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Commonspirit Health

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 47-0617373 Website

CommonSpirit Health is a public charity based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its community grantmaking supports defined projects intended to improve health and health equity for vulnerable and underserved populations and strengthen local service systems.

Commonspirit Health at a glance

In short: Commonspirit Health gave $10.5M across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $263K), top state Nebraska. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,527,080
+3.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
40
+2.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$263,177
+0.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$178,315
Total assets
$12,141,187,856
+22.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (5 of 38, 2025)
Primary geography
Nebraska (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Commonspirit Health

How to Apply

Eligible organizations apply online through the grant portal for a participating hospital. The application period for 2027 grants closed on September 18, 2026.

Contact

Mailing address: 3033 N 3Rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: (303) 298-9100
Website: https://commonspirit.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Commonspirit Health funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Alegent Creighton Health: $1.2MAlegent Creighton Health$1.2MDignity Health: $994K across 2 grantsDignity Health$994K · 2 grantsCatholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation: $937KCatholic Health InitiativesColorado Foundation$937KFranciscan Foundation: $849KFranciscan Foundation$849KMercy Medical Center: $620KMercy Medical Center$620KSt Joseph Hospital Foundation Inc: $568KSt Joseph Hospital FoundationInc$568KDignity Community Care: $521KDignity Community Care$521KSt Alexius Medical Center: $393K across 2 grantsSt Alexius Medical Center$393K · 2 grantsSaint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center: $381KSaint Elizabeth RegionalMedical Center$381KSt Anthony Hospital: $309KSt Anthony Hospital$309K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alegent Creighton Health ($1.2M). Together the top 10 received $6.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

189 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K46$50–100K83$100–250K27$250–500K12$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 83 grants of 189 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grant dollars were distributed across recipients in multiple states. The largest state shares were Nebraska (20%), Arizona (15%), Kentucky (12%), North Dakota (12%), and Colorado (11%). The Community Health Improvement Grants program serves participating hospitals’ local service areas; the specific hospitals, award ranges, and priorities vary by location.

Grant Distribution by State

22states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.

Cities

LexingtonOmahaTacomaColorado SpringsDenverDes MoinesHoustonRoseburgColumbusBismarckCentennialKearneyAstonBreckenridgeDaytonLincolnSylvaniaChattanoogaSan FranciscoBardstown

Is Commonspirit Health open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 38 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $69K; repeat grants $309K. How we count

Medians: $85K first-time, $189K repeat.

  • 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 72% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2018–2025). 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

$0$5M$10M$15M62 grants2018 39 grants2020 36 grants2021 37 grants2022 37 grants2023 39 grants2024 40 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.7M (2021) to $10.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $10.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NECommunity Health$1,200,627
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation Centennial, COCommunity Health$937,292
Franciscan Foundation Tacoma, WACommunity Health$849,370
Dignity Health Phoenix, AZCommunity Health$820,134
Mercy Medical Center Williston, NDCommunity Health$620,231
St Joseph Hospital Foundation Inc Lexington, KYCommunity Health$568,400
Dignity Community Care Phoenix, AZCommunity Health$520,785
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NECommunity Health$380,644
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, ORCommunity Health$308,915
Dominican Sisters of Peace Columbus, OHCommunity Health$303,000
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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$12,141,187,856$3,792,395,078$3,869,808,125$10,527,08040$150,211,550
2024$9,895,564,163$3,443,258,801$3,714,359,648$10,217,35739$73,287,838
2023$9,162,942,703$3,884,594,215$3,911,812,045$8,524,50137$703,665
2022$7,133,138,019$3,370,844,090$3,255,530,374$6,132,99537$103,675,079
2021$7,420,383,788$3,283,246,389$3,155,081,033$4,660,85236$109,860,096
2020$5,870,141,161$2,405,016,689$3,224,652,707$5,276,12039$43,641,811
2018$6,807,837,254$2,531,673,390$3,010,344,583$9,442,22962$122,869,701

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

CommonSpirit states its mission is “to make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.”

Its Community Health Improvement Grants support projects addressing significant needs identified in a participating hospital’s community health needs assessment or implementation strategy. The program aims to improve community health and health equity and enhance local service systems. In its 2027 program materials, listed local priorities vary by hospital and include needs such as access to care, mental or behavioral health, substance use, food insecurity, housing, and chronic conditions.

