Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc
To promote the making of gifts for the purpose of supporting the blue ridge healthcare system of hospitals and its tax-exempt, non-profit, charitable affiliates.
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $692K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $173K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $691,630
- -37.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $172,908
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $167,498
- Total assets
- $5,436,823
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals ($345K). Together the top 4 received $692K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 18 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 231% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $209K (2022) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $692K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals Morganton, NC | Employee and Program Assistance | $344,758 |
| Burke Health Network a Caring Solution Morganton, NC | General Support | $228,021 |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Morganton, NC | General Support | $106,975 |
| Grace Lifecare Inc Morganton, NC | General Support | $11,876 |
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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 | $5,436,823 | $931,144 | $712,686 | $691,630 | 4 | $273,545 |
| 2024 | $4,919,535 | $1,216,174 | $1,116,383 | $1,101,634 | 5 | $166,285 |
| 2023 | $4,324,860 | $1,023,874 | $823,889 | $808,131 | 3 | $126,713 |
| 2022 | $4,110,015 | $583,354 | $245,148 | $208,666 | 2 | $32,023 |
| 2021 | $4,456,806 | $732,568 | $450,612 | $405,682 | 4 | $168,001 |
| 2020 | $3,935,448 | $679,069 | $469,746 | $464,113 | 5 | $67,049 |
About Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Morganton, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $692K. Net investment income was $274K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc is led by Kathy Bailey, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathy Bailey
President & CEO
Brhc President & CEO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Paxson
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Bernard Gantt
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Bunner
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Rostan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Moll
CFO
Interim CFO → CFO, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Mull
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Houser Dc
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Thomas
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Messenheimer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas O. Blackwell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Griffin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen Vannoppen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle David Burnette
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Weiland
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Morgan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Traci Riebel (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Catherine Bell (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Katherine Mull (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Burnette (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ed Pickert (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Amoako MD (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Amoako Patricia MD (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bailey Kathy (2021–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Bell Catherine (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Blackwell Thomas O. Tod (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bunner Greg (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Costic Dr Donald J. Jr. MD (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gantt Amber Bernard (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Houser Dr Dustin Dc (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Link Leah (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Moll Patricia (2021–2022) — CFO
- Former: Mull Mary Katherine (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mull Travis (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pickert Ed (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Riebel Traci (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Rostan Mark (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Elizabeth (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Thompson (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Heile (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Courtney Morse (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Donald J. Costic (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lamar Smitherman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Leah Link (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Leanne Brittain (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rahul Sampath (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Fritts (2020) — Vice President of Finance & CFO
- Former: Ron Martin (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc
How much does Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc give each year?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $692K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 5 grants.
What is Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $167,498, and its average grant was $172,908, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc give grants?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Morganton, NC (4 grants).
Does Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $931K.
What is Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Morganton, NC. It holds $5.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN?
Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2063920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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