Hospice Savannah Inc
Hospice Savannah, inc. Provides our community the best services and resources on living with a life limiting illness, dying, death, grief and loss.
Hospice Savannah Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $26,249,779
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $19,430,775
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $63,203
- +77.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $18,062,814
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Hospice Savannah Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $58K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice Savannah Foundation Inc Savannah, GA | Program Assistance | $58,415 |
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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 | $26,249,779 | $19,430,775 | $18,062,814 | — | — | $63,203 |
| 2024 | $23,101,379 | $17,394,449 | $15,959,641 | — | — | $35,658 |
| 2023 | $20,720,503 | $15,273,252 | $13,787,582 | — | — | $28 |
| 2022 | $19,085,563 | $13,241,195 | $12,903,996 | — | — | $41 |
| 2021 | $17,907,205 | $13,591,466 | $12,255,596 | $58,415 | 1 | $41 |
| 2020 | $18,358,659 | $11,733,386 | $11,313,169 | — | — | $100 |
About Hospice Savannah Inc
Based on IRS filings
Hospice Savannah Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Savannah, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $63K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hospice Savannah Inc is led by Kathleen Benton, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 13 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathleen Benton
CEO
President & CEO → President, 2023
President → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$160K (2020) → $353K (2025)
Nancy Sheets
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hayda Perdue
Medical Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$135K (2022) → $245K (2025)
Julie McGowan
Director of
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Ilyce Brinn
Vice President of Risk M
Vice President Operations & Employee Development → Operations, 2023
Operations → Vice President of Risk M, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Jamey Espina
CDO
Vice President Service Excellence → Vice President of Development, 2023
Vice President of Development → CDO, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $182K (2025)
Merrill Boone
CFO
Vice President of Financial Strategy → Vice President of Financ, 2023
Vice President of Financ → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$105K (2020) → $184K (2025)
Terri Collins
Chief Growth
Vice President of Business Development & Strategy → Vice President of Busine, 2023
Vice President of Busine → Chief Growth, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $189K (2025)
Deneice Knowles
CCO
Vice President Clinical Services → Vice President of Clinci, 2023
Vice President of Clinci → CCO, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$134K (2021) → $214K (2025)
Eiko Ballarta Watanabe
Palliative C
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
$199K (2023) → $224K (2025)
Carla James
Nurse Practi
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $134K (2025)
Emily Garner
Nurse Practi
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$132K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Lee Triaga
Home Care
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$140K (2025)
Tami Clark
Administrati
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Connie K. Darbyshire
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Zimmerman
Board Member
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
Past Chair → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Berens
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morris Geffen
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzan Kiepper
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Sneed
Vice Chair & S
Board Member → Vice Chair & S, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Goodman
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Stokes
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bertice Berry
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Steinberg
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Pannell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Mindy Yates (2023–2024) — Director of
- Former: Nicky Tilman (2024) — Nurse Practi
- Former: Anthony Costrini MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Fran Kaminsky (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Holden Hayes (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Lecraw Mikell MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sara Plaspohl (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Thurmond Tillman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel R. Sims Jr. (2022–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Eula Parker (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Minis (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Timothy Freeman Bsn Rn Ccrn (2023) — Member-At-La
- Former: Einar S Trosdal III (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: John Duttenhaver (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Merry Bodziner (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rabbi Robert HAAS (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Timothy Freeman (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Troy Baird (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Rak (2022) — Medical Director
- Former: Zayna Phillips (2022) — After Hours Rn
- Former: Sandra Gordon-Kolb (2020–2021) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: William Keightley (2020–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Kimberly Zielke (2021) — Medical Director
- Former: Margaret Olsen (2021) — After Hours Homecare Rn
- Former: Vickie McKay (2021) — Homecare Clinical Manager
- Former: Le Bud Robertson (2020) — Board Member & Partial Year
- Former: Leslie Ware (2020) — Admissions Nurse
- Former: Marjorie Young (2020) — Secretary & Partial Year
- Former: Maura Sovchen (2020) — Past Chair & Partial Year
- Former: Monica Anderson (2020) — Chief Clinical Officer
- Former: Samantha Jones (2020) — Nurse Practitioner
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $353K, to Dr Kathleen Benton (CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hospice Savannah Inc
How large is Hospice Savannah Inc?
Hospice Savannah Inc reported $26.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.4M.
What is Hospice Savannah Inc?
Hospice Savannah Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Savannah, GA. It holds $26.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hospice Savannah Inc operate?
Hospice Savannah Inc has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is Hospice Savannah Inc's EIN?
Hospice Savannah Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1393820. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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