The 2025 grantees include health-care organizations and housing organizations. For example, Samaritan Behavioral Health Inc. received a grant; its stated mission is “We care. We teach. We innovate. We serve.” Mercy Housing Northwest and Mercy Housing Southwest also received grants; each describes its mission as facilitating affordable housing for families, seniors, people with special needs, and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, and providing free resident programs and services.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, CommonSpirit reported 40 grants totaling $10,527,080. Grant amounts ranged from $8,585 to $1,200,627, with a median of $178,314.

Among the largest 2025 grants were $1,200,627 to Alegent Creighton Health for community health; $937,292 to Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation; $849,370 to Franciscan Foundation; $820,134 to Dignity Health; and $620,231 to Mercy Medical Center. The listed purposes for these grants were community health. Other 2025 recipients included Samaritan Behavioral Health Inc. ($264,985), Mercy Housing Northwest ($150,000), Mercy Housing Southwest ($18,750), and Yavapai Community Hospital Association ($15,300).

CommonSpirit’s Community Health Improvement Grants are made through participating hospitals, which invite applications annually from eligible nonprofit organizations. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or use an eligible 501(c)(3) fiscal agent. Projects must address a significant need in the relevant hospital’s community health needs assessment or implementation strategy, serve people in that hospital’s service area—including identified vulnerable or underserved populations—and include sustained activity over 9–12 months. Projects are for one-year periods. Standard-grant applications require collaborating partners with distinct, substantive roles; the 2027 application materials specify at least two partners, not counting the applicant. Required application materials include an IRS determination letter, W-9, board list, and most recent annual audit, review, or financial statement. Award ranges vary by hospital: small grants are up to $19,500, and standard grants range from $20,000 to as much as $150,000.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Wright Lassiter III, MHA, as chief executive officer and corporate president. Other listed officers include Terika Richardson, MPH, FACHE, executive vice president and chief operating officer; Daniel J. Morissette, CPA, MBA, executive vice president and chief financial officer/treasurer; and Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH, executive vice president and chief physician executive officer.

Commonspirit Health is led by Wright Lassiter Iii Mha, Chief Executive Officer & Corporate President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 29 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wright Lassiter Iii Mha

    Chief Executive Officer & Corporate President

    Chief Executive Officer → Chief Executive Officer & Corporate President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ketul Patel

    President & Northwest Region

    Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - Pacif → President Northwest Region, 2024

    President Northwest Region → President & Northwest Region, 2025

    On filings since 2018

    40 hrs/week

    $2.4M (2018) → $5.7M (2025)

  • T. Douglas Lawson PhD

    President & South Region

    Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - Texas → President South Region, 2024

    President South Region → President & South Region, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1.5M (2020) → $3.8M (2025)

  • Matthew Brown

    Interim President & South Region

    System Senior Vice President & Operations-Ancillary Services → System Senior Vice President & Ancillary Services Operations, 2024

    System Senior Vice President & Ancillary Services Operations → Interim President & South Region, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $1.1M (2021) → $1.8M (2025)

  • Andrew Gaasch

    President & Mountain Region

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2025)

  • Julie Sprengel

    President & Califonia Region

    President California Region → President & Califonia Region, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Banko

    President & Mountain Region

    President Mountain Region → President & Mountain Region, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Bricker

    President & Central Region

    President Central Region → President & Central Region, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Lowney

    Board of Stewardship Trustees Chair

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023

    Board Chair → Board of Stewardship Trustees Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    7 hrs/week

    $77K (2018) → $151K (2025)

  • Gary Yates MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2018

    4 hrs/week

    $38K (2018) → $121K (2025)

  • Peter G. Hanelt CPA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $137K (2025)

  • Angela Archon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $50K (2021) → $115K (2025)

  • Antoinette Hardy-Waller Mj Bsn RN

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    $110K (2021) → $131K (2025)

  • Phoebe Yang

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    $50K (2021) → $121K (2025)

  • Carolina Reyes MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $29K (2023) → $115K (2025)

  • Gary Kaplan Md Facp Facmpe Facpe

    Trustee

    Trustee Senior Vice President Operations → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $2.7M (2023) → $115K (2025)

  • Linda Medler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    $29K (2023) → $121K (2025)

  • Barbara Hagedorn Sc

    Trustee

    On filings since 2018

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Dauwer Sc PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch H. Melfi Esq.

