Care Guide Partners Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
CARE GUIDE PARTNERS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE EXPRESS PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP CARE MODELS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC AND ADVANCED ILLNESSES WHO NEED MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THEIR HOMES, WORKPLACE OR OTHER LOCATIONS DESIGNATED BY THE INDIVIDUAL. CARE GUIDE PARTNERS, INC. PROVIDED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE IN THIRTY-FIVE COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY AND PROVIDED PEDIATRIC CARE IN TEN COUNTIES IN INDIANA.
- Income
- $5.1 million
- Spending
- $10.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- -26.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 65%
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $643,630, president/ceo
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
Weak: 23 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 462% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 111% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 40 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 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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)
- $5.4 million spent. ADULT PALLIATIVE CARE: PALLIATIVE CARE IS PROVIDED BY A TEAM OF SPECIALISTS WHO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PATIENT'S OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO OFFER AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT. THE PATIENTS WE SEE MOST OFTEN HAVE MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS COPD, CHF, DEMENTIA, CANCER, DIABETES, NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS (MS, ALS, POST-STROKE) AND MORE. WE WORK TO HELP DEFINE PERSONAL GOALS AND NEEDS TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY, AND TO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TREATMENTS AND CHOICES. THE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAMS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO LESSEN THE EFFECTS OF SYMPTOMS SUCH AS PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATHE, FATIGUE, CONSTIPATION, NAUESEA, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND DIFFICULTY SLEEPING. PALLIATIVE CARE MAY INCLUDE SPECIALTY VISITS BY A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN IN ADDITION TO OTHER INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM SPECIALISTS LIKE SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, CNA'S, CHAPLAINS AND GRIEF COUNSELORS. PATIENTS RECEIVING PALLIATIVE CARE DO NOT HAVE TO DISCONTINUE CURATIVE TREATMENT FOR THEIR ILLNESSES. IN 2023, WE SERVED 2,519 PATIENTS IN OUR ADULT PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM.
- $1.1 million spent. KORAGEOUS KIDS: HOSPARUS STARTED THE NATION'S FIRST PEDIATRIC PROGRAM IN 1980 AND HAS PROVIDED CARE FOR MORE THAN 1,560 CHILDREN SINCE ITS INCEPTION. HOSPARUS HEALTH'S KOURAGEOUS KIDS PROGRAM CARES FOR TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY. CHILDRENS HOSPICE CARE IS A CONCEPT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM OF CARE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PHYSICIANS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS, THERAPISTS, TEACHERS, AND VOLUNTEERS AS A TEAM. THIS SYSTEM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS SO THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES MAY CONTINUE TO SPEND THE REST OF THEIR DAYS WITH THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE OF CHARITY CARE HOSPARUS PROVIDED FOR KOURAGEOUS KIDS WAS MORE THAN $9,201. THE EXPENSE IS A COST ESTIMATE BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION WIDE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR CHARITY CARE. HOSPARUS DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE AND THOSE AMOUNTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. HOSPARUS HEALTH SERVICED 161 KKIDS PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS IN 2023.
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 December 2015.
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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