Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FUND THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES OF HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST TO ENSURE DIGNIFIED AND COMPASSIONATE CARE IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE COPING WITH A LIFE-LIMITING DIAGNOSIS.
FUNDING DIGNITY AND COMPASSION EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE
IN 2020, PROGRAM SUPPORT WAS EXPENDED BY THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT HOSPICE CARE IN FOUR COUNTIES (SKAGIT, ISLAND, SNOHOMISH, SAN JUAN). THESE FUNDS HELP TO ENSURE THAT COMPASSION AND DIGNITY ARE ALWAYS FIRST AND FOREMOST AT THE END OF LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS, HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO MEET OUR EXPECTED FINANCIAL PROMISES AND REMAIN FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST WITH THEIR SHIFTING NEEDS AND EXPENSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE HNW FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A PLATINUM DESIGNATION, THE HIGHEST RANK, BY GUIDESTAR. GUIDESTAR IS A NATIONAL AGENCY THAT RATES THE TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNANCE OF NONPROFITS.
INTEGRATIVE THERAPY: AT THE END OF LIFE, SYMPTOMS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING CAN BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED. FOR THESE PATIENTS, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES LIKE MUSIC AND MASSAGE, CAN HELP MANAGE THEIR PAIN, ANXIETY, NAUSEA, DEPRESSION, AS WELL AS IMPROVE THEIR SLEEP AND RESTFULNESS. INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES ARE FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH DONOR FUNDS. THE INTEGRATIVE THERAPY OFFERINGS WERE DISRUPTED FOR A FEW MONTHS DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. PROTECTIVE PROTOCOLS AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWED FOR MASSAGE AND MUSIC THERAPY TO SAFELY RESTART SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH THE END OF 2020.
ONE SIZE DOESN'T ALWAYS FIT ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY OF LIFE. SOMETIMES, A PATIENT NEEDS SOMETHING THAT IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED "ROUTINE" CARE BY MEDICARE AND MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES. SOMETIMES THOSE NEEDS ARE SIMPLE, LIKE A SECOND SET OF SHEETS, OR A BLENDER FOR A PATIENT WHO CAN ONLY TAKE LIQUIDS. AND SOMETIMES, THESE NEEDS CAN BE MUCH MORE CHALLENGING, LIKE THE PALLIATIVE RADIATION THERAPY THAT COULD HELP A BED-BOUND PATIENT WALK IN HER GARDEN AGAIN. THESE NEEDS ARE CALLED ATYPICAL TREATMENTS AND THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO A PATIENT'S COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO INCREASE THIS FUNDING AS NEEDED, APPROXIMATELY 10%, DURING THE PANDEMIC, ENSURING THAT COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE WERE MAINTAINED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wendy Coates | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $0 |
| Jonathan Lyons | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Rouw | ADJUNCT MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Moser | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Whitney Forsythe | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Tobol | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Tingley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jenifer Howson | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Ryan | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Hugh Pierce | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Halverson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gina Gillespie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Danny Pickering | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Petrzelka | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Goddard | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Amber Milfred | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Bartlett | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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