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Gilchrist Hospice CARE

Hunt Valley, MD · EIN 52-1851251 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Gilchrist Hospice CARE reported $114.6 million in revenue and $83.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.76 went to program services, $13.69 to management and general costs and $3.55 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 68.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,172,384 (DIRECTOR/CEO GBMC HEALTHCARE). 126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% 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 $83M

Program services$82.76 $69M
Management & general$13.69 $11M
Fundraising$3.55 $3.0M

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 $115M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$3.52 $4.0M
Government grants$0.28 $322K
Program service revenue$68.30 $78M
Investment income$25.19 $29M
Other revenue$2.71 $3.1M

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)	82.8%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	13.7%	13.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.6%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.68	$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	3.8%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.3%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	68.3%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$1,172,384	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.41%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	126	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	37.2	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	25 of 27	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

$69M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $81M

Gilchrist Hospice Care (ghc) was founded in 1994 as a home hospice organization and that function remains at the core of our mission of providing the finest in end of life care. Patients are offered a wide array of services that are provided by members of an interdisciplinary team that includes a physician, a registered nurse, a hospice aide, a social worker and a chaplain, as well as volunteers. After the death of a loved one, bereavement counselors provide counseling and support for patient families and the community at-large. During fy2025, ghc provided end of life services for patients in…

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/CEO GBMC HEALTHCARE Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,139,114	$33,270	$1,172,384
EVP & CFO GBMC HEALTHCARE Officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$700,392	$115,031	$815,423
PRESIDENT GILCHRIST Officer, 38.00 hrs/week	$0	$621,557	$35,771	$657,328
DIRECTOR/GBMC MED DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$606,869	$35,512	$642,381
GERIATRICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week	$386,808	$0	$35,368	$422,176
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee, 60.00 hrs/week	$370,926	$0	$4,741	$375,667
GERIATRICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week	$311,527	$0	$39,950	$351,477
PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week	$308,887	$0	$30,556	$339,443

126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gilchrist Hospice CARE (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (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

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$115M	$83M	82.8%	$258M	$1,172,384
FY2024 ⓘ	$84M	$76M	82.5%	$231M	$1,253,368
FY2023 ⓘ	$81M	$73M	85.3%	$204M	$1,274,677
FY2022 ⓘ	$82M	$74M	85.8%	$191M	$1,409,362
FY2021 ⓘ	$92M	$73M	86.1%	$218M	$1,290,120
FY2020 ⓘ	$85M	$79M	79.8%	$180M	$1,295,291

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–1b27 · 25 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 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 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 5693
Volunteers Part I, line 6411

Largest outside contractors

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

AMERGIS HEALTHCARE STAFFING Staffing	$1,171,644
BIOMEDICAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS Professional services	$744,545
SAGE GROWTH PARTNERS LLC Marketing & advertising	$449,056
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDIC Professional services	$352,516
PROCARE AMBULANCE SERVICE Ambulance services	$351,107

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

31 private foundations reported grants to Gilchrist Hospice CARE totaling $803K 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 Gilchrist Hospice CARE's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Gilchrist Hospice CARE, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Gilchrist Hospice CARE's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Gilchrist Hospice CARE reported that 82.8% of its $83.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.7% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Gilchrist Hospice CARE pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Gilchrist Hospice CARE reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,172,384, for the role of DIRECTOR/CEO GBMC HEALTHCARE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Gilchrist Hospice CARE get its money?

Of $114.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 68.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Gilchrist Hospice CARE a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1851251 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202611319349302941 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511279349300246 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411019349302401 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321259349300302 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349312968 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349307182 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1851251: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.