Hospital for Extended Recovery
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The hospital provides health care services to acutely ill individuals without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, gender, disability or ability to pay.
- Income
- $8.3 million
- Spending
- $12.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 92
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $265,919, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 51% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, 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 256 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 May 31, 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 (1)
- $11.6 million spent. Hospital for Extended Recovery ('HER') was formed to provide restorative care to acutely ill individuals with conditions including, but not limited to, post surgery, respiratory ailments, wound care, cancer and cardiac patients and those dependent on ventilator care whose condition is so significant that an average stay of four weeks or more is expected. "HER" meets the medical, therapeutic and rehabilitative needs of individuals using an interdisciplinary team approach incorporating medical management and therapies in an effort to restore individual quality of life to as high a degree of normalcy as possible. Treatment is structured to reduce patient dependency on others and to promote self-help and independence. "HER" is part of the continuum of care that begins with acute hospital care and continues through various venues. "HER" has 35 licensed beds and provided 5,356 days of care during the year ended 5/31/25. Because "HER" is a hospital within a hospital, our patients benefit from the expertise and technology in the region's first magnet designated hospital and the nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Heart Hospital. "HER" is ranked higher than the national average in quality data from Care Compare; and more "HER" patients successfully return to home and the community. As part of Sentara Healthcare, "HER" participates in many of the Sentara initiatives to improve patient care. Examples are: improving patient safety through technology by using a protected network linking patient medical information between hospitals, physician practices and other care sites and using barcode technology to reduce bedside medication errors.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 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 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 May 2025.
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 June 2003.
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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