    Sevp, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

    Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary → Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, 2020

    Chief Legal Officer & Secretary → Sevp, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2018

    30 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2018) → $4.6M (2025)

  • Lawrence Schumacher

    Executive Consultant

    Senior Vice President Divisional Operations & Chief Executive Officer → Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - South, 2021

    Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - South → Executive Consultant, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    48 hrs/week

    $2.2M (2020) → $2.5M (2025)

  • Patrick Steele

    Board of Stewardship Trustees Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Board of Stewardship Trustees Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $151K (2025)

  • Thomas Kopfensteiner Std

    Sevp & Chief Mission Officer

    Chief Mission Officer → Sevp & Chief Mission Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $1.5M (2020) → $2.8M (2025)

  • Rosalyn Carpenter

    System Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $1.5M (2022) → $2.5M (2025)

  • Thomas McGinn MD MPH

    Sevp & Chief Physician Executive Officer

    Executive Vice President & Physician Enterprise → Sevp & Chief Physician Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    $2.4M (2022) → $5.2M (2025)

  • Daniel Barchi Mem

    Sevp & Chief Information Officer

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $3.8M (2024) → $4.5M (2025)

  • John Flynn

    System Senior Vice President & Physician Enterprise Operations - Sout

    System Senior Vice President & Physician Enterprise Operations → System Senior Vice President & Physician Enterprise Operations - Sout, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $1.6M (2024) → $1.7M (2025)

  • Michelle Johnson-Tidjani JD MBA

    Sevp & Chief Administrative Officer

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $760K (2024) → $3.5M (2025)

  • Terika Richardson Mph Fache

    Sevp & Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $585K (2024) → $7.8M (2025)

  • Anthony Houston

    Market President Arizona

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2025)

  • Danielle Weber

    System Senior Vice President & Revenue Cycle

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $2.4M (2025)

  • Kathleen Sanford Dba Rn Faan

    Sevp & Chief Nursing Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $3M (2025)

  • Kevin Murphy

    System Senior Vice President Mission Innovation Ethics Theology

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $1.8M (2025)

  • Lilicia Bailey PhD MBA

    Sevp & Chief People Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $3.1M (2025)

  • Sheri Shapiro MBA

    Sevp & Chief Strategy Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $3.5M (2025)

  • Benjie M. Loanzon

    System Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller

    System Senior Vice President Finance & Corporate Controller → System Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel J. Morissette CPA MBA

    Sevp, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John E. Petersdorf

    System Senior Vice President & Operational Finance

    System Senior Vice President Operational Finance → System Senior Vice President & Operational Finance, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Gamshad Zuckerman

    System Senior Vice President, Treasury & Strategic Investments

    System Senior Vice President Treasury & Strategic Investments → System Senior Vice President, Treasury & Strategic Investments, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Wiebe MD

    Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammara Wilcox

    System Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy & Relationships Throug

    System Senior Vice President Payer Strategy & Relationships → System Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy & Relationships Throug, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Schlenker

