Nathan Adelson Hospice Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NAH provides comprehensive end-of-life care and influences better care for all in our community. We honor the importance of choice and control for those who are ill, so they may define for themselves the most comfortable and dignified manner in which to live. Hospice and palliative care services are provided in Clark County and Nye County to both insured & non-insured patients. Charity Care provided during 2024 = $632,068.
- Income
- $32.3 million
- Spending
- $35.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 423
- Volunteers
- 101
- Highest pay
- $381,836, 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
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 21 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 (1)
- $29.5 million spent. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES: SINCE 1978, NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE, INC. (NAH) HAS PROVIDED HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES TO SOUTHERN NEVADA. IN 2024, NAH PROVIDED 96,748 DAYS OF COMPREHENSIVE HOSPICE SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE, TO 3,607 PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE, INC. PROVIDES A FULL CONTINUUM OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, BOTH IN OUR TWO IN-PATIENT UNITS AND AT THE PATIENTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE, WHETHER THAT BE A PERSONAL RESIDENCE, GROUP HOME, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. OUR HOSPICE CARE IS PROVIDED BY A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED HOSPICE AIDES, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS/CLERGY, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIST AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THIS TEAM, KNOWN AS THE IDG (INTER-DISCIPLINARY GROUP), MEETS WEEKLY TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR A SPECIFIC PLAN OF CARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE CARED FOR BY NINETEEN (19) FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX (286) CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND EIGHTY ONE (81) VOLUNTEERS. OUR CLINICIANS UTILIZE THE NETSMART and pMD ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM TO DOCUMENT THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AND CARE. DOCUMENTATION IS DONE AT THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF POINT OF SERVICE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE. AS ONE OF THE HOSPICES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION OF ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, NAH ASPIRES TO MAINTAIN A MODEL PROGRAM FOR OTHER HOSPICES AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA. IN 2024, NAH WAS RECOGNIZED BY MODERN HEALTHCARE AS A BEST PLACE TO WORK AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE TOP WORKPLACES HONORS AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND INDUSTRY LEVELS, INCLUDING AWARDS FOR LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. THESE RECOGNITIONS REFLECT OUR STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUR WORK IN ADDRESSING ETHNIC AND RACIAL CARE DISPARITIES, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS, AN OUTSTANDING COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY PROGRAM, AND OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AS THE LARGEST NON-PROFIT HOSPICE PROVIDER IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, WE ARE PROUD TO CARE FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HOSPICE SERVICES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, NAH WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE $632,068 OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED IN 2024. THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE CENTER FOR COMPASSIONATE CARE, NAH PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT AND GRIEF LOSS SUPPORT SERVICES TO GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBERS WHETHER OR NOT THE LOVED ONE RECEIVED HOSPICE SERVICES FROM OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR 33 YEARS, OUR BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM HAS HOSTED CAMP ERIN FOR CHILDREN, AGES 0-12. THE CAMP IS A NO COST WEEKEND EVENT THAT PROVIDES YOUTHS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR GRIEF EXPERIENCES WITH PEERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR LOSS. IN ADDITION TO THE CORE HOSPICE SERVICES, NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE PROVIDES MASSAGE THERAPY, PET THERAPY, AROMATHERAPY AND ART THROUGH THE BONNIE SCHRECK MEMORIAL COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES PROGRAM. NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE PROVIDES CAREGIVER SUPPORT THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS AND MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERAL LOCAL HOSPITALS, PROVIDES INPATIENT PALLIATIVE CONSULTATIONS TO NON-HOSPICE PATIENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES. PAIN MANAGEMENT, NON-PAIN SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, ADVANCE CARE PLANNING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND DISCHARGE PLANNING ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PALLIATIVE CONSULTATION. IN 2024, 8,588 PALLIATIVE CONSULTATIONS WERE PROVIDED IN HOSPITALS AND 745 PATIENTS RECEIVED PALLIATIVE CARE AT HOME. OVERALL, 4,025 PATIENTS RECEIVED PALLIATIVE CARE.
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 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 December 2024.
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 June 1980.
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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