Covenant Health System

Public charity · Grantmaker Renton, WA EIN: 75-2765566

As expressions of god's healing love, witnessed through the ministry of jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

Covenant Health System at a glance

Total assets
$199,139,169
-20.8% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$113,759,127
+11.9% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$4,039,587
+274.7% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$115,571,834
+23.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Covenant Health System funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Lubbock

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $1.7M (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant Health System Foundation Lubbock, TXOpperational Support$1,712,777
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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
2024$199,139,169$113,759,127$115,571,834——$4,039,587
2023$251,526,995$101,706,790$93,736,511$1,712,7771$1,078,163
2022$88,236,720$124,698,924$115,856,089——$-1,075,225
2021$235,112,275$106,469,001$98,316,333——$1,204,301
2020$156,000,960$94,073,918$85,973,403——$893,814
2019$143,533,032$89,452,397$85,386,826$100,0001$895,999

About Covenant Health System

Based on IRS filings

Covenant Health System is a public charity focused on Health, based in Renton, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $199.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $4.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Covenant Health System is led by Walter Cathey, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 28 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Walter Cathey

    President & CEO

    Chief Executive & Covenant → Reg Ce - West Tx & Eastern Nm, 2021

    Reg Ce - West Tx & Eastern Nm → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    27 hrs/week

    $54K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Joel Gilbertson

    Division Chief Executive - Central

    On filings since 2022

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Wells

    Executive Director Pharmacy

    New on the 2024 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $243K (2024)

  • Travis Funk

    Board Member & Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2022

    Board Member & Vice Chair → Board Member & Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dyana Kerr

    Regional CFO

    Former CFO & Service Area Cov → Frmr Ke - Hobbs CFO, 2021

    Frmr Ke - Hobbs CFO → Regional CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $320K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • John Grigson

    Frmr Officer - Tx & Nm Reg. CFO

    Regional Chief Financial Officer → Regional CFO -, 2023

    Regional CFO - → Frmr Officer - Tx & Nm Reg. CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    $718K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Steven Beck

    Chief Administrative Officer

    Chief Administrator Officer-Lb → CAO Chp, 2021

    CAO Chp → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $444K (2019) → $361K (2024)

  • David Shaw

    Vice President Nm Hospital Administrator

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $307K (2020) → $408K (2024)

  • Lindy Lauderdale

    Chief Administrative Officer

    CAO - Chp → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $280K (2021) → $291K (2024)

  • Sammy Deeb MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $31K (2022) → $0 (2024)

  • Bruce White

    Vice President Regional Rural Administrator

    On filings since 2023

    49.5 hrs/week

    $462K (2023) → $441K (2024)

  • James Kelly

    Frmr Officer - Vice President Senior Corp Counsel

    Secretary & Chief Governance Officer → Secretary & Chief Gov Off.-, 2021

    Secretary & Chief Gov Off.- → Frmr Officer - Vice President Senior Corp Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Hendershot MD

    Board Member

    Board Member & Committee V Chair → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Turner

    Board Member & Vice Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Parks

    Frmr Officer - Tx & Nm Reg. Ce

    Frmr Officer - Executive Advisor → Frmr Officer Executive Advisor, 2023

    Frmr Officer Executive Advisor → Frmr Officer - Tx & Nm Reg. Ce, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Marian Schubert Csj

    Board Member

    Board Member, Committee Chair & Board Member → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Weaver

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Cooper

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Snead

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Damm

    Division CFO - Central

    On filings since 2022

    13.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott O'Brien

    Frmr Ke - Ce Eastern Wa