Bronson Healthcare Group
Bronson Healthcare Group is a public charity based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, formed in 1982. Its 2024 filing describes it as providing support services to healthcare subsidiaries and making discretionary, unrestricted grants to nonprofit organizations for purposes consistent with its mission.
Bronson Healthcare Group at a glance
In short: Bronson Healthcare Group gave $18.7M across 13 grants in 2024 (avg $1.4M), mostly in Michigan. 38% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $18,655,000
- -34.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 13
- +30.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $1,435,000
- -49.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $429,227,577
- +11.6% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bronson Healthcare Group
- How to Apply
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The filing says there is no formal procedure and that grants are made at the organization’s discretion for purposes consistent with its mission. Grants are unrestricted.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2825 Airview Blvd, Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Phone: (269) 341-6000
Website: https://bronsonhealth.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bronson Healthcare Group funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Bronson Battle Creek Hospital ($14.2M). Together the top 10 received $18.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 47 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. All grant dollars reported for 2024 went to recipients in Michigan. Its filing describes community activity in Southwest Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bronson Healthcare Group open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $2.3M. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $116K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $421K (2022) to $28.6M (2023). In 2024 it made 13 grants totaling $18.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI | General Support | $14,175,000 |
| Bronson Commons Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $2,815,000 |
| Bronson at Home Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $1,303,000 |
| United Way of South Central MI Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $150,000 |
| Southwest Michigan First Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $82,500 |
| American Heart Association Inc Grand Rapids, MI | General Support | $30,000 |
| Hospital Hospitality House of SW MI Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $30,000 |
| Kalamazoo Community Foundation Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $20,000 |
| Gryphon Place Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $17,500 |
| United Way of SW Michigan Kalamazoo, MI | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $429,227,577 | $443,191,845 | $398,877,070 | $18,655,000 | 13 | $11,809,711 |
| 2023 | $384,642,020 | $423,197,746 | $379,381,814 | $28,581,512 | 10 | $3,644,896 |
| 2022 | $340,932,908 | $350,341,675 | $327,241,556 | $421,251 | 7 | $3,868,005 |
| 2021 | $337,293,600 | $330,323,256 | $321,408,290 | $1,213,408 | 9 | $7,713,991 |
| 2020 | $333,347,703 | $270,857,935 | $257,744,878 | $3,943,629 | 8 | $4,445,924 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Bronson Healthcare Group states its mission as “Together, we advance the health of our communities.” Its filing says grants are made at the organization’s discretion for purposes consistent with that mission and are unrestricted. It also says there is no formal grant procedure.
The 2024 grants include substantial support for healthcare-related organizations and smaller awards to community organizations. For example, United Way of South Central Michigan describes its mission as bringing together people, ideas, and resources to create a flourishing, equitable life for everyone. Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan says it provides a homelike place for families supporting loved ones receiving medical care. Kalamazoo Community Foundation describes its mission as advancing racial, social, and economic justice, while Gryphon Place says it helps people navigate conflict and crisis, foster resiliency, restore community, and support healing.
Grantmaking
In 2024, Bronson Healthcare Group reported 13 grants totaling $18,655,000. The median grant was $30,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest was $14,175,000. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan.
The largest reported awards were $14,175,000 to Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, $2,815,000 to Bronson Commons, and $1,303,000 to Bronson At Home, each for general support. Other listed awards included $150,000 to United Way of South Central Michigan, $82,500 to Southwest Michigan First, and $30,000 each to the American Heart Association and Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan, all for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Bill Manns as President and CEO; Nelson Karre as Chair; James Jr Liggins as Vice Chair; Michael Odar as Treasurer; and Neil Nyberg as Secretary. Directors listed are Brenda Hunt, Donald Parfet, Erick Stewart, Jorge Gonzalez, and Katy Fink, whose service is listed through December 2024.
Bronson Healthcare Group is led by Bill Manns, President & CEO on the 2024 filing; 23 of 42 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Bill Manns
President & CEO
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$2.1M (2024)
Terry Morrow
President of Bhf & Vice President of Development
New on the 2024 filing
10 hrs/week
$355K (2024)
Nelson Karre
Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Namita Sharma
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
$1K (2024)
Randall Eberts
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
$1K (2024)
Brenda Hunt
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Parfet
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erick Stewart
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorge Gonzalez
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katy Fink
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
La June Montgomery Tabron
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Chen-Zhang
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mahesh C Karamchandani
Director
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marshall L Washington
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Allen
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Gibson MD
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven J Lins MD
Director & System Chief of Staff
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Workman
Director & System Vice Chief of Staff
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashutosh Goel
Senior Vice President It & CIO
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$616K (2024)
Cheryl Johnson
Senior Vice President Chief People Officer
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$589K (2024)
Cheryl Knapp
Senior Vice President Chief Quality Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$538K (2024)
Christine Sangalli-Davis
Vice President Chief Compliance Officer
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$297K (2024)
Elsie Bowers
Vice President Chief Engagement
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$351K (2024)
Holly Adams
Vice President COO Bronson Medical Group
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$409K (2024)
James Falahee
Senior Vice President Legal & Leg. Affairs
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$747K (2024)
John Jones Jr.
Former Senior Vice President Community Care
New on the 2024 filing
$122K (2024)
Joseph du Lac
Senior Vice President & COO Bbc
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$689K (2024)
Kathryn Grossman
Physician
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$366K (2024)
Kimberly Hatchel
Senior Vice President Bmh COO
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$625K (2024)
Martinson Arnan
Senior Vice President Chief Physician Executive
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$829K (2024)
Meghan Cole
Vice President Digital & Applications Ofc.
