Ballad Health Auxiliary
Honor those we serve by delivering the best possible care.Ballad Health is dedicated to improving the health of the 29-county Appalachian Highlands region.
Ballad Health Auxiliary at a glance
In short: Ballad Health Auxiliary gave $54K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $54,031
- +177.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,016
- +177.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $27,016
- Total assets
- $2,734,844
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ballad Health Auxiliary funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ballad Health Foundation ($39K). Together the top 2 received $54K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $54K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $54K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballad Health Foundation Johnson City, TN | Program Support | $39,320 |
| Mountain States Health Alliance Johnson City, TN | Items purchased for MSHA hospitals/patient needs | $14,711 |
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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 | $2,734,844 | $202,099 | $618,885 | $54,031 | 2 | $24,042 |
| 2024 | $3,054,790 | $642,195 | $566,492 | $19,472 | 2 | $50,526 |
| 2023 | $2,752,938 | $622,651 | $556,243 | $4,426 | Total only | $16,916 |
| 2022 | $2,490,283 | $417,443 | $484,913 | $5,426 | Total only | $23,714 |
| 2021 | $2,636,653 | $291,136 | $451,248 | $3,158 | Total only | $33,927 |
| 2020 | $2,688,432 | $542,519 | $418,730 | $8,644 | Total only | $14,695 |
| 2019 | $2,347,770 | $436,639 | $485,964 | $33,902 | 2 | $15,299 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ballad Health Auxiliary
Based on IRS filings
Ballad Health Auxiliary is a public charity focused on Health, based in Johnson City, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $54K. Net investment income was $24K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ballad Health Auxiliary is led by Lynnis Hornsby, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lynnis Hornsby
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carson Waugh
President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Higginbotham
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frances Adams
Director
Past Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Lyle
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
JoAnn Clark
Director
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Robinson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Tignor
Director
On filings since 2024
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Horton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Wilhoit PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Basnett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loretta Peeks
Past Chair
Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.2 hrs/week
$810 (2019) → $0 (2025)
Mary Brumit
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Voigt
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Patsy Sorah (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Alane Lovern (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Edmiston (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gloria Mouton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ida Cook (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ruth Crawford (2020–2022) — Education Chair
- Former: Lynn Frierson (2019–2021) — Secretary · Filing note: Ended 123120
- Former: Ruth Ann Leach (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Ended 22821
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $7K, to Loretta Peeks (Director).
Frequently asked questions about Ballad Health Auxiliary
How much does Ballad Health Auxiliary give each year?
Ballad Health Auxiliary gave $54K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.
How large is Ballad Health Auxiliary?
Ballad Health Auxiliary reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $202K.
What is Ballad Health Auxiliary?
Ballad Health Auxiliary is a public charity focused on Health, based in Johnson City, TN. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ballad Health Auxiliary operate?
Ballad Health Auxiliary has awarded grants in Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Ballad Health Auxiliary's EIN?
Ballad Health Auxiliary's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1418345. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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