Better Business Bureau Report for
Houston Hospice

Better Business Bureau Report issued September 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires September 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Houston Hospice
Address: 1905 Holcombe Blvd.
  Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-467-7423
Web Address: www.houstonhospice.org
Also known as:Houston Hospice & Palliative Care System
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1980, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Houston Hospice provides uncompromising, compassionate end-of-life care to patients and families in our community.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Houston Hospice meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Hospice care is provided in a home, or residential facility such as a nursing home, with the hospice interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals and volunteers providing services and support. Houston Hospice serves all or part of Harris, Waller, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Wharton, Matagorda, Austin, Colorado, Brazoria and Jackson counties, through its main office site and three alternate delivery sites in West Houston, North Houston and in El Campo, TX. In 2009, Houston Hospice cared for nearly 2,000 patients.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Houston Hospice's program expenses were:

  
Hospice services 12,524,136
Total Program Expenses: $12,524,136
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : James A. Faucett, Jr., President & CEO
Compensation*: 
 $152,569

Chair of the Board: Thomas W. Burke, MD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Physician

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 187

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 30% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,460,165, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Houston Hospice's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Net patient service revenue 12,880,774
Contributions 993,787
Investment return 985,520
Special events 466,378
Other income 6,448
Direct donor benefit cost for special events -86,997
Total Income $15,245,910


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 16% 

Total income $15,245,910
Program expenses $12,524,136
Fund raising expenses 442,357
Administrative expenses 2,501,069
Total expenses $15,467,562
Expenses in Excess of Income (221,652)
Beginning net assets 12,135,664
Ending net assets 11,914,012
Total liabilities 1,552,651
Total assets $13,466,663


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