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Center for Hope Hospice Inc
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Scotch Plains, NJ
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Human Services
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Hospice of Redmond
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Redmond, OR
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Human Services
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Hospice of the Good Shepherd Inc
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Newton, MA
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Human Services
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Hospice of Yancey County Inc Dba Compassionate Care Western Nc
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Burnsville, NC
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Human Services
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Lake Sunapee Home Care and Hospice
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New London, NH
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Health
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Lower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated
United States
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Wilmington, NC
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Human Services
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Hospice of Iredell County Inc
United States
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Statesville, NC
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Human Services
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Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa
United States
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Des Moines, IA
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Health
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Agrace Hospicecare Foundation Incorporated
United States
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Fitchburg, WI
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Health
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Angela Hospice Home Care Inc
United States
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Livonia, MI
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Human Services
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Augustana Mount Olivet Hospice Care Llc
United States
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Minneapolis, MN
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Health
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Big Bend Hospice Foundation
United States
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Tallahassee, FL
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Health
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Big Bend Hospice Inc
United States
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Tallahassee, FL
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Health
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Brunswick Public Library Association
United States
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Brunswick, ME
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Education
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Canine Assisted Therapy Inc
United States
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Oakland Park, FL
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Human Services
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Care Initiatives
United States
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West Des Moines, IA
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Health
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Central Coast Vna & Hospice Inc
United States
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Monterey, CA
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Health
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Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice Inc
United States
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Barre, VT
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Human Services
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Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care
United States
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Lakewood, NY
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Human Services
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Collabria Care
United States
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Napa, CA
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Human Services
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What is a palliative care charity?
This page lists charities working in palliative care: hospice services, end of life care at home and in dedicated facilities, pain and symptom relief, and support for families and the bereaved. The organizations here range from charity-run hospices and home nursing teams to training bodies and groups advocating for access to pain medicine. GiveRadar assigns the palliative care tag from each charity's name, stated mission, and registry classification: no organization can adopt it for itself or pay for it. The country and organization size filters sit directly above the list.
A palliative care charity is a nonprofit that provides or funds care focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for people with serious or terminal illness, rather than on curing the disease. Many are hospices: organizations that care for people in the last phase of life, in a dedicated building or in the person's own home. Others work one step removed from the bedside: they train clinicians in palliative medicine, fund research into symptom control, or press governments to make pain relief and end of life care part of the health system. In most countries this care is only partly covered by public funding, which is why so much of it runs on charitable donations.
What do palliative care charities do?
Palliative care charities deliver hospice and end of life services, manage pain and other symptoms, and support patients' families before and after a death. Typical work by the organizations listed here:
- Running hospices: inpatient units and day services for people with terminal illness
- Hospice-at-home nursing, so people can spend their final months where they live
- Pain and symptom management for people with serious illness, alongside any ongoing treatment
- Children's palliative care and respite breaks for the families who provide daily care
- Bereavement counseling and grief support for partners, children, and parents
- Training doctors, nurses, and volunteers in palliative medicine and end of life care
- Advocating for access to essential pain medicines and for palliative care in national health policy
What should you check before giving to a hospice or palliative care charity?
Before making a hospice donation, check that the organization is registered, that its filings are current, and whether it delivers care itself or raises funds for a provider. Points that matter specifically for this cause:
- Care provider or fundraising arm: many hospices operate alongside separate trading companies, charity shops, and "friends of" fundraising bodies. These can be legitimate structures, but check which legal entity your gift goes to and how it reaches the care.
- Clinical registration: an organization that provides nursing or medical care usually needs health-sector licensing on top of charity registration. A care-providing hospice should reference this in its own reporting; a charity that only funds or advocates will not, and that is fine as long as its mission says so.
- Steady income over one-off gifts: hospice care is staff-intensive and runs year-round, so recurring support is often worth more to these organizations than a single donation. Look at whether the charity explains its running costs and funding mix in its filings.
- In-memory giving: many hospices carry similar names, and gifts to them are often arranged in the days after a death. Take a moment to make sure the registration you are looking at belongs to the hospice you mean: the guide for donors covers this step by step, and the charity checker gives you a fast way to verify a single organization.
The integrity assessment shown on each charity's page measures what the organization discloses: registration, filings, governance, and contact details. It does not measure the quality of care at the bedside, and no score can.
Common questions
What is a palliative care charity?
A palliative care charity is a nonprofit that provides or funds comfort-focused care for people with serious or terminal illness, including hospice services, pain relief, and support for families. Some run hospices and home nursing teams directly; others train clinicians or campaign for better access to end of life care. On GiveRadar you can review each organization's registration, filings, and integrity assessment before you give.
What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?
Palliative care is the broader field: comfort-focused care for anyone with a serious illness, at any stage and often alongside curative treatment. Hospice care is palliative care in the last phase of life, when treatment aimed at a cure has ended. On GiveRadar, charities doing either kind of work carry the palliative care tag, so this directory includes both.
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