VIA Health Partners

Legal name: Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561219017
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Charlotte, NC, US
Phone
704.375.0100
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Hospices

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$101,944,911
Expenses
$96,340,308
Assets
$95,531,157
Liabilities
$13,962,706

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

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER A BRUNNICK (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PETER A BRUNNICK (PRESIDENT & CEO): $796,828 total reported compensation
  • TODD FONTENOT (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $527,046 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL BOLEWITZ (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $509,012 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our Mission

What it reported doing in 2024

Adult hospice care services - hospice care is provided to patients who are facing illnesses that no longer respond to cure-oriented treatment and who have a life expectancy of six months or less. Care is provided in any setting, including the patient's private residence, nursing facility, hospital, or our own levine & dickson hospice houses. As a not-for-profit organization, hospice & palliative care charlotte region provides services without regard to a patient's insurance status or ability to pay. These services include nursing care, physician visits, social work, and chaplain services. In addition, ancillary services and bereavement support are provided after the patient's death. The primary focus of hospice & palliative care charlotte region's care is to improve the quality and dignity of life for those who are facing a life-threatening illness.patients with no insurance or inadequate income, based on department of health poverty guidelines, qualify for charity care. Care is provided on a sliding fee scale. During the year ended december 31, 2024, the amount of charity care was $490,460, and is netted with patient service revenue on the statement of activities.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 82.2% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $85.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $797K · 33 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.