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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2026 Expires: September 2028

Hosparus Health

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(502) 456-6200
6200 Dutchmans Ln
Louisville, KY, 40205
http://www.hosparushealth.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Hosparus Health meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The BBB has determined that Hosparus Health's fundraising expense ratio is reasonable relative to compliance with Standard 9.

Stated Purpose:
Through compassion, dignity, and excellence, Hosparus Health seeks to enhance the quality of life for those impacted by serious illness.

Year, State Incorporated:
1976, KY

Also Known As:
Hosparus, Inc.

Hosparus Health provides hospice and palliative care through teams of healthcare professionals and specially trained volunteers, providing symptom control, medication management, personal care, counseling, and spiritual care for patients of all ages with life-limiting illness.

The Hosparus Health Kourageous Kids Pediatric Care Program, one of the first of its kind in the nation, allows families to continue to seek curative treatment while receiving services. Additionally, Hosparus Health offers a full range of individual and family grief counseling services to patients’ families and others in the service area who have experienced loss. It accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and direct payment on a sliding scale. Services are available regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Hosparus Health serves more than 10,000 patients and family members in a 41-county service area that includes eight Southern Indiana counties and 33 Kentucky counties, including the Louisville metropolitan area.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Hosparus Health's program expenses were:

Patient care $76,871,692
Marketing and educational research $3,947,830
Total Program Expenses $80,819,522

Chief Executive
David Cook, President/Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Stephanie Livers

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney/Owner, Livers Law

Board Size
14

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

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.

The following information is based on Hosparus Health's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Net patient service revenue $92,851,648
Contributions $4,236,193
Net unrealized gains $1,999,427
Investment income $1,935,144
Thrift sales $870,644
Fundraising events, net $355,590
Other revenue $283,439
Net unrealized gain on investments $76,735
Interest $-25,109
Loss of disposal of property and equipment $-330,868
Total Income $102,252,843

Programs: 81% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 16%

Total Income $102,252,843
Total expenses: $99,282,004
  Program expenses $80,819,522
  Fundraising expenses $2,176,127
  Administrative expenses $16,286,355
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,970,839
Beginning Net Assets $78,841,732
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $81,812,571
Total Liabilities $118,135,125
Total Assets $99,947,696
Ending net assets as reported above include $78,235,864 without donor restrictions and $3,576,707 with donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported above include $24,675,196 in property and equipment, net.

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