Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOSPICE CARE'S D/B/A VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE'S ("VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE") MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
- Income
- $97.8 million
- Spending
- $102.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 422
- Volunteers
- 159
- Highest pay
- $3.2 million, director;ex-officio - ceo/pres
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
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 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 (2)
- $67.1 million spent. HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE: VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE END OF LIFE, IN THE HOME, NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, AND AT THE VNS HEALTH SHIRLEY GOODMAN AND HIMAN BROWN HOSPICE RESIDENCE, LOCATED ON MANHATTAN'S UPPER EAST SIDE HOSPICE TEAMS, COMPRISING OF PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPIRITUAL CARE COUNSELORS, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS, DIETICIANS, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND VOLUNTEERS, WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY TO ASSURE COMFORT AND PROVIDE CLINICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. IN 2024, VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE PROVIDED CARE TO 5,399 PATIENTS AND OFFERED BEREAVEMENT SERVICES (INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, TELEPHONE SUPPORT) TO 5,308 HOSPICE FAMILY MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. HOSPICE PHYSICIAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: SINCE 2004, VNS HEALTH HAS OPERATED A HIGHLY REGARDED PHYSICIAN FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. IT OFFERS PARTICIPANTS CAREFULLY DESIGNED HOSPICE ROTATIONS LASTING UP TO THREE MONTHS. THESE ROTATIONS GIVE THE FELLOWS A UNIQUE, HUMANISTIC HOME HOSPICE CARE EXPERIENCE THAT AIMS TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS. THE 2024 ACADEMIC CLASS COMPRISED OF 42 FELLOWS FROM NINE MEDICAL CENTERS (ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL COLUMBIA CAMPUS, NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN QUEENS, LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER, JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR CANCER AND ALLIED DISEASES). PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES: IN 2024 VNS HEALTH PROVIDED $129,000 IN SUPPORT TO PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2009 IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY HOSPITAL PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTS THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN INTEGRATED PALLIATIVE CARE MODEL, WITH INTERVENTIONS BEGINNING AT DIAGNOSIS AND INCORPORATES BOTH CURATIVE AND COMFORT MEASURES. VNS HEALTH SERVES AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MULTICULTURAL POPULATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH LIFE THREATENING AND LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF A PEDIATRIC ELNEC (END OF LIFE NURSING CONSORTIUM) TRAINED INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND REHAB CLINICIANS COVERING BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN AND QUEENS. HOSPICE INTERDISCIPLINARY STAFF ATTEND PEDIATRIC ELNEC TRAINING TO INCREASE CLINICAL COMPETENCY IN CARING FOR CHILDREN AT END OF LIFE. IN 2024, VNS HEALTH COMPLETED TWO PEDIATRIC ELNEC TRAININGS BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLINICIANS TRAINED TO 225. HOSPICE TEAMS IN ALL REGIONS ARE ADMITTING AND SUCCESSFULLY CARING FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THROUGH END OF LIFE WITH PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM COLLABORATION AND CONSULTATION. THE CONCURRENT CARE ACT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALLOWS CHILDREN ON HOSPICE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CURATIVE THERAPIES SUCH AS CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION WHILE RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE. IN 2024, THERE WERE 86 PEDIATRIC ADMISSIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 760 VISITS MADE. THE MAJORITY OF PALLIATIVE CARE REFERRALS ARE FOR INFANTS WITH COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS CHILDHOOD CANCERS WITH BRAIN TUMORS AS THE PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS. PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND: CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO SUPPORTED THE PATIENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FUND. IN SOME CASES, OUR DEDICATED FRONTLINE TEAM MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR PATIENTS NEED MORE THAN JUST MEDICAL CARE - AND THAT A SMALL INVESTMENT IN AN ITEM OR SERVICE WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD RELIEVING SUFFERING AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND PROVIDES HOMEBOUND AND OTHER VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS WITH ITEMS AND SERVICES REQUESTED BY THEIR VNS HEALTH CLINICIAN THAT PROVIDE COMFORT AND PROMOTE HEALING. THESE ITEMS ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE AND CAN INCLUDE MEDICATIONS AND COPAYS; EYEGLASSES; REMOTE-CONTROLLED RECLINERS; PODIATRIST-RECOMMENDED SHOES; AND AIR CONDITIONERS.
- VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOSPICE CARE D/B/A VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE'S ("VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE") MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH PROGRESSIVE, SERIOUS ILLNESS AT THE END OF LIFE; SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, SENSITIVITY TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ENTHUSIASM FOR INNOVATION AND WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, RELIGION, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL PREFERENCE OR ABILITY TO PAY; COMMIT TO SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING; AND SHAPE SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE. VNS HEALTH HOSPICE CARE SHARES THIS MISSION OF CHARITY AND PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH VNS HEALTH AND ITS RELATED 501(C)(3) CORPORATIONS AND RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE FROM VNS HEALTH FOR ITS PROGRAMS. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES GRANTS OF PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS (MONIES FROM DONORS AND FROM VNS HEALTH'S OWN RESERVES FOR ITS CHARITABLE AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES). IN 2024, VNS HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES - TOGETHER WITH ITS GENEROUS SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS - PROVIDED OVER $69 MILLION IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WHICH IMPROVED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS, YOUNG AND OLD, INCLUDING THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED.
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
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 December 2024.
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 March 2002.
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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