    Executive Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (64)
  • Former: Kathleen Sanford Dba Rn Faan Fach (2018–2024) — Executive Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Darryl Robinson (2020–2024) — Sevp & Chief Human Resource Officer
  • Former: Elizabeth Shih (2020–2024) — Sevp & Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Frederick Meadors (2020–2024) — Cardiovascular Surgeon
  • Former: Lloyd H. Dean (2020–2024) — Former Chief Executive Officer & C
  • Former: Marvin O'Quinn (2020–2024) — President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Tanja Oquendo JD (2020–2024) — System Senior Vice President & Transformation Integration
  • Former: Fred Najjar (2021–2024) — Executive Vice President, Chief Philanthropy Officer President & Commons
  • Former: Michelle Cooper (2022–2024) — Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
  • Former: Ej Kuiper (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - Midwe
  • Former: Leigh Bertholf (2024) — Interim Chief Compliance Officer & System Senior Vice President Co
  • Former: Shannon Duval (2024) — System Senior Vice President & Philanthropy
  • Former: Geraldine Bednash Phd Rn Faan (2018–2023) — Former Trustee
  • Former: James Hamill (2018–2023) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Charles P. Francis (2020–2023) — Sevp, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer T
  • Former: Kent Bradley MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Demichele (2020–2023) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Tessie Guillermo (2020–2023) — Former Board Chair
  • Former: Suja Chandrasekaran (2021–2023) — Sevp, Chief Information & Digital Officer Throu
  • Former: Ann Shepard (2023) — System Senior Vice President & Nursing Informatics
  • Former: Daniel Delay (2023) — System Senior Vice President & Support Services Resource Management
  • Former: Jessica Lombardi (2023) — System Senior Vice President & Strategy Budgets Planning
  • Former: Lisa Z. Gamshad (2023) — System Senior Vice President, Treasury & Strategic Investments
  • Former: Neil Gomes (2023) — System Senior Vice President & Digital Human Experience
  • Former: Wright Lassiter III (2023) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Jeffrey Drop (2018–2022) — Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - Fargo
  • Former: Patricia Webb Fache (2018–2022) — Former Sevp & Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Paul Edgett III (2018–2022) — Former Chief Business Lines Officer
  • Former: Philip Foster (2018–2022) — Chief Risk Officer
  • Former: Robert J. Weil MD (2018–2022) — Former Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Robert Ritz (2018–2022) — Ceo-Mercyone
  • Former: Anthony Jones (2020–2022) — System Sevp & Operations
  • Former: Elaine Lisko (2020–2022) — System Senior Vice President & General Counsel
  • Former: Frank Bauer MD (2020–2022) — Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Former: Judy Carle Rsm (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary Kaplan (2022) — Senior Vice President & Co-Chief Executive Officer Virginia Mason
  • Former: Cliff Robertson MD (2018–2021) — Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Executive Officer - Midwe
  • Former: Dean Swindle CPA (2018–2021) — Former President of Enterprise Business Lines Thr
  • Former: Joyce Ross (2018–2021) — Former Senior Vice President Communications & Assistant Secretary Thr
  • Former: Kevin Lofton Fache (2018–2021) — Former Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Bruce Swartz (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Physician Enterprise
  • Former: Elizabeth I. Keith (2020–2021) — Former Executive Vice President, Sponsorship, Mission Integration & Philan
  • Former: Colleen Scanlon RN JD (2021) — Executive Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer
  • Former: Wendy Dolyk (2021) — Vice President Chi Senior Living
  • Former: Challis M Lowe (2018–2020) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Michael Covert (2018–2020) — Former Senior Vice President Divisional Operations & Mbo CEO
  • Former: Michael O'Rourke (2018–2020) — Former Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Ruth Williams Brinkley (2018–2020) — Former Senior Vice President, Mbo President & CEO
  • Former: Antoinette Hardy-Waller Rn Mj (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Cheryl Harelstad (2020) — System Senior Vice President Supply Chain Management
  • Former: Jeffrey W. Land (2020) — System Senior Vice President National Real Estate Services
  • Former: Antoinette Hardy-Waller RN (2018) — Trustee & Vice Chair
  • Former: Betsy Goodwin OSF (2018) — Trustee
  • Former: David Vellinga (2018) — Senior Vice President Divisional Operations & Mbo CEO
  • Former: John Dicola (2018) — Former Executive Vice President Enterprise Strategic Development
  • Former: Larry Schumacher (2018) — Senior Vice President Divisional Operations & Mbo CEO
  • Former: Lillian Murphy RSM (2018) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Ormond OP (2018) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Rowan Fache (2018) — Former President of Health System Delivery & COO
  • Former: Nicholas M Barto (2018) — Svp- Corp Finance- Investments
  • Former: Stephen Moore MD (2018) — Former Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Steven Kehrberg (2018) — Former Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Clinical Engineering
  • Former: THOMAS Clifford DEVENY MD (2018) — Former Svp-Phys Serv & Clin Integr
  • Former: Thomas Kopfensteiner (2018) — Executive Vice President Mission

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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