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$348K (2024)
Michael S Way
Senior Vice President Mat. Mgt. & Facility Svs.
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$434K (2024)
Rebecca L East
Senior Vice President CFO
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$887K (2024)
Ryan Horn
Senior Vice President & Cro
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$385K (2024)
Scott Larson MD
Senior Vice President Medical Affairs & CMO
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$536K (2024)
Susan Reinoehl
Senior Vice President Strategy & Committee
New on the 2024 filing
4.6 hrs/week
$458K (2024)
Todd Bennett
Chief Medical Information Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$433K (2024)
James Jr Liggins
Vice Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Dommer
Vice President, COO, Vpma - Blh & Bshh
New on the 2024 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Odar
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Nyberg
Secretary
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert IV Nicholson
System Vice Chief of Staff
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (59)
- Former: Arnan Martinson (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Chief Physician Executive
- Former: Bennett Todd (2020–2023) — Chief Medical Information Officer
- Former: East Rebecca L. (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President CFO
- Former: Eberts Randall (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Falahee James (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Legal & Leg. Affairs
- Former: Fink Katy (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gibson Scott MD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Goel Ashutosh (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President It & CIO
- Former: Gonzalez Jorge (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Harrelson Kathleen M. (2020–2023) — Former Senior Vice President Clinical Operations · Filing note: Thru 2019
- Former: Horn Ryan (2020–2023) — Vice President Revenue Cycle
- Former: Hunt Brenda (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James Barbara (2020–2023) — Director · Filing note: Thru 102023
- Former: Johnston William (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jones Jr John (2020–2023) — Former Senior Vice President Community Care · Filing note: Thru 2020
- Former: Karamchandani Mahesh C. (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Karre Nelson (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Knapp Cheryl (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Chief Quality Officer
- Former: Larson Scott MD (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Medical Affairs & CMO
- Former: Liggins James Jr. (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Lins Steven J. MD (2020–2023) — Director & System Chief of Staff
- Former: Manns Bill (2020–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Montgomery Tabron La June (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nyberg Neil (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Odar Michael (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Parfet Donald (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Reinoehl Susan (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Strategy & Committee
- Former: Sangalli-Davis Christine (2020–2023) — Vice President Chief Compliance Officer
- Former: Way Michael S. (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Mat. Mgt. & Facility Svs.
- Former: Allen Richard (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Johnson Cheryl (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President Chief People Officer
- Former: Adams Holly (2022–2023) — Vice President COO Bronson Medical Group
- Former: Chen-Zhang Lynn (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Grossman Kathryn (2022–2023) — Physician
- Former: Richardson Kirk (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President Community Care & COO Blh · Filing note: Thru 12023
- Former: Sharma Namita (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Washington L. Marshall (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Workman William (2022–2023) — Director & System Vice Chief of Staff · Filing note: Began 072022
- Former: Atkinson Marla (2023) — Vice President Patient Care Svc & Cno Bmh
- Former: Bowers Elsie (2023) — Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer
- Former: Dommer Matthew (2023) — Vice President, COO, Vpma - Blh & Bshh
- Former: Du Lac Joseph (2023) — Senior Vice President & COO Bbc
- Former: Hatchel Kimberly (2023) — Senior Vice President Bmh COO
- Former: Morrow Terry (2023) — President of Bhf & Vice President of Development Bhg
- Former: Stewart Erick (2023) — Director
- Former: Atkinson Mark B. MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chalasani Sridhar (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Davidson Scott (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Hayden John (2020–2022) — Former Senior Vice President Chief Hr Officer
- Former: Neely Denise (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President COO
- Former: Stewart Erick J. (2022) — Director
- Former: Barber Laurel (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Buechele Kenneth (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Greene James E. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Romence Nicole (2021) — Assistant Vice President & Human Resources
- Former: Allen Richard J. MD (2020) — Director
- Former: Lawlor John MD (2020) — Director
- Former: Sardone Frank (2020) — President & CEO - Former
- Former: Vannest Nancy (2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2.1M, to Bill Manns (President and CEO). 23 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bronson Healthcare Group
How much does Bronson Healthcare Group give each year?
Bronson Healthcare Group gave $18.7M across 13 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $28.6M across 10 grants.
What is Bronson Healthcare Group's typical grant size?
Bronson Healthcare Group's median grant in 2024 was $30,000, and its average grant was $1,435,000, across 13 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bronson Healthcare Group that year got $16K on average.
Where does Bronson Healthcare Group give grants?
Bronson Healthcare Group gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kalamazoo, MI (9 grants) and Grand Rapids, MI (2 grants).
Does Bronson Healthcare Group give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bronson Healthcare Group's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Who are Bronson Healthcare Group's largest grantees?
Bronson Healthcare Group's largest 2024 grantees include Bronson Battle Creek Hospital ($14,175,000), Bronson Commons ($2,815,000) and Bronson at Home ($1,303,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Bronson Healthcare Group?
Bronson Healthcare Group reported $429.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $443.2M.
What does Bronson Healthcare Group fund?
Bronson Healthcare Group states its mission as “Together, we advance the health of our communities.” Its filing says grants are made at the organization’s discretion for purposes consistent with that mission and are unrestricted. It also says there is no formal grant procedure. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bronson Healthcare Group?
The filing says there is no formal procedure and that grants are made at the organization’s discretion for purposes consistent with its mission. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bronson Healthcare Group's EIN?
Bronson Healthcare Group's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2418383. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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