The organization works with local leadership in underserved communities, primarily in haiti and dominican republic, to provide essential health care, while creating a self-sustaining system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 223 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$559K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$245K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$549K
Expenses
$559K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$445K
FY2025$559K
Net assets
$245K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$245K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $418K Management & general 25% · $141K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Vlaming’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Alfredo Hernandez——$16,412$64,220$64,190
Jessica Vlaming$60,000————
Sandra Mayes Unger—$51,360$12,000——

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

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  • 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 essential healthcare and builds self-sustaining systems with local leaders in underserved communities.

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1 program · $418K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

This year 22 teams worked in the dominican republic - 8 primary care teams, 8 surgical teams, 2 audiology, and 2 non-medical teams. These teams included 214 volunteers. However, the situation in haiti remained too unstable with a high level of danger so no teams worked in haiti.

$418Kprogram 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 · FY2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$340
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$418K
Managementcol C$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$245K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$340
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$208K
Total assetsLn 16$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$245K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6223
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$227K$208K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$325K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$255K$245K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$24K$24K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$165K$114K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$30K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K$610
TravelLn 17$79K$77K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$15K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$278$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$116K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$418K$141K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $549K$559K−$10K$245K 990 PDF
FY2024 $434K$445K−$12K$255K 990 PDF
FY2023 $462K$496K−$34K$267K 990 PDF
FY2022 $377K$388K−$12K$301K 990 PDF
FY2021 $339K$295K$43K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $302K$293K$9K$270K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $549,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,773$301,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $195,275$261,625
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$340
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,453−$14,278
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $433,601$549,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,489$23,668
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,682$66,739
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $353,213$468,978
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $445,384$559,385
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,783−$10,200
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,185 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,770 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,261
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,237
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,595
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$301,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $261,625$261,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $340$340
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,452−$19,452
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $404$404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $262,029 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,342$549,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,385 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $23,668$23,668
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,044 · Management $27,044$54,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,163 · Management $4,745$7,908
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,311 · Management $2,432$4,743
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,178$31,178
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,836 · Management $50,691$164,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,694 · Management $15,054$44,748
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,679 · Management $610$11,289
IX-17 TravelPrograms $77,228 · Management $2,179$79,407
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,736 · Management $4,448$19,184
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $278 · Management $1,344$1,622
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,697 · Management $1,326$117,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,334 · Management $141,051 · Fundraising $0$559,385
Part X · Balance sheet $325,245 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,718$58,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$25,340
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,400$21,175
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,671$12,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $227,341$208,157
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,130$325,245
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,743$17,212
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$62,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,743$80,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,830$222,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,557$22,706
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $255,387$245,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,130$325,245
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $245,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,185
XI-2 Total expenses$559,385
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$255,387
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$245,187

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