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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Partners in Health

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7
(857) 880-5100
800 Boylston Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA, 02199
https://pih.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Partners in Health does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

PIH does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

PIH does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Partners in Health meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care."

Year, State Incorporated:
2001, MA

Partners in Health (PIH) reports that it is dedicated to delivering high quality health care to people and communities suffering from poverty and disease. The organization supports sister organizations located in settings of poverty around the world and helps them carry out their program objectives. PIH's work has three goals: to provide high quality care for patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease, and to share lessons learned around the world. Through their "five S" model, PIH provides qualified staff to meet patients' needs; the medication, tools, and resources needed to deliver care; space that is safe and appropriate with the capacity to serve patients; systems necessary to ensure quality health care; and the social support and resources patients need to recover and remain healthy.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Partners in Health's program expenses were:

Program services: $207,842,941

Total Program Expenses: $207,842,941

Chief Executive
Sheila Davis, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$366,721

Chair of the Board
Ophelia Dahl

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Co-founder, Partners in Health

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
494

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events

Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $271,248,147, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Partners in Health's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $227,213,876
In-kind contributions $7,861,867
Investment return $5,182,450
Government and other grants and contracts $36,172,404
Gain on sale of asset and other income $2,005,512
Total Income $278,436,109

Programs: 88% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $278,436,109
Total expenses: $237,265,561
  Program expenses $207,842,941
  Fundraising expenses $11,319,330
  Administrative expenses $18,103,290
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $41,170,548
Beginning Net Assets $237,569,043
Other Changes In Net Assets $-539,561
Ending Net Assets $278,200,030
Total Liabilities $49,754,771
Total Assets $327,954,801

 Note 1: As noted in the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in value of charitable gift annuity (-$3,377) and foreign currency translation adjustment (-$536,184).

Note 2: According to the organization's audited financial statements – consolidated - for the year ended June 30, 2023, PIH received in-kind contributions totaling $7,861,867 in the form of donated medicines and goods ($6,067,188) and healthcare and pathology services ($1,794,679).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance