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Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Lukes-Home Health-Hospice Inc

EIN 24-0795497 · Bethlehem, PA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak48 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HOME HEALTH CARE, HOSPICE SERVICES AND HOME-BASED PARENT/CHILD PROGRAMS. OUR DEDICATED HOME HEALTH STAFF ENCOURAGES AND TEACHES PATIENTS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR LIVES. OUR TEAM OF HOSPICE PROFESSIONALS ARE DEDICATED TO MEETING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES' OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.

Income
$40.4 million
Spending
$43.8 million
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%
Employees
390
Volunteers
44
Highest pay
$489,769, president vna

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 8 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 June 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)
  1. $40.9 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
  2. The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of St. Luke's is a member of the fully integrated St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN). The VNA, established in 1919, has been a member of the network since 1993. The VNA annually provides free community outreach services and programs, and in fiscal year 2025, those services and programs reached 5,973 people. St. Luke's Home Health ====================== St. Luke's Home Health provides intermittent skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies and medical social work and home health aide services to homebound patients. The care is medically directed, physician ordered and delivered to patients in their homes. Services are provided under a plan of treatment established and approved by a physician. During FY 25, approximately 65% of all patients admitted to home health services were referred to home health by a SLUHN network hospital. In FY 25, the VNA's unduplicated census totaled 5,659 patients in its home health program. Home health accepts Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payers. Patients without insurance may qualify for services on a sliding scale under the St. Luke's University Health Network charity care policy. St. Luke's Hospice ================== Hospice services are provided to patients in their private residence, the home of a relative, a nursing facility or wherever the patient calls home. Hospice general in-patient (GIP) services are available at the hospices freestanding GIP facility, located on Black River Road in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. St. Luke's Hospice provides patients and their families with compassionate end-of-life care. Physical, as well as emotional and spiritual needs, are addressed by the hospice team. Respite for caregivers is also available. Services are provided by an interdisciplinary team, including a medical director, registered nurses, therapists, hospice aides, medical social workers, volunteers, chaplains and the patient's own physician. In FY 25, the hospice program provided end-of-life care to 2,148 patients in their home or in a skilled nursing facility; they also provided care to 410 patients at the hospice house where costs exceeded financial reimbursement levels by more than $2.4 M (excluding charitable contributions and earnings from endowment). St. Luke's Nurse-Family Partnership =================================== St. Luke's Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based, nurse home visiting program to improve the health, wellbeing and economic self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children. Care is provided in this voluntary prevention program by specially trained registered nurses beginning early in the mother's pregnancy and continuing until her child's second birthday. The nurse-family partnership served 435 families residing in the Lehigh Valley (encompassing the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton and the surrounding rural areas) during FY 25. Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County (VNAC) ============================================= The visiting nurse advocate for the county provides child health monitoring and child advocacy services to children living in troubled homes in Northampton and Lehigh counties, in southeastern Pennsylvania. In FY 25, services were provided to 84 families. Volunteers ========== There were 48 volunteers during FY 25. Volunteer hours for FY 25 totaled 3,580 hours of support to the VNA's programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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? 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    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 January 1944.

    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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