Community Health and Education for Rural Africa Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010742567
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Stafford, NY, USA
Phone
7175035749
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$188,647
Expenses
$196,578
Assets
$32,826
Liabilities
$3,200

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Michael Creighton (Director)
  • Wanda Dean (Director)
  • Scott Gregory (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of CHERA is to improve health and access to education in rural Africa through enduring relationships with local leadership.

What it reported doing in 2025

The greatest of 2025 achievements at Kasese Community Medical Centre (KCMC) was the completion of the new Medical Centre. The new Medical Centre provides quadruple space for our services. Vividly from October when the services reolcated to the new premises there has been an increase in the numbers of patients we serve. The Facility has 48 beds out of its maximum capacity of 55. The facility has 13 private rooms and 6 general wards which have enabled us to segregate our admissions according to Ugandan Ministry Health guidelines. Progressively we are introducing specialized clinic days and have onboarded 3 specialists already; a Gynecologist, a physician, and another for Ear Nose and Throat conditions.The data for quite a number of high volume service points shows that we served 27,250 patients.The upgrade resulted in an additional 1,500 members of community that benefited from the health care services. The Education program supported 186 orphans and vulnerable children. 23 of them were at university level with 9 of them in their final year. 2025 registered 9 OVCs that completed their courses.Additionally, we provided funding for rent, health insurance for the Founder, capital equipment, and outfitting of the new medical centre. We look forward to the opportunity to partner with all groups who share our goals and work to educate more displaced orpans and vulnerable children in Uganda and other countries in Africa.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $191K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.