Fhpca provides high-value education, empowers patients and caregivers seeking services, and resolutely advocates for quality Hospice & Palliative Care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $188K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$276K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$543K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$974K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$990K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$816K
FY2021$884K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.0M Management & general 19% · $232K

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

35 people listed on the 990; $276K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President &
$275,963Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul a Ledford’s $276K as President & is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul a Ledford$275,963$241,422$236,524$222,695$212,586

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

Educates, empowers patients, and advocates for quality hospice and palliative care.

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2 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fhpca assisted its hospice program members in the delivery of end of life care to floridians through a variety of public and professional educational programs, through various quality and innovation initiatives, and through extensive advocacy and awareness activity at the state and federal levels.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

The hospice-veteran partnership of florida was formed by a statewide group with the goal of providing leadership, technical assistance, and program development recommendations to strengthen the relationships between floridas hospice programs and va facilities; and to improve veterans access to hospice and palliative care across all sites…

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$232K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$912K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$543K
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Government grantsLn 1e$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$629K
SavingsLn 2$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$912K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$543K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 637
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$783K$912K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K$543K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$253K$193K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$208K$159K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$23K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$51K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$22K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$79K$60K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$21K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$22K$17K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$55K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$65K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$28K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$275K$249K$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$912
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$57K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$222
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$232K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$252K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.2M$619K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$17K$833K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$68K$884K 990 PDF
FY2020 $974K$990K−$16K$816K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,499,984 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $733,398$350,109
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,019,956$1,049,433
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,216$98,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,788$1,654
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,821,358$1,499,984
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $600,354$587,114
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $601,746$660,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,202,100$1,247,790
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $619,258$252,194
Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members34
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 $1,499,984 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$686 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$221,751
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,358
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$350,109
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,049,433$1,049,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,612$80,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $18,176$18,176
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,340$2,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,069,263 · Excluded from tax $80,612$1,499,984
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,247,790 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $193,126 · Management $59,846$252,972
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,075 · Management $49,294$208,369
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,688 · Management $7,031$29,719
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,128 · Management $15,844$66,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,202 · Management $6,880$29,082
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60,185 · Management $18,650$78,835
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,376 · Management $6,624$28,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $16,704 · Management $5,171$21,875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,636$54,636
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,637 · Management $20,030$84,667
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,342 · Management $1,036$4,378
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,244 · Management $8,752$36,996
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $248,623 · Management $25,955$274,578
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,942 · Management $912$3,854
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,660 · Management $2,374$10,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,300 · Management $3,224$60,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,077 · Management $222$2,299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,015,945 · Management $231,845 · Fundraising $0$1,247,790
Part X · Balance sheet $2,369,013 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $782,971$629,391
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$282,650
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,326$21,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,581$7,581
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,239$8,382
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,170,872$1,301,676
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,402$117,445
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,032,391$2,369,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,059$28,492
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $378,387$349,214
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,587$151,466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $492,947$543,416
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,182,416$1,466,737
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $357,028$358,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,539,444$1,825,597
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,032,391$2,369,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,825,597 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,499,984
XI-2 Total expenses$1,247,790
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$252,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,539,444
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,959
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,825,597

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