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HOSPARUS INC

EIN 61-0921718 LOUISVILLE, KY

Largest nonprofits in Kentucky

Revenue 2024
$95,639,731
Expenses 2024
$89,023,702

Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P74Z
Classification
1000
Street
6200 DUTCHMANS LN

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF HOSPARUS IS TO ASSIST IN THE MEETING OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF HOSPARUS IS TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.

  • HOSPICE SERVICES: FOR 40 YEARS, HOSPARUS INC., D/B/A HOSPARUS HEALTH, IS A DULLY ACCREDITED HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION OFFERING GRIEF COUNSELING, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND MUCH MORE FOR PEOPLE FACING SERIOUS LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES IN KENTUCKY AND INDIANA. HOSPARUS HEALTH HAS OVER 800 EMPLOYEES AND 500 VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE FOR MORE THAN 8,600 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PER YEAR. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IS THE PREMIER MODEL FOR QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR INJURY. OUR CARE INVOLVES TREATMENT THAT ENHANCE A PATIENT'S COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. CARE ALSO ADDRESSES THE PATIENT'S AND THEIR FAMILY'S EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. ALL SERVICES ARE DELIVERED WHEREVER A PATIENT CALLS HOME, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. CARE LOCATIONS INCLUDE A FAMILY RESIDENCE, A NURSING HOME, AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, AN INPATIENT UNIT OR A HOSPITAL. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: PAIN CONTROL AND CONTROL OF SYSMPTOMS SUCH AS NAUSEA, VOMITING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND RESTLESSNESS. WE PROVIDE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND PERSONAL CARE SUCH AS BATHING, SKIN CARE, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, COUNSELING, AND SPIRITUAL CARE. INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE STAFF INCLUDE BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, GRIEF COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS, AND VOLUNTEERS. HOSPARUS INC. OPERATES AN INPATIENT CARE CENTER AT THE NOTON HEALTHCARE PAVILION (27 BEDS) IN LOUISVILLE, KY. THE CENTER OFFERS PATIENTS SHORT-TERM CARE IN PRIVATE ROOMS TO TREAT CHRONIC PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES NOT RESPONSIVE TO HOME CARE, SUCH AS RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, END-STAGE CARDIAC SYMPTOMS, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING.

    Expenses $70,809,042 · Grants $5,000 · Revenue $90,391,017

  • BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES: OUR HOSPARUS GRIEF COUNSELING CENTER, WITH OFFICES IN THE BARREN RIVER AREA, CENTRAL KENTUCKY, THE LOUISVILLE REGION, AND SOUTHERN INDIANA, OFFERS TEH AREA MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH LOSS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING; PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOR ADULTS; EDUCATION MATERIAL REGARDING GRIEF AND LOSS; CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS; AND ANNUAL MEMORIAL EVENTS. THESE PROGRAMS HELP GRIEVING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIER GRIEF EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PRACTICAL AND HELPFUL TOOLS FOR COPING WITH LOSS. HOSPARUS FAMILIES MAY ACCESS THESE SERVICES AT NO CHARGE TO THEM FOR UP TO 13 MONTHS FOLLOWING DEATH. THE GRIEF COUNSELING CENTER PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED 837 ADULT INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING SESSIONS AND AN ESTIMATED 97 CHILD COUNSELING SESSION DURING 2024 FOR HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT.

    Expenses $825,719 · Revenue $3,583

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cheri Glass

    CHAIR (BEGINING APRIL 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Stephanie Livers

    CHAIR ELECT (BEGINING APRIL 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Becky Phillips

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1 related
  • Lynn Bynum

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Kevin Wardell

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (APRIL 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Lisa Bottorff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Nandip Kothari

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Paul Loheide MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Philip Molestina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • William Summers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • James Watson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Cathy Zion

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • David W Cook

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $643,630
    From this org
    $607,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,879
    Hours/week
    40 + 10.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $456,555
    Bonus
    $126,196
    Other
    $25,000
    Deferred
    $29,287
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,592
    Filer's total
    $643,630
  • Bethany Snider

    SR VICE PRESIDENT/CMO

    Total calculated
    $523,310
    From this org
    $505,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,716
    Hours/week
    40 + 4.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $389,386
    Bonus
    $93,728
    Other
    $22,480
    Deferred
    $11,560
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,156
    Filer's total
    $523,310
  • Lynn Fieldhouse

    SR VICE PRESIDENT/ CHEIF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $447,739
    From this org
    $422,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,177
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $335,461
    Bonus
    $81,101
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $19,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,638
    Filer's total
    $447,739
  • Sharon A Tankersley

    SR VICE PRESIDENT/ CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $417,509
    From this org
    $376,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,000
    Hours/week
    40 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,160
    Bonus
    $72,152
    Other
    $8,197
    Deferred
    $41,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $417,509
  • Tawanda Owsley

    SR. VP/ CHIEF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $374,476
    From this org
    $347,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,714
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,122
    Bonus
    $68,640
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,714
    Filer's total
    $374,476
  • Melissa M Merrifield

    SR VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $348,541
    From this org
    $322,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,342
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,831
    Bonus
    $60,368
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,342
    Filer's total
    $348,541
  • Dustin W Dillon

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF PALLATIVE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $413,369
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $383,777
    Other
    $29,592
    Hours/week
    8 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $308,278 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $37,939 related
    Other
    $0 + $37,560 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,592 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $413,369 related
  • Lori A Earnshaw

    SR HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $393,479
    From this org
    $364,518
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,961
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,469
    Bonus
    $37,669
    Other
    $6,380
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,961
    Filer's total
    $393,479
  • Robert C Lucas

    SR HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $346,981
    From this org
    $322,121
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,860
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,527
    Bonus
    $32,974
    Other
    $11,620
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,860
    Filer's total
    $346,981
  • Andrew M Lally

    HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $351,727
    From this org
    $322,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,770
    Bonus
    $29,605
    Other
    $30,760
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,592
    Filer's total
    $351,727
  • Tyler S McQueen

    HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $341,212
    From this org
    $315,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,022
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,702
    Bonus
    $19,108
    Other
    $28,380
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,022
    Filer's total
    $341,212

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $95,639,731
    Expenses
    $89,023,702
    Contributions
    $3,514,690
    Grants paid
    $5,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $91,411,936
    Expenses
    $84,750,660
    Contributions
    $2,812,912
    Grants paid
    $85,195
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $86,782,362
    Expenses
    $78,779,968
    Contributions
    $3,592,177
    Grants paid
    $29,780

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $85,297,636
    Expenses
    $74,928,084
    Assets (EOY)
    $92,813,151
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $81,533,957
    Expenses
    $74,667,896
    Assets (EOY)
    $83,627,731
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $81,396,504
    Expenses
    $76,679,109
    Assets (EOY)
    $72,118,324
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $85,960,949
    Expenses
    $79,575,538
    Assets (EOY)
    $62,929,348
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $76,117,231
    Expenses
    $68,962,185
    Assets (EOY)
    $59,516,114
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $63,494,076
    Expenses
    $59,923,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $47,917,179
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $57,509,926
    Expenses
    $53,236,192
    Assets (EOY)
    $45,212,007
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,959,395
    Expenses
    $51,342,867
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,538,477
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,570,995
    Expenses
    $53,086,095
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,609,588

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • LOU HEALTHCARE CEO COUNCIL

    $50,000

    2023 2023 BOARD MEMBER CONTRIBUTION

  • LOU HEALTHCARE CEO COUNCIL

    $7,500

    2023 2023 OPTIMIZE CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.