Hospice Help Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Portsmouth, NH501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 47-3787943

Hospice help foundation provides financial assistance to hospice patients and their families in an effort to meet their emotional and financial needs at the end of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 5
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
87%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$62K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
9
named funders · $72K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$1K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
9
independent of 9 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$255K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$255K
FY2023▲ +83%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$231K
Expenses
$238K
FY2023▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$256K
Net assets
$107K
FY2023▲ +18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$81K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHospice Help Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-3787943
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPortsmouth, NH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E12)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hhelpfoundation.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.05
Program services87%$206K
Management & general8%$20K
Fundraising5%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$109K
FY2023▲ +20%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$83K
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2023
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$1K
FY2024$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$109K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$107K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$255K
Total revenueLn 12$255K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $109K · Operating expenses/yr $238K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $206K · Total expenses $238K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $238K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $238K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $199K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $255K · Total revenue $255K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $255K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $255K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $255K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $238K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $255K · Prior year $140K
+83%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $107K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $255K · Expenses $238K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $109K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $107K · Total assets $109K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $109K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marsha Filion · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $238K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $80K · Total expenses $238K
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth 83%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$62,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marsha Filion’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marsha Filion$63,748$62,100$60,000$53,045$51,500
Briana Marshall$10,500————
Jeannette Lloyd———$3,200—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides financial aid to hospice patients and families facing end-of-life needs.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $206K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Provide supplemental supportive expenses, such as special equipment that is necessary for family members to care for their loved ones at home. During the year, 140 individuals were provided with supplemental support.

$197Kprogram expense
02

Funeral expense support paid for terminally ill patients as the inability to cover funeral expenses places a significant mental and physical burden on dying persons and their families. During the year, 19 terminally ill individuals received funeral expense support.

$9Kprogram expense

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $231K$256K-10% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $255K$238K+83% 990 PDF
FY2022 $140K$212K-31% 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$174K+25% 990 PDF
FY2020 $161K$116K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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