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US nonprofit · EIN 593258493 · Tallahassee, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 593258493) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Big Bend Hospice Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$10.3m
$137k liabilities
Net assets
$10.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
2.3y av
Staff
6
103 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Big Bend Hospice Foundation's network

20 people8 organisationsi20 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Gwynn Virostek ChairPast Chair2024
2 yrs
Scott Harrell ChairBBH Board Chair2024
2 yrs
Stan Barnes ChairChair2024
2 yrs
Alicia CrewEmeritus2024
2 yrs
Beth DeslogeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dr Makeba EarstTrustee2024
2 yrs
Greg AdamsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jane MarksTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ken BoutwellTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kenneth PrattTrustee2024
2 yrs
Les AkersTrustee2024
2 yrs
Marjorie TurnbullTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mark HillisTrustee2024
2 yrs
Martha Olive-HallTrustee2024
2 yrs
Marty SippleVice Chair2024
2 yrs
Michael KalifehTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Patti GraganellaCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Paul SullivanTrustee2024
2 yrs
Rob LangfordTrustee2024
2 yrs
Sharon WeedenTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bill WertmanCEO/Administrator BBH2024
Dena StricklandPresident2024
Jon WoodCso/BBH2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dena StricklandPresident BBH Foundation40$266k$12k
Alicia CrewEmeritus1$0
Gwynn VirostekPast Chair1$0
Marty SippleVice Chair1$0
Michael KalifehTreasurer1$0
Patti GraganellaSecretary1$0
Stan BarnesChair1$0
Angela TerhuneBoard Member1$0
Beth DeslogeTrustees1$0
Dewitt MillerFoundation Appointee1$0
Dr Makeba EarstTrustees1$0
Jane MarksFoundation Chair1$0
Ken BoutwellTrustees1$0
Kenneth PrattBoard Member1$0
Les AkersTrustees1$0
Marjorie TurnbullBoard Member1$0
Mark HillisBoard Member1$0
Martha Olive-HallBoard Member1$0
Rob LangfordBoard Member1$0
Sharon WeedenBoard Member1$0
Jon WoodCso/BBH5$0$320k
William WertmanCEO/Administrator BBH5$0$377k$16k

About

Legal name
Big Bend Hospice Foundation
EIN
593258493
Address
1723 Mahan Center Blvd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308-5428
State
Florida
Mission
Big bend hospice foundation is a not-for-profit organization that was established to solicit contributions and other community support to support big bend hospice, a related organization whose mission is "to inspire hope by positively impacting the way our community experiences serious illness or grief - one family at a time." (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E20 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1996
IRS ruling date
1 February 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedHOSPICE CAREBig Bend Hospice IncRelatedINACTIVECanopy IncRelatedHEALTHCARE7 Oaks Healthcare Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsGwynn Virostek
≥2years on the filingsScott Harrell
≥2years on the filingsStan Barnes
≥2years on the filingsAlicia Crew

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$10.3m
Total liabilities
$137k
Net assets or fund balances
$10.1m
Contributions and grants received
$2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$818k
Employees
6
Volunteers
103

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.9m$2.8m$72k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Big Bend Hospice IncProgram support$818k