To provide primary health care services, specially to low income individuals and families, including agricultural workers in the Municipalities of Ponce, Peñuelas, Juana Diaz, Villalba and other adjacent areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13.0M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7.2M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $710K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.0M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$140.7M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$117.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$109.9M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$140.7M
FY2022▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$87.7M
FY2020$91.5M
FY2021$116.7M
FY2022$140.7M
FY2023$167.7M
FY2024$161.7M
Expenses
$117.6M
FY2022▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$84.1M
FY2020$89.3M
FY2021$104.4M
FY2022$117.6M
FY2023$141.7M
FY2024$151.0M
Net assets
$109.9M
FY2022▲ +27%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$72.3M
FY2020$74.5M
FY2021$86.7M
FY2022$109.9M
FY2023$135.8M
FY2024$146.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1985.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $97.4M Management & general 17% · $20.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

50 people listed on the 990; $7.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director CEO
$502,911Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Specialized Director
$204,723Pt VII · Sec A
$195,652Pt VII · Sec A
$165,406Pt VII · Sec A
$161,578Pt VII · Sec A
$158,389Pt VII · Sec A
General Practitioner
$157,255Pt VII · Sec A
General Practitioner
$156,407Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Mrs Awilda Garcia Rodriguez MD$1,285,031$150,359$195,652$161,422$148,152$152,657
Lcdo Allan Cintron Salichs$1,135,613$1,084,558$502,911$375,989$199,356$182,315
Mr Francisco Bayanilla Santiago—$552,923$149,091$109,283$97,072$93,841
Dr Antonio R Alvarez Rodriguez$320,885$178,192$155,184$144,260$153,023$162,104
Dr Felix E Maldonado Santos$273,589$157,924————
Dr German L Serrano Cruet———$233,833$216,296$118,698
Dr Ricardo Cedeno Rivera$224,896$167,886$204,723$138,647$135,051$140,594
Dr Carlos F Garcia Borrero$204,331$194,114$161,578$134,547——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers primary health care to low-income individuals, families, and farmworkers in specific Puerto Rican municipalities.

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1 program · $97.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Primary Health Care Program. The activity consists in providing health care services, specially to low income individuals and families, including agricultural workers in the municipalities of Ponce, Peñuelas, Juana Diaz, Villalba and other adjacent areas.

$97.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Direct ReliefFY2021$700K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$710K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $14.0M federal money spent
Health Center ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.224 · Direct$12.2M
Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.918 · Direct$1.2M
Arpa - Health Center Infrastructure Support - Fip VerificationDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.526 · Direct$563K
Health Center Program Services Expansion - School Based Services Sites (sbss)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.527 · Direct$58K
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through PR Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency$4K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $13.5M federal money spent
Health Center Program (community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.224 · Direct$10.9M
Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.918 · Direct$1.2M
Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.527 · Direct$865K
Arpa - Health Center Infrastructure Support - Fip VerificationDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.526 · Direct$463K
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through PR Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (cor3)$76K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $14.5M federal money spent
Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.527 · Direct$6.4M
Community Health CentersDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.224 · Direct$6.4M
Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.918 · Direct$1.0M
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through P.r. Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (cor3)$573K
HIV Prevention Activities Health Department BasedDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.940 · Through P.r. Department of Health$93K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $17.3M federal money spent
Affordable Care Act (aca) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.527 · Direct$8.5M
Consolidated Health Centers (community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.224 · Direct$7.0M
Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.918 · Direct$909K
Covid-19 Telehealth ProgramFederal Communications Commission · ALN 32.006 · Direct$615K
HIV Prevention Activities_health Department BasedDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.940 · Through P.r. Department of Health$147K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$140.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$339K
Money outPt IX
$117.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$97.4M
Managementcol C$20.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$109.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.9M
Total assetsLn 16$118.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
50
listed · VII A
PaidVII A50
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$339K
Total revenueLn 12$140.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24.9M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66.2M
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$118.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$109.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5449
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.7M$24.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.6M$66.2M
Total assetsLn 16$93.9M$118.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$86.7M$109.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$848K$0$848K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.7M$15.5M$4.2M$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.1M$2.3M$751K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.5M$493K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2.3M$0$2.3M$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$0$69K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.6M$1.6M$2.0M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2.0M$880$2.0M$0
TravelLn 17$177K$54K$123K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$343K$125K$218K$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.7M$789K$2.9M$0
InsuranceLn 23$722K$3K$719K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77.5M$75.4M$2.1M$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1.6M$173K$1.4M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$117.6M$97.4M$20.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $161.7M$151.0M$10.6M$146.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2024 $167.7M$141.7M$26.0M$135.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 18, 2023 $140.7M$117.6M$23.1M$109.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 $116.7M$104.4M$12.3M$86.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2021 $91.5M$89.3M$2.2M$74.5M 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2021 $87.7M$84.1M$3.6M$72.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $140,692,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,725,669$17,282,174
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,100,016$122,991,742
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61,321$79,639
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,828,564$338,655
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $116,715,570$140,692,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,146,484$25,629,643
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,293,289$91,920,550
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $104,439,773$117,550,193
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,275,797$23,142,017
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $140,692,210 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,566,033 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$17,282,174
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,282,174
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,425,709 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$117,425,709
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $79,639 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$79,639
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $338,655 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$338,655
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,410,036 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$140,692,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,550,193 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $847,654 · Fundraising $0$847,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,515,130 · Management $4,197,155 · Fundraising $0$19,712,285
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,309,405 · Management $750,912 · Fundraising $0$3,060,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,516,342 · Management $493,045 · Fundraising $0$2,009,387
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,260,654 · Fundraising $0$2,260,654
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $68,836 · Fundraising $0$68,836
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,584,232 · Management $2,005,197 · Fundraising $0$3,589,429
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $880 · Management $2,014,551 · Fundraising $0$2,015,431
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,005 · Management $123,322 · Fundraising $0$177,327
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $124,630 · Management $218,362 · Fundraising $0$342,992
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,809 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,809
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $788,671 · Management $2,861,484 · Fundraising $0$3,650,155
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,989 · Management $718,514 · Fundraising $0$721,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,366,982 · Management $2,142,907 · Fundraising $0$77,509,889
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $173,253 · Management $1,409,272 · Fundraising $0$1,582,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,438,328 · Management $20,111,865 · Fundraising $0$117,550,193
Part X · Balance sheet $118,831,684 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,704,193$24,930,782
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,801,266$23,949,217
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $627,118$860,549
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $501,664$511,879
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,562,200$66,216,791
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,657,558$2,362,466
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,853,999$118,831,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,324,306$6,577,186
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,792,786$2,375,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,117,092$8,952,760
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $83,655,918$107,342,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,080,989$2,536,295
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,736,907$109,878,924
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,853,999$118,831,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,878,924 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$140,692,210
XI-2 Total expenses$117,550,193
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,142,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,736,907
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,878,924

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