Ascension Borgess Hospital

Public charity · Grantmaker South Bend, IN EIN: 38-1360526

Rooted in the loving ministry of jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.

Ascension Borgess Hospital at a glance

In short: Ascension Borgess Hospital gave $666K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $333K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$665,911
+34.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$332,956
+168.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$332,956
Total assets
$220,587,088
+0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ascension Borgess Hospital funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Ascension Borgess Foundation: $631KAscension Borgess Foundation$631KSouthwest Michigan First: $35KSouthwest Michigan First$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ascension Borgess Foundation ($631K). Together the top 2 received $666K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 8 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

St. LouisKalamazoo

How Ascension Borgess Hospital gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $763K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $666K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ascension Borgess Foundation St. Louis, MOGeneral Support$630,911
Southwest Michigan First Kalamazoo, MISupport of Council of 100$35,000
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Ascension Borgess Hospital?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$220,587,088$486,245,425$514,535,191$665,9112$43,815
2024$219,835,787$402,319,537$590,634,672$497,0204$15,677
2023$283,155,592$431,088,036$521,868,807$763,0931$1,285,790
2022$333,792,921$494,103,290$540,485,067$616,1191$204,323
2021$387,611,990$519,081,040$483,939,235——$44,021
2020$301,048,067$478,779,991$459,888,326$1,836Total only$371,974
2019$307,469,980$492,644,988$439,662,155——$366,149

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Ascension Borgess Hospital

Based on IRS filings

Ascension Borgess Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $220.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $666K. Net investment income was $44K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ascension Borgess Hospital is led by Carol L. Schmidt, Ministry Market Executive & President on every filing since 2023; 6 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol L. Schmidt

    Ministry Market Executive & President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Douglas Kindler MD

    Ex-Officio & President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Joni Knapper

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie A. Murphy CPA

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Bailey Babel MD

    Director & Physician

    Director, Vice President & Physician Services → Director, 2023

    Director → Director & Physician, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $46K (2021) → $12K (2025)

  • Avec O'Brien

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Saunders

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffery Zaks

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Streibel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis D. Meadows

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Pozo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Burchardt MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Connell Dvm

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Dickinson MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aijaz Turk MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $604K (2023) → $715K (2025)

  • Brij M. Dewan MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $702K (2023) → $954K (2025)

  • Joshua Mark Veenstra MD

    Physician

    Registered Nurse → Physician, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $707K (2023) → $753K (2025)

  • Kevin Beyer MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $605K (2023) → $663K (2025)

  • Tarun Sharma MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $610K (2023) → $700K (2025)

  • Charles Burling DDS

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Todd Myers

    Former Officer

    CFO & Ministry Market → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • James Boles MD

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Samuel Nalli Fache

    Former Officer

    Interim Market President → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Michael McCullough

