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Americares

Americares

Stamford, CT 06902
Tax ID06-1008595

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About this organization

Revenue

$976,347,900

Expenses

$1,077,689,775

Mission

Americares saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster so they can reach their full potential.

About

We envision a world in which all people have pathways to health and opportunity. Americares supports local health centers, helping providers meet the needs of their patients and communities—in times of disaster and every day. A deeply collaborative organization, we have built an unrivaled network of local, national and international partners delivering health services, emergency programs and medicine security. Americares supports over 4,000 health centers in the U.S. and around the world. We work with our partners and the people we serve to ensure local stakeholders’ input helps shape our programs. With our partners and donors, we create locally appropriate solutions and pursue long-term change for some of the world’s most complex health problems in the U.S. and around the world. We provide unparalleled leverage for donors’ philanthropic dollars by using donated medicine and supplies and the local infrastructure of our partners.

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “As the world's leading nonprofit provider of donated medicines and supplies, americares reached 93 countries in fy19 with medicine, medical supplies, support and technical assistance valued at nearly $1.03 billion through our access to medicine, emergency programs, clinical services and community health programs. americares invests in local health centers: when local health centers thrive, so do people in their communities-with better health, more opportunities and increasingly productive lives. americares reaches an unrivaled network of over 4,000 local, national and international health care institutions and facilities that include hospitals, clinics, local health centers, ministries of health and nonprofit health care networks and providers. working through this network, americares is focused on the following program areas: -increasing access to critical medicine and medical supplies; -helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; and -improving and expandi”.

When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Americares is a health-focused relief & development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health programs, medicine & supplies.”.

  • As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is CT.
  • The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 88 HAMILTON AVENUE, STAMFORD, CT, 06902 in the filing.
  • As per the non-profit's form, they have 190 employees as of 2020.
  • Does not operate a hospital.
  • Does not operate a school.
  • Does not collect art.
  • Does not provide credit counseling.
  • Has foreign activities.
  • Is not a donor advised fund.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is -$101,341,875.
  • The CEO compensation package within the organization is determined through a review and endorsement by a neutral party.
  • The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
  • The organization has a foreign financial account.
  • The organization has 23 independent voting members.
  • The organization has a professional fund raiser.
  • The organization was formed in 1979.
  • The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule B.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule J.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule O.
  • The organization pays $23,086,593 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $12,074,011 in fundraising expenses.
  • The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
  • The organization pays grants to individuals.
  • The organization has minutes of its meetings.
  • The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
  • The organization has fundraising events.
  • The organization has grants to organizations.
  • The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.

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