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Valley Home Care Inc

EIN 22-3208480 · Paramus, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF VALLEY HOME CARE, WHICH IS PART OF THE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM, IS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATED DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. VALLEY HOME CARE RESPONDS TO THE CHANGING HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH FLEXIBILITY AND INNOVATION TO UNDERTAKE THOSE SERVICES WHERE WE CAN MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

Income
$76.7 million
Spending
$62.9 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
15.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 90%
Employees
495
Volunteers
44
Highest pay
$6.6 million, president/ceo, vhs, thru june 2024

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 15.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% 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, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 19 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 (4)
  1. $25.9 million spent. VALLEY HOME CARE PROVIDES IN HOME MEDICAL CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF PASSAIC AND BERGEN COUNTY. IN 2024, VALLEY HOME CARE MADE AN ESTIMATED 187,000 HOME VISITS TO OVER 11,800 PATIENTS. THESE PATIENTS WITH A MULTITUDE OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS VARY IN AGE FROM NEWBORN TO THE ELDERLY. THE VAST MAJORITY (77%) OF THESE PATIENTS ARE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PARTICIPANTS WITH THE BALANCE OF THE PATIENTS BEING COMMERCIAL INSURANCE, SELF PAY OR CHARITY CARE. VALLEY HOME CARE PROVIDES THIS CARE WITH OVER 400 DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING NURSES, THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY CLINICIANS. VALLEY HOME CARE, INC'S THREE MAIN HOME CARE PROGRAMS ARE THE ADULT HOME CARE PROGRAM, THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM AND THE HOSPICE PROGRAM.THE ADULT HOME CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOME CARE SERVICES TO THOSE PATIENTS OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. THE MAJORITY OF THE PATIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ARE THE ELDERLY WHO ARE MEDICALLY HOME BOUND AND IN NEED OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE HOME. IN MANY CASES THESE PATIENTS LIVE ALONE AND VALLEY HOME CARE IS THEIR LIFELINE TO MEDICAL CARE. THIS CARE IS PROVIDED BY NURSES, THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY CLINICIANS. VALLEY HOME CARE HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO ASSURE THAT OUR CLINICAL STAFF HAS BOTH THE PROPER TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDED TO HANDLE THE COMPLICATED IN-HOME MEDICAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS.
  2. $19.8 million spent. THE VALLEY HOSPICE PROVIDES END OF LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS IN PASSAIC AND BERGEN COUNTY. THE VALLEY HOSPICE ASSISTS OVER 1,440 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES MAKES OVER 90,000 HOME VISITS EACH YEAR. THE VALLEY HOSPICE NOT ONLY PROVIDES COMFORT AND MEDICAL CARE TO ITS PATIENTS WITH HIGHLY TRAINED CLINICAL STAFF, BUT ALSO HELPS THE FAMILY IN COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MANY PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE SUCH AS THE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS THE FAMILY COPE WITH THE SITUATION. ALSO, THE JOURNEYS PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN ART THERAPY PROGRAM TO HELP THE CHILDREN AND SIBLINGS DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.
  3. $2.3 million spent. VALLEY HOME CARE OTHER PROGRAM REFERS TO THE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICE WITH OVER 15,100 VISITS PROVIDED TO NEEDED PATIENTS HELPING THEM TO STAY IN THEIR HOME.
  4. $1.0 million spent. THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES HOME CARE SERVICES TO THOSE PATIENTS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. THE MAJORITY OF THE PATIENTS ON THIS PROGRAM ARE INFANTS AND THEIR MOTHER. THE CARE PROVIDED TO THIS GROUP OF PATIENTS RANGE FROM MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN TO THE PARENTAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. MANY OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO COME TO VALLEY HOME CARE DO SO WITH SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL NEEDS AND REMAIN VALLEY HOME CARE PATIENTS INTO ADULTHOOD. THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC HOSPICE COMPONENT, THE BUTTERFLIES PROGRAM, WHICH CARES FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL PEDIATRIC PATIENT. THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM MAKES OVER 3,800 VISITS ANNUALLY BY VARIOUS VALLEY HOME CARE STAFF MEMBERS.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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