Home Based Services Initiative LLC
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide living opportunities within nurturing environments of hope, dignity, and love.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 38
- Highest pay
- $332,627, president
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
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% 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: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 254 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 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)
- $1.7 million spent. St. John's United Home Health and Hospice provides Medicare certified home health and hospice services to seniors in Yellowstone County, Montana. For Home Health, SJU provides multiple services for homebound seniors and makes visits to their home. Services include skilled nursing care, home health aides, medical social services and a variety of rehab disciplines including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. In 2024, the St. John's United Home Health team served 460 individuals providing 8,272 to individual visits to their homes, an average of 18 visits per client.
- $1.8 million spent. St. John's United Hospice quickly realized that our patients live a better quality of life and often live longer because of hospice care. We feel the act of transitioning from this life is one to be lived beautifully and as best as possible. In fact, living those last few months, weeks, and days with the best life has to offer is all we could hope forfor ourselves and for our loved ones. And that is exactly what St. John's does for our hospice patients. Continued on Schedule OIn 2024, St. John's hospice team provided 15,138 days of end-of-life care for 159 individuals through individual visits by registered nurses and home health aides. Social workers work closely with the families and their loved ones, helping them through difficult decisions and navigating healthcare options. SJU Chaplains provide spiritual support and visits to both patients and families. Volunteers, a required component of hospice care, visit patients regularly and are often with patients in their final moments. Our social workers and chaplains continue their good work after the patient is gone, working with family members and friends through the grieving process.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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