Nonprofit · EIN 42-1135294
CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC
Tax-exempt · WATERLOO, IA 50704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,554,309 | $15,950,208 | -$395,899 | $18,377,735 | $1,931,530 | $16,446,205 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,584,532 | $15,016,989 | -$432,457 | $18,178,538 | $1,939,583 | $16,238,955 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,597,314 | $14,342,076 | -$744,762 | $18,342,596 | $2,121,815 | $16,220,781 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,063,867
- of which government grants
- $504,546
- Program service revenue
- $12,853,840
- Investment income
- $590,283
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $266,740
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$16,757
- Other revenue
- $46,319
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $223,342
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $479,987
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,285,793
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,829,247
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $141,195
- Accounting fees
- $21,765
- Occupancy
- $198,775
- Travel
- $289,201
- Depreciation
- $315,646
- Program services (functional)
- $12,292,627
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,359,916
- Fundraising (functional)
- $297,665
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,178,538
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,377,735
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,931,530
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,446,205
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,687,556
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,207,815
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,646,552
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $799,653
- Gross receipts
- $17,529,358
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 277
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- IA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELA VANDERSEE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 65 | $250,234 | $60,512 |
| TRACY RUCKER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (END DEC 2025) Officer | 65 | $149,302 | $32,049 |
| KATIE UNLAND | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,711 | $38,790 |
| ERIC WEHR | IT & PROPERTY MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,704 | $43,641 |
| DEB CARD | HOSPICE HOME & EDUCATION M Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,326 | $49,544 |
| DR JOHN ZEHR | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 25 | $146,462 | $8,070 |
| ERICA JENSEN | NURSE PRACTITIONER SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,110 | $33,886 |
| BRYAN EARNEST | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI PARSONS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STEFFE | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG COFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDY STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMY ACUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACIE SPENCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY INGAMELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIM KRIZEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KYLE RASMUSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEB BURGER | SECRETARY (END MAY 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA WALL | DIRECTOR (END JULY 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR JOHN INGRAM | DIRECTOR (END SEPT 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELA VANDERSEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 65 | $243,647 | $57,374 |
| TRACY RUCKER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 65 | $139,240 | $33,020 |
| KATIE UNLAND | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,128 | $37,663 |
| DEB CARD | HOSPICE HOME & EDUCATION MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,648 | $46,867 |
| ERIC WEHR | IT & PROPERTY MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,860 | $32,488 |
| DR JOHN ZEHR | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 25 | $142,230 | $7,112 |
| JEN SIECH | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,278 | $40,598 |
| RICK MORRIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN EARNEST | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG COFFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB BURGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACIE SPENCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI PARSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW SOJKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDY STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SCHILDROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STEFFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY ACUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT JENSEN | DIRECTOR (FORMER) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELA VANDERSEE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 65 | $240,125 | $56,076 |
| TRACY RUCKER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 65 | $137,051 | $30,357 |
| KATIE UNLAND | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,113 | $32,478 |
| DR JOHN ZEHR | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 25 | $140,256 | $7,013 |
| STACY WEINKE | CLINICAL SERVICES MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,600 | $17,854 |
| ERIC WEHR | IT & PROPERTY MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,841 | $17,739 |
| CHRIS SCHILDROTH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MORRIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG COFFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB BURGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI PARSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW SOJKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDY STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN EARNEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD DORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STEFFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY ACUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACIE SPENCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SONJA WILHAU | DIRECTOR (FORMER) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY SIEBERT | DIRECTOR (FORMER) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CHERVENY | DIRECTOR (FORMER) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2880, WATERLOO, IA 50704-2880
- In care of
- % CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAELA VANDERSEE, PO BOX 2880, WATERLOO, IA 507042880
- Signed the 990
- MICHAELA VANDERSEE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (319) 272-2002
- Website
- WWW.CVHOSPICE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CREATIVE PLANNING TAX LLC
Mission
CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE PROVIDES THE LEADERSHIP AND SETS THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS AND SERVICES TO THOSE THAT GRIEVE.
Program accomplishments
- CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HOSPICE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH A SIX MONTH PROGNOSIS OR LESS, SERVING 943 PATIENTS DURING 2025. THE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS WAS 169.2 WHICH ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE 61,757 DAYS OF PATIENT CARE. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR OUR HOSPICE PATIENTS WAS 62.2 DAYS. CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE PROVIDES GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, DURING 2025, 3,522 GRIEF CLIENT CONTACTS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL VISITS, SUPPORT GROUPS, SMALL AND LARGE GROUP SETTINGS (I.E. EMPLOYERS/SCHOOL) AND MAILINGS. CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE PROVIDES HOME CARE SERVICES TO THOSE WITH A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS, IN 2025, 171 CLIENTS WERE SERVED.Expenses $12,292,627 · grants $223,342 · revenue $12,853,840
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1135294
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P74Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,377,735
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,529,358
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $15,554,309 | $15,950,208 | $18,377,735 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,584,532 | $15,016,989 | $18,178,538 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,597,314 | $14,342,076 | $18,342,596 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,952,920 | $13,377,359 | $18,277,492 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1135294).
Questions about CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC
- What is the EIN of CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC is 42-1135294.
- Is CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAELA VANDERSEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $250,234 (MICHAELA VANDERSEE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,554,309, expenses of $15,950,208 and total assets of $18,377,735 at year end.
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