    CFO & Ministry Market

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Branch Canady

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie P. Roknich

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Ellen Gondeck Ssj

    Secretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (43)
  • Former: Marina A. Houghton (2019–2024) — Former Officer
  • Former: Peter Uwe Bergmann (2019–2024) — Former Officer
  • Former: Rajesh U. Kothari (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Silviu Locovei MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Benjamin John Predum (2020–2023) — Former Key
  • Former: Joseph G. Cacchione Md Facc (2023) — Interim Market President
  • Former: Beth Brutsche (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Dennis Bertch (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jerry Love (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Stover MD (2019–2022) — Former Officer
  • Former: Abdul S. Shaikh MD (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Sarah Knisely King RN (2020–2022) — Former Key
  • Former: James Muenzer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mary Ellen Gondeck Csj (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Hilliard MD (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amber Darey MD (2022) — Physician
  • Former: Mark Rummel MD (2022) — Director
  • Former: Steven Z. Lu MD (2022) — Physician
  • Former: Tom T. Saade MD (2022) — Physician
  • Former: Yohannes Abebe RN (2022) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Tom T. Saad MD (2020–2021) — Physician
  • Former: David Michael Nadeau MD (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Sara Ann Schugars MD (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Thomas R. Akland DO (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Anthony F. McDonnell (2019–2020) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Christian Ertl MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Darius D. Hollings MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: J. Patrick Dyson (2019–2020) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Kathy A. Young (2019–2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Kathy George (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mark A. Shaman MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rashmi Kothari MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sean P. O'Brien MD (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Thomas H. Mushett (2020) — Vice President & Operations
  • Former: Brian T. Bowditch MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Damon D. Sorensen (2019) — CFO
  • Former: George R. Drew MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: John Ryder (2019) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Lori J. Brown RN (2019) — Cno
  • Former: Mary Slater MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Paul Chacko MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Richard L. Felbinger (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: Robert Hill MD (2019) — Former Key Employee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brij M Dewan MD — Physician: $954KBrij M Dewan MDPhysician$954KJoshua Mark Veenstra MD — Physician: $753KJoshua Mark Veenstra MDPhysician$753KAijaz Turk MD — Physician: $715KAijaz Turk MDPhysician$715KTarun Sharma MD — Physician: $700KTarun Sharma MDPhysician$700KKevin Beyer MD — Physician: $663KKevin Beyer MDPhysician$663KJames Bailey Babel MD — Director/Physician: $12KJames Bailey Babel MDDirector/Physician$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $954K, to Brij M Dewan MD (Physician). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ascension Borgess Hospital

How much does Ascension Borgess Hospital give each year?

Ascension Borgess Hospital gave $666K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $497K across 4 grants.

How large is Ascension Borgess Hospital?

Ascension Borgess Hospital reported $220.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $486.2M.

What is Ascension Borgess Hospital?

Ascension Borgess Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in South Bend, IN. It holds $220.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ascension Borgess Hospital operate?

Ascension Borgess Hospital has awarded grants in Michigan, Missouri.

What is Ascension Borgess Hospital's EIN?

Ascension Borgess Hospital's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1360526. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Live grants for the work Ascension Borgess Hospital funds

Health Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Ascension Borgess Hospital's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders with grantees in common, and similar funders in Indiana

Henry Ford Health St John Foundation

Detroit, MI

The foundation supports healthcare at Henry Ford Health’s East Region hospitals and related community programs, including patient assistance, equipment, facilities, cardiology, and pediatric care. Its 2025 grants ranged from $9,775 to $1,972,239, with a median of $93,023; it primarily funds in Michigan, including Detroit, Warren, and St. Clair. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Health

Assets

$80.9M

Grants

10

Total Given

$3.4M

Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc

Kalamazoo, MI

The Dorothy U Dalton Foundation supports Michigan charities working in areas including arts and theater, health care, senior services, violence prevention, and human services. In 2024, grants ranged from $361 to $150,000, with a median of $12,750. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$27.6M

Grants

100

Total Given

$2.1M

Henry Ford Health Providence Hospital

Detroit, MI

As one of the nation's leading integrated health systems, it is the mission of henry ford health system, a related entity of the filing organization, to improve people's lives through the excellence of the science and art of health care and healing.

Health

Assets

$413.5M

Grants

4

Total Given

$8.9M

Tyler-Little Family Foundation

Kalamazoo, MI

The Tyler-Little Family Foundation supports organizations in areas including senior services, arts and culture, education, healthcare, and community support, with most funding going to Michigan. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$3.8M

Grants

71

Total Given

$524K

Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation

Kalamazoo, MI

The Jim Gilmore Jr Foundation supports charitable organizations and public entities, especially capital needs and special projects that improve downtown Kalamazoo and benefit the wider Kalamazoo community. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $53,000, with a median of $5,000. Unsolicited applications generally will not be reviewed or acknowledged.

Assets

$16.2M

Grants

51

Total Given

$499K

Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation

Kalamazoo, MI

The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation supports arts and culture, health and human services, and education—particularly Jewish religious education—with an emphasis on long-term benefits for people in the Kalamazoo community, especially those facing financial or physical hardship. Its 2025 grants ranged from $434 to $150,000, with a median of $12,000; it says applications are considered twice a year and invites applicants to submit a grant application.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$26.1M

Grants

89

Total Given

$1.8M

More similar funders

More Funders in Indiana

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Ascension Borgess Hospital's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Ascension Borgess Hospital down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?