CHC Creating Healthier Communities
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities is a public charity based in Alexandria, Virginia. It brings nonprofits, businesses, and communities together to address barriers to health and support healthier communities. Its work includes workplace giving and volunteerism, community health programs, and partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
CHC Creating Healthier Communities at a glance
In short: CHC Creating Healthier Communities gave $12.2M across 186 grants in 2025 (avg $66K), top state Tennessee. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,210,954
- -12.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 186
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $65,650
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,037
- Total assets
- $19,218,503
- -15.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (34 of 186, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (30% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to CHC Creating Healthier Communities
- How to Apply
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The website directs eligible nonprofit partners to apply for a Cause Impact Program grant when their mission matches a CHC Cause. It does not provide further application instructions in the information available here.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1199 North Fairfax Street 600, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 528-1007
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who CHC Creating Healthier Communities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($3.7M). Together the top 10 received $7.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,053 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 859 grants of 1,053 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CHC describes its work as nationwide. Its 2025 grant dollars went principally to recipients in Tennessee (30%), New York (17%), Georgia (12%), Illinois (5%), and North Carolina (5%). These figures describe the locations of grant recipients, not necessarily the locations of all communities served.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 186 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is CHC Creating Healthier Communities open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 34 of 186 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $76K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12.2M (2025) to $14.4M (2019). In 2025 it made 186 grants totaling $12.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Research/Publiceducation | $3,659,720 |
| Doctors Without Bordersmedecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY | Research/Publiceducation | $1,118,049 |
| American Cancer Society Kennesaw, GA | Research/Publiceducation | $562,864 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Research/Publiceducation | $496,371 |
| Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | Research/Publiceducation | $437,988 |
| Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia Atlanta, GA | Research/Publiceducation | $345,527 |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI | Research/Publiceducation | $243,782 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | Research/Publiceducation | $228,573 |
| The Center for Black Women's Wellness Atlanta, GA | Research/Publiceducation | $175,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | Research/Publiceducation | $159,629 |
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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 | $19,218,503 | $17,382,624 | $19,528,598 | $12,210,954 | 186 | $394,773 |
| 2024 | $22,630,309 | $21,667,016 | $22,487,325 | $13,924,237 | 207 | $394,777 |
| 2023 | $24,568,163 | $22,243,097 | $21,608,589 | $13,587,480 | 201 | $249,084 |
| 2022 | $23,119,840 | $20,885,598 | $19,152,312 | $12,540,009 | 217 | $110,081 |
| 2021 | $22,607,541 | $18,690,089 | $19,970,172 | $13,977,928 | 242 | $78,909 |
| 2019 | $26,124,414 | $22,563,313 | $21,520,475 | $14,382,824 | 271 | $72,040 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CHC’s stated mission is to address barriers to health by partnering with communities and mobilizing nonprofits, businesses, and governments to create solutions, programs, and resilient communities. Its website describes causes including disaster relief, healthy aging, mental health, food security and wellness, health support for military, healthcare, and frontline workers, and services for children.
The 2024 filing describes its Community Health Impact Program as supporting access to care and community-driven solutions, including work with historically underserved populations. The filing says the program may include funding and technical assistance for grassroots organizations, stakeholder convenings, data-driven approaches, cross-sector collaboration, public education, advocacy, and research.
Examples of organizations receiving grants in 2025 illustrate the range of supported work. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital describes its mission as advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Médecins Sans Frontières USA says it provides independent medical humanitarian aid to people affected by emergencies and exclusion from healthcare. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies says it works to improve maternal and infant health through advocacy, education, and access to resources. These are the recipient organizations’ stated missions, not CHC’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CHC reported 186 grants totaling $12,210,954. Grant amounts ranged from $5,006 to $3,659,720, with a median of $13,036. The filing describes workplace-giving distributions as being made to member health charities in proportion to donor designations. It also describes grants as part of the Community Health Impact Program.
The largest reported 2025 grants included $3,659,720 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, $1,118,049 to Médecins Sans Frontières USA, $562,864 to the American Cancer Society, $496,371 to Samaritan’s Purse, and $437,988 to the Alzheimer’s Association. The listed grant purposes were “research/public education.”
CHC’s nonprofit-partner website says organizations can apply for additional unrestricted funds through its Cause Impact Program if their mission matches a CHC Cause. It also describes workplace-giving campaigns, corporate engagement, and other partnership services. The available information does not specify application materials or a deadline.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Abu Arif and Adam Rothschild as chairs; Alison Braman and Charleeda Redman as co-vice chairs; Tenbit Emiru as secretary; Anne Mai Bertelsen as treasurer; John Stanoch as governance and leadership chair; and Bryan Buckley, Michael Cheek, and Alex Cunningham as directors.
