Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care II
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
VNS HEALTH HOME CARE IS PART OF ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE, AGE, AND HEAL WHERE THEY FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
- Income
- $272.7 million
- Spending
- $286.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- -29.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 1,477
- Volunteers
- 139
- Highest pay
- $3.2 million, director - ceo/president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 902% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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 December 31, 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 (5)
- $152.1 million spent. vns health home care has an ACUTE CARE PROGRAM, COMPRISED OF IN-HOME NURSING AND REHABILITATIVE THERAPIES, IS THE LARGEST WITHIN VNS HEALTH HOME CARE. WITH AN AVERAGE OF 5,944 PATIENTS UNDER ITS CARE EACH DAY IN 2024. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT RECEIVE THE CARE THEY NEED. IN 2024, OVER $2.1 MILLION WAS SPENT ON PROVIDING NURSING AND OTHER HEALTH CARE TO PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE OR WITH INADEQUATE INSURANCE. THIS CARE INCLUDED HOME CARE SERVICES AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE NECESSITIES, SUCH AS FREE MEDICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION TO PHYSICIAN VISITS, FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND AIR CONDITIONERS AND MATTRESSES FOR THOSE IN NEED.
- $44.6 million spent. Behavioral health services are ADMINISTERed through 17 PROGRAMS AND AN ARTICLE 31 MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICE (MHOTRS) PROGRAM, WITH APPROXIMATELY 475 FULL TIME, PART-TIME AND PER DIEM TEAM MEMBERS. THESE PROGRAMS DELIVERED CARE TO NEARLY 20,000 PATIENTS IN 2024 THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY PROVIDING ROUGHLY 9,500 VISITS PER MONTH, BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND VIA TELEHEALTH. The programs PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. PROGRAMS RANGE FROM CRISIS INTERVENTION TO LONG-TERM TREATMENT AND CARE MANAGEMENT FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITION. IN 2023, VNS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSITIONED TO A SEPARATE ENTITY AND SERVICES WERE THEN PURCHASED BY VNS HEALTH HOME CARE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICES.
- $11.9 million spent. VNS HEALTH HOME CARE HAS A CARE MANAGEMENT UNIT WITHIN CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES. USING THE ORGANIZATION'S POPULATION HEALTH EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES AND TOOLS, CARE TEAMS PROVIDE VALUE-BASED CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CLIENTS/PATIENTS AND MEMBERS OF HOSPITALS, ACO'S AND HEALTH PLANS AT ALL LEVELS OF RISK. THE CARE MANAGEMENT UNIT TAKES A PROACTIVE, PERSON-CENTERED CARE APPROACH TO ADDRESSE A SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS, AND REDUCES OVERALL COSTS OF CARE WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES CARE MANAGERS (RNS, PTS, OTS, LPNS, LCSWS); NURSE PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHES; PHARMACISTS; TRANSITIONAL CARE ASSOCIATES; AND REGISTERED DIETICIANS. TOGETHER, THEY: EMPLOY EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ON MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND COMORBIDITIES; FOCUS ON 30-60 DAY POST-DISCHARGE AND HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS; CONDUCT 12-18 MONTHS CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT; USE CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL RESOURCES AND INTERVENTIONS; FACILITATE IN-PERSON INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE; COORDINATE CARE BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND SETTINGS; FACILITATE PATIENT EDUCATION AND COACHING; UTILIZE REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING INCLUDING VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) AND VIRTUAL VISIT TECHNOLOGY; ADVOCATE FOR TIMELY SHARING OF DATA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY; USE TELEPHONIC INTERVENTIONS FOR APPOINTMENT REMINDERS AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES; AND PERFORM GAPS IN CARE MANAGEMENT AND HEDIS REPORTING. THE ADVANCED ILLNESS MANAGEMENT TEAM AND PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM ENGAGE PATIENTS IN END-OF-LIFE CONVERSATIONS; AND COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES AND PHYSICIANS TO ENSURE PATIENTS END OF LIFE WISHES ARE MET. REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING ("RPM") SERVICES ARE ALSO MANAGED WITHIN THE CMO AND INCLUDE THE UTILIZATION OF THE MOST ADVANCED RPM TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION TO ENGAGE PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND REDUCING HOSPITALIZATIONS.
- EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 2023, VNS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC (VNS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS INCORPORATED SERVING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL ADULTS AND GERIATRIC PATIENTS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO VNS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WERE INCLUDED WITHIN VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOME CARE II D/B/A VNS HEALTH HOME CARE ("VNS HEALTH HOME CARE") PRIOR TO THE INCORPORATION. EMPLOYEES PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY VNS HEALTH HOME CARE WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW ENTITY in 2023 AND SERVICES WERE THEN PURCHASED BY VNS HEALTH HOME CARE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICES. VNS HEALTH HOME CARE IS PART OF ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. INNOVATING IN HEALTH CARE FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS, OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IS WHAT DRIVES US-WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE, AGE, AND HEAL WHERE THEY FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE, IN THEIR OWN HOMES, CONNECTED TO THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. VISITING NURSER SERVICE OF NEW YORK D/B/A VNS HEALTH ("VNS HEALTH") OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, SOLUTIONS AND HEALTH PLANS DESIGNED TO SIMPLIFY THE HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE AND MEET THE DIVERSE AND COMPLEX NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE IN NEW YORK AND BEYOND. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO HELP PATIENTS AND MEMBERS CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOME AND COMMUNITIES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; PROMOTING CHOICE IN HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE BY DIRECTLY INVOLVING PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN THEIR CARE. THIS ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF VNS HEALTH WHICH FOCUSES ON PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. VNS HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO SERVING COMMUNITIES IN NEED, SUCH AS THOSE WITH HIGH MEDICAID PENETRATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HOME TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. IN OUR HISTORIC ROLE AS A SAFETY NET PROVIDER, WE ADDRESS THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, HELPING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO KEEP THEM OUT OF HOSPITALS, BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AND NURSING PARENTS, AGE IN PLACE SUCCESSFULLY, GET APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND SELF-MANAGE CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IN 2024, VNS HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES - TOGETHER WITH ITS GENEROUS SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS - PROVIDED OVER $69 MILLION IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS, WHICH IMPROVED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS, YOUNG AND OLD, INCLUDING THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS. DONORS CONTRIBUTED $5.7 MILLION TO SUPPORT VNS HEALTH CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS, AND THE REMAINING FUNDING CAME FROM VNS HEALTH'S CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. VNS HEALTH'S COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS, CARRIED OUT THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE TO UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, SUPPORT AGING IN PLACE, ADVANCE RESEARCH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND DEVELOP THE FUTURE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
- vns health home care HELPS SUPPORT THE COSTS OF OPERATING SEVERAL PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY PROGRAMS (CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES). THE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, PAIRS SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES WITH FIRST-TIME, LOW-INCOME MOTHERS FROM PREGNANCY THROUGH THE CHILD'S SECOND BIRTHDAY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE BRONX AND IN NASSAU COUNTY. AS OF DECEMBER 2024, THE PROGRAM HAD A CENSUS OF 582 MOTHERS. PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN BROOKLYN, QUEENS, THE BRONX AND MANHATTAN. IT IS FOCUSED ON COORDINATING AND PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE LIMITING OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. IN 2024, VNS HEALTH PROVIDED $129,000 IN SUPPORT TO PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2009 IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY HOSPITAL PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTS THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN INTEGRATED PALLIATIVE CARE MODEL, WITH INTERVENTIONS BEGINNING AT DIAGNOSIS AND INCORPORATES BOTH CURATIVE AND COMFORT MEASURES. VNS HEALTH SERVES AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MULTICULTURAL POPULATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH LIFE THREATENING AND LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS. OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF A PEDIATRIC ELNEC (END OF LIFE NURSING CONSORTIUM) TRAINED INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND REHAB CLINICIANS COVERING BROOKLYN, THE BRONX, MANHATTAN AND QUEENS. HOSPICE INTERDISCIPLINARY STAFF ATTEND PEDIATRIC ELNEC TRAINING TO INCREASE CLINICAL COMPETENCY IN CARING FOR CHILDREN AT END OF LIFE. IN 2024, VNS HEALTH COMPLETED TWO PEDIATRIC ELNEC TRAININGS BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLINICIANS TRAINED TO 225. HOSPICE TEAMS IN ALL REGIONS ARE ADMITTING AND SUCCESSFULLY CARING FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THROUGH END OF LIFE WITH PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM COLLABORATION AND CONSULTATION. THE CONCURRENT CARE ACT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALLOWS CHILDREN ON HOSPICE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CURATIVE THERAPIES SUCH AS CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION WHILE RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE. IN 2024, THERE WERE 86 PEDIATRIC ADMISSIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 760 VISITS MADE. THE MAJORITY OF PALLIATIVE CARE REFERRALS ARE FOR INFANTS WITH COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS CHILDHOOD CANCERS WITH BRAIN TUMORS AS THE PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 November 4, 2026.
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