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← HOSPICE BUFFALO INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by HOSPICE BUFFALO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$42,613,968
Total expenses
$43,270,926
Contributions and grants received
$2,632,534
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$36,885,602
Investment income
$67,570
Other revenue
$3,028,262
Total assets, end of year
$5,765,831
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,902,199
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,863,632
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,252,166
Management and general expenses
$6,018,760
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,252,166

Program services were 86.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,632,534

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE

    total $36,885,602 · related or exempt $36,885,602

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53,570 · excluded $53,570

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $14,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $14,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $14,000 · excluded $14,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT BETWEEN RE

    total $3,000,512 · excluded $3,000,512

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $27,750 · related or exempt $27,750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,028,262

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,834,253 · program services $2,834,253

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,576,302 · program services $18,576,302

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,144,920 · program services $2,144,920

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,905,355 · program services $1,905,355

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,778,144 · program services $1,778,144

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $8,057,495 · program services $2,038,735 · management and general $6,018,760

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $852,966 · program services $852,966

  • 17 · Travel

    total $589,879 · program services $589,879

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $290,330 · program services $290,330

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED NURSING HOME

    total $3,128,799 · program services $3,128,799

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $1,037,433 · program services $1,037,433

  • 24c · Other expenses: PERSCRIPTION DRUGS

    total $979,316 · program services $979,316

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $568,176 · program services $568,176

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $527,558 · program services $527,558

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,466,765 · end of year $1,160,995

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,125,846 · end of year $4,113,726

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $96,495 · end of year $70,573

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,313,428

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $892,891

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $439,323 · end of year $420,537

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,607,839 · end of year $2,902,199

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,520,590 · end of year $2,863,632

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • HOSPICE BUFFALO, INC. SERVICE OFFERINGS ARE PROVIDED IN THE PATIENT'S HOME, NURSING HOMES AND HOSPICE'S OWN INPATIENT UNIT; SERVICES INCLUDE NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, HOME HEALTH AIDE, SPIRITUAL CARE AND BEREAVEMENT PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH MEDICARE. ADDITIONAL VALUE ADDED SERVICES, WHICH ARE FUNDED BY THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY, INC., INCLUDE MUSIC, ART AND MASSAGE THERAPY AND PHYSICIAN COMPLIMENT, WHICH COVERS THE PHARMACY AND DME, SUPPLIES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS.

    Expenses $37,252,166 · Revenue $36,913,352

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Adam Fleming

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $152,836
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $126,718
    Other
    $26,118
    Hours/week
    0 + 37.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $121,621 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $97 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,118 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $152,836 related
  • Aimee Lynn Bell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Brendan J Rich Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Brian D Snyder MD Facp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Brigid M Maloney Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Cary Sisti

    CHIEF CLINICAL OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $405,858
    From this org
    $336,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,572
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,903
    Bonus
    $32,174
    Other
    $7,209
    Deferred
    $57,173
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,399
    Filer's total
    $405,858
  • Christopher Kerr MD

    PRESIDENT/CMO/CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,833,772
    From this org
    $142,531
    From related orgs
    $1,365,513
    Other
    $325,728
    Hours/week
    9.38 + 28.13 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,937 + $416,810 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,594 + $948,703 related
    Deferred
    $7,875 + $311,352 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,625 + $4,876 related
    Filer's total
    $152,031 + $1,681,741 related
  • Daniel T Riordan

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Erin Digirolamo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • G Richard Braen MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Huron O Hill II DDS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • James Kramer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Jane Mogavero

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • John D Reinhold

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • John D'Angelo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Kelly O'Brien

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Melinda C Dubois

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Michael Edbauer Do MBA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Nora K McGuire

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Paul Duggan CFP

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Paul E Shields Do

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Robert J Schreck Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Roseann McAnulty

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $378,437
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $318,184
    Other
    $60,253
    Hours/week
    0 + 37.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $281,649 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $29,178 related
    Other
    $0 + $7,357 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $53,780 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,473 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $378,437 related
  • Ryan M Zebro

    TRUSTEE/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Thomas J Foels MD Mmm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Tracey O'Connor MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Vicki Feine

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Vincent J Mancuso

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Abigail Unger

    VP OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $199,681
    From this org
    $174,895
    From related orgs
    $3,569
    Other
    $21,217
    Hours/week
    36.75 + 0.75 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,520 + $3,398 related
    Bonus
    $4,900 + $100 related
    Other
    $3,475 + $71 related
    Deferred
    $15,119 + $309 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,673 + $116 related
    Filer's total
    $195,687 + $3,994 related
  • John C Tangeman MD

    ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $315,095
    From this org
    $281,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,318
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $274,435
    Bonus
    $154
    Other
    $7,188
    Deferred
    $24,855
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,463
    Filer's total
    $315,095
  • Mary Clem

    PATIENT ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION VP

    Total calculated
    $200,407
    From this org
    $168,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,811
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,104
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $3,992
    Deferred
    $15,057
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,754
    Filer's total
    $200,407
  • Nicole Golding

    DIRECTOR OF PROVIDER OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $197,403
    From this org
    $165,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,534
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,662
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,207
    Deferred
    $14,780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,754
    Filer's total
    $197,403
  • Sam Pudlewski

    VP OF ADMISSIONS

    Total calculated
    $193,582
    From this org
    $164,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,408
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,041
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $633
    Deferred
    $15,518
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,890
    Filer's total
    $193,582
  • Christopher Jabobus MD

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $318,843
    From this org
    $278,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,982
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,448
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,413
    Deferred
    $23,215
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,767
    Filer's total
    $318,843
  • Joseph Reidy

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $288,319
    From this org
    $264,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,251
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,671
    Bonus
    $26
    Other
    $371
    Deferred
    $23,527
    Nontaxable benefits
    $724
    Filer's total
    $288,319
  • Patricia Bundt

    ADMISSIONS RN

    Total calculated
    $165,264
    From this org
    $151,658
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,606
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,565
    Bonus
    $1,055
    Other
    $38
    Deferred
    $10,338
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,268
    Filer's total
    $165,264
  • Tanya Orellana

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $284,805
    From this org
    $254,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,980
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,603
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $222
    Deferred
    $23,513
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,467
    Filer's total
    $284,805
  • Tracie Cotton

    NURSE PRACTITIONER

    Total calculated
    $163,958
    From this org
    $131,221
    From related orgs
    $14,580
    Other
    $18,157
    Hours/week
    33.75 + 3.75 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,825 + $14,536 related
    Bonus
    $25 + $3 related
    Other
    $371 + $41 related
    Deferred
    $12,356 + $1,373 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,985 + $443 related
    Filer's total
    $147,562 + $16,396 related

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

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT AND SATURN CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES.
FORM 990 PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5
CHRISTOPHER KERR (CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) - $57,012.10 WAGES AND BENEFITS FROM SUPPORTIVE MEDICAL PARTNERS, PLLC. ADAM FLEMING (CONTROLLER) - $25,344 WAGES AND BENEFITS FROM SUPPORTIVE MEDICAL PARTNERS, PLLC. ABIGAIL UNGER (VP OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES) - 3,569 WAGES AND BENEFITS FROM SUPPORTIVE MEDICAL PARTNERS, PLLC. TRACIE COTTON (NURSE PRACTITIONER) - 14,580 WAGES AND BENEFITS FROM SUPPORTIVE MEDICAL PARTNERS, PLLC.
FORM 990 PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A
CHRISTOPHER KERR'S 2025 OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION INCLUDES A SERP DISTRIBUTION THAT BECAME PAYABLE AT THE END OF A NINE-YEAR AGREEMENT. AMOUNTS ACCRUED UNDER THIS PLAN OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS WERE NOT REPORTED ON FORM 990 AND ARE INSTEAD REPORTED ENTIRELY IN 2025, RESULTING IN A HIGHER TOTAL FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF HIS COMPENSATION REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: OTHER COMPENSATION: BASE AMOUNT - 14,375 SERP - 937,922 THE ABOVE BASE AMOUNT IS ALLOCATED 25% TO HOSPICE BUFFALO AND 75% TO RELATED ENTITIES. THE SERP AMOUNT IS ALLOCATED 100% TO A RELATED ENTITY.

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.

  • PALLIATIVE CARE INSTITUTE INC

    501(C)(3) · INTERCONNECT COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY EFFORTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

  • HOSPICE FOUNDATION INC

    501(C)(3) · ACCEPTS, ADMINISTERS AND INVESTS ALL CHARITABLE FUNDS · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

  • KRESGE RESIDENCE INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SKILLED NURSING SERVICES · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

  • LIFE TRANSITIONS CENTER INC

    501(C)(3) · HELP PEOPLE COPE WITH DEATH RELATED ISSUES · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

  • SAUNDERS PROPERTIES OF WNY INC

    501(C)(2) · HOLD PROPERTIES FOR ITS PARENT COMPANY · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

  • HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ENHANCE COMFORT & QUALITY OF LIFE · NY

    Directly controlled by HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE BUFFALO INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
20 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612039349300006

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