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Hospice of the Upstate

Anderson, SC · EIN 57-0859126 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hospice of the Upstate reported $14.9 million in revenue and $14.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.70 went to program services, $12.42 to management and general costs and $1.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 83.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $273,470 (CEO, PRES). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 58% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.4%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.9%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.14$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
13.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
83.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$273,470$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.90%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
14.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 1488.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$12M expenses · 96.7% of program spending · revenue $12M

Provided 5,000+ patient days in hospice house and provided 29,000+ patient days to home care terminally ill patients provided 1,500+ in indigent patient days

$402K expenses · 3.3% of program spending

Provided community outreach services, including bereavement groups, community relations and other support to families of terminally ill patients

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO, PRES
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$248,328$0$25,142$273,470

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hospice of the Upstate (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $248K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$15M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$15M$14M85.7%$18M$273,470
2024 ⓘ$14M$14M86.9%$17M$246,610
2023 ⓘ$12M$13M87.2%$16M$226,861
2022 ⓘ$11M$11M86.4%$15M$230,507
2021 ⓘ$12M$10M86.1%$15M$209,937
2020 (amended) ⓘ$9.6M$9.4M85.2%$13M$192,575
2019 (amended) ⓘ$9.5M$9.5M85.3%$13M$197,835

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b14 · 14 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 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 5163
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6100

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Hospice of the Upstate totaling $31,665 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 Hospice of the Upstate's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hospice of the Upstate, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hospice of the Upstate's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Hospice of the Upstate reported that 85.7% of its $14.4 million in expenses went to program services, 12.4% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hospice of the Upstate pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hospice of the Upstate reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $273,470, for the role of CEO, PRES (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hospice of the Upstate get its money?

Of $14.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 13.1% came from contributions and grants and 83.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hospice of the Upstate a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 57-0859126 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621329349306047 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521789349301372 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421299349303507 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311039349300316 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241309349305304 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202211759349300241 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202241759349300829 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 57-0859126: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.