Hospice of North Ottawa Community Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382370192
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Livonia, MI, USA
Phone
6168462015
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,608,482
Expenses
$4,633,976
Assets
$11,830,730
Liabilities
$417,564

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIEL DRAKE (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 8/24)
  • RUTH MARTYNOWICZ (DIR, INT PRES & CEO THR 7/24; COO)
  • DAVID DEFRAIN (VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE)

Highest reported compensation

  • BENJAMIN CARTER (DIR; CHAIR AT 1/25; TRIN EVP & COO): $3,488,982 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL ISACKSEN (DIRECTOR AT 1/25; TRIN EVP, CFO): $2,827,147 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL ROTH MD (DIR AT 1/25; TRIN CHIEF CLIN OFFCR): $2,494,986 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We, trinity home health services and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. Hospice of north ottawa community is a member of trinity home health services and trinity health.

What it reported doing in 2024

Since 1981, hospice of north ottawa community has been providing hospice care, palliative care and bereavement services to patients throughout ottawa and muskegon counties. Hospice of north ottawa community cares for patients in their own homes, at nursing homes, in the hospital, and at hospice residences. Our experienced team provides compassionate physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and bereavement care to enhance the final months of life. Patients can expect regular visits from our caring team of professionals that includes physicians, registered nurses, hospice health aides, social workers, spiritual care providers, dietary counselors, and trained volunteers. A plan of care is developed for each individual based on the particular needs of the patient and family. Our goals are to preserve dignity and comfort for patients and their families and to support the community through end-of-life education and bereavement services. During the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025, hospice of north ottawa community provided 25,622 days of hospice care.please visit our website for additional information: www.trinityhealthathome.org/patients/hospice-care

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.55; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 43.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.2% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $3.5M · 22 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $497K reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 308 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.