Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 150 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $559.2 million
- Spending
- $515.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 10.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 2,758
- Volunteers
- 297
- Highest pay
- $1.4 million, cmo,scah/asst sec svnah(pt-yr)
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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 150 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 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 14 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)
- $471.8 million spent. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: Provide health care to patients in their homes. SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Sutter VNA & Hospice is a state licensed, Medicare-certified home care agency that provides a broad spectrum of multi-disciplinary services and offers a range of specialty programs to residents of Northern California. Sutter VNA & Hospice provides health care services to patients who require these services outside of a hospital setting (primarily in the home), for which a fee is charged to cover the cost of providing these services. These services are provided to Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private insurance patients. Charitable care is provided when deemed appropriate. The health care services provided by Sutter VNA & Hospice include the following: - Skilled Nursing: Nurses work with patients who have heart disease, cancer, diabetes, ostomies, AIDS, or other chronic diseases and illnesses, or who have recently had surgery or an acute care episode. - Rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Physical and occupational therapy is provided for patients with difficulties due to strokes, amputation or fractures, surgery, and for patients who are paraplegics or quadriplegics. Speech therapy is provided for patients with speech or swallowing problems. - Home infusion therapy services: provided for patients who need intravenous treatments. Services include hydration, chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition, antibiotics, injectable medications, pain management, and enteral nutrition - Maternal/child care services; provided to women with difficult pregnancies and new mothers needing assistance. - Psychiatric Home Care: This program provides home health services with focus on psychiatric care (assessment, teaching, referrals and follow-up) by specialty trained clinicians. - Medical Social Work services: provides assistance to persons who need guidance in developing self-help and problem solving skills, and access to community resources - Hospice and Bereavement Services; helps terminally ill patients and their families who need support and care. Services include nursing care, pain management, symptom control, and bereavement counseling. - Home health aides and volunteer respite care; provides aid to patients who cannot care for themselves; includes bathing and personal care, companionship, and relief for caregivers - Respiratory Therapy and Durable Medical Equipment; provides patients with respiratory therapy services, equipment, and supplies, beds, wheelchairs, and other durable medical equipment. Community Benefit Services In 2024, Sutter VNA & Hospice provided $1,020,980 worth of Community Benefit. The Community Benefit programs and services provided include the following: - Hospice bereavement groups (ex. Adult Grief Support Groups, Children's Workshops, Daughter/Mom Loss Support Group, Adult Traumatic Loss) - Preceptorships and internships provided for students Charitable Activity In 2024 Sutter VNA & Hospice provided $1,372,291 worth of Charity Care. Charity Care was provided in the form of home health services, hospice services, respiratory therapy and durable medical equipment service and products, and home infusion therapy services. Unpaid Cost of Medicaid In 2024 Sutter VNA & Hospice provided $13,493,851 worth of unpaid services to Medicaid patients.
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 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 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 May 1985.
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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