Terika Richardson MPH Fache — Sevp, Chief Operating Officer: $7.8MTerika Richardson MPH…Sevp, Chief Operating Officer$7.8MKetul Patel — President, Northwest Region: $5.7MKetul PatelPresident, Northwest Region$5.7MThomas McGinn MD MPH — Sevp, Chief Physician Executive Officer: $5.2MThomas McGinn MD MPHSevp, Chief Physician Executive…$5.2MMitch Melfi ESQ JD — Sevp, Chief Legal Officer/Secretary: $4.6MMitch Melfi ESQ JDSevp, Chief Legal…$4.6MDaniel Barchi Mem — Sevp, Chief Information Officer: $4.5MDaniel Barchi MemSevp, Chief Information Officer$4.5MT Douglas Lawson PHD — President, South Region (Through 2/21/25): $3.8MT Douglas Lawson PHDPresident, South Region…$3.8MSheri Shapiro MBA — Sevp, Chief Strategy Officer: $3.5MSheri Shapiro MBASevp, Chief Strategy Officer$3.5MMichelle Johnson-Tidjani JD MBA — Sevp, Chief Administrative Officer: $3.5MMichelle…Sevp, Chief Administrative…$3.5MLilicia Bailey PHD MBA — Sevp, Chief People Officer: $3.1MLilicia Bailey PHD MBASevp, Chief People Officer$3.1MKathleen Sanford DBA RN Faan — Sevp, Chief Nursing Officer: $3.0MKathleen Sanford DBA RN…Sevp, Chief Nursing Officer$3.0MThomas Kopfensteiner STD — Sevp, Chief Mission Officer: $2.8MThomas Kopfensteiner STDSevp, Chief Mission Officer$2.8MRosalyn Carpenter — System SVP, Diversity and Inclusion (Through 2/1/2: $2.5MRosalyn CarpenterSystem SVP, Diversity and…$2.5MLawrence Schumacher — Executive Consultant: $2.5MLawrence SchumacherExecutive Consultant$2.5MDanielle Weber — System SVP, Revenue Cycle: $2.4MDanielle WeberSystem SVP, Revenue Cycle$2.4MKevin Murphy — System SVP Mission Innovation Ethics Theology: $1.8MKevin MurphySystem SVP Mission Innovation…$1.8MMatthew Brown — Interim President, South Region (Effective 2/21/25: $1.8MMatthew BrownInterim President, South Region…$1.8MAndrew Gaasch — President, Mountain Region (Effective 5/27/24): $1.7MAndrew GaaschPresident, Mountain Region…$1.7MJohn Flynn — System SVP, Physician Enterprise Operations - Sout: $1.7MJohn FlynnSystem SVP, Physician…$1.7MAnthony Houston — Market President Arizona: $1.3MAnthony HoustonMarket President Arizona$1.3MPatrick Steele — Board of Stewardship Trustees Vice Chair: $151KPatrick SteeleBoard of Stewardship Trustees…$151KChristopher Lowney — Board of Stewardship Trustees Chair: $151KChristopher LowneyBoard of Stewardship Trustees…$151KPeter G Hanelt CPA — Trustee: $137KPeter G Hanelt CPATrustee$137KAntoinette Hardy-Waller MJ BSN RN — Trustee: $131KAntoinette Hardy-Waller…Trustee$131KLinda Medler — Trustee: $121KLinda MedlerTrustee$121KPhoebe Yang — Trustee: $121KPhoebe YangTrustee$121KGary Yates MD — Trustee: $121KGary Yates MDTrustee$121KAngela Archon — Trustee: $115KAngela ArchonTrustee$115KGary Kaplan MD Facp Facmpe Facpe — Trustee: $115KGary Kaplan MD Facp…Trustee$115KCarolina Reyes MD — Trustee: $115KCarolina Reyes MDTrustee$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7.8M, to Terika Richardson MPH Fache (Sevp, Chief Operating Officer). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Commonspirit Health

How much does Commonspirit Health give each year?

Commonspirit Health gave $10.5M across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.2M across 39 grants.

What is Commonspirit Health's typical grant size?

Commonspirit Health's median grant in 2025 was $178,315, and its average grant was $263,177, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Commonspirit Health that year got $69K on average.

Where does Commonspirit Health give grants?

Commonspirit Health's top state is Nebraska, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Arizona (15%) and Kentucky (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Lexington, KY (5 grants), Phoenix, AZ (4 grants), Omaha, NE (2 grants) and Bismarck, ND (2 grants).

Does Commonspirit Health give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 40 grants with a stated purpose on Commonspirit Health's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Health" (38 grants).

Who are Commonspirit Health's largest grantees?

Commonspirit Health's largest 2025 grantees include Alegent Creighton Health ($1,200,627), Dignity Health ($993,638 across 2 grants) and Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation ($937,292), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Commonspirit Health?

Commonspirit Health reported $12.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8B.

What does Commonspirit Health fund?

CommonSpirit states its mission is “to make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Commonspirit Health?

Eligible organizations apply online through the grant portal for a participating hospital. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Commonspirit Health's EIN?

Commonspirit Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0617373. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 20, 2020)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024

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Commonspirit Health Research Institute

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KY Hospital Research & Education Foundation Inc

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Dignity Health Foundation

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Total Given

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Commonspirit Health funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/commonspirit-health-morg_9f214efbcf0048c48bb1aca09fb6ee60

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