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Hospice of the Blue Ridge

Spruce Pine, NC · EIN 58-1665803 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hospice of the Blue Ridge reported $12.4 million in revenue and $11.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.66 went to program services, $19.34 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: 85.6% of the total. Government grants made up 13.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $119,500 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% 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 $11M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

Other revenue was negative: −$54,068. 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.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.3%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
14.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
13.8%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
85.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$119,500$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.05%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 788.9%

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
$9.2M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Salaries wages and benefits paid to caregivers including doctors, nurses,therapists, social workers & cont. Svcs

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
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$119,500$0$0$119,500
Listed person
Highest compensated employee, 0.00 hrs/week
$110,576$0$0$110,576

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hospice of the Blue Ridge (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
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$11M80.7%$2.2M$119,500
FY2024 ⓘ$10M$11M81.8%$1.7M—
FY2023 (amended) ⓘ$11M$10M81.3%$2.5M—
FY2022 ⓘ$9.9M$9.6M81.1%$1.2M—
FY2021 ⓘ$9.4M$9.8M79.3%$869K—
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$9.8M81.4%$2.1M—

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 · 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 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 5170

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Hospice of the Blue Ridge totaling $153 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 Blue Ridge'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 Blue Ridge, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Hospice of the Blue Ridge reported that 80.7% of its $11.4 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hospice of the Blue Ridge pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hospice of the Blue Ridge reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $119,500, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hospice of the Blue Ridge get its money?

Of $12.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 14.8% came from contributions and grants (including 13.8% from government grants) and 85.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hospice of the Blue Ridge a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1665803 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622189349301577 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532619349300913 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 (amended), object 202401989349300430 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202441099349300819 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221799349300912 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111319349303506 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1665803: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.