Texas Hospice Organization Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751870672
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5124541247
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospices

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,003,092
Expenses
$830,533
Assets
$2,953,665
Liabilities
$348,823

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Demetress Harrell (President)
  • Olivia Rogers (Vice President)
  • Kerry Arp (Past President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Brandie Baker (Exec Director): $160,590 total reported compensation
  • Keith Parker (Dir of Operations): $100,242 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Texas New Mexico Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, grounded in hospice philosophy and standards, advocates excellence in services, promotes ethical practices, and fosters education and research. It assists its membership network to provide care that enhances the quality of life for patients and their families experiencing a life-limiting illness.

What it reported doing in 2025

MEMBER BENEFITS: EDUCATIONMembers have access to 98 hours of online training programs that are available 24 hours a day. Online professional development is available for all hospice disciplines. ADVOCACYTNMHPO represents member organizations at both the national and state levels before legislative bodies and regulatory agencies. Our board of directors and staff are respected points of contact and information for rule-making authorities. We advocate for our members in governance decisions large and small offering practical insight and advocating for fair and ethical policies. REFERRALSMember organizations are listed on the TNMHPO website and member directory. The hospice locator tool is another valuable resource for families in need of hospice care -and they find our members first. Another referral opportunity stream is TNMHPOs phone number, which is published in Medicares hospice booklet. When individuals and families call that number in search of quality hospice care, TNMHPO directs them to member organizations whenever possible. ANNUAL CONFERENCETNMHPO hosts an annual conference each spring with an average attendance of more than 400 hospice professionals. During this meeting, general sessions with nationally recognized experts in hospice and palliative care are provided over 50 breakout sessions that are tailored to the individual and professional needs of the participants. NEWS YOU CAN USEThe Update, a weekly news brief, provides timely information about hospice around the state, and the nation. A weekly regulatory update provides information gleaned from the federal, Texas and New Mexico registers, as well as information and analysis developed from meetings and other sources. When either state legislature is in session, members receive weekly legislative updates. COMMUNITYTNMHPO understands the power of synergy, and seeks to connect members that can be of service and support to one another. There is no one size fits all in hospice care, and leaders need a network of resources to tackle day-to-day challenges with clarity and confidence.

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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.1%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 56.6%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.56; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.4%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.1% of revenue deployed · 56.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $470K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $161K · 13 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.