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WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC

EIN 85-1172651 CULLODEN, WV

Revenue 2025
$221,684
Expenses 2025
$211,813

Program services were 77.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E05
Classification
1800
Street
135 COMMUNITY RDG

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS (WVACHS) IS A PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH NETWORK (PBRN) LEADING PATIENT-CENTERED AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED RESEARCH TO BRING SOLUTIONS TO PRIORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH ISSUES IN THE STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS (WVACHS) IS PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH NETWORK (PBRN) LEADING PATIENT-CENTERED AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED RESEARCH TO BRING SOLUUIONS TO PRIORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH ISSUES IN THE STATE.

  • HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION:THE WEST VIRGINIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (WVACHS) IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO CARE. EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL RESEARCH THAT STEMS FROM QUESTIONS IN CLINICS AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, WVACHS CONTINUED TO BUILD THIS WORK ACROSS A RANGE OF PRIORITY ISSUES, INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE, OBESITY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ACCESS TO CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND PREVENTION. BY THE CLOSE OF CALENDAR YEAR 2025, WVACHS HAD 12 ACTIVE OR ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDED PROJECTS SUCH AS: "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH EXPLORES HOW DRINKING WATER CONCERNS MAY INFLUENCE HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND LIVER OUTCOMES "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH, WHICH EVALUATES THE REACH AND IMPACT OF A SCHOOL-BASED VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM "ONGOING WORK ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS, RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY, AND COMMUNITY-BASED OBESITY AND NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS WVACHS ALSO CONTINUED TO SHARE FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WORK CONDUCTED IN 2025 RESULTED IN TWO PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES LATER IN 2026, INCLUDING: "STATEWIDE YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION IN WEST VIRGINIA: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES OF CATCH MY BREATH (BAUS, BURCHFIELD, CHILL, ET AL.), PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH "PERCEIVED WATER SAFETY AND ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA: LINKS BETWEEN DRINKING WATER, BEVERAGE HABITS, AND LIVER HEALTH (BAILEY, LILLY, & BAUS), PUBLISHED IN RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH IN ADDITION, WVACHS DELIVERED FOUR PRESENTATIONS IN 2025, INCLUDING: ""WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE - YEAR 2 EVALUATION HIGHLIGHTS" PRESENTED TO THE WEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION TASK FORCE "TWO PRESENTATIONS TO THE COALITION FOR A TOBACCO-FREE WEST VIRGINIA NETWORK ""A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCES FROM WEST VIRGINIA'S CLEAR FUTURE" AT THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CONFERENCE IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS

    Expenses $49,517 · Grants $24,000

  • RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: THE WVACHS RESEARCH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS THE NETWORK HELPS BUILD THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH IN WEST VIRGINIA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CLINICIANS PARTNER WITH STUDENTS AND OTHER LEARNERS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE LEARNERS MEANINGFUL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO HELPING CLINICIAN-LED PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 8 ACCEPTED MENTORSHIP PROJECTS. ACROSS THE 7 PROJECTS WITH COMPLETED 2025 EVALUATION DATA, MENTORS DOCUMENTED WORK WITH 22 LEARNERS, INCLUDING 9 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 13 STUDENTS AND TRAINEES FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED FIELDS. THESE PROJECTS ADDRESSED REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES FACING WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: "RESEARCH ON WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH, INCLUDING ITS CONNECTION TO LIVER DISEASE AND BEVERAGE CHOICES "RESEARCH EXAMINING RACIAL BIAS IN PULSE OXIMETRY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON DIAGNOSIS AND CARE "RESEARCH FOCUSED ON HEPATITIS C TREATMENT ACCESS AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN CARE "ONGOING RESEARCH RELATED TO OBESITY, NUTRITION, AND FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAMMING "EVALUATION OF A YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION PROGRAM THESE PROJECTS ARE GROUNDED IN CLINICIAN-DRIVEN QUESTIONS BASED ON PATIENT AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING, SUPPORTS CLINICIANS IN IMPROVING CARE, AND STRENGTHENS THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE LEADERS IN WEST VIRGINIA.

    Expenses $3,196 · Grants $2,500

  • APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP): THE WVACHS CONTINUES TO SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE APPALACHIAN PULMONARY HEALTH PROJECT (APHP). THE APHP IS A PEER NETWORK OF WEST VIRGINIA RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AND HEALTH ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO THE FOUR GOALS OF PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PULMONARY TESTING AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN RURAL AREAS, AND CARE COORDINATION FOR PERSONS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE. IN 2025, THE APHP INCORPORATED AS A WEST VIRGINIA NON-PROFIT AND OBTAINED IRS 501C3 STATUS. THE RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS OF APHP CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PULMONARY REHABILITATION SERVICES AT 11 RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AROUND THE STATE. APHP HAS FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION AND COINSURANCE COSTS SO THAT MORE RURAL PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THESE SERVICES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WV AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, APHP DELIVERED THE CATCH MY BREATH VAPING PREVENTION CURRICULUM TO OVER 9000 STUDENTS, GRADES 5-8, IN 33 COUNTIES AND 58 SCHOOLS. APHP HAS FOUNDATION FUNDING TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AND TEACHER INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE DELIVERY OF THE CATCH MY BREATH CURRICULUM. WITH THESE PARTNERS, WE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED 2-YEAR RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT IN THE JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.

    Expenses $110,698

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ADAM BAUS PHD MPH

    CO DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,901
    From this org
    $30,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • JILL COCHRAN PHD APRN C-FNP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOANNA BAILEY MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KEVIN MCCANN MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KIMBERLY BECHER MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TREAH HAGGERTY MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JENNIFER BOYD PA-C

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SARAH HANSEN APRN AGNP-BC

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA CARTER DHSC MBA CNM

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • APRIL VESTAL MPH

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $221,684
    Expenses
    $211,813
    Contributions
    $193,625
    Grants paid
    $26,500
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $63,542
    Expenses
    $69,539
    Contributions
    $47,394
    Grants paid
    $23,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $83,981
    Expenses
    $75,685
    Contributions
    $80,020
    Grants paid
    $32,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $27,676
    Expenses
    $26,822
    Assets (EOY)
    $91,871

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2020

Tax period
1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Principal officer
Adam Baus
Mailing address
135 Community RdgCulloden WV 25510
Website
www.wvachs.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.