Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

Also known as Presence Hospice

St Louis, MO · EIN 36-3296367 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care reported $5.9 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.33 went to program services, $11.67 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: 118.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,317,987 (Director/President & CEO, ASCENSION ILLINOIS). Revenue fell 78% 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 $9.5M

Program services$88.33 $8.4M
Management & general$11.67 $1.1M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $5.9M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$3.17 $226K
Program service revenue$96.83 $6.9M
Other revenue$0.00 $131

Investment income was negative: −$1.3M. 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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	88.3%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	11.7%	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	Not reported	$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	3.9%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	118.1%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$2,317,987	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	24.31%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.4	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	4 of 7	88.9%

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

$8.4M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $6.9M

THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. HOSPICE SERVICES, INPATIENT UNIT: 897 PATIENTS WERE CARED FOR IN THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. THE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS (ADC) during FY25, WAS 114, WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF SERVICE OF 39 DAYS. 76% OF ALL INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE WAS PROVIDED THROUGH THE ARK, THE INPATIENT UNIT. THE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS WAS 6.5 WITH CARE PROVIDED FOR A TOTAL OF 311 PATIENTS DURING FY25

$0 expenses

BEREAVEMENT SERVICES: THESE SERVICES INCLUDE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS, MAILINGS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS. BEREAVEMENT CONTACTS During FY25 TOTALED 6,081. CONTACTS ARE DEFINED AS TOUCHPOINTS AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING THE MAILING PROGRAM, SYMPATHY CARDS, INVITATION TO MEMORIAL SERVICES, HOSPICE OUTREACH CALLS, HOSPICE COUNSELING, HOSPICE WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY INTERVENTION, AND INTAKE & PHONE

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
Director/President & CEO, ASCENSION ILLINOIS Director/trustee, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$2,266,027	$51,960	$2,317,987
FORMER OFFICER (END 6/2024) Former, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$1,741,630	$30,961	$1,772,591
DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$807,669	$60,366	$868,035
DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$697,705	$54,028	$751,733
PRESIDENT (END 3/2025) Director/trustee, officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$585,905	$48,653	$634,558
SECRETARY Officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$393,155	$38,100	$431,255
Treasurer/CFO-Alex Bros Behav Hlth Hospital Officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$317,601	$23,094	$340,695

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$5.9M	$9.5M	88.3%	$351K	$2,317,987
FY2024 ⓘ	$15M	$17M	87.6%	$2.8M	$2,135,803
FY2023 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	96.5%	$1.5M	$1,278,048
FY2022 ⓘ	$21M	$20M	97.1%	−$491K	$1,194,790
FY2021 ⓘ	$26M	$24M	96.8%	−$2.2M	$662,093
FY2020 ⓘ	$26M	$26M	89.3%	−$3.2M	$638,866

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–1b7 · 4 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 11aNo
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 50
Volunteers Part I, line 664

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

OP PHARMACY LLC Hospice Pharmacy	$327,593
ALDEN NORTHMOOR REHABILITATION & HEALTH Rehabilitation Services	$215,925
GENERATIONS AT REGENCY LLC Assisted living services	$121,894
DOBSON PLAZA NURSING & REHAB CENTER LLC Assisted living services	$117,911

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care totaling $17,589 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.

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Questions people ask

How much of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care reported that 88.3% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 11.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,317,987, for the role of Director/President & CEO, ASCENSION ILLINOIS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care get its money?

Of $5.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.9% came from contributions and grants and 118.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3296367 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 June 30, 2025, object 202621349349309557 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349303446 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441309349304359 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341339349300129 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349309881 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111339349306416 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3296367: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.