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

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.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

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.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$58,969,226

Up 9.6% from $53,814,473 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$56,180,480

Revenue minus expenses: $2,788,746 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
89.1%

$50,052,521 of $56,180,480 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$20,722,617

Total assets $26,879,841 minus total liabilities $6,157,224.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$356,961

Dr Adam Wolk, CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 16, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
573 Employees

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

Program Services$50,052,521 (89.1%)
Fundraising$849,596 (1.5%)
Management and General$5,278,363 (9.4%)

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

SourceFiscal 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
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.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

4.4 Months

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 Assets22.9%
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 ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Dr Adam Wolk - CEO$356,9610.64%
Rachel Lipner - Chief Medical Officer$306,2500.55%
Leslie E Sutton - Lead Hospice Physician$261,7020.47%
Joshua Dowd - Medical Director Of Commun$252,4010.45%
Darlene Rutledge - COO$243,5260.43%
Alyssa Luddy - Hpc Physician$240,3560.43%
Camila Diaz - Hpc Physician$234,8560.42%
Steve Shelton - CFO$234,0520.42%
Robert Baltzer Jr - Hpc Physician$223,2570.40%

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 ReportedRole, as Reported
Dr Adam WolkCEO
Rachel LipnerChief Medical Officer
Leslie E SuttonLead Hospice Physician
Joshua DowdMedical Director Of Commun
Darlene RutledgeCOO
Alyssa LuddyHpc Physician
Camila DiazHpc Physician
Steve SheltonCFO
Robert Baltzer JrHpc Physician
Jay IrbyPresident
Chileatha WynnVice President
David BooneTreasurer/secretary, Finance Chair
John GibsonDirector, Strategic Planning Chair
Peter BurroughsChair
Dr Billy DunlapLegacy
Brenda GibsonLegacy
Casey AtwaterDirector
Maureen BakerDirector
Dr Jerry BernsteinDirector
Rhonda CatlinDirector, Philanthropy Chair
Alyson ConnorDirector, Clinical Quality Chair
Tom GoughDirector
Laura HarmonDirector
Dr Charles HarrDirector
Carnela HillDirector
Ryan JuryDirector
Burke KoonceDirector
Dr Susan MooreDirector
Holly RichardDirector
Bobby SimpsonDirector, Governance Chair
Pam StocksDirector

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 Independence22 voting / 22 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 $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.

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)$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 PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Jul 16, 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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