Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by HEPATITIS B INITIATIVE OFWASHINGTON DC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,610,572
- Total expenses
- $1,513,722
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,608,471
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,101
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $364,748
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $53,011
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $311,737
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,137,616
- Management and general expenses
- $357,708
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,398
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,137,616
Program services were 75.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$240,721
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,367,750
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3 · Investment income
total $2,101 · related or exempt $2,101
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $105,000 · program services $52,500 · management and general $52,500
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $646,750 · program services $572,022 · management and general $74,728
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $12,517 · program services $6,256 · management and general $6,261
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $12,363 · program services $5,404 · management and general $6,959
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $87,360 · program services $77,627 · management and general $9,733
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11a · Fees: management
total $53,905 · management and general $53,905
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,275 · management and general $5,275
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,250 · program services $27,625 · management and general $27,625
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $9,124 · program services $9,124
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,541 · program services $4,346 · management and general $4,195
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14 · Information technology
total $39,375 · program services $19,687 · management and general $19,688
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $62,348 · program services $31,174 · management and general $31,174
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17 · Travel
total $26,836 · program services $26,836
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,201 · program services $601 · management and general $600
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23 · Insurance
total $8,031 · management and general $8,031
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24a · Other expenses: Project Subcontractors
total $247,430 · program services $222,684 · management and general $24,746
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24b · Other expenses: Screenings & Testing
total $61,870 · program services $61,870
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24c · Other expenses: Payroll Fees
total $10,045 · program services $5,022 · management and general $5,023
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24d · Other expenses: Grant Proposal
total $9,360 · fundraising $9,360
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24e · All other expenses
total $51,141 · program services $14,838 · management and general $27,265 · fundraising $9,038
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $36,647 · end of year $167,326
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $136,693 · end of year $85,662
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $20,072
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,448 · end of year $29,517
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$32,300
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,343
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $20,549 · end of year $26,957
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $83,742 · end of year $30,264
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,950 · end of year $4,950
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $54,482 · end of year $53,011
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $259,547 · end of year $311,737
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
HBI-DCs mission is to mobilize communities to prevent liver diseases caused by viral hepatitis among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, African immigrants, and other high-risk groups. Through collaborative partnerships, our organization provides culturally and linguistically appropriate viral hepatitis outreach, education, screening, Hep B vaccination, linkage to care, and patient navigation services for impacted communities. We also provide preventative health education for those who may be HIV co-infected and refer them to partnering organizations for additional screening, counseling, and care services.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Prevention of liver diseases caused by viral hepatitis through collaborative partnerships, culturally and linguistically appropriate viral hepatitis outreach, education, screening, vaccination and linkage to care and patient navigation services for impacted communities.
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2025 marked 20 years of HBI, and a journey of growth, learning, and intentional evolution. In 2025, HBI conducted over 10,000 free health tests, reaching and screening more than 3,000 individuals across the communities we serve. We began as the Hepatitis B Initiative, focused on raising awareness and providing screenings for a critical health issue affecting underserved populations. But over time, it became clear that testing alone was not enough. Communities were navigating far more than one condition. We saw chronic disease, hypertension, cholesterol concerns, diabetes, metabolic health challenges, infectious diseases beyond hepatitis B, and broader barriers such as housing instability, stigma, addiction, language access, and lack of insurance. The work had already grown beyond hepatitis B. Our name had not. So we made the decision to evolve the organization into the Health Betterment Initiative, to reflect the reality of what our communities needed and what we were committed to addressing. That evolution was not just about identity. It was about impact. In the early years, as was common across many nonprofits, services often stopped at delivery. Screening was provided, but follow-through required resources many organizations could not sustain. Management consciously decided that if HBI If HBI was going to be an effective public health nonprofit, we could not stop at testing. We had to invest in outcomes. That meant building systems that ensured individuals were not left behind after their first interaction with us. Over time, we developed the structured linkage-to-care model that defines HBI today, connecting individuals from screening to real medical follow-up, treatment engagement, and sustainable care. This included: Follow-up support Insurance navigation Targeted outreach to high-incidence populations Engagement strategies for individuals experiencing homelessness or navigating substance use recovery Because meaningful public health work is not a one-stop service. It requires investment, of time, resources, and commitment, to move individuals from awareness to action. Today, HBI addresses a broad range of health priorities, including: Hepatitis B and C HIV and syphilis Vaccine facilitation Hypertension and cholesterol Diabetes and metabolic health, including MASH and MASLD Tuberculosis awareness Alzheimers and dementia education Our approach is guided by population insight and supported by structured data management through our data manager alongside ongoing education for our Community Health Workers led by education coordinator. We are also honored that HBI was selected once again to serve as an insurance navigator through the Virginia Marketplace, helping individuals affected by job loss and economic instability regain access to coverage and sustainable healthcare. Because sometimes what people need most is not another program. It is access. After 20 years, HBI continues to evolve grounded in the belief that improving health requires more than services. It requires systems. Investment. Trust. And a commitment to ensuring no one is left behind. It is an honor for our CEO, Sandra Marrero-Ashford, MPH, MPA, MA to lead this work, and to celebrate this milestone alongside our dedicated team and the communities we serve.
Expenses $1,137,616
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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SANDRA MARRERO-ASHFORD
CEO
- Total calculated
- $105,000
- From this org
- $105,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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TIFFANY DONALDSON
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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DR LYDIA TANG MD
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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PETROS TADESSE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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DR EMMELINE HA
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 30 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202611819349300201
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