Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990; $355K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Herrera | $182,581 | $126,032 | — | — |
| Eric Perez | $145,075 | $141,195 | $136,028 | $133,102 |
| Ben Walker | $132,316 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Walker | — | $130,276 | $120,647 | — |
| Bethany Hart | $109,223 | — | — | — |
| Sandra Chavez | $101,581 | — | — | — |
| Cynthia Gray | $101,228 | — | — | — |
| Paul Hassell | — | — | $101,041 | — |
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.
See Ashwell executive salaries →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
Provides healthcare and support for people with HIV/AIDS.
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HIV Testing and Prevention
Services provided to High Risk men who have sex with men, HIV-negative African American women; linkage to HIV medical care, navigation of critical support services, opportunities to attend education sessions and safer sex educational parties and share safer sex success stories.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2504808) · Dispute this lineHIV Testing and Prevention
Services provided to High Risk men who have sex with men, HIV-negative African American women; linkage to HIV medical care, navigation of critical support services, opportunities to attend education sessions and safer sex educational parties and share safer sex success stories.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2504808) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $10.2M | $9.2M | $1.0M | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 | $9.0M | $7.3M | $1.6M | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $5.1M | $5.8M | −$744K | $250K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2022 | $4.9M | $5.1M | −$184K | $993K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 | $4.7M | $4.1M | $639K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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