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 October 13, 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 December 1984.
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 October 21, 2026.
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