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Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return

Foundation · Grantmaker Morristown, NJ EIN: 65-1301877 Website

Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Morristown, New Jersey. Established in 1996 and granted tax-exempt status in 2006, the organization operates as a group return entity consisting of five hospital divisions: Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, and Hackettstown Medical Center. The organization employs 26,276 staff members and operates hospital facilities across New Jersey and surrounding regions.

Key facts about Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return

EIN
65-1301877
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$1,104,565
Grants made (2024)
47
Average grant
$23,501
Median grant
$13,000
New grantees (estimate)
36% first-time grantees (17 of 47, 2024)
Total assets
$6,325,798,605
Primary geography
New Jersey (96% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return's 47 itemized 2024 grants were New Jersey (96%). The most frequent recipient cities were Morristown, NJ (8 grants), Summit, NJ (5 grants), Newton, NJ (2 grants) and Clinton, NJ (2 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return open to new grantees?

36%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 17 of 47 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $24K. How we count

Medians: $16K first-time, $12K repeat.

  • 55% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 45% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.3B

+4.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-4.0% YoY

Grant Count

47

-25.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+28.7% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization's mission centers on three core objectives:

  1. Deliver high-quality, safe, affordable patient care within a healing culture of respect
  2. Educate present and future health care professionals in an exemplary manner
  3. Innovate through leadership by designing and delivering high-quality, innovative, and personalized health care to build healthier communities and improve lives for patients, consumers, and caregivers

Primary funding areas include Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human Services.

Grantmaking

Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return distributes grants with typical award amounts ranging from $5,175 to $213,461. Total giving in the most recent reporting period was $1,186,383. The organization has awarded grants to support community health initiatives and has funded projects aimed at improving health outcomes in New Jersey communities.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization's grantmaking focuses primarily on New Jersey, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 47 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

MorristownSummitNewtonWashingtonDenvilleHackettstownMorris PlainsWayneRingwoodBridgewaterBlairstownMadisonAugustaSpartaBasking RidgeClintonFreeholdLincoln ParkNew ProvidenceNewark

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2024:

  • Total Assets: $6,325,798,605
  • Total Revenue: $4,763,861,023
  • Total Expenses: $4,459,713,866
  • Total Liabilities: $2,680,000,000 (approximate)
  • Total Giving: $1,186,383
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1.3B$2.6B$3.9B$5.2B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,325,798,605$6,064,671,986$5,605,741,294
Revenue$4,763,861,023$4,238,572,954$3,872,357,033
Expenses$4,459,713,866$4,014,851,524$3,678,533,824
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$172,870,154$70,634,864$46,709,329
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$288K$575K$863K$1M25 grants202043 grants202143 grants202263 grants202347 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern NJ: $213KPartnership for Maternal &Child Health of Northern NJ$213KCenter for Prevention and Counseling: $70KCenter for Prevention andCounseling$70KNewton Medical Center Foundation: $57KNewton Medical CenterFoundation$57KMorris Educational Foundation: $50KMorris Educational Foundation$50KSustainable Jersey: $50KSustainable Jersey$50KMorristown Partnership: $48KMorristown Partnership$48KCatholic Family and Community Services: $35KCatholic Family and CommunityServices$35KBoys & Girls Club of Union County: $30KBoys & Girls Club of UnionCounty$30KGrace: $30KGrace$30KWeekend Bag Program Inc: $30KWeekend Bag Program Inc$30K

