Hospice Of The North Coast

Carlsbad, California - EIN 95-3646269 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Hospice Of The North Coast reported $21,125,389 in revenue and $20,138,557 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $986,832 for the year. Program services took $17,060,665 of expenses, or 84.7%. The organization closed the year with $34,155,427 in net assets - about 20.4 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$21,125,389

Up 3.5% from $20,411,492 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$20,138,557

Revenue minus expenses: $986,832 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
84.7%

$17,060,665 of $20,138,557 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$34,155,427

Total assets $38,809,093 minus total liabilities $4,653,666.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$488,119

Sharon Lutz, Executive Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
197 Employees

Plus 138 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$17,060,665 (84.7%)
Fundraising$282,808 (1.4%)
Management and General$2,795,084 (13.9%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.16 - $282,808 in fundraising expenses divided by $1,799,730 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.50.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$1,799,730
Of Which Cash Contributions$566,508
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$1,233,222
Fundraising Events$31,454
All Other Contributions$1,768,276
Program Service Revenue$18,483,340
Investment Income$904,675
Other Revenue-$62,356
Total Revenue (All Sources)$21,125,389
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $1,233,222 of $1,799,730 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

20.4 Months

of reserves - $34,155,427 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $1,678,213 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$38,809,093
Total Liabilities$4,653,666
Liabilities as Share of Assets12.0%
Net Assets$34,155,427

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Sharon Lutz - Executive Director$488,1192.42%
Cathy Gibson - Director Of Patient Care Services$295,8401.47%
Lori Cooper - Director Of Partner Relations$272,0281.35%
Rachel Timmins - Interim Dpcs / Director Of Pacifica House$243,1751.21%
Janet Pecsar - Nurse Practitioner$209,5191.04%
Robert Yarina - Director Of Finance$202,0161.00%
Shelly Dew - Director Of Philanthropy$197,7300.98%
Alma Naudi - Registered Nurse$173,8140.86%
Kyra Daily - Patient Care Manager$166,3090.83%
Jodie Modell - Patient Care Manager$165,6960.82%
Ruth Alvarez Martinez - Human Resources Manager$143,1040.71%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 27, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

14 voting members, 14 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Sharon LutzExecutive Director
Cathy GibsonDirector Of Patient Care Services
Lori CooperDirector Of Partner Relations
Rachel TimminsInterim Dpcs / Director Of Pacifica House
Janet PecsarNurse Practitioner
Robert YarinaDirector Of Finance
Shelly DewDirector Of Philanthropy
Alma NaudiRegistered Nurse
Kyra DailyPatient Care Manager
Jodie ModellPatient Care Manager
Ruth Alvarez MartinezHuman Resources Manager
Lois MartynsPresident
Stacy MaxaTreasurer
Leslie BrubakerSecretary
Chuck AtkinsonDirector
Lee FarmerDirector
Lisa FrazeeDirector
Michael LandauDirector
Dr Jeffrey LeachDirector
Andy MaffiaDirector
Leann RytzDirector
Lisa RodmanDirector
Jonathan SchwartzDirector
Fr Doran StambaughDirector
Kathy UrbinaDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence14 voting / 14 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $81,881 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$20,411,492-
Fiscal 2025$21,125,389+3.5%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 27, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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