Hospice of St Francis Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CARE AND SUPPORT THE TERMINALLY ILL AND THEIR LOVED ONES BY UPLIFTING LIVES, UPLIFTING EACH OTHER, AND UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $32.2 million
- Spending
- $33.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 372
- Volunteers
- 77
- Highest pay
- $424,782, chief medical officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 258 of 8 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 September 30, 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 (3)
- $25.5 million spent. HOSPICE OF ST. FRANCIS DBA ST. FRANCIS REFLECTIONS LIFESTAGE CARE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HOSPICE CARE SERVICES. THE MAJORITY OF CARE IS PROVIDED IN PATIENTS' RESIDENCES, INCLUDING PRIVATE HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, AND SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. HOSPICE CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE HOSPITAL AND IN OUR EDWARD M. POE HOSPICE CARE CENTER FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN TITUSVILLE, FL. A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIGHLY COORDINATED HOSPICE CARE EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
- $546,787 spent. ST. FRANCIS REFLECTIONS LIFESTAGE CARE OFFERS A ROBUST PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM, AVAILABLE IN THE INPATIENT AND COMMUNITY/HOME SETTING. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SYMPTOMS & SIDE EFFECTS OF SUCH LIFE-LIMITING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS CANCER, ADVANCED HEART, LUNG, KIDNEY & LIVER DISEASE, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, DEMENTIA, & MORE. WHEN THE FIRST IMPACT OF CHRONIC DEBILITATIVE DISEASE IS EXPERIENCED, PALLIATIVE CARE CAN HELP PATIENTS & THEIR CAREGIVERS TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR SELF-CARE TO MINIMIZE PROBLEMS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING OR SEEK CURATIVE TREATMENT. PALLIATIVE CARE ALSO FOCUSES HEAVILY ON ADVANCED CARE PLANNING, HELPING PATIENTS TO IDENTIFY THEIR GOALS FOR CARE & QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS & CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, INCLUDING TIMES OF TRANSITION BETWEEN DIFFERENT CARE SETTINGS, & COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY CARE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
- IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, MORE THAN 104 VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY DONATED OVER 5,734 HOURS OF TIME. THE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED BOTH DIRECT PATIENT SUPPORT THROUGH VISITS, CAREGIVER RELIEF, TRANSPORTATION AND PET THERAPY VISITS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR OUR FULL ARRAY OF PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DONATED HUNDREDS OF HAND-MADE MASKS, GREETING CARDS, KNITTED BLANKETS, CLOTHING PROTECTORS, COMFORT PILLOWS AND SENSORY OR "FIDGET" BLANKETS TO ENHANCE AND UPLIFT OUR PATIENT'S LIVES. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SPECIAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS. ASAN ELITE LEVEL FIVE PARTNER OF WE HONOR VETERANS, A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM BETWEEN THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION, SFR VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED VETERAN PINNING CEREMONIES TO HONOR AND THANK OUR PATIENTS WHO ARE VETERANS. IN 2025, OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) MILITARY VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED OVER 108 PINNING CEREMONIES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ALSO SERVED THE NEEDS OF OVER 400 VETERANS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED VETERAN OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH VETERAN SERVICE AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. VETERAN TO VETERAN CAFES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MANY LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES FACILITATED BY SFR STAFF. IN 2025, SFR OFFERED A DYNAMIC GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COUNTY-WIDE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HOSPICE SERVICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL. THE BEREAVEMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OVER 3,368 BEREAVED FAMILIES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SESSIONS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH THROUGH MONTHLY MAILINGS AND PHONE CALLS. THE BEREAVEMENT TEAM PRESENTED INFORMATIONAL TALKS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NURSING FACILITIES, CHURCHES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SITES. FOUR MEMORIAL SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED AT OUR OFFICES TO OFFER SURVIVING LOVED ONES A CHANCE TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE PATIENTS CARED FOR BY SFR. HUNDREDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, COMMUNITY DIGNITARIES, VOLUNTEERS AND SFR STAFF ATTENDED. THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF GRIEVING CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 18 WERE SERVED BY OUR NORTH STAR FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES SAFE AND CARING PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FACILITATED BY MASTER'S LEVEL COUNSELORS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY CHILD IN BREVARD COUNTY WHO HAS SUFFERED A LOSS. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO OVER 175 CHILDREN IN BREVARD COUNTY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES, SEASONAL EVENTS AND WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. IN ADDITION, NORTH STAR STAFF PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON CHILD GRIEF TO BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS, AND RESPONDED TO SCHOOL COMMUNITIES COPING WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF A TEACHER OR STUDENT. SFR IS PROUD OF THE EXTENSIVE SCOPE OF FREE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES IT OFFERS, RECOGNIZING THAT DEALING WITH GRIEF IS A COMMON CHALLENGE IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE. SFR PROVIDES FREE, QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY ON SUCH TOPICS AS ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, UNDERSTANDING HOSPICE BENEFITS AND PALLIATIVE CARE, COPING WITH CAREGIVER STRESS, SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE DYING AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND CARING FOR LOVED ONES AT END OF LIFE. THIS EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY OUR EXPERIENCED MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, INCLUDING SENIOR CENTERS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES AND VETERAN CENTERS, NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. FREE EDUCATION ON HOSPICE AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO FIRST YEAR NURSING STUDENTS IN LOCAL COLLEGES. A UNIQUE BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT SERVICE PROVIDED BY SFR IS OUR PET PLEDGE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION ON ADVANCED CARE PLANNING FOR PETS AND ASSISTANCE WITH REHOMING A PATIENT'S PET IF THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR CARE. WE ARE PROUD TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF OUR FOUNDER, EMILIE SASKO, WHOSE MOTTO WAS "NEIGHBOR HELPING NEIGHBOR" AS WE UPLIFT LIVES THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN OUR MISSION AND WORK, AND STAFF VOLUNTEER EFFORTS EACH AND EVERY DAY. MILITARY VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED OVER 108 PINNING CEREMONIES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ALSO SERVED THE NEEDS OF OVER 400 VETERANS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED VETERAN OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH VETERAN SERVICE AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. VETERAN TO VETERAN CAFES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MANY LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES FACILITATED BY SFR STAFF. IN 2025, SFR OFFERED A DYNAMIC GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COUNTY-WIDE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HOSPICE SERVICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL. THE BEREAVEMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OVER 3,368 BEREAVED FAMILIES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SESSIONS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH THROUGH MONTHLY MAILINGS AND PHONE CALLS. THE BEREAVEMENT TEAM PRESENTED INFORMATIONAL TALKS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NURSING FACILITIES, CHURCHES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SITES. FOUR MEMORIAL SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED AT OUR OFFICES TO OFFER SURVIVING LOVED ONES A CHANCE TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE PATIENTS CARED FOR BY SFR. HUNDREDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, COMMUNITY DIGNITARIES, VOLUNTEERS AND SFR STAFF ATTENDED. THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF GRIEVING CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 18 WERE SERVED BY OUR NORTH STAR FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES SAFE AND CARING PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FACILITATED BY MASTER'S LEVEL COUNSELORS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY CHILD IN BREVARD COUNTY WHO HAS SUFFERED A LOSS. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO OVER 175 CHILDREN IN BREVARD COUNTY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES, SEASONAL EVENTS AND WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. IN ADDITION, NORTH STAR STAFF PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON CHILD GRIEF TO BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS, AND RESPONDED TO SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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 October 13, 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 September 2025.
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 April 1990.
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 October 21, 2026.
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