Grant Size Distribution

221 grants across all recorded years

203<$50K15$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern NJ ($213,461), Center for Prevention and Counseling ($70,408), Newton Medical Center Foundation ($57,410).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern NJ Newark, NJGeneral Support$213,461
Center for Prevention and Counseling Newton, NJGeneral Support$70,408
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION Newton, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$57,410
MORRIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Morristown, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
SUSTAINABLE JERSEY Lawrence, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
MORRISTOWN PARTNERSHIP Morristown, NJGeneral Support$47,500
CATHOLIC FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Clinton, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF UNION COUNTY Union, NJGeneral Support$30,000
Grace Summit, NJGeneral Suppport$30,000
WEEKEND BAG PROGRAM INC Andover, NJGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Brian Gragnolati — President & CEO: $9.7MBrian GragnolatiPresident & CEO$9.7MJames Wittig MD — Physician-Chair: $4.2MJames Wittig MDPhysician-Chair$4.2MKevin Lenahan — EVP,Chief Bus-Strat Officer: $2.9MKevin LenahanEVP,Chief Bus-Strat Officer$2.9MPatricia O'Keefe — SVP,Pres MMC: $2.3MPatricia O'KeefeSVP,Pres MMC$2.3MScott Leighty — EVP,Chief Health Sy Officer: $2.0MScott LeightyEVP,Chief Health Sy Officer$2.0MSteven Sheris MD — EVP,Chief Phy Exec: $2.0MSteven Sheris MDEVP,Chief Phy Exec$2.0MMark Widmann — Physician: $1.9MMark WidmannPhysician$1.9MSunil Dadlani — EVP,Chief-Inf/Dig/Tr Offficer: $1.9MSunil DadlaniEVP,Chief-Inf/Dig/Tr Offficer$1.9MLee Starker MD — PAMG-Trustee: $1.9MLee Starker MDPAMG-Trustee$1.9MSheilah O'Halloran — EVP,General Counsel: $1.9MSheilah O'HalloranEVP,General Counsel$1.9MNichell Sumpter — EVP,Chief Admin Officer: $1.7MNichell SumpterEVP,Chief Admin Officer$1.7MSuja Mathew — EVP,Chief Clinical Officer: $1.7MSuja MathewEVP,Chief Clinical Officer$1.7MMichael Walter — SVP,Chief Fin Officer: $1.6MMichael WalterSVP,Chief Fin Officer$1.6MSean Calhoun — Physician: $1.6MSean CalhounPhysician$1.6MJeffrey Leary — Physician: $1.6MJeffrey LearyPhysician$1.6MPhilippe Genereux MD — Physician: $1.6MPhilippe Genereux MDPhysician$1.6MTom Thomas — Physician: $1.6MTom ThomasPhysician$1.6MStephanie Schwartz — SVP,Pres OMC: $1.5MStephanie SchwartzSVP,Pres OMC$1.5MRobert Adams Jr — SVP,Pres West Region: $1.3MRobert Adams JrSVP,Pres West Region$1.3MEric Whitman MD — Physician: $1.1MEric Whitman MDPhysician$1.1MMuhammad Feteiha MD — Trustee-AHS: $1.0MMuhammad Feteiha MDTrustee-AHS$1.0MMaureen Schneider — SVP,Pres CMC: $1.0MMaureen SchneiderSVP,Pres CMC$1.0MJason Smith MD — PAMG-Trustee: $918KJason Smith MDPAMG-Trustee$918KKatharine Driebe — Trustee-AA: $917KKatharine DriebeTrustee-AA$917KRolando Rolandelli — Chairman-Dept of Surgery: $904KRolando RolandelliChairman-Dept of Surgery$904KFrederico Cerrone MD — PAMG-Chair: $852KFrederico Cerrone MDPAMG-Chair$852KRevesh Parekh MD — Trustee-PAMG: $851KRevesh Parekh MDTrustee-PAMG$851KChristopher Herzog — PAMG,VP & COO: $775KChristopher HerzogPAMG,VP & COO$775KMadeline Ferraro — VP,Govt and Public Affairs: $748KMadeline FerraroVP,Govt and Public Affairs$748KChristopher Zipp — PAMG-Physician: $690KChristopher ZippPAMG-Physician$690KSeth Stoller MD — PAMG-Vice Chair: $631KSeth Stoller MDPAMG-Vice Chair$631KMichael Gannon MD — PAMG-Trustee: $447KMichael Gannon MDPAMG-Trustee$447KMervet Asfour MD — PAMG-Trustee: $438KMervet Asfour MDPAMG-Trustee$438KBrenda Matti-Orozco — PAMG-Trustee: $427KBrenda Matti-OrozcoPAMG-Trustee$427KNavpreet Minhas MD — PAMG-TTE Vice Chair: $427KNavpreet Minhas MDPAMG-TTE Vice Chair$427KJohn Calicchio MD — PAMG-Trustee: $407KJohn Calicchio MDPAMG-Trustee$407KDavid Ferguson AA Director — Trustee-Atlantic Ambulance: $374KDavid Ferguson AA…Trustee-Atlantic Ambulance$374KChristina Johnson MD — PAMG-Trustee: $348KChristina Johnson MDPAMG-Trustee$348KRobert Pedowitz DO — PAMG-Trustee: $333KRobert Pedowitz DOPAMG-Trustee$333KTheresa Giannattasio DO — PAMG-Trustee: $279KTheresa Giannattasio DOPAMG-Trustee$279KDavid Peterson — Trustee-Atlantic Ambulance: $222KDavid PetersonTrustee-Atlantic Ambulance$222K

