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Visiting Nurse Health System Inc

EIN 58-0566250 · Atlanta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair58 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOUNDED IN 1948, VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM IS GEORGIA'S SOLUTION TO HEALTHCARE AND AGING AT HOME. FOR OVER 75 YEARS, VISITING NURSE HAS SERVED AS GEORGIA'S FIRST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT PROVIDER OF HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE IN THE HOME, AND HOSPICE ATLANTA BEING THE FIRST HOSPICE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. FROM POST-ACUTE CARE, REHABILITATION SERVICES, LONG-TERM CARE FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AGING SERVICES, PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE, VISITING NURSE PROVIDES THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE AND AGING SERVICES TO OVER 13,000 PATIENTS EACH YEAR, THROUGHOUT 57 GEORGIA COUNTIES IN GEORGIA, SERVING OVER 6,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH DAY.

Income
$46.2 million
Spending
$48.0 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
1.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Employees
518
Volunteers
80
Highest pay
$433,711, president and 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

Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 4% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $14.6 million spent. VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HOME HEALTH SERVICES IN THE HOMES OF OVER 6,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY BY OUR LICENSED, PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTHCARE CLINICIANS. HOME HEALTHCARE ENCOMPASSES A BROAD RANGE OF PATIENT CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM A HOSPITAL STAY, WHO MAY BE CHRONICALLY ILL, OR NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THIS CARE IS PROVIDED BY A TEAM OF APPROXIMATELY 135 PROFESSIONALS, SKILLED MEDICAL PERSONNEL INCLUDING NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF BRINGING HEALTHCARE INTO THE HOME ARE TO HELP PATIENTS AVOID HOSPITAL READMISSION, IMPROVE THEIR CLINICAL OUTCOMES, AND IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH FROM THE COMFORT OF THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME. AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD, VISITING NURSE DELIVERS QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE CARE WITH THE UTMOST COMPASSION, AND REMAINS STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITTMENT TO HELPING PATIENTS REMAIN AS SAFE AND INDEPENDENT ASPOSSIBLE. EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, VISITING NURSE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE CARE AND SERVICES FOR OUR GEORGIA COMMUNITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.
  2. $11.2 million spent. VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM, UNDER THE HOSPICE ATLANTA BRAND, PROVIDES HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE HOMES OF PATIENTS WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES WHO HAVE ELECTED TO STOP AGGRESSIVE, CURATIVE TREATMENTS. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF HOSPICE ATLANTA'S CARE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE, COMFORT, AND DIGNITY FOR PATIENTS DURING THEIR FINAL STAGE OF LIFE. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE PATIENTS' FAMILIES WITH THE EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SERVICES NEEDED, ALONG WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE DYING PROCESS, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR LOVED ONE. OUR TEAM OF APPROXIMATELY 70 QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND 80 SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE END-OF-LIFE CARE TO OVER 640 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. HOSPICE ATLANTA DELIVERS THIS COMPASSIONATE CARE IN THE COMFORT OF THE PATIENTS' HOME, THE PLACE THEY CHOOSE TO RECEIVE CARE. HOSPICE ATLANTA OFFERS A VARIETY OF EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, PROVIDED BY TRAINED BEREAVEMENT COORDINATORS AND BEREAVEMENT PROFESSIONALS, TO INCLUDE IN-PERSON COUNSELING, VIRTUAL SUPPORT VISITS, REGULARLY SCHEDULED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND THE ANNUAL BEREAVEMENT EVENTS - A WORKSHOP AND FAMILY CAMP, CAMP S.T.A.R.S. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, AND TWO YEARS FOR THOSE MOURNING THE LOSS OF A CHILD.
  3. $11.1 million spent. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMUNITY CARE DIVISION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND AGING SERVICES IN THE HOME BY HELPING PATIENTS REMAIN LIVING SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY CARE TEAM, THE COMMUNITY CARE DIVISION PARTNERS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO NURSING HOME-ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITIONS REQUIRING LONG-TERM SUPPORT. THESE COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE SERVICE OPTIONS USING RESOURCES IN A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (SOURCE), THE COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES PROGRAM (CCSP) AND THE HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES PROGRAM (HCBS). A TEAM OF APPROXIMATELY 130 SOCIAL WORKERS AND NURSES WORK CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE EACH PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS, AND COORDINATE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH A VARIETY OF LOCAL MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES FOR MORE THAN 6,000 SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS EACH YEAR.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1964.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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