Donors, partners, and funders make it possible for HFA to make a difference.

HFA is a donor-driven organization. We are thankful to all those who, over four decades, have supported our service to the public, our efforts to improve patient and family care through education, and the research that informs best practice. As a charitable organization, we rely on our partners’ support.

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Vital information

Financial support makes HFA’s free Ask an Expert service possible, a service for anyone with questions about hospice care, caregiving, or grief, Ask and Expert offers unbiased information to patients, families, and healthcare professionals. No other public charity provides this 365-day-a-year service.

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Improved care

Financial support means that HFA can offer low-cost, quality education that improves care and keeps clinicians up to date with best practices. HFA’s world-class speakers address important topics like pain management, care for our nation’s veteran population, and family caregiving.

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Research and special projects

Financial support allows HFA to take on meaningful special projects and conduct research that informs policy, clinical practice, and public knowledge. Our focus is on projects and research involving those who have been historically underserved by U.S. health and medical systems. 

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Your support makes a difference.

HFA is a charitable organization that relies on your support. Help us support the needs of patients and families facing the end of life, educate the public about hospice and grief care, and improve end-of-life care nationwide. 


Funded a pilot project to test using Facebook groups to encourage advance care planning. The JWH Foundation has contributed significantly to HFA’s work over the years, including HFA’s film Hospice: Something More and the national Being Mortal project.

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A nationwide research project, with Penn State College of Medicine, to determine efficacy of two advance care planning tools in underserved populations. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health.


Dignity Memorial is a proud returning sponsor for HFA’s Professional Education Courses and has deep respect for professional caregivers who provide compassionate care to those facing the end of life. As North America’s leading provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services, Dignity Memorial is committed to providing service excellence to families during their most difficult and challenging times. For Dignity Memorial providers, there is no greater honor than helping to remember a life lived.


Funded the development of Autismandgrief.org, a website about grief for adults with autism, their families friends, and heath care and faith professionals.


A grant to support general operations and work of HFA.


A partnership that offers a suite of advance care planning training courses with a focus on humanity and compassion.