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Muhammad Feteiha MDTrustee-AHS2$1,013,286
Albert Ritter MDTrustee-Atlantic Ambulance2—
Dennis WilsonTrustee-AHS2—
Jeanine LiburdTrustee-AHS2—
Brian GragnolatiPresident & CEO55$9,720,812
Christopher R ReidyTrustee-AHS2—
David Ferguson AA DirectorTrustee-Atlantic Ambulance55$373,586
Arthur OrdunaTrustee-AHS2—
Mervet Asfour MDPAMG-Trustee55$438,219
Grant Parr MDTrustee-AHS2—
Finn WentworthTrustee-AHS2—
John Calicchio MDPAMG-Trustee55$407,390
John F Vigorita MDTrustee-AHS2—
David PetersonTrustee-Atlantic Ambulance2$222,357
Katharine DriebeTrustee-AA55$916,796
Kevin LenahanEVP,Chief Bus-Strat Officer55$2,924,716
Laura A KellyTrustee-AHS Vice Chair2—
Michael Gannon MDPAMG-Trustee55$447,030
Brenda Matti-OrozcoPAMG-Trustee55$427,188
Richard W HerbstTrustee-AHS2—
Robert E McCrackenTrustee-AHS Chairman2—
Revesh Parekh MDTrustee-PAMG55$850,851
Sean NicholsonTrustee-AHS2—
Sheilah O'HalloranEVP,General Counsel55$1,859,057
Steven Sheris MDEVP,Chief Phy Exec55$1,964,734
Theresa Giannattasio DOPAMG-Trustee55$278,951
Christina Johnson MDPAMG-Trustee55$347,571
Jason Smith MDPAMG-Trustee55$918,204
Lee Starker MDPAMG-Trustee55$1,866,281
Charles Reid IIITrustee-VNASH Organization2—
Scott LeightyEVP,Chief Health Sy Officer55$2,046,993
Michael WalterSVP,Chief Fin Officer55$1,615,288
Robert Pedowitz DOPAMG-Trustee55$333,108
Justice Jaynee LaVecchiaTrustee-AHS2—
Mai Pham MDTrustee-AHS2—
Michael RangerTrustee-AHS2—
Christopher HerzogPAMG,VP & COO55$775,053
Michael MulliganTrustee-AA2—
Frederico Cerrone MDPAMG-Chair55$851,933
Navpreet Minhas MDPAMG-TTE Vice Chair55$426,866
Nichell SumpterEVP,Chief Admin Officer55$1,715,813
Patricia O'KeefeSVP,Pres MMC55$2,289,794
Robert Adams JrSVP,Pres West Region55$1,266,625
Seth Stoller MDPAMG-Vice Chair55$630,504
Stephanie SchwartzSVP,Pres OMC55$1,470,630
Suja MathewEVP,Chief Clinical Officer55$1,708,791
Maureen SchneiderSVP,Pres CMC55$1,001,510
Sunil DadlaniEVP,Chief-Inf/Dig/Tr Offficer55$1,889,710
Eric Whitman MDPhysician55$1,090,380
James Wittig MDPhysician-Chair55$4,233,750
Madeline FerraroVP,Govt and Public Affairs55$747,724
Rolando RolandelliChairman-Dept of Surgery55$903,579
Jeffrey LearyPhysician55$1,594,994
Mark WidmannPhysician55$1,929,848
Philippe Genereux MDPhysician55$1,590,331
Tom ThomasPhysician55$1,576,718
Sean CalhounPhysician55$1,596,435
Christopher ZippPAMG-Physician55$690,344

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

Atlantic Health System has announced community health funding initiatives, including grants designated to improve health outcomes in New Jersey communities. The organization has also received federal grants supporting nursing education programs. Additionally, the system completed an expanded partnership with CentraState Healthcare.

[PDF] IRS-Form-990.pdf - Atlantic Health

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return fund?

The organization's mission centers on three core objectives: 1. Deliver high-quality, safe, affordable patient care within a healing culture of respect 2. Educate present and future health care professionals in an exemplary manner 3. Innovate through leadership by designing and delivering high-quality, innovative, and personalized health care to build healthier communities and improve lives for patients, consumers, and caregivers Primary funding areas include Education, Philanthropy, Voluntaris…

How do I apply for a grant from Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return?

Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return distributes grants with typical award amounts ranging from $5,175 to $213,461. Total giving in the most recent reporting period was $1,186,383. The organization has awarded grants to support community health initiatives and has funded projects aimed at improving health outcomes in New Jersey communities.

Where does Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return make grants?

The organization's grantmaking focuses primarily on New Jersey, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

What size grants does Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return award?

In 2024, Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return awarded 47 grants totaling $1.1M — an average of about $24K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return's EIN?

Atlantic Health System Inc Group Return's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1301877. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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