Niagara Hospice INC

Tax-deductible

Lockport, NY501(c)(3)Since 1982Human ServicesEIN 22-2524016Revenue $20.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSniagarahospice.org4675 Sunset Dr, 14094-1231 · Lockport, NYTax-exempt since Jan 1987Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide specialized services to persons with a life limiting illness and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 96 volunteers and 157 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $818K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$647K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $35K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$20.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$15.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$19.4M
FY2022$17.7M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2025$20.8M
Expenses
$20.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.1M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$18.9M
FY2024$19.7M
FY2025$20.5M
Net assets
$15.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$15.4M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2025$15.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1987.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $18.1M Management & general 10% · $2.1M Fundraising 2% · $370K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $647K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President of Operations
$204,959Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Nursing Service
$121,790Pt VII · Sec A
Rn- NH Case Manager
$111,059Pt VII · Sec A
RN - Case Manager
$108,713Pt VII · Sec A
RN - Office Coordinator
$100,760Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hospice Physician
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle M Burngasser’s $205K as Vice President of Operations is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jay Newman——$314,269$286,422——
Richard Castaldo——$244,583$280,498$289,489$202,350
Bharat Kohli———$227,970——
Danielle M Burngasser$204,959$165,675$161,961$157,945$130,249$122,389
Anna Gavriluke————$164,212—
Jane James——$158,519$153,547$150,747$123,981
Sandra Sauvageau——$129,861$121,397——
Sarina Bax-Debiase—————$123,292

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers specialized care and support to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

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2 programs · $18.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Patient revenue for niagara hospice (NH) is earned based on patients services provided and then reimbursed by insurances. There are a few types of patient service fees, which are explained below.

$18.1Mprogram expense
02

Although hospice care will always be primarily provided in a patient's or caregiver's home, there are some individuals who do not have a home environment appropriate for hospice care, or lack the family or friends necessary to provide 24/7 care in a home environment.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$746K
Other incomeLn 4–11$438K
Money outPt IX
$20.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.1M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$370K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$17.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$746K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$308K
Other incomeLn 4–11$438K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$20.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$381
SavingsLn 2$5.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5157
VolunteersI 696
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.5M$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M$17.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$15.4M$15.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$728K$728K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.4M$6.1M$284K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$285K$272K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.4M$67K$316
Payroll taxesLn 10$551K$534K$17K$414
Management feesLn 11a$1.3M$1.3M
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$29K$17K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$44K$11K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$291K$256K$28K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$255K$206K$49K$328
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$538K$484K$48K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$75K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.3M$7.8M$140K$328K
All other expensesLn 24e$265K$221K$29K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.5M$18.1M$2.1M$370K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20.8M$20.5M$256K$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.5M$19.7M−$144K$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.8M$18.9M−$1.0M$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.7M$16.9M$773K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.4M$15.7M$3.7M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.5M$15.1M$1.4M$11.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,797,648 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000,002$746,488
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,057,758$19,305,603
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $290,738$307,576
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $168,435$437,981
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,516,933$20,797,648
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,050,003$9,375,490
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,611,254$11,165,748
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,661,257$20,541,238
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,324$256,410
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,797,648 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,140 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,987
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$612,501
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$746,488
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,305,603$19,305,603
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $314,642$314,642
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,066−$7,066
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,654$38,654
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $378,187$378,187
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,305,603 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $745,557$20,797,648
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,541,238 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $728,466$728,466
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,067,661 · Management $284,367$6,352,028
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $272,074 · Management $12,594$284,668
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,391,862 · Management $66,883 · Fundraising $316$1,459,061
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $533,516 · Management $17,337 · Fundraising $414$551,267
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,299,652$1,299,652
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,639$17,639
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,255$31,255
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,421 · Management $17,000 · Fundraising $3,375$49,796
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,160 · Management $11,292 · Fundraising $5,561$61,013
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $256,461 · Management $27,940 · Fundraising $6,984$291,385
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $205,623 · Management $49,234 · Fundraising $328$255,185
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $483,869 · Management $47,918 · Fundraising $6,557$538,344
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $75,284 · Management $3,141 · Fundraising $2,851$81,276
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,806,423 · Management $140,319 · Fundraising $328,264$8,275,006
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $221,384 · Management $28,848 · Fundraising $14,965$265,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,116,204 · Management $2,055,419 · Fundraising $369,615$20,541,238
Part X · Balance sheet $17,767,504 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,717,923; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $629$381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,843,380$5,435,242
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,521,204$2,177,317
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $365,363$364,471
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,483,947$6,115,830
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,863,016$1,928,552
X-12 Other securities$27,788
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,652,077$17,767,504
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,829,657$1,830,884
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $207,485$124,716
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $174,991$32,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,212,133$1,987,817
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,387,954$15,728,286
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $51,990$51,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,439,944$15,779,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,652,077$17,767,504
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,779,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,797,648
XI-2 Total expenses$20,541,238
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,410
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,439,944
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,333
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,779,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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