Hospice and Pallative Credentialing Center Inc
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What it says it does
HPCC IS THE PREMIER NATIONAL CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES EXPERT CARE IN SERIOUS ILLNESS THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUING COMPETENCY IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND RESEARCH.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 79
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $1.4 million spent. THE CREDENTIALING ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM EXPENSE INCLUDE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXAM DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS OF EXAMS AND ACCREDITATION. IN 2025, THE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CREDENTIALING CENTER OFFERED EIGHT CREDENTIALS FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. THE CREDENTIALS OFFERED ARE FOR THE APRN, RN, LPN, NURSING ASSISTANT, PEDIATRIC NURSE, PERINATAL LOSS CARE PROVIDER, ADVANCED PALLIATIVE HOSPICE SOCIAL WORKER-CERTIFIED (APHSW-C) AND HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE ADMINISTRATOR. CREDENTIALING OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES VALIDATES THE KNOWLEDGE AN INDIVIDUAL HAS WITHIN THE SPECIALIZED AREA OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCE THROUGH CREDENTIALING SUPPORTS THE MISSION STATEMENT "TO ADVANCE EXPERT CARE IN SERIOUS ILLNESS."
- $51,088 spent. PROMOTION OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSING PROGRAM EXPENSE INCLUDES COSTS TO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF CREDENTIALING AND RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ACKNOWLEDGE AND VALUE THE IMPACT THAT CREDENTIALING HAS ON "ADVANCING EXPERT CARE IN SERIOUS ILLNESS".
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 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 September 1995.
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 October 21, 2026.
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