Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Inc

Analysis

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Inc reported income of $210k and spending of $311k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $379k to $210k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Inc sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include In a Heartbeat Inc ($210k), Balch Hospital U/W Emeline R Balch ($210k) and The Bicol Clinic Foundation Inc ($210k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (58% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $992k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.