Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
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
To operate its Harvard Medical Schools affiliated chronic care hospital that provides seniors with compassionate long-term care, post-acute care, outpatient services and adult day health care.
- Income
- $168.9 million
- Spending
- $168.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- -11.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 1,533
- Volunteers
- 380
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, president and ceo (thru 7/2023, returned 5/2024 to current)
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: 42 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 257% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (2)
- $154.6 million spent. HRC offers long-term care management, rehabilitative, and extended medical care that meets the chronic and acute medical needs of older adult patients in a therapeutic and healing environment. Care is provided in a home-like setting and tailored to the individual needs of each patient. In addition to expert geriatric medical care provided by physicians and nurse practitioners from our onsite department of medicine, a multidisciplinary team offers a wide range of therapeutic programs that maximize function with the goal of helping our patients maintain independence for as long as possible. Examples of our program services are as follows: 1. Memory Care: HRC has memory care units in two locations to serve seniors with moderate to advanced memory loss who need special services and accommodations to keep them safe and engaged. We provide to our long-term chronic memory care patients services such as expressive therapies involving music and art, which build on and support their abilities, talents, and interests. We will focus on what residents can still do, rather than on what they can't, thereby offering opportunities for accomplishment, success, and joy each day. 2. Expressive Therapy: Expressive therapy is a dynamic, multimodal approach to integrating the arts into the healing process. Used within the context of a health care or rehabilitation setting, expressive therapies like music, art, and dance can foster healing and provide an overall sense of well-being and connection to others. HRC employs expressive therapists who function as members of the multidisciplinary health care team to provide treatment to seniors. Therapists are masters-level mental health counselors who are also professionally trained in their respective disciplines (e.g., art, music, etc.). The overall goals of treatment are to provide a safe, secure setting in which patients can express themselves on both verbal and non-verbal levels. Patients also feel an increased connection to others that in turn decreases their level of distress and psychological discomfort. 3. Palliative Care: Since 2007, the HRC palliative care program has been helping patients maximize the quality of life while maintaining dignity and control as they navigate the journey of serious and terminal illness. The palliative team comprising of counselors, doctors, nurses, health aides, and therapists, accomplish this by providing medical information, asking questions, and supporting the patient and family's decisions. The palliative care team also takes measures to provide medical help, massage, music therapy, and other interventions to make the patient's journey as comfortable as possible.
- $2.6 million spent. Other program service revenue is made up of miscellaneous non-patient service revenue and expenses, including department of medicine teaching, fellowships & other support, food service, variety of ancillary programs, and space leased by HSL.
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 February 1957.
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.
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