Hartford Healthcare at Home Inc
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
The mission of the agency is to provide and safeguard quality home health care to all persons in need, especially the indigent and medically underserved population. The agency strongly believes that appropriate health care is a fundamental right and not a privilege.
- Income
- $153.2 million
- Spending
- $167.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 1,064
- Volunteers
- 148
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, director, president & treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 8% 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 109% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 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
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, 2025, 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)
- $102.9 million spent. Home Health Care:Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. is one of Connecticut's largest nonprofit providers of comprehensive home health care, hospice, and private duty services. Founded in Hartford in 1901 and Waterbury in 1903, the agency has a history of community involvement spanning more than 100 years. Today, the agency serves more than 148 towns in Connecticut.Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. is committed to its founding mission of providing quality home care to all persons in need, especially the indigent and medically underserved population. The agency strongly believes that appropriate health care is a fundamental right, not a privilege. No one is turned away, and the agency uses contributions, grants, and other means to fill the gap when a client cannot pay. Agency staff visit clients in their own environments, from the inner city to the suburbs. In fulfillment of its mission, Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. staff often go into areas others do not serve. This requires additional staff to provide translation services to ensure patients understand their health needs. The agency also uses charitable funds to offset the difference between the cost of providing care to the indigent and the funds received from the State of Connecticut Medicaid program. On an annual basis, the amount exceeds $3 million. Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. boasts unparalleled loyalty to its clients and is strongly committed to helping those most in need continue receiving care. Charitable gifts are essential to sustaining this mission. Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. services include skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, medical social work, and home health aide support. The specialty nursing staff has expertise in wound care, diabetes, cardiac and respiratory issues, and provides strategies to enable clients to remain at home and achieve good outcomes. The agency also provides Meals on Wheels. Charitable funding has supported the development and ongoing financial needs of this innovative but non-reimbursable service. Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. is proud of the fact that it continues to achieve very high-quality outcomes at or above national and state levels despite serving a large population that lacks the means to fully participate in its care.Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. Independent Living Services provides services that allow clients to continue living safely and independently. These include assistance with daily personal care, such as bathing, dressing, grocery shopping, and meal preparation; a 24-hour emergency response system; and volunteer support. The agency also provides live-in care for clients who need around-the-clock service to remain at home.
- $31.7 million spent. Hospice:The Hospice Programs work with patients and families during end-of-life situations, offering a holistic approach to the care of the entire family unit. In addition to supplementing services with patients' comfort items not often covered by insurance, nurses, counselors, social workers, physicians, pastoral care providers, bereavement workers, and volunteers devise an integrated approach toward providing basic care to those without insurance. There are many more ways that Hartford HealthCare at Home, Inc. services benefit our community, including health education presentations at community sites and regular health screenings at senior centers.Through the use of charitable funds, the needs of patients and their caregivers are being met. They receive medical care that they might not otherwise seek for fear of not being able to pay. The care they receive improves or stabilizes their health, allowing them to remain independent and return to normal activities as soon as possible. Patients are able to retain their independence, and family members are often able to continue working with the peace of mind that their loved ones' needs are being met.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1944.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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