Better Business Bureau Report for
Hospice of Havasu, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued June 2009
Better Business Bureau Report expires June 2011


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Hospice of Havasu, Inc.
Address: 365 S. Lake Havasu Avenue
  Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
Phone: 928-453-2111
888-468-2111
Web Address: www.hospicehavasu.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1982, Arizona
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Hospice of Havasu is a patient-centered team of volunteers and professionals, serving the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the incurably ill in our communities and their family and friends.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Hospice of Havasu, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Hospice of Havasu provides healthcare services to the terminally ill and support services to the bereaved.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, Hospice of Havasu, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Program Expenses 4,235,903
Total Program Expenses: $4,235,903
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Terry Patricola, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $95,045

Chair of the Board: Sylvia Clark
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Board President

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 90

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. As of 12-6-2010 Hospice of Havasu Inc. has a new Executive Director, Adrian Farmer.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, internet, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing
Fund raising costs were 23% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $386,307, 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 Hospice of Havasu, Inc.'s IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Program Service Revenue 4,935,649
Contributions & Grants 386,307
Other 179,950
Investment Income 79,465
Total Income $5,581,371


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 18% 

Total income   $5,581,371
  Program expenses $4,235,903
  Fund raising expenses 90,308
  Administrative expenses 946,338
 
Total expenses   $5,272,549
Income in Excess of Expenses   308,822
Beginning net assets   5,834,734
Ending net assets   5,980,271
Total liabilities   2,121,749
Total assets   $8,102,020


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