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Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association

Fairhaven, MA · EIN 04-2105745 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association reported $56.8 million in revenue and $52.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.52 went to program services, $15.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,798,618 (EX-OFFICIO, PRESIDENT & CEO). 83 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 41% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $52M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $57M

Other revenue was negative: −$18,154. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.5%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,798,618$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.45%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
8327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 988.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$22M expenses · 49.0% of program spending · revenue $30M

Healthcare - provides acute healthcare to patients at home, bereavement support and counseling for grieving loved ones. During fiscal year 2025, vna had 23,525 cardiac program visits and 55,527 rehab visits, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology. There were 75 behavioral health visits, 102,706 home health visits, and 6,899 maternal child health home visits

$22M expenses · 51.0% of program spending · revenue $26M

Hospice care - provides a specialized kind of care that offers comfort and support to patients who are no longer seeking active treatment and have a life expectancy of months or weeks. Hospice care is a form of palliative care that aims to improve the quality of life and provide pain relief and other comfort measures for terminally ill people. During fiscal 2025, vna had 90,978 hospice program visits

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EX-OFFICIO, PRESIDENT & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 3.50 hrs/week
$0$1,594,229$204,389$1,798,618
TTEE, CLERK (AS OF 9/2025), EVP COO
Director/trustee, officer, 8.50 hrs/week
$0$1,221,168$203,192$1,424,360
FORMER PRESIDENT & EX-OFFICIO
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$1,316,776$32,290$1,349,066
TREASURER (UNTIL 12/2024)
Director/trustee, officer, 2.50 hrs/week
$0$1,093,225$40,272$1,133,497
FORMER VICE CHAIR
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$621,977$41,590$663,567
CLERK (UNTIL 7/25), VP SOUTHCOAST HEALTH AT HOME
Director/trustee, officer, 32.50 hrs/week
$0$532,144$25,870$558,014
TRUSTEE
Director/trustee, 1.50 hrs/week
$0$395,746$44,560$440,306
TRUSTEE (AS OF 1/2025)
Director/trustee, 1.50 hrs/week
$0$326,863$10,377$337,240

83 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $218K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$57M$52M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$57M$52M84.5%$29M$1,798,618
FY2024 ⓘ$47M$46M82.2%$24M$1,611,294
FY2023 ⓘ$43M$43M81.1%$21M$1,992,480
FY2022 ⓘ$41M$39M84.4%$19M$2,418,356
FY2021 ⓘ$43M$42M80.3%$20M$2,741,895
FY2020 ⓘ$40M$37M84.3%$18M$2,553,818

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 3 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5414
  • Volunteers Part I, line 638

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GORDON OPERATING CO LLC
Hospice room and board
$726,899
SARAH S BRAYTON NCC
Hospice room and board
$229,550
NEW BEDFORD JEWISH CONVALESCENT
Hospice room and board
$220,220
SACRED HEART HOME INC
Hospice room and board
$191,028
SYNERGI PARTNERS INC
Consulting
$190,338

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association totaling $2,500 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association reported that 84.5% of its $52.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,798,618, for the role of EX-OFFICIO, PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association get its money?

Of $56.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 1.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2105745 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642309349301789 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349303497 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349302197 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349302535 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212279349304571 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122289349302627 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-2105745: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.