Community Hospice of Northeast Florida Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AND BE THE COMPASSIONATE GUIDE FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $146.5 million
- Spending
- $138.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 1,095
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $856,720, president & ceo alivia care, inc.
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 23 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 (4)
- $99.0 million spent. HOSPICE HOMECARE ESTABLISHED IN 1979, COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN INNOVATIVE NATIONAL LEADER IN PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE, PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. DURING ITS 46-YEAR HISTORY, THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 220,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN 16 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA: ALACHUA, BAKER, BRADFORD, CLAY, COLUMBIA, DIXIE, DUVAL, GILCHRIST, HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE, LEVY, NASSAU, PUTNAM, ST. JOHNS, SUWANNEE AND UNION. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED OVER 9,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVE BETTER WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS THROUGH HOSPICE CARE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. MOST OF THIS CARE IS PROVIDED IN THE HOME SETTING, INCLUDING PRIVATE RESIDENCES, NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE ENSURES PATIENTS' COMFORT BY ADDRESSING THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL CARE TEAMS, WHOSE MEMBERS MAKE UP MORE THAN HALF OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 1,095 EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH THE SERVICES OF APPROXIMATELY 500 VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS FAMILY CAREGIVERS THROUGH EDUCATION, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR UP TO 13 MONTHS AFTER A LOSS. THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO BE THE COMPASSIONATE GUIDE FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND ADDRESS SYMPTOMS FROM LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE CARE TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER LOVED ONES. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE RESPECTING PATIENTS' CULTURAL BELIEFS AND VALUES. NO ONE IS EVER DENIED CARE DUE TO AN INABILITY TO PAY. COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPORT INCLUDES IN-HOME NURSING; PHYSICIAN SERVICES; PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES; SPIRITUAL SUPPORT; CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA); MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, BEDS AND WALKERS); MEDICAL SUPPLIES (SUCH AS BANDAGES AND CATHETERS); DRUGS FOR SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND/OR PAIN RELIEF; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING AND SUPPORT; PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SPEECH, MUSIC, MASSAGE AND/OR PET THERAPY; AND DIETARY COUNSELING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS INPATIENT CARE, SHORT-TERM RESPITE CARE, VETERAN- AND CAREGIVER-FOCUSED SERVICES, AND SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THOSE OF THE JEWISH FAITH, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING. A DEDICATED, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WORKS WITH PATIENTS TO HELP MANAGE THE PAIN AND SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS, AND PROVIDES PERSONAL, RESPECTFUL CARE AND ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS EDUCATE PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE ILLNESS THEY HAVE AND WHAT TO EXPECT AS THE ILLNESS PROGRESSES, AND ABOUT MEDICINES AND THERAPIES TO HELP MANAGE PATIENT COMFORT. ON-CALL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR HOMECARE TEAMS PROVIDED 504,646 ROUTINE DAYS OF CARE. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING HONORING CHOICES FLORIDA IS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ADVANCE CARE PLANNING INITIATIVE OF COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2014 AND IS BASED ON A MODEL FROM RESPECTING CHOICES, A PIONEERING ACP PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MANY COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA. HONORING CHOICES FLORIDA IS DESIGNED TO SUSTAIN AN INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY-WIDE SYSTEM TO ENSURE PATIENTS' FUTURE HEALTH CARE PREFERENCES ARE DISCUSSED, DOCUMENTED, AND HONORED. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED VENUES THROUGH A SPECIALIZED ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DOCUMENT AND OFFERS TRAINED FACILITATORS-MORE THAN 590-TO GUIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING AND DOCUMENTING THEIR HEALTH CARE WISHES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, FACILITATORS GUIDED OVER 7074 CONVERSATIONS AND HELPED 6,111 INDIVIDUALS DOCUMENT THEIR WISHES. PROGRAM STAFF PRESENTED ON ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN 135 VENUES REACHING OVER 2,471 INDIVIDUALS AND RESPONDED TO ANOTHER 850 INDIVIDUAL INQUIRIES THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND DESIGNATED PHONE LINE. BEREAVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GRIEF SUPPORT COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OFFERS A VARIETY OF GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. THESE SERVICES PROVIDE SUPPORT OR GUIDANCE FOR DEALING WITH THE LOSS AND SORROW. