The Hospice & Home Health Fund of Alabama (HHHFA) was qualified as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1990 with the support of Charles D. Beard, his wife, Mary Sue Beard, and John Beard, President of Alacare Home Health & Hospice. The HHHFA was formed as a way to help patients using home health or hospice services who have monetary restrictions that may prohibit them from receiving care in their home. The Fund is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, contributions to HHHFA are tax-deductible on federal and state income tax.