Hospice of the Valley
Bringing comfort, dignity, and compassionate care to our community.
Hospice of the Valley at a glance
In short: Hospice of the Valley gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $550K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,100,000
- -45.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $550,000
- -72.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $550,000
- Total assets
- $234,515,471
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hospice of the Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Banner Health Foundation ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hospice of the Valley gives
- Giving grew 4576% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $2.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.1M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Health Foundation Phoenix, AZ | Support for Palliative Program | $1,000,000 |
| Northland Hospice & Palliative Care Flagstaff, AZ | Support for Not-for-Profit Hospice | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $234,515,471 | $244,171,708 | $212,854,252 | $1,100,000 | 2 | $4,158,510 |
| 2024 | $209,148,440 | $219,269,024 | $199,088,322 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $4,328,662 |
| 2023 | $196,534,679 | $195,487,460 | $172,964,892 | $10,000 | 1 | $4,743,580 |
| 2022 | $188,719,498 | $192,872,050 | $163,587,897 | $23,524 | 1 | $379,521 |
| 2021 | $174,938,244 | $183,990,947 | $151,599,898 | $139,140 | 1 | $23,904 |
| 2020 | $157,912,301 | $173,060,688 | $144,593,004 | $163,610 | Total only | $388,740 |
| 2019 | $138,874,156 | $158,319,301 | $133,803,005 | $7,500 | 1 | $965,453 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hospice of the Valley
Based on IRS filings
Hospice of the Valley is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $234.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $4.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hospice of the Valley is led by Deborah Shumway, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 11 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah Shumway
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$527K (2019) → $690K (2025)
Beth Warne
Director & President
Director & Secretary → Director & Vice President, 2021
Director & Vice President → Director & President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gillian Hamilton MD
Administrative Medical Director
Medical Director → Administrative Medical Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$249K (2019) → $257K (2025)
Ned Stolzberg MD
Executive Medical Director
Medical Director → Executive Medical Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$263K (2019) → $350K (2025)
Lin Sue Flood
Director Community Engagement
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$271K (2022) → $298K (2025)
Michael Debo MD
Medical Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$245K (2024) → $257K (2025)
Talissa Adkison MD
Medical Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$250K (2025)
Cathy Oleson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Santy
Director & Vice President
Director → Director & Secretary, 2021
Director & Secretary → Director & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Eckstein
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dieter Gable
Director
Director & President → Director & Immediate Past President, 2021
Director & Immediate Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Smithson
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Jennings
Director
Director & Secretary → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Valiante
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Coleman
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Thompson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lanny Lahr
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Withey
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rita Meiser
Director & Immediate Past President
Director & Vice President → Director & President, 2021
Director & President → Director & Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister Margaret McBride
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Levine
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Hanley
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Crowell
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Larson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Behrendt
Senior Vice President Clinical
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$302K (2019) → $447K (2025)
Robert Hartmann
Chief Information Officer
Vice President & Chief Information Officer → Chief Information Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$231K (2019) → $297K (2025)
Sabrina Hoffman
Vice President of Human Resources
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$186K (2019) → $264K (2025)
Brittany Magaw
Controller
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$158K (2024) → $174K (2025)
Constance Perez
Vice President of Business Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$267K (2025)
Former officers (23)
- Former: Rick Naimark (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Fields (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Francisco Cordova MD (2020–2024) — Medical Director
- Former: Mary Kirk (2020–2024) — Controller
- Former: Sean Glenn (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Skinner Matthew (2024) — Medical Director
- Former: Alicia Acevedo-Urcuyo (2021–2023) — Medical Director
- Former: Bob Serr (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: John Williams (2023) — Medical Director
- Former: Drew Thorpe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Heisler (2020–2022) — Pharmacist
- Former: James Feltham (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Johnny Basha (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lin Sue Cooney (2019–2021) — Director Community Engagement
- Former: Paula Menkosky (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Ramsey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ellen Giddens Stiteler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Janet Moodie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Larry Mayhew (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nisal Samarasekera MD (2019–2020) — Medical Director
- Former: Gobi Paramanandam MD (2019) — Medical Director
- Former: Kevin Jackson MD (2019) — Medical Director
- Former: Margaret Burke (2019) — CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $690K, to Deborah Shumway (Executive Director). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hospice of the Valley
How much does Hospice of the Valley give each year?
Hospice of the Valley gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Hospice of the Valley?
Hospice of the Valley reported $234.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $244.2M.
What is Hospice of the Valley?
Hospice of the Valley is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $234.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hospice of the Valley operate?
Hospice of the Valley has awarded grants in Arizona, Illinois.
What is Hospice of the Valley's EIN?
Hospice of the Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0338886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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