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY TO SURVIVORS OF PATIENTS IN OUR HOSPICE CARE PROGRAM BUT TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO REQUESTS THEM. SERVICES INCLUDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS HELD AT MANY LOCATIONS, UNDERSTANDING GRIEF (A PROGRAM FOR THE NEWLY BEREAVED), AN ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE, GRIEF CAMP FOR KIDS (CAMP HEALING POWERS) AND A PROGRAM TO COPE WITH GRIEF DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON (NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER). HOSPICE PATIENTS' FAMILY MEMBERS MAY ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING (INCLUDING CHILDREN AND TEENS). WE SEND LETTERS TO THE BEREAVED DURING THE YEAR AFTER THE DEATH, THESE INCLUDE HELPFUL HINTS AND INVITATIONS TO OUR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 15,082 FOUND HOPE AND HEALING THROUGH BEREAVEMENT SERVICES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2,375 COMMUNITY GRIEF SESSIONS SERVING AREA RESIDENTS. OUTREACH TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND MILITARY/VETERAN COMMUNITIES THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE VETERANS PARTNERSHIP (CHVP) RAISES AWARENESS AS WELL AS FUNDS FOR PINS AND FLAGS TO HONOR VETERANS IN THE CARE OF COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE, A WE HONOR VETERANS LEVEL III PROVIDER. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDED HOSPICE SERVICES TO 1,476 VETERANS FROM ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S 16-COUNTY REGION. VOLUNTEERS THE NEARLY 482 COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE VOLUNTEERS ARE VITAL MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM. WHETHER OFFERING COMPANIONSHIP AND A LISTENING EAR TO PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, HELPING WITH CLERICAL WORK AT ONE OF OUR OFFICE LOCATIONS, ASSISTING AT
- $21.8 million spent. HOSPICE INPATIENT CARE INPATIENT CARE, IF NEEDED, IS AVAILABLE IN ONE OF OUR NINE INPATIENT CENTERS, CALLED CENTERS FOR CARING. THESE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AT AN ACUTE LEVEL UNAVAILABLE IN A HOMECARE SETTING. THE PATIENT STAYS UNTIL HIS/HER CONDITION AND SYMPTOMS ARE STABILIZED, TYPICALLY THREE TO FIVE DAYS OR LESS. OUR FACILITIES OFFER HOMELIKE SURROUNDINGS WITH GARDENS AND SERENE SETTINGS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 24,040 DAYS OF GENERAL INPATIENT CARE (GIP).
- $4.4 million spent. PALLIATIVE CARE ESTABLISHED IN 2010, COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CONSULTANTS PROVIDES PALLIATIVE CONSULTATIVE SERVICES THROUGH TWELVE LOCAL HOSPITALS OR WHEREVER THE PATIENT CALLS HOME. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PATIENT'S ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES (APRNS) TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND EACH INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AND THEN RECOMMEND OPTIONS TO MEET THE PATIENT'S PERSONAL GOALS OF CARE. COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CONSULTANTS ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HOSPITAL/FACILITY STAFF. PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDES AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RELIEF FROM THE SYMPTOMS, PAIN, AND STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR COMPLEX CHRONIC CONDITION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM SAW OVER 10,000 PATIENTS. (EXPENSES $ 1,975,278 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $)(REVENUE $ 28,828) SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHILDREN SINCE 2000, COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE HAS PROVIDED PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH LIFE-LIMITING AND LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY PEDSCARE, AN AWARD-WINNING PEDIATRIC CARE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, NEMOURS CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY CARE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA-JACKSONVILLE. THE PROGRAM, ONE OF ONLY A FEW COMMUNITY PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING BOTH PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE, PROVIDES CLINICAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, SPIRITUAL, CHILD LIFE, MEDICAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN FROM PRENATAL TO AGE 21. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED NEARLY 2,500 PATIENTS WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 OF 261 PATIENTS.
- $2.0 million spent. SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHILDREN SINCE 2000, COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE HAS PROVIDED PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH LIFE-LIMITING AND LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY PEDSCARE, AN AWARD-WINNING PEDIATRIC CARE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, NEMOURS CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY CARE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA-JACKSONVILLE. THE PROGRAM, ONE OF ONLY A FEW COMMUNITY PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING BOTH PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE, PROVIDES CLINICAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, SPIRITUAL, CHILD LIFE, MEDICAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN FROM PRENATAL TO AGE 21. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED NEARLY 2,500 PATIENTS WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 OF 261 PATIENTS.
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 October 1978.
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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