Hospice of the Carolina Foothills

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581410333
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Columbus, NC, USA
Phone
8288947000
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospices

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,891,492
Expenses
$6,928,235
Assets
$8,456,660
Liabilities
$1,174,080

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEAN H ECKERT (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEAN H ECKERT (CEO): $128,784 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote and provide compassionate end-of-life care, meeting the medical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and their families.

What it reported doing in 2015

During 2015, we provided expert and compassionate hospice home care for 350 individuals and their families who were living with life-limiting illness. At our hospice inpatient unit (smith phayer hospice house), we cared for 210 hospice patients and their families. Not only did we provide the basic care reimbursed by medicare, medicaid and most private health insurance companies, we also went above and beyond to make sure that each person received personalized care. Our 92 volunteers assisted staff in providing music, pets, house and yard assistance, home-cooked meals, and other quality-of-life comforts. Our service to the community was extended through the provision of materials, presentations, & conversations that help families make informed decisions such as advance care and nursing home placement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 71.7%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.1% of revenue deployed · 71.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $150K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.