Center for Health Care Rights
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Center for Health Care Rights provides free, unbiased information, education, and assistance to consumers so that they can better understand and make decisions about their Medicare coverage. We do this through one-on-one Medicare counseling and navigation over the phone or in-person, through outreach to the community at health fairs and other community events, and through community education workshops.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $132,250, executive 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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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 (1)
- $1.9 million spent. Center for Health Care Rights contracts with the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging and Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department to provide Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) services to residents of Los Angeles County. These services include free education, counseling, advocacy, and legal services to Medicare beneficiaries and those soon to be enrolled in Medicare. In 2024-2025, our staff and volunteer counselors conducted 7,208 intakes with individuals through our telephone hotline and in-person at sites throughout Los Angeles County, in addition to 651 people who were provided with legal services with the assistance of our attorneys. We reached 18,732 residents through 253 educational and outreach events with topics including general Medicare information, Medicare fraud prevention, and programs for low-income individuals and received earned media with the potential to reach 42,000 local residents. In addition to assisting people in making informed decisions about Medicare, our work resulted in cost savings of over $3,096,624 to our clients.
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 March 1985.
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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