Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $13.2 million
- Spending
- $15.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 158
- Volunteers
- 65
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, former chair & trustee (ex-officio)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 20 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 122% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $13.4 million spent. ROCKINGHAM VNA & HOSPICE'S HOSPICE PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, MEDICALLY DIRECTED, TEAM ORIENTED PROGRAM OF CARE. THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE CARE OF THE PATIENT AND FAMILY AS ONE UNIT, PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 24 HOUR ON-CALL AVAILABILITY, MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE, HOME HEALTH AIDE, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, BEREAVEMENT AND SPIRITUAL CARE, VOLUNTEERS, REHAB SERVICES, AND COORDINATION OF MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. ROCKINGHAM VNA & HOSPICE PROVIDED 17,643 VISITS TO 559 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED 29,215 DAYS OF PATIENT CARE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024. ROCKINGHAM VNA & HOSPICE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED THROUGH OFFERING A VARIETY OF WELLNESS CLINICS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY FOOT CLINICS, DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, RVNA & HOSPICE SUPPORTED ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING $127,911 IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, BENEFITS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH EXCLUDING $460,194 IN UNCOVERED MEDICAID EXPENSES. ROCKINGHAM VNA & HOSPICE'S (RVNA) HOME CARE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SKILLED SERVICES TO THE ADULT POPULATION. THE GOAL OF THESE SERVICES IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE PATIENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE SKILLED NURSING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, HOME HEALTH AIDE, DIETICIAN, IV SPECIALIST, WOUND/OSTOMY SPECIALIST, CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR, LYMPHEDEMA SPECIALIST AND A PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM. IN A TYPICAL FISCAL YEAR, RVNA PROVIDES ON AVERAGE 40,000 VISITS TO 2,800 HOME CARE PATIENTS. RVNA PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, MEDICALLY DIRECTED, TEAM-ORIENTED PROGRAM OF CARE. THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE CARE OF THE PATIENT AND FAMILY AS ONE UNIT, PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 24 HOUR ON-CALL AVAILABILITY, MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE, HOME HEALTH AIDE, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, BEREAVEMENT AND SPIRITUAL CARE, VOLUNTEERS, REHAB SERVICES, AND COORDINATION OF MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. IN A TYPICAL FISCAL YEAR, RVNA PROVIDES ON AVERAGE 21,300 VISITS TO 425 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE 28,000 DAYS OF PATIENT CARE. RVNA'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED THROUGH OFFERING A VARIETY OF WELLNESS CLINICS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY FOOT CLINICS, DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, AS NOTED ABOVE, RVNA IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES AND OPERATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CONTINUING CARE AND HEALTH AT HOME AFFILIATES IN THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE FOR ROCKINGHAM VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE (RVNA), AND AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, ROCKINGHAM VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE (RVNA) IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE BILH CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPALS ARE LISTED HERE AS WELL AS NETWORK-WIDE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING. THE BILH NETWORK IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. THE BILH PURPOSE STATEMENT ARTICULATES THE IMPACT THAT EACH BILH AFFILIATE STRIVES TO MAKE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THESE SHARED VALUES GUIDE EACH ENTITY'S DAILY EFFORTS AND KEEP EACH AFFILIATE ALIGNED IN THE PURSUIT OF THE BILH PURPOSE, SHOWING HOW "WE CARE" FOR PATIENTS, EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. PURPOSE STATEMENT: BILH CREATES HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ONE PERSON AT A TIME THROUGH SEAMLESS CARE AND GROUND-BREAKING SCIENCE, DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND EQUITY. BILH WE CARE VALUES: WELLBEING. WE PROVIDE A HEALTH-FOCUSED WORKPLACE AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE. EMPATHY. WE DO OUR BEST TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' FEELINGS, NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES. COLLABORATION. WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HOLD OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO BEHAVIORS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. RESPECT. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AND TREAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND INCLUSIVENESS. EQUITY. EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN OUR WORKPLACE AND THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE: 1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; 2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, UM AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS; 3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES; 4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice (Sacramento, CA), EIN 94-6068843. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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