Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$5,030,735

Total expenses

$4,487,862

Contributions and grants received

$62,215

Grants paid

$513

Program service revenue

$4,903,326

Investment income

$65,194

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$2,817,462

Total liabilities, end of year

$323,189

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,494,273

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,566,247

Management and general expenses

$918,766

Fundraising expenses

$2,849

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,566,247

Program services were 79.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Concordia Hospice of Washington (CHOW) is a hospice agency in Washington, Pennsylvania that is dedicated to providing end-of-life quality, compassionate care for patients and their families in our communities who are facing a terminal illness. An interdisciplinary team comprised of volunteers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, bereavement counselors, and medical directors provide individualized care plans that adhere to federal regulations while striving to improve the overall quality of life of those on their end-of-life journey. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, CHOW provided care to 461 patients and their families in their homes over a total of 22,532 days of care in the community. Understanding the difficulty of making the decision to elect hospice, CHOW provides the necessary clinical education and spiritual and emotional support through the CHOW Reflection of Care to help families make an informed decision. Concordia Hospice of Washington (CHOW) works in tandem with home health agencies and hospital systems to create a comprehensive palliative care program. This program focuses on providing compassionate transitions from nursing care to hospice care as illnesses and conditions progress. The organization has a team of hospice doctors and nurses that are up to date on the latest medications for pain and symptom management. Additionally, CHOW recognizes that emotional and spiritual pain is just as real as physical pain and therefore provides clergy and counselors to help patients and families cope with these issues. Bereavement counseling is also offered to both families of those receiving hospice care and those who have not received our services. CHOW is dedicated to providing quality hospice care regardless of whether a patient has health insurance or not. In cases where a patient is uninsured, CHOW takes on the cost and in cases where the patient is insured but has a significant amount of co-pays, CHOW is willing to write off these sums. CHOW utilizes volunteers to go wherever the client calls their home; that could be a nursing facility, their house, or inpatient unit. These volunteers assist with various tasks and activities throughout the fiscal year. Over the course of this past fiscal year, the volunteers at Concordia Hospice of Washington have provided 187 hours of service with a dollar value of $5,569. This is an increase of 100 hours compared to the prior year. Although recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging, CHOW has made a concerted effort to increase our volunteers and hours. CHOW has attempted to target specific volunteer needs like playing music, pet therapy, spiritual support, beautician needs and various other specific needs. Many volunteers donate their sewing and craft making skills to provide items of comfort to patients and families by creating prayer shawls, blankets, lap quilts and rosaries. The agency provides education in the local community by discussing hospice care as it relates to a terminal disease. Volunteers help us with marketing and recruiting other volunteers. They help us when we go to health-related functions in the community and are available to discuss hospice services and volunteer opportunities with the public. CHOW takes its role in the community very seriously. During the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term living facilities and personal care homes experienced drastically limited visitation. This prompted the staff of CHOW to develop and launch the Cardinal Project to help enhance the lives of their residents during this challenging time. Since the inception of the program, 483 bird houses have been donated to local facilities and have been placed outside of patient rooms. Donations have continued to be received during the current fiscal year for the continuation of the project. The following organizations have received direct financial support from CHOW through sponsorships of events: Washington Health System Foundation for two fundraising events - the Sporting Clay Shoot and the Charity Ball; Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation sponsorship of the Good Samaritan Hospice Power of the Purse Fundraising Event benefiting the Youth Bereavement Care Program. A donation of a Gift Basket was made to the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Golf Outing. Backpacks and School Supplies were purchased for a Mission Event. Total donations and sponsorships made during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 were $3,013. Employees of CHOW were given the opportunity to participate in several Mission Events organized by the sister company Concordia Care Network dba Concordia Community Support Services. These are part of an ongoing Mission Committee that was formed to organize opportunities for employees to serve the community. Mission Events for 2022-2023: In August and September 2022, employees across all Concordia locations in Pennsylvania, including CHOW, participated in a donation-based mission to support Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, a program that services 27 school districts and 3 vo-techs in Butler, Lawrence and Mercer Counties. Employees purchased a total of 274 backpacks with essential school supplies including notebooks, pencils, erasers, markers, glue sticks, binders and folders. CHOW added to the efforts by donating backpacks and school supplies at a cost of $297. In September 2022, Concordia employees supported a house-build hosted by St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cabot, Pa. Employees volunteered their time to build frames of homes to be donated to families in need, and employees performed various other activities for items that were donated to local communities and groups in need. In April 2023, Concordia employees donated 58 volunteer hours to assist with The Lighthouse Foundation's food pantry on two separate occasions. Employees also participated in a collection drive and purchased 20 can openers to be given out at the food pantry. In April 2023, Concordia employees purchased new bedding for twin beds and Concordia Lutheran Ministries supported the employees' efforts by purchasing 30 new twin mattresses to support the needs of women utilizing emergency shelter services through Victims Outreach Intervention Center (VOICe) in Butler, Pa. On June 23, 2023, Concordia employees volunteered at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank's summer distribution event at Knoch Middle School. These donations, sponsorships and mission events are some of the many ways we serve God by providing for the needs of His people. Concordia Hospice of Washington held its fifth annual Butterfly Release event on Saturday August 27, 2022. This memorial event was open to anyone who wanted to honor and celebrate the memory of their loved ones, whether or not they were ever on service at CHOW. Over 500 butterflies were sold during the event and was attended by roughly 175 people.

