Up 9.6% from $53,814,473 in fiscal 2024.
Hospice Of Wake County Inc
Raleigh, North Carolina - EIN 56-1228779 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 16, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 16, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
Hospice Of Wake County Inc reported $58,969,226 in revenue and $56,180,480 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $2,788,746 for the year. Program services took $50,052,521 of expenses, or 89.1%. The organization closed the year with $20,722,617 in net assets - about 4.4 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
Revenue minus expenses: $2,788,746 in fiscal 2025.
$50,052,521 of $56,180,480 went to program services.
Total assets $26,879,841 minus total liabilities $6,157,224.
Dr Adam Wolk, CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 16, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
Plus 252 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 Jul 16, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
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: $0.11 - $849,596 in fundraising expenses divided by $7,835,278 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.11.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $7,835,278 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $7,785,179 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $50,099 |
| Federated Campaigns | $6,549 |
| All Other Contributions | $7,828,729 |
| Program Service Revenue | $50,914,159 |
| Investment Income | $75,301 |
| Other Revenue | $144,488 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $58,969,226 |
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.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
of reserves - $20,722,617 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $4,681,706 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 | $26,879,841 |
| Total Liabilities | $6,157,224 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 22.9% |
| Net Assets | $20,722,617 |
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 Jul 16, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Adam Wolk - CEO | $356,961 | 0.64% |
| Rachel Lipner - Chief Medical Officer | $306,250 | 0.55% |
| Leslie E Sutton - Lead Hospice Physician | $261,702 | 0.47% |
| Joshua Dowd - Medical Director Of Commun | $252,401 | 0.45% |
| Darlene Rutledge - COO | $243,526 | 0.43% |
| Alyssa Luddy - Hpc Physician | $240,356 | 0.43% |
| Camila Diaz - Hpc Physician | $234,856 | 0.42% |
| Steve Shelton - CFO | $234,052 | 0.42% |
| Robert Baltzer Jr - Hpc Physician | $223,257 | 0.40% |
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 Jul 16, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
22 voting members, 22 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Dr Adam Wolk | CEO |
| Rachel Lipner | Chief Medical Officer |
| Leslie E Sutton | Lead Hospice Physician |
| Joshua Dowd | Medical Director Of Commun |
| Darlene Rutledge | COO |
| Alyssa Luddy | Hpc Physician |
| Camila Diaz | Hpc Physician |
| Steve Shelton | CFO |
| Robert Baltzer Jr | Hpc Physician |
| Jay Irby | President |
| Chileatha Wynn | Vice President |
| David Boone | Treasurer/secretary, Finance Chair |
| John Gibson | Director, Strategic Planning Chair |
| Peter Burroughs | Chair |
| Dr Billy Dunlap | Legacy |
| Brenda Gibson | Legacy |
| Casey Atwater | Director |
| Maureen Baker | Director |
| Dr Jerry Bernstein | Director |
| Rhonda Catlin | Director, Philanthropy Chair |
| Alyson Connor | Director, Clinical Quality Chair |
| Tom Gough | Director |
| Laura Harmon | Director |
| Dr Charles Harr | Director |
| Carnela Hill | Director |
| Ryan Jury | Director |
| Burke Koonce | Director |
| Dr Susan Moore | Director |
| Holly Richard | Director |
| Bobby Simpson | Director, Governance Chair |
| Pam Stocks | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
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 $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $53,814,473 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $58,969,226 | +9.6% |
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 Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed Jul 16, 2026 | Original 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.