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Niagara Hospice

Lockport, NY · EIN 22-2524016 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Niagara Hospice reported $20.8 million in revenue and $20.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.19 went to program services, $10.01 to management and general costs and $1.80 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $321,211 (HOSPICE PHYSICIAN). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

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)
88.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.0%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.50$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
3.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.8%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$321,211$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.56%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
56
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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
$18M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $19M

Patient revenue for Niagara Hospice (nh) is earned based on patients services provided and then reimbursed by insurances. There are a few types of patient service fees, which are explained below. Patients receive various types of services, in which the largest revenue types include homecare routine, nursing home reimbursement and in-patient general. Homecare routine consists of the basic in-home visists to the patients own home at least once a week to do various care-taking services (ie. Baths, laundry, visiting). The nursing home reimbursement revenue is from the hospice patients that are in…

— expenses

Although hospice care will always be primarily provided in a patient's or caregiver's home, there are some individuals who do not have a home environment appropriate for hospice care, or lack the family or friends necessary to provide 24/7 care in a home environment. Additionally, some hospice patients need around-the-clock medical attention during medication adjustments or for symptom management. In response to these needs, Niagara Hospice house was built.Niagara Hospice house is niagara county's only residential hospice house, providing services to patients and their families who are not…

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
HOSPICE PHYSICIAN
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$306,990$14,221$321,211
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$269,515$31,037$300,552
HOSPICE PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week
$0$226,045$16,623$242,668
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$204,959$0$27,747$232,706
DIRECTOR OF PLANT/FACILITY OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$137,388$13,045$150,433
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$126,344$18,824$145,168
DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICE
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$121,790$0$12,226$134,016
RN- NH CASE MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$111,059$0$18,144$129,203

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Niagara Hospice (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $728K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$21M$21M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$21M$21M88.2%$16M$321,211
FY2024 ⓘ$20M$20M86.2%$15M$337,446
FY2023 ⓘ$18M$19M87.4%$15M$328,799
FY2022 ⓘ$18M$17M87.7%$16M$614,958
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$16M87.8%$16M$614,412
FY2020 ⓘ$16M$15M87.1%$12M$580,649

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–1b8 · 8 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 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 5157
  • Volunteers Part I, line 696

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NIAGARA HOSPICE ALLIANCE INC
Contracted services
$3,365,657
THE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE GROUP I
Management fee
$1,299,652

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

11 private foundations reported grants to Niagara Hospice totaling $33,520 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 Niagara Hospice's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Niagara Hospice, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Niagara Hospice's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Niagara Hospice reported that 88.2% of its $20.5 million in expenses went to program services, 10.0% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Niagara Hospice pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Niagara Hospice reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $321,211, for the role of HOSPICE PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Niagara Hospice get its money?

Of $20.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.6% came from contributions and grants and 92.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Niagara Hospice a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2524016 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601339349306225 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349307532 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349302682 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349303378 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201239349302270 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111269349301566 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2524016: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.