Altamed Health Services Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING SUPERIOR QUALITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED WORLD-CLASS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LATINO, MULTI-ETHNIC UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
- Income
- $1.7 billion
- Spending
- $1.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 6,287
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, president & ceo
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (4)
- $991.8 million spent. MEDICAL & DENTAL SERVICES ALTAMED OPERATES 40 PRIMARY CARE AND DENTAL CLINICS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY (33 CLINICS) AND ORANGE COUNTY (7 CLINICS), IN ADDITION TO TWO MOBILE UNITS THAT OFFER MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES. IN 2024, ALTAMED PROVIDED A MEDICAL HOME TO OVER 500,000 PATIENTS RESIDING PRIMARILY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERINVESTED IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN WHICH ITS RESIDENTS FACE STUBBORN OBSTACLES TO CARE AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDING DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER CHRONIC DISEASE BURDENS. OVER 76,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ACCESSED ORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ALTAMED'S 14 DENTAL CLINICS, 2 MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL UNIT, AND 5 PORTABLE ORAL HEALTH UNITS THAT PROVIDED ORAL EXAMS, FLUORIDE TREATMENTS, PROPHYLAXIS, RESTORATIVE SERVICES, REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, EXTRACTIONS/OTHER SURGERY PROCEDURES, SEALANTS, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS CONTRACTED THROUGH ALTAMED'S INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATION (IPA) AND PRACTICING IN ALTAMED CATCHMENT AREAS ALSO SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 85,000 PATIENTS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN 2024. THESE PATIENTS SERVED OUTSIDE OF ALTAMED CLINIC WALLS RECEIVED CARE AND COORDINATION THROUGH AN ALTAMED IPA PHYSICIAN NETWORK THAT INCLUDES PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, SPECIALISTS AND SUB-SPECIALISTS--INCLUDING DENTISTRY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND PSYCHIATRYAND ANCILLARY SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, RADIOLOGY, HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, URGENT CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND PHARMACIES.
- $424.0 million spent. SENIOR SERVICES ALTAMED'S 16 PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE) SITES ALLOW OVER 5,000 NURSING-HOME ELIGIBLE FRAIL AND ELDERLY SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS TO CONTINUE SAFELY LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PACE'S UNIQUELY INTEGRATIVE MODEL ADDRESSES PARTICIPANTS' COMPLEX AND COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS BY SURROUNDING THE PACE MEMBER WITH A TEAM OF INTERDISCIPLINARY, CULTURALLYRESPONSIVE CARE PROVIDERS THAT INCLUDE PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NUTRITIONISTS, THERAPISTS, AND HEALTH EDUCATORS. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE/GERIATRIC MEDICINE, NURSING CARE, REHABILITATION THERAPY, FAMILY SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS, COUNSELING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND "DOOR THROUGH DOOR" TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS' HOMES AND TO SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. COORDINATED SERVICES ENSURE THE MEMBER CONTINUES TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS AND COMFORTS OF AGING IN PLACE, AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE PACE MODEL EMBODIES THE PHILOSOPHY OF CARE AND THE CORE VALUES OF ALTAMED: PATIENTCENTERED AND ENGAGING, PACE IS RESPONSIVE TO THE RANGE OF WHOLE-PERSON NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS BEYOND MEDICAL CARE THAT INCLUDE ONGOING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND CULTURAL NOURISHMENT TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY, ACTIVE, AND OUT OF EMERGENCY ROOMS AND EXTENDED HOSPITAL STAYS.
- $14.1 million spent. HIV CARE AND SERVICES WITH OVER TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE, ALTAMED SERVES MORE THAN 1,500 PATIENTS EACH YEAR THROUGH FOUR DEDICATED HIV PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES. IT HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A LONGSTANDING PROVIDER SUPPORTED BY MULTI-YEAR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING. IN ADDITION TO OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE, ALTAMED OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HIV SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE BENEFITS SPECIALTY SERVICES THAT HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND HEALTH COVERAGE, AS WELL AS ORAL HEALTH SERVICES TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. ALTAMED ALSO PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE, ALONG WITH COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE ONGOING SUPPORT AND EFFECTIVE CARE COORDINATION. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS IN TIMELY, APPROPRIATE CARE. ADDITIONALLY, ALTAMED OFFERS ROBUST HIV PREVENTION SERVICES, INCLUDING PREP/PEP NAVIGATION, ROUTINE HIV/STI TESTING, AND COMPREHENSIVE LINK-TO-CARE SERVICES TO FACILITATE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM DIAGNOSIS TO SUSTAINED MEDICAL MANAGEMENT.
- $13.0 million spent. YOUTH SERVICES - ALTAMED PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF YOUTH SERVICES TO OVER 1,200 AT-RISK TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN MEDICALLY-UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR. SERVICES INCLUDE: PREGNANCY AND STD PREVENTION PROGRAMS, FAMILY PLANNING, HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION WORKSHOPS, LINKAGES TO CLINICAL SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PREGNANT/PARENTING TEENS, PARENTING EDUCATION, SUPPORT FOR PARENTING TEENS TO HELP THEM STAY IN SCHOOL AND LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. ALTAMED ALSO PROVIDES INTENSIVE TUTORING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MENTORSHIP, GUIDANCE INTO COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH CAREER PIPELINES IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.THE ALTAMED INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (AIHE). THROUGH INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE IS TO ADDRESS A WIDE ARRAY OF HEALTH INEQUITIES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, INCLUDING ADDRESSING THE MULTIPLE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH WHICH LEAD TO DISPARITIES IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES. ALTAMED'S PATIENT POPULATION IS OVERWHELMINGLY FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY THAT SUFFER DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM HEALTH DISPARITIES. THROUGH TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, GRANTS, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, THE INSTITUTE IS DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. THE INSTITUTE REPRESENTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITICAL RESOURCES TO ADVISE ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES ON SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES IN HEALTH EQUITY BY DEVELOPING AND ADVANCING CONSENSUS STRATEGIES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY.ALTAMED OFFERS SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS TO CARE MANY WERE EXPERIENCING WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. EXPANSION OF THE WORKFORCE PIPELINES CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MA, LVN, AND NURSE CAREER PATHWAYS. ALTAMED HAS GROWN THE NEWLY FORMED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW TO ADVOCATE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL FOR INCREASED AND PARTICULAR HEALTH ACCESS AND REFORMS, AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH LOCAL ISSUES AND VOTE.
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
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 December 2024.
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 1970.
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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