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Calvary Hospital Inc

EIN 13-1740274 · Bronx, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF CALVARY HOSPITAL IS TO CARE FOR THE MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR ADULT PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. IT IS THE ONLY FULLY ACCREDITED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN THE U.S. DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PALLIATIVE CARE OF ADULT PATIENTS. CALVARY'S CORE PRINCIPLES ARE COMPASSION, NON-ABANDONMENT, DIGNITY AND LOVE.CALVARY'S MISSION TODAY IS THE SAME AS WHEN WE STARTED 120 YEARS AGO. OUR FAMILY-CENTRIC APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE IS KEY TO RELIEVING THE STRESS AND CONCERNS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL.CALVARY HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY FULLY ACCREDITED EXTENDED NEOPLASTIC DISEASE CARE HOSPITAL IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY PROVIDING PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ADULT PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE INPATIENT CARE, PAIN MANAGEMENT, HOSPICE, HOME CARE WITH BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

Income
$129.8 million
Spending
$133.0 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
-4.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 95%
Employees
1,116
Volunteers
70
Highest pay
$2.4 million, president/ceo of archcare

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: 40 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 86% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% 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 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $87.2 million spent. TERMINALLY ILL CANCER CARE INPATIENT - CALVARY SERVES ABOUT 25.8% OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE OF CANCER IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA EACH YEAR. PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO CALVARY FROM EVERY MAJOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 2024, CALVARY CARED FOR MORE THAN 2,792 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AS INPATIENT ADMISSIONS IN OUR 200-BED BRONX CAMPUS AND OUR 25-BED SATELLITE AT NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL IN BROOKLYN. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF INPATIENT STAY IS 26.7 DAYS.
  2. $19.1 million spent. CALVARY HOSPITAL HOSPICE IS A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED HOSPITAL-BASED HOSPICE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM FOR PATIENTS WITH A TERMINAL PROGNOSIS FOR ALL END-STAGE DISEASES. CALVARY HOSPITAL HOSPICE EMBRACES AND IMPLEMENTS THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE HOSPICE CONCEPT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:- HOSPICE PROVIDES PALLIATIVE MEDICAL CARE, TREATING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL PAIN OF THE PATIENT AND FAMILY.- HOSPICE TREATS THE PATIENT AND LOVED ONES TOGETHER AS A WHOLE UNIT OF CARE AND OFFERS BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING FOR SURVIVING CAREGIVERS AFTER THE PATIENT'S DEATH. - HOSPICE PATIENTS REMAIN IN THE FAMILIAR, COMFORTING SURROUNDINGS OF HOME, WHETHER IT'S A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, NURSING HOME, HOSPITAL OR AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. - HOSPICE CARE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FOUR LEVELS OF CARE: ROUTINE CARE, GENERAL INPATIENT CARE (IF NEEDED), CONTINUOUS CARE (DURING A CRISIS), AND RESPITE CARE. HOSPICE SERVICES INCLUDE:- NURSING CARE, AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE PATIENT AT HOME - 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK ON-CALL NURSE PHYSICIAN SERVICES - MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES- PASTORAL CARE- COUNSELING SERVICES - NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING- SHORT-TERM INPATIENT AND RESPITE CARE - MEDICAL SUPPLIES RELATED TO TERMINALLY ILL - PERSONAL CARE PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDES - THERAPIES (E.G., PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH) - MEDICATIONS FOR SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND PAIN CONTROL RELATED TO THE TERMINALLY ILL- BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS - VOLUNTEER SERVICES
  3. $232,635 spent. CALVARY'S HOME HEALTH AGENCY SERVES PATIENTS IN THE BRONX, QUEENS, NORTHERN MANHATTAN, AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. CALVARY OFFERS HOME CARE TO PATIENTS WITH ALL DIAGNOSES. MOST PATIENTS RETURN TO PRE-ILLNESS FUNCTION AND ARE DISCHARGED TO SELF-CARE WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. ALL OF OUR PATIENTS WHO WE CARE FOR AT HOME GET THE SAME LEVEL OF HIGH-QUALITY AND UNIQUE "CALVARY CARE" AS ALL OF OUR INPATIENTS.THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH CALVARY'S CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY: NURSING SERVICES - OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES PROVIDE NURSING VISITS TO PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES. - SPECIALIZED NURSING IS AVAILABLE SUCH AS ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPY. - 24-HOUR TELEPHONE ACCESS TO RN (REGISTERED NURSE) ON-CALL HOME HEALTH AIDE- PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH PERSONAL CARE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE.NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - CALVARY'S DIETITIANS ARE AVAILABLE BY PHONE TO HELP IN PLANNING THERAPEUTIC NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT.THERAPY SERVICES - PHYSICAL THERAPY- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - SPEECH THERAPYMEDICAL CARE - CALVARY HOME CARE STAFF WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PATIENT'S OWN PHYSICIAN TO MEET HOME HEALTH NEEDS. - OUR STAFF HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT. MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK A FULL RANGE OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COPE WITH THE PROBLEMS OF ILLNESS. - ASSISTANCE IN MEDICAID APPLICATION - ASSISTANCE IN LONG-TERM PLANNINGREFERRING PATIENTS - REFERRALS MAY BE MADE BY PATIENTS FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS, PHYSICIANS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES. - PART OF THE CALVARY CONTINUUM FACILITATE ADMISSION TO INPATIENT CARE FOR SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT - REFERRAL TO OUTPATIENT AND WOUND CARE CLINICS - PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CALVARY PROGRAMS INCLUDING BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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