CHC Creating Healthier Communities is led by Jean Accius, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 8 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jean Accius
President & CEO
President & CEO - Start → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$340K (2024) → $399K (2025)
Adam Rothschild
Chair
Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2023
Co-Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abu M. Arif
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John M. Stanoch
Governance & Leadership Chair
Director → Governance & Leadership Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky Ehret
Senior Director, Workplace Innovations & Solutions
Campaign Partnerships Director → Director, Workplace Innovations & Soluons, 2024
Director, Workplace Innovations & Soluons → Senior Director, Workplace Innovations & Solutions, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $114K (2025)
Katherine Kohl
Director, Hr & Administration
Hr & Administraon Director → Director, Hr & Administration, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$109K (2024) → $106K (2025)
Nicholas Vandemark
Senior Director, Social Impact & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$127K (2025)
Alex Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Romana Rolniak
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xiaoteng Huang
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Nevel
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jillian Mershon
Director
Vice Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2023
Co-Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Addis
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Spruill
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Taylor
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teleange Thomas
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Palmer
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Taylor
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Miller
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan Zuniga
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Adesina
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pavni Guharoy
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
U. Michael Currie
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Buckley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Dawes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Rhoden
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Cheek
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Rochester
Chief Equity & Impact Officer
Chief Health Equity Officer → Chief Equity & Impact Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$126K (2022) → $230K (2025)
Andrea Grant
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
Liyan Yang
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$227K (2025)
Morgan Zehner
Chief Growth Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$17K (2025)
Charleeda Redman
Co-Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Co-Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tenbit Emiru
Secretary
Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2024
Co-Vice Chair → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alison Braman
Co-Vice Chair
Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Mai Bertelsen
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Amanda Ponzar (2019–2025) — Chief Communications, Marketing & Thought Leadersh · Filing note: Thru 8124
- Former: Adelaide Appiah (2024–2025) — Director, Equity & Impact · Filing note: Thru 11524
- Former: Karen Torges (2024–2025) — Vice President, Workplace Innovations & Solutions · Filing note: Thru 8124
- Former: Erin Gollhofer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas G. Bognanno (2019–2024) — President & CEO -
- Former: Leeann Yang (2021–2024) — CFO & COO
- Former: Joy Lewis (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Cara Johnson (2024) — Director of Finance
- Former: Eric T. Jones (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Kevin Clayton (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Linda G. Blount (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Peter Dudley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandra B. Nichols MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Shelley Hayes (2019–2023) — Chief Engagement Officer · Filing note: Ended 41922
- Former: Erin Gollhofer Selfridge (2023) — Director
- Former: Molly Gravholt (2019–2021) — COO & CFO
- Former: Stephen Keith (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sarah Butler (2021) — Senior Director & Corp Engagement
- Former: Angie Dahl (2019) — Director
- Former: Beatriz Perez (2019) — Director
- Former: Beth Rusert (2019) — Director
- Former: Charu Raheja (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Rolfe (2019) — Chair
- Former: Jillian Niesley (2019) — Director
- Former: Kerry Finnegan (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Nancy Testa (2019) — Director
- Former: Randolph Punley (2019) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Sabrina Spitaletta Johar (2019) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Reeves (2019) — Director
- Former: Walter T. Chesley (2019) — Director
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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $399K, to Jean Accius (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about CHC Creating Healthier Communities
How much does CHC Creating Healthier Communities give each year?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities gave $12.2M across 186 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13.9M across 207 grants.
What is CHC Creating Healthier Communities's typical grant size?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities's median grant in 2025 was $13,037, and its average grant was $65,650, across 186 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from CHC Creating Healthier Communities that year got $21K on average.
Where does CHC Creating Healthier Communities give grants?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities's top state is Tennessee, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Georgia (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (18 grants), Denver, CO (12 grants), Atlanta, GA (8 grants) and Washington, DC (7 grants).
Does CHC Creating Healthier Communities give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 186 grants with a stated purpose on CHC Creating Healthier Communities's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research/Publiceducation" (186 grants).
Who are CHC Creating Healthier Communities's largest grantees?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities's largest 2025 grantees include St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($3,659,720), Doctors Without Bordersmedecins Sans Frontieres USA ($1,118,049) and American Cancer Society ($562,864), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is CHC Creating Healthier Communities?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities reported $19.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.4M.
What does CHC Creating Healthier Communities fund?
CHC’s stated mission is to address barriers to health by partnering with communities and mobilizing nonprofits, businesses, and governments to create solutions, programs, and resilient communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from CHC Creating Healthier Communities?
The website directs eligible nonprofit partners to apply for a Cause Impact Program grant when their mission matches a CHC Cause. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is CHC Creating Healthier Communities's EIN?
CHC Creating Healthier Communities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6167225. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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