Hospice of Santa Cruz County
Hospice of Santa Cruz County reported $26.3 million in revenue and $25.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $64.78 went to program services, $32.99 to management and general costs and $2.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 84.6% of the total. Government grants made up 7.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $341,159 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% 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 $26MFor 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 $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 64.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 33.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 13.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 84.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $341,159 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.32% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 47 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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 expense1086 patients and families received 70,927 days of expert end-of-life care from hospice teams of medical directors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers. Additionally, 772 individual grief support sessions and 75 group grief support sessions were provided to hospice families and grieving community members of all ages
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $320,975 | $0 | $20,184 | $341,159 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,367 | $0 | $19,342 | $300,709 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $225,473 | $0 | $20,094 | $245,567 |
| CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,166 | $0 | $5,335 | $223,501 |
| CHIEF MISSION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,378 | $0 | $19,251 | $215,629 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,437 | $0 | $20,477 | $209,914 |
| DIRECTOR OF NURSING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,002 | $0 | $15,528 | $199,530 |
47 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hospice of Santa Cruz County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $621K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b12 · 12 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 5169
- Volunteers Part I, line 6129
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Hospice of Santa Cruz County totaling $56,369 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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Every number above is copied from Hospice of Santa Cruz County'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 Santa Cruz County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Hospice of Santa Cruz County spent in FY2025, $64.78 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hospice of Santa Cruz County's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hospice of Santa Cruz County reported that 64.8% of its $25.9 million in expenses went to program services, 33.0% to management and general and 2.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hospice of Santa Cruz County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hospice of Santa Cruz County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $341,159, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hospice of Santa Cruz County get its money?
Of $26.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 13.7% came from contributions and grants (including 7.0% from government grants) and 84.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hospice of Santa Cruz County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2497618 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 202631359349306158 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349307659 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349305142 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349311013 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202223209349302862 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349306070 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2497618: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.