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Tufts Medicine CARE at Home

Lowell, MA · EIN 04-3024278 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Tufts Medicine CARE at Home reported $40.6 million in revenue and $48.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.73 went to program services, $18.27 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: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,678,414 (TRUSTEE). 95 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 71% 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 $49M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $41M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.7%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.1%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,678,414$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
5.48%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
956
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 11100.0%

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
$15M expenses · 38.7% of program spending · revenue $17M

Hospice care - provides supportive care for the terminally ill on a 24 hour basis

$24M expenses · 61.3% of program spending · revenue $23M

Home health - provides acute health care services to patients who can be cared for at home

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
TRUSTEE
Director/trustee, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$2,307,376$371,038$2,678,414
FORMER TRUSTEE
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$2,050,443$0$2,050,443
TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$1,123,052$25,843$1,148,895
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$376,115$0$32,391$408,506
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 0.50 hrs/week
$355,577$0$28,843$384,420
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week
$212,930$0$13,557$226,487
FORMER ASST SECRETARY
Former, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$163,145$56,579$219,724
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 24.00 hrs/week
$200,538$0$17,844$218,382

95 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tufts Medicine CARE at Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.8M (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$41M$49M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$41M$49M81.7%$12M$2,678,414
FY2024 ⓘ$43M$52M99.3%−$66M$2,085,861
FY2023 ⓘ$42M$52M99.3%−$55M$1,581,075
FY2022 ⓘ$41M$56M93.7%$17M$2,165,710
FY2021 ⓘ$22M$20M92.8%$29M$1,546,389
FY2020 ⓘ$24M$18M98.2%$27M$1,770,136

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–1b11 · 7 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 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • 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 4Yes
  • 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 5476
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH CARE
Medical & health care
$1,522,270
HOME CARE SPECIALISTS INC
Medical & health care
$781,599
COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK INC
Medical & health care
$681,895
AMERGIS HEALTHCARE STAFFING INC
Medical & health care
$671,183
BEAR HILL NURSING CENTER INC
Medical & health care
$605,486

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Tufts Medicine CARE at Home totaling $58,222 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 Tufts Medicine CARE at Home's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Tufts Medicine CARE at Home, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Tufts Medicine CARE at Home's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tufts Medicine CARE at Home reported that 81.7% of its $48.9 million in expenses went to program services, 18.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tufts Medicine CARE at Home pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tufts Medicine CARE at Home reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,678,414, for the role of TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tufts Medicine CARE at Home get its money?

Of $40.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tufts Medicine CARE at Home a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3024278 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202602269349300220 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512279349301301 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349302187 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349301435 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232249349301793 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142289349302209 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-3024278: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.