Anchorage Hospice Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PREPARE FOR AND LIVE WELL WITH TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS, DYING, AND GRIEF.
- Income
- $930,575
- Spending
- $549,991
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- 25.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 53
- Highest pay
- $82,128, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 25.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 62% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
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
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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)
- $214,416 spent. IN-HOME CARE: EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT BY SOCIAL WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS, BEREAVEMENT SPECIALISTS, AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS FOR PEOPLE WITH TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM. INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT, CHORE, AND RESPITE SERVICES. REGISTERED CLIENTS SERVED: 35 CLIENTS SERVED IN CASE MANAGEMENT, CLIENTS SERVICED IN CHORE-6 & RESPITE-3 SERVICES, AND 11 SERVED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES. NON-REGISTERED CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
- $124,158 spent. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: INDIVIDUAL AND CARE GROUP SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING ADULTS OFFERING COMFORT, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN A SAFE PLACE TO SHARE, LEARN, AND GROW. 182 CUSTOMERS PROVIDED WITH GRIEF/BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT VIA EVENT, PRINTED RESOURCE, MAILINGS AND PHONE CALLS. 350 CUSTOMERS PROVIDED WITH GRIEF/BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT VIA EVENT, PRINTED RESOURCE, MAILINGS AND PHONE CALLS.
- $13,881 spent. RESOURCE CENTER: CONTAINS A LOAN CLOSET OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES, A LIBRARY OF HUNDREDS OF BOOKS ON CAREGIVING, GRIEF, DEMENTIA, END OF LIFE, CHILDRENS GRIEF, ETC, AN ADVANCED DIRECTIVES SECTION WITH ALL THE LEGAL END OF LIFE DOCUMENTS NEEDED, AND A DEMENTIA CARE SECTION WITH ROBOTIC PETS, MUSIC PLAYERS, AND FIDGET BLANKETS. ALL OF THE RESOURCES ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND WERE CREATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AND INCREASED STRESS AND ISOLATION THAT WAS BROUGHT BY THE PANDEMIC. RESOURCE CENTER: 249 INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH LIBRARY, 201 THROUGH DEMENTIA CARE,77 FOR ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, COMFORT CARE-54, AND 471 FOR LOAN CLOSET FOR A TOTAL OF 1,052 INDIVIDUALS SERVED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 November 6, 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 June 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 1981.
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 November 4, 2026.
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