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Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana

Public charity · Grantmaker Lake Charles, LA EIN: 72-0411322 Website

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, educational and religious purposes of advancing, promoting and supporting the health care ministries of the sponsoring congregations which operate and are controlled in conformity with the ethical and moral teachings of the roman catholic church, and promoting efficient governance and management, cooperative planning and the sharing of resources among such health care ministries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the corporation's mission shall be to extend the healing ministry of jesus christ, and consistent therewith, shall operate according to the doctrines, resolutions, decrees and ethical principles of the sponsoring congregations, and the ethical and religious directors for catholic health care services as promulgated or amended from time to time by the united states conference of catholic bishops.

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana at a glance

In short: Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana gave $94K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$94,055
-83.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$47,028
-74.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$47,028
Total assets
$193,180,556
+13.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Christus St Patrick Foundation: $88KChristus St Patrick Foundation$88KCalcasieu Parish Police Jury: $6KCalcasieu Parish Police Jury$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christus St Patrick Foundation ($88K). Together the top 2 received $94K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 21 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Lake CharlesBaton RougeAlexandriaNew OrleansNashvilleNew Orlns

How Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana gives

  • Giving fell 99% 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

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M9 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2025) to $9.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $94K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christus St Patrick Foundation Lake Charles, LAIn Kind Donation$88,055
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Lake Charles, LAS.A.N.E. Cooperative Endeavour Funding for 2025$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$193,180,556$303,494,087$309,066,809$94,0552$-1,815,224
2024$170,510,363$306,244,798$308,327,533$560,9403$697,758
2023$172,284,912$321,347,523$331,433,752$7,840,1235$740,843
2022$158,627,465$274,742,146$307,012,693$9,878,3887$517,699
2021$275,476,726$279,812,562$287,050,242$6,569,7274$-236,269
2020$317,816,442$258,775,037$268,574,159$3,564,1154$-90,311
2019$190,650,888$265,891,950$266,410,817$1,003,6129$295,921

About Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana

Based on IRS filings

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana is a public charity focused on Health, based in Lake Charles, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $193.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $94K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana is led by Christopher Karam, Board Chair, Director & Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher Karam

    Board Chair, Director & Chief Executive Officer

    Senior Vice President - Reg CEO → Senior Vice President - Reg CEO & Director, 2024

    Senior Vice President - Reg CEO & Director → Board Chair, Director & Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    13 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Trevino

    Swla Chief Executive Officer & Director

    Swla CEO → Swla CEO & Director, 2022

    Swla CEO & Director → Swla Chief Executive Officer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Davidson

    President & Chief Operating Officer

    COO → President & COO, 2024

    President & COO → President & Chief Operating Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis N. Stine

    Chairperson

    Director & Chair → Chairperson & Director, 2022

    Chairperson & Director → Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Daigle

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fadi Nasrallah MD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Block

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanine M. Ross

    Clinical Pharmacist

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2022) → $225K (2025)

  • Michelle D. Nguyen

    Nurse Practitioner

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $195K (2023) → $198K (2025)

  • Troy E. Fletcher

    Nurse Practitioner

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2024) → $203K (2025)

  • Judy L. Visser

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $233K (2025)

  • Katie Lahaye

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $231K (2025)

  • Paul Generale

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Haman MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Martin

    Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

    Treasurer & CFO → Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Safady

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Rawls

    Chief Nursing Officer

    Cno → Chief Nursing Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Oliver

    Regional Corporate Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Jacoby

    Chief Medical Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Acosta

    Corporate Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (55)
  • Former: John A Gillean (2019–2025) — Former Director · Filing note: Thru 12/2020
  • Former: Vincent R Adolph (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shanna Thibodeaux (2020–2024) — Director of Pharmacy
  • Former: David Boudreaux (2021–2024) — Administrator Lake Area
  • Former: Aldo Russo MD (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Connie Coleman (2023–2024) — Regional Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Corwin Harper (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Judy L. Golen (2023–2024)
  • Former: Cody Dougay (2024) — Nurse Practitioner
  • Former: Joyce Susan Njeri Mbataru (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kim M Kelsch (2019–2023) — Regional Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Michael F Hulefeld (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter C November II (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert I Hart (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Felix Alaribe (2023) — Vice President Mission Integration
  • Former: Jane M. Hartman (2023)
  • Former: Jerrie A. Monticello (2023)
  • Former: Kevin W. Holland (2019–2022) — Swla CEO
  • Former: Joy A. Martin (2020–2022) — Vice President Mission Integration
  • Former: Marvin J. Holland (2020–2022) — Perfusionist
  • Former: Demetria Boutte (2021–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Brandy Barry (2022)
  • Former: Mary Disante (2019–2021) — Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Nancy Hellyer (2019–2021) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Scott A. Merryman (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Stephen F. Wright (2019–2021) — Reg President & CEO
  • Former: Kimberly Patnaude (2020–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Erin Rhoads (2021) — Physician
  • Former: David Engleking (2019–2020) — Medical Director Hlth Plans
  • Former: Donald H Lloyd II (2019–2020) — Administrator & CEO
  • Former: Farjaad M. Siddiq (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: H. Les Tompkins (2019–2020) — Director Managed Care
  • Former: Kenneth Ewane MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Lawrence Weber (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Ronald S. Johns (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Wendy White Chandler (2019–2020) — Group Vice President & Human Resources
  • Former: Aloysia Ducote (2019) — Director
  • Former: Bernard S. Johnson (2019) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Dallas Hixson (2019) — Director & Chair
  • Former: Dana H. Smetherman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Hatcher Johnson (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Gavin E. Chico MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Harry R. Hawthorne MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: James J. Jancuska (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Marsha White (2019) — Chief Nurse Executive
  • Former: Martin W. Johnson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michelle M. Collins (2019) — Director
  • Former: Moselle A. Dearborne (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Stich (2019) — Director
  • Former: Robbin Odom (2019) — Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Robert T. Chandler (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sister Miriam Miller Ccvi (2019) — Director
  • Former: Susan E. Kemp MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: William C. Moss (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Willie C. White III (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

Judy L Visser — Nurse Practitioner: $233KJudy L VisserNurse Practitioner$233KKatie Lahaye — Nurse Practitioner: $231KKatie LahayeNurse Practitioner$231KJeanine M Ross — Clinical Pharmacist: $225KJeanine M RossClinical Pharmacist$225KTroy E Fletcher — Nurse Practitioner: $203KTroy E FletcherNurse Practitioner$203KMichelle D Nguyen — Nurse Practitioner: $198KMichelle D NguyenNurse Practitioner$198K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $233K, to Judy L Visser (Nurse Practitioner). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana

How much does Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana give each year?

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana gave $94K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $561K across 3 grants.

How large is Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana?

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana reported $193.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $303.5M.

What is Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana?

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana is a public charity focused on Health, based in Lake Charles, LA. It holds $193.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana operate?

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana has awarded grants in Louisiana, Tennessee.

What is Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana's EIN?

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0411322. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)

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