Created through a community-wide vision, HopeWest is dedicated to profoundly changing the experiences of aging, illness, and grief one family at a time through creativity, volunteerism, and philanthropy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,085 volunteers and 581 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
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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.4M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $426K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17.6M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$79.9M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$70.2M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$43.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$79.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$45.3M
FY2021$50.1M
FY2022$47.7M
FY2023$59.1M
FY2024$69.6M
FY2025$79.9M
Expenses
$70.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$45.2M
FY2021$48.4M
FY2022$49.0M
FY2023$55.6M
FY2024$62.8M
FY2025$70.2M
Net assets
$43.3M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22.9M
FY2021$24.6M
FY2022$23.3M
FY2023$26.9M
FY2024$33.6M
FY2025$43.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $62.1M Management & general 10% · $7.3M Fundraising 1% · $825K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO - 6/30/25
$339,263Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$325,045Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Medical Director
$299,758Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer/Senior VP
$279,582Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$260,171Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Medical Director
$255,879Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance Officer/Senior VP
$231,240Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer/Senior Vice President
$227,729Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Mitchell’s $339K as President/CEO - 6/30/25 is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 58 $10–100M public safety & disaster 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
Cassandra Mitchell$339,263$509,793$371,540$222,447——
Christy Whitney Borchard——$139,071$391,026$477,673$434,052
Deneen Silva$325,045—————
Crystal Owens$299,758$287,215$279,870———
Georgia Rock$279,582$248,632$217,913$205,713$265,891$230,541
Sarah Walsh—$267,730$205,694$245,646$231,684$208,718
Heidi Marlin$260,171——$209,949——
Luis Ramos$255,879—————

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

Helps families navigate serious illness, aging, and grief with profound support.

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3 programs · $57.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

HopeWest Hospice offers compassionate support and high quality comprehensive care to individuals and families across 10,000 miles of western Colorado serving five counties. Our largest program and expenditure is hospice care. We serve more than 490 patients and families every day.

$28.4Mprogram expense
02

HopeWest PACE provided high quality care to more than 225 participants in 2025. With PACE, a team of health care professionals works with each individual to make sure needed services are coordinated. PACE programs get to know their participants and design services to meet each person's unique needs.

$25.9Mprogram expense
03

Community programs is our third largest program expenditure. Services are offered to grieving adults through support groups and one-on-one counseling. HopeWest Kids provides grief services to children ages 3-19 through school groups, equine therapy, grief camps and art therapy. More than 800 children and adults were served last year.

$3.3Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$79.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.5M
Money outPt IX
$70.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$62.1M
Managementcol C$7.3M
Fundraisingcol D$825K
Owns and owesPt X
$43.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.2M
Total assetsLn 16$60.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$58K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$57K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$921K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$801K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$79.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25.3M
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$60.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.6M
Net assetsLn 32$43.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5581
VolunteersI 61,085
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.0M$28.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.3M$25.4M
Total assetsLn 16$52.6M$60.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.0M$17.6M
Net assetsLn 32$33.6M$43.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30.8M$28.2M$2.2M$447K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$554K$467K$77K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.1M$4.1M$902K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.2M$1.8M$301K$36K
Management feesLn 11a$62K$62K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$21K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$331K$331K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14.6M$14.5M$124K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$8K$24K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$392K$292K$90K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$120K$31K$89K
OccupancyLn 16$695K$554K$137K$3K
TravelLn 17$89K$38K$42K$9K
InterestLn 20$561K$533K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.2M$414K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$903K$644K$258K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.7M$9.2M$356K$115K
All other expensesLn 24e$881K$449K$367K$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$70.2M$62.1M$7.3M$825K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $79.9M$70.2M$9.7M$43.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $69.6M$62.8M$6.7M$33.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $59.1M$55.6M$3.5M$26.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $47.7M$49.0M−$1.3M$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $50.1M$48.4M$1.7M$24.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $45.3M$45.2M$133K$22.9M 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 $79,904,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,902,737$4,166,597
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,665,680$71,483,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $663,169$800,928
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,329,974$3,453,255
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $69,561,560$79,904,275
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 $36,327,320$40,052,299
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,505,761$30,115,333
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,833,081$70,167,632
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,728,479$9,736,643
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $79,904,275 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,296,782 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,673
VIII-1c Fundraising events$921,129
VIII-1e Government grants$58,390
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,171,405
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,406
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,166,597
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,483,495$71,483,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $792,713$792,713
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,215$8,215
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $90,119$90,119
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $66,354$66,354
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,629,552 · Unrelated business $217,079 · Excluded from tax $891,047$79,904,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,167,632 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,469,643$1,469,643
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,151,932 · Management $2,201,898 · Fundraising $446,989$30,800,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $467,104 · Management $77,401 · Fundraising $9,105$553,610
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,102,555 · Management $901,851 · Fundraising $62,423$5,066,829
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,824,658 · Management $301,174 · Fundraising $35,566$2,161,398
IX-11a Management feesManagement $61,610$61,610
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,639 · Management $11,973$32,612
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $331,131$331,131
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,498,675 · Management $124,372$14,623,047
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,070 · Management $23,678 · Fundraising $65,665$97,413
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $292,203 · Management $90,160 · Fundraising $9,787$392,150
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,209 · Management $88,848$120,057
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $553,965 · Management $137,486 · Fundraising $3,455$694,906
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,438 · Management $41,603 · Fundraising $9,377$89,418
IX-20 InterestPrograms $533,135 · Management $27,618$560,753
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,227,370 · Management $414,322 · Fundraising $3,577$1,645,269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $644,231 · Management $258,276$902,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,212,730 · Management $356,167 · Fundraising $114,534$9,683,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $449,129 · Management $367,208 · Fundraising $64,692$881,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,056,043 · Management $7,286,419 · Fundraising $825,170$70,167,632
Part X · Balance sheet $60,902,868 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,822,009$25,287,525
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,143,027$2,934,704
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,897$6,209
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,551,983$4,355,499
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,056$39,555
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $414,129$663,347
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,345,563$25,436,289
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,281,875$2,179,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,621,539$60,902,868
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,947,610$6,492,961
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $317,039$311,895
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $9,796,994$9,646,798
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,969,911$1,124,586
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,031,554$17,576,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,251,999$36,180,225
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,337,986$7,146,403
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,589,985$43,326,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,621,539$60,902,868
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,326,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,904,275
XI-2 Total expenses$70,167,632
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,736,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,589,985
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,326,628

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