  Expenses $2,347,029 · Revenue $3,973,558

• CHOW provides a range of inpatient care services, including assessment and management of acute, complex, or uncontrolled symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath. These services are available at the Donnell House, an eight-bed Inpatient Unit (IPU) designed for severe symptom management. During this fiscal year, CHOW provided care to 220 patients and their families through 1,704 days of care. The hospice staff at Donnell House are available around the clock to provide assistance and support for families going through the illness. Additionally, CHOW offers short-term respite care to give family caregivers a break from their duties. Analgesic needs that cannot be managed at home, such as complicated delivery mechanisms (e.g. subcutaneous) and frequent dose titration, can be provided in the general inpatient setting.

  Expenses $1,219,218 · Grants $513 · Revenue $994,962

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America dba Concordia at Bethlen

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, rehab, home health, & hospice services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Cedars Home Health Care Services

  501(c)(3) · Home Health Services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Tele CareGivers

• Concordia Care Network dba Concordia Community Support Services

  501(c)(3) · Provide oversight, management and strategic planning · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Lutheran Ministries

• Concordia Lutheran Health & Human Care

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, and rehabilitative services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Lutheran Ministries

  501(c)(3) · Provides access to corp resources and expert support to carry out the purpose of the affiliates · PA

• Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation

  501(c)(3) · Raise and receive funds for the furtherance of the mission and purposes of affiliated 501(c)(3) orgs · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Lutheran Ministries

• Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, and rehabilitative services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Medical Equipment

  501(c)(3) · Rental/sales of medical equipment and supplies · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Ministries of New York Inc

  501(c)(3) · Youth recreation services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia of Florida Inc

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, and rehabilitative services · FL

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia of Monroeville

  501(c)(3) · To provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living and rehabilitation services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh

• Concordia of Ohio

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, and rehabilitative services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Physician Practice

  501(c)(3) · To provide primary physician services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Tele-CareGivers

  501(c)(3) · Provide private duty non-medical services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Visiting Nurses

  501(c)(3) · Provide home health care services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Concordia Visiting Nurses of Ohio

  501(c)(3) · Home Health Services · OH

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh

  501(c)(3) · Provide inpatient and community hospice patient care · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

• Harmony Protection Group

  501(c)(3) · Provide insurance coverage to affiliated 501(c)(3) orgs · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Lutheran Ministries

• Rebecca Residence dba Concordia at Rebecca Residence

  501(c)(3) · Provide skilled nursing, personal care, independent living, and rehabilitative services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care

• Visiting Nurse Association of Indiana County

  501(c)(3) · Provide home health and community hospice services · PA

  Directly controlled by Concordia Care Network

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

8 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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