Hospice of Crawford County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS IN OUR SERVICE AREA AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE BASIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS OF ALL PERSONS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 17.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $556,391, ceo/treasurer
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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% 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: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 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)
- $2.2 million spent. HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INC., PROVIDES HOSPICE SERVICES TO ITS PATIENTS. HOSPICE IS ALL ABOUT LIVING-LIVING TO THE UTMOST UNTIL IT IS TIME TO SAY FAREWELL. HOSPICE IS DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE NEARING THE END OF LIFE'S JOURNEY TO LIVE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE AT HOME, IN FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS, CLOSE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE PERSON, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL, IS THE FOCUS OF HOSPICE CARE. THAT CARE IS PROVIDED BY INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUPS OF CONCERNED PEOPLE WHO INCLUDE PHYSICIANS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPIRITUAL COUNSELORS AND VOLUNTEERS. ANYONE CAN CALL FOR HOSPICE INFORMATION AND CARE. ANY RESIDENT OF CRAWFORD COUNTY OR CONTIGUOUS AREAS SURROUNDING COUNTIES WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY IS ELIGIBLE FOR HOSPICE SERVICES. THE PATIENT MUST BE UNDER THE CARE OF A PHYSICIAN WHO AUTHORIZES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE ONGOING PLAN OF CARE AND WORKS IN AFFILIATION WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY HOSPICE GROUP OF CAREGIVERS. THERE MUST BE AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL IN THE HOUSEHOLD WILLING TO HELP PROVIDE CARE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PATIENT. HOSPICE CARE IS REIMBURSED THROUGH A VARIETY OF PAYMENT SOURCES INCLUDING MEDICARE, PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PRIVATE INSURANCES. HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY ALSO SERVES NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WHO MEET THE HOSPICE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA. HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INC., IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INC., AND THE UNITED WAY, AND IS A MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CERTIFIED AGENCY AND A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPICE NETWORK AND NATIONAL HOSPICE ORGANIZATION. HOSPICE RECOGNIZES DYING AS A NORMAL PROCESS OF LIFE. HOSPICE IS A POSITIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THOSE IN THE LAST STAGES OF TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HOSPICE NEITHER HASTENS NOR POSTPONES DEATH, RATHER, IT PROMOTES THE CONCEPT OF COMFORT, DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL PERSONS UNTIL THE MOMENT OF DEATH. HOSPICE BELIEVES THAT THE PERSON WHO IS DYING HAS THE RIGHT TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE CONSISTENT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S LIFESTYLE AND VALUE SYSTEM. THIS QUALITY OF LIFE CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A CONTINUOUS, COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE TOTAL NEED OF THE PERSON - PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND SOCIAL - AND WHICH PROMOTES ATTAINMENT OF MAXIMUM LIFE QUALITY. HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY IS A MEDICALLY DIRECTED PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL CARE, SKILLED NURSING, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK, PASTORAL AND OTHER COUNSELING, HOME HEALTH AIDE AND/OR HOMEMAKERS AND TRAINED HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS. THE HOSPICE CONCEPT OF CARE RELIES ON THE BELIEF THAT EACH PATIENT NEEDS INDIVIDUALIZED QUALITY CARE, HENCE THE NEED FOR SYSTEMATIC PLANNING OF CARE TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH A TEAM APPROACH. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING A PHYSICIAN, A REGISTERED NURSE, A MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND A PASTORAL OR SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR SERVE TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, CALLING UPON OTHER SERVICES, THERAPIES, VOLUNTEERS AND DISCIPLINES AS APPROPRIATE. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP WILL OVERSEE FOUR LEVELS OF PATIENT CARE, WHICH INCLUDE ROUTINE HOME CARE, CONTINUOUS HOME CARE, INPATIENT CARE AND INPATIENT RESPITE CARE. THE HOSPICE CONCEPT IS, HOWEVER, PREDOMINANTLY A HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM OF SERVICES. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO EDUCATING THE PATIENT AND FAMILY ABOUT THE ILLNESS, ITS SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT, PAIN CONTROL AND THE GRIEVING PROCESS. HOSPICE CARE ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE FAMILY UNIT AS WELL AS THE PATIENT AND IS PRIMARILY ORIENTED TO CARE BEING PROVIDED IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF HOSPICE IS TO HELP ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S DIGNITY AND CONTROL OF HIS OR HER CARE AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE IN THE FINAL MONTHS AND DAYS OF LIFE. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO PAIN MANAGEMENT, DIRECT SKILLED NURSING CARE, COUNSELING, INSTRUCTION AND OTHER SUPPORT WHICH CAN INCLUDE RELIEVING THE FAMILY OF CARE GIVING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, OCCASIONAL INPATIENT CARE FOR RESPITE OR PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND BEREAVEMENT (GRIEF) COUNSELING. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS ARE RECRUITED AND TRAINED BY HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED, INSTRUCTED AND SUPERVISED. THEY OFFER FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT IN THE HOME. VOLUNTEERS MAY REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY LONG AFTER DEATH HAS OCCURRED. VOLUNTEERS ALSO MAY ELECT TO PERFORM OTHER TYPES OF NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE HOSPICE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS CLERICAL, COMMUNITY EDUCATION OR FUND RAISING. ALL HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CARING TEAM.
- $118,144 spent. THE MARQUETTE HOSPICE HOUSE IS LOCATED IN A RURAL SCENIC AREA NORTH OF MEADVILLE. IT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR UP TO THREE HOSPICE PATIENTS AT A TIME WHO DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPORT AT HOME FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. HOSPICE NURSES CONTINUE TO MAKE REGULAR VISITS TO PROVIDE CARE IN THE HOSPICE HOUSE BUT THE FACILITY IS ALSO STAFFED 24 X 7 BY A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE WHO CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICATIONS, MEALS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THE FACILITY FEATURES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLACES FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO VISIT WITH THE HOSPICE PATIENTS. IN ESSENCE, THE MARQUETTE HOSPICE HOUSE BECOMES THEIR 'HOME AWAY FROM HOME' WHEN LIVING ALONE IS NOT PRACTICAL OR THE PATIENT LACKS THE SUPPORT OF FRIENDS, SPOUSES OR FAMILY TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES DURING THE REMAINING MONTHS OF A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
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
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 June 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 October 1989.
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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