Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the fundraising arm of Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care and provides financial resources to support that organization and other organizations identified and associated with it.
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc reported $757K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $757,400 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $27,784,635
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,474,821
- +340.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,405,271
- +384.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,104,851
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1201 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (828) 281-0378
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Asheville, North Carolina. Its stated support includes Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care, whose website describes service in Western North Carolina. The foundation’s reported 2022 award to ABCCM’s Medical Ministry supported work with uninsured, low-income workers in Buncombe County.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−13%). 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 $11K (2023) to $775K (2024). In 2025 it reported $757K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Council on Aging of Buncombe County Asheville, NC | staff support | $10,551 |
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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 | $27,784,635 | $1,474,821 | $1,104,851 | $757,400 | Total only | $1,405,271 |
| 2024 | $26,498,965 | $334,604 | $1,038,161 | $774,901 | Total only | $289,914 |
| 2023 | $23,322,782 | $626,508 | $477,566 | $10,551 | 1 | $595,191 |
| 2022 | $21,299,317 | $750,880 | $625,474 | $433,516 | 3 | $719,097 |
| 2021 | $26,108,733 | $617,801 | $452,490 | $25,720 | 1 | $574,883 |
| 2020 | $22,628,993 | $5,137,633 | $712,456 | $12,138 | 1 | $5,091,287 |
| 2019 | $22,806,899 | $577,407 | $708,859 | $21,947 | 1 | $511,215 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that it provides financial resources and support to Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care and other organizations identified and associated with it. Its filing describes funding for clinic capital needs, medical equipment and supplies, and programs such as charity care. The filing says the Compassionate Care program subsidizes care for underserved and/or underinsured patients at the urgent care centers.
The foundation’s website reported a $50,000 award to ABCCM’s Medical Ministry Clinic and Pharmacy in 2022. ABCCM described its work as providing urgent care, medication assistance, and crisis dentistry to uninsured, low-income adults in Buncombe County.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports zero grants. The 2024 filing also reports zero grants; the 2023 filing reports one grant totaling $10,551. Separately, the foundation’s 2024 filing narrative says that during fiscal year 2025 it provided $757,400 in funding to Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care for capital needs, including clinic updates, and support for the Compassionate Care program. The filing does not identify this funding as a grant.
A notable outside award reported on the foundation’s website was the $50,000 grant to ABCCM’s Medical Ministry Clinic and Pharmacy in 2022.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following officers and directors:
- Stefanie Shuba — Chair
- Rachel Sossoman — President and CEO
- Paige Blankenship — Vice President of Finance
- Elizabeth McCarty, MD — Medical Director
- Grace Barnwell, NP — Provider
- John OConnell — Provider
- Kimberly Kanupp — Provider
- Christina Wharton — Provider
- Jon Medin — Director of Growth and Marketing
- Barbara Chambers — Human Resource Director
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc is led by Rachel Sossoman, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rachel Sossoman
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Bell Hill
Secretary, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Treasurer → Secretary, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Stefanie Shuba
Chair
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Bridget A Eckerd PE
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elizabeth McCarty MD
Medical Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Robert Scully DDS
Director
Director & Qi Improvement Committee Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert A Phillips
Director
Treasurer → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Barbara Chambers
Human Resource Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Sister Peggy Verstege RSM
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Karis Roberts
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jon Medin
Director of Growth & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grace Barnwell NP
Provider
Hce → Provider, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charles Thompson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kimberly Kanupp
Provider
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Paige Blankenship
Vice President of Finance
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Wharton
Provider
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
John Oconnell
Provider
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Dean Muscarella (2023–2024) — Provider
- Former: Kathryn McGowen (2023–2024) — Provider
- Former: John Pearson (2024) — CFO
- Former: William Brown (2024) — Provider
- Former: John N Fleming (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Leah A Singleton (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Aaron Styles (2023) — Operations Director
- Former: Elbert Buster Brown Jr. (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Sister Larretta Rivera-Williams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Timothy C Johnston (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: James A Christian (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Nannette C Riley NP (2019–2021) — Hce
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 Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc
How much does Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc give each year?
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc reported $757K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $775K in grants paid.
How large is Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc?
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc reported $27.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What does Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation states that it provides financial resources and support to Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care and other organizations identified and associated with it. Its filing describes funding for clinic capital needs, medical equipment and supplies, and programs such as charity care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc?
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc make grants?
The foundation is based in Asheville, North Carolina. Its stated support includes Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care, whose website describes service in Western North Carolina. The foundation’s reported 2022 award to ABCCM’s Medical Ministry supported work with uninsured, low-income workers in Buncombe County.
What is Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc's EIN?
Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7075024. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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