Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc
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 via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $390,952,160
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $844,568,747
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $22,448
- -211.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $797,840,800
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $131K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Clinic Wichita, KS | General Operational Support | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $390,952,160 | $844,568,747 | $797,840,800 | — | — | $22,448 |
| 2024 | $380,027,509 | $759,068,346 | $766,206,739 | $25,000 | 1 | $-20,190 |
| 2023 | $348,841,567 | $739,031,043 | $710,628,155 | $52,903 | 2 | $353,953 |
| 2022 | $365,634,292 | $691,162,708 | $668,718,523 | $130,871 | 2 | $808,955 |
| 2021 | $372,991,311 | $676,230,293 | $616,407,439 | $122,165 | 2 | $-32,856 |
| 2020 | $374,459,359 | $611,725,596 | $574,037,516 | $2,400 | Total only | $488,684 |
| 2019 | $375,007,433 | $597,268,885 | $533,215,557 | — | — | $1,172,329 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $391.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $22K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc is led by Claudio J. Ferraro, President & St. Joseph Hospital since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 13 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Claudio J. Ferraro
President & St. Joseph Hospital
COO → COO & Amg, 2020
COO & Amg → President & St. Joseph Hospital, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$231K (2019) → $622K (2025)
Joy M. Scott
Ex-Officio & President
Former Key Employee → COO & St. Joseph, 2020
COO & St. Joseph → Ex-Officio & President, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$137K (2019) → $689K (2025)
Laurie A. Labarca
Interim President, President & St. Francis Hospital
President & St. Joseph → Former Key Employee, 2022
Former Key Employee → Interim President, President & St. Francis Hospital, 2025
On filings since 2019
$401K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Roddex G. Barlow
President & St. Francis Hospital
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$317K (2025)
Samantha Beck
Director & Medical Staff President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister Anne Delores Laplante Csj
Chair
Vice Chair & Director → Chair & Vice Chair, 2021
Chair & Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maurice L. Duggins MD
Director & Physician
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $241K (2025)
Sheryl M. Beard MD
Director
Director & Physician → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
$188K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Father Thomas Welk
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Hand MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Traci Kennedy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Bryant MD
Physician
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$1.5M (2019) → $2M (2025)
Julianna M. Rieschick RN
Former Key Employee
Cno → Cno & St. Joseph, 2020
Cno & St. Joseph → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2019
$183K (2019) → $113K (2025)
Kevin J. Strecker
Former Officer
Ex-Officio & President → Former Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
$405K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Robyn R. Chadwick
Formker Key Employee
Former Key Employee → President & St. Joseph Hospital, 2021
President & St. Joseph Hospital → Formker Key Employee, 2025
On filings since 2019
$235K (2019) → $243K (2025)
Wyssem Amine Ramdani MD
Physician
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$518K (2020) → $626K (2025)
Scott S. Johnson MD
Physician
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$355K (2024) → $352K (2025)
Jennifer M. Goehring RN
Vice President, Nursing & St. Joseph Hospital
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$287K (2025)
John Benford Secreto
Vice President, Nursing & St. Francis Hospital
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$421K (2025)
Mollie M. Botts
Chief Operating Officer - Amg
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$330K (2025)
Todd R. Schroeder
Vice President & Pharmacy
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$323K (2025)
Michael Flores
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael McCullough
Former Officer
Assistant Treasurer, CFO & Ministry Market → Former Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Monique Garcia
Secretary
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Williams
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike D. Joy
Former Officer
Assistant Treasurer, Interim CFO & Ministry Market → Former Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Michael Arthur Wegner
CFO & Ministry Market
Assistant Treasurer, CFO & Ministry Market → CFO & Ministry Market, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Jeffrey Easter (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Salman Hasan MD (2021–2024) — Physician
- Former: James Walker MD (2023–2024) — Director & Medical Staff President
- Former: Lori W. Pappan RN (2024) — Registered Nurse
- Former: Carla J. Yost RN (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Dimitrios E. Stephanopoulos MD (2019–2023) — Physician
- Former: Kristine C. Hill RN (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Samer Antonios MD (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Amy K. Renn RN (2023) — Cno & St. Joseph
- Former: Mercedes V. Judkins MD (2023) — Physician
- Former: Edward J. Hett MD (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Marilee F. McBoyle MD (2019–2022) — Physician
- Former: Shelly D. Trent (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Jon C. Anders MD (2019–2021) — Physician
- Former: Margaret A. Tichacek (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
- Former: William Hanna (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dale Baalman (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Gary Knight (2019–2020) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Sandra Bibb (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: David Unruh (2019) — Director
- Former: David Young (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Mohammed A. Ansari MD (2019) — Physician
- Former: Roberta Johnson (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Sherry Hausmann (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Sister Agnes A. Weber (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sister Anne Dolores Laplante (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.0M, to David Bryant MD (Physician). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc
How large is Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc?
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc reported $391.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $844.6M.
What is Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc?
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $391.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc operate?
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Kansas.
What is Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc's EIN?
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1172106. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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