Bethesda Foundation Inc
Bethesda Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Bethesda Foundation Inc gave $6.7M across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $958K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,702,729
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $957,533
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,128
- Total assets
- $191,227,019
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bethesda Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bethesda Hospital Inc ($5.9M). Together the top 7 received $6.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 26 (31%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bethesda Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 105% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2019) to $22.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $6.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Hospital Inc Cincinnati, OH | General Operating and Capital Support | $5,866,176 |
| Bethesda Healthcare Inc Cincinnati, OH | School-Based Behavioral Health Grant Payment & Other Grants | $383,605 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati, OH | Funding for School-to-Work Apprenticeship Program | $273,983 |
| Trihealth Physician Institute Cincinnati, OH | General Operating Support | $65,128 |
| Trihealth Inc Cincinnati, OH | Fall Prevention Grant Payment | $56,917 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation Cincinnati, OH | Health Improvement Grant Payment | $31,920 |
| From Fatherless to Fearless West Chester, OH | General Operating 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 | $191,227,019 | $17,103,008 | $10,104,273 | $6,702,729 | 7 | $14,691,862 |
| 2024 | $181,758,582 | $35,556,922 | $8,807,419 | $6,124,093 | 7 | $16,527,698 |
| 2023 | $153,306,378 | $3,332,917 | $25,223,548 | $22,163,706 | 4 | $756,684 |
| 2022 | $173,394,248 | $6,801,197 | $6,420,061 | $3,277,554 | 4 | $-3,066,387 |
| 2021 | $178,888,880 | $46,708,654 | $10,760,938 | $7,811,281 | 4 | $38,405,248 |
| 2020 | $138,775,000 | $5,905,692 | $7,141,037 | $4,030,839 | 6 | $1,816,894 |
| 2019 | $137,250,727 | $7,684,097 | $5,869,909 | $2,208,446 | 11 | $3,749,406 |
About Bethesda Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Bethesda Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $6.7M. Net investment income was $14.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bethesda Foundation Inc is led by Andrew Swallow, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Swallow
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Grigg
Chairperson
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Crane MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Prout
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Kumler
Director of Development
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loren Hiratzka MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Clement
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Shehata MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hector Medina
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Duke
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Stofa
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn O'Keefe MD
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashwin Ramprasad
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julietta Schuster
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Meyer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Asimul Ansari MD
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Zamary
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Smith
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Stanfill
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gaurang Gandhi MD
Vice Chairperson
Trustee → Vice Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Mitchell
Secretary
Chairperson → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Cropper
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Sims
Philanthropy Officer
Senior Development Officer → Philanthropy Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Wilson
Specialty Foundation Officer
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Bill Graf (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Craig Eisentrout MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Edmund Jones MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Grant Hesser (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rachid Abdallah (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marie Drew (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Arthur Roberts (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Calabro (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Myrtis Powell (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kim Robertson (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mellissa Gayer (2022–2023) — Senior Annual Giving Officer
- Former: Marilyn Maag (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Luann Scherer RN (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Beech (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Weinberg MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Pam Baird (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Rance Duke (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Tad Lawrence III (2019) — Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Bethesda Foundation Inc
How much does Bethesda Foundation Inc give each year?
Bethesda Foundation Inc gave $6.7M across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.1M across 7 grants.
What is Bethesda Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Bethesda Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $65,128, and its average grant was $957,533, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Bethesda Foundation Inc give grants?
Bethesda Foundation Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (6 grants).
Does Bethesda Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 43% of Bethesda Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Bethesda Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Bethesda Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Bethesda Hospital Inc ($5,866,176), Bethesda Healthcare Inc ($383,605) and Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio ($273,983), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bethesda Foundation Inc?
Bethesda Foundation Inc reported $191.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.1M.
What is Bethesda Foundation Inc?
Bethesda Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $191.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bethesda Foundation Inc's EIN?
Bethesda Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7374129. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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