Avow Foundation INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-5736467)

Annalise Smith’s $188K as Senior Vice President of Philanthropy is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Annalise Smith	$187,550	$188,237	$164,305	$162,700	$152,779

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

Programs and updates

Provides compassionate hospice, palliative care, and grief support to those in need.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The specific charitable purposes of the Corporation shall be to solicit, receive, and administer grants, gifts, contributions and donations exclusively for the benefit of Avow Hospice Inc., and Avow Care Services, Inc.

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 10 grants · $13.2M · 2020–2024

Avow Hospice INCFL · FY2024$1,050,832

Avow Care Services IncorporatedFL · FY2024$759,922

Avow Hospice INCFL · FY2023$1,518,667

Avow Care Services IncorporatedFL · FY2023$670,500

Avow Hospice INCFL · FY2022$3,224,500

Avow Care Services IncorporatedFL · FY2022$514,000

Avow Hospice INCFL · FY2021$2,452,958

Avow Care Services IncorporatedFL · FY2021$529,837

Avow Hospice INCFL · FY2020$1,910,552

Avow Care Services IncorporatedFL · FY2020$523,004

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$931K

Money outPt IX

$3.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$462K

Fundraisingcol D$735K

Owns and owesPt X

$37.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M

Total assetsLn 16$38.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$89K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$108K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$235K

Investment incomeLn 3$931K

Gains on assetsLn 7$413K

Total revenueLn 12$7.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.2M

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K

Other assetsLn 15$6.0M

Total assetsLn 16$38.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$89K

Net assetsLn 32$37.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 521

VolunteersI 6115

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.6M	$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$22.9M	$27.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$63K	$47K
Total assetsLn 16	$31.8M	$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$163K	$89K
Net assetsLn 32	$31.6M	$37.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2.4M	$2.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$145K		$29K	$116K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$394K		$79K	$316K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$10K		$2K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$88K		$18K	$71K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$36K		$7K	$29K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$17K		$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$127K		$127K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$208K	$0	$141K	$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$622		$622
Office expensesLn 13	$47K		$5K	$42K
OccupancyLn 16	$48K		$10K	$38K
TravelLn 17	$2K		$755	$965
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K		$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$356		$356
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$61K		$15K	$47K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.6M	$2.4M	$462K	$735K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$11.8M	$3.5M	$8.3M	$59.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$8.8M	$3.7M	$5.1M	$50.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.8M	$5.0M	$1.9M	$40.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$9.6M	$4.1M	$5.5M	$44.0M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$7.2M	$3.6M	$3.5M	$37.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $7,162,446 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,768,359$6,638,330

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140,112$931,032

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $260,577−$406,916

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,169,048$7,162,446

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,523,758$2,433,556

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $600,365$674,165

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $531,513$522,935

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,655,636$3,630,656

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,513,412$3,531,790

Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,162,446 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$353,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$235,043

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,403,287

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$108,122

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,638,330

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $517,603$517,603

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $413,429$413,429

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$54,178−$54,178

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $262$262

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $262 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $523,854$7,162,446

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,630,656 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,433,556$2,433,556

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $29,057 · Fundraising $116,226$145,283

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $78,892 · Fundraising $315,556$394,448

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,046 · Fundraising $8,185$10,231

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $17,683 · Fundraising $70,731$88,414

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,158 · Fundraising $28,631$35,789

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,496$5,496

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,409$17,409

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $127,037$127,037

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $141,099 · Fundraising $67,364$208,463

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $622$622

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,602 · Fundraising $42,211$46,813

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,615 · Fundraising $38,458$48,073

IX-17 TravelManagement $755 · Fundraising $965$1,720

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,543$4,543

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $356$356

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $14,599 · Fundraising $46,611$61,210

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,193 · Fundraising $0$1,193

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,433,556 · Management $462,162 · Fundraising $734,938$3,630,656

Part X · Balance sheet $37,995,759 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $909,964$3,165,492

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,666,629$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,814,423$1,264,751

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,884$35,317

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62,762$46,972

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,877,403$27,475,620

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,408,334$6,007,607

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,788,399$37,995,759

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,969$87,215

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $93,220$800

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $419$782

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,608$88,797

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,418,611$15,372,513

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,207,180$22,534,449

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,625,791$37,906,962

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,788,399$37,995,759

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,906,962 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,162,446

XI-2 Total expenses$3,630,656

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,531,790

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,625,791

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,474,103

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$275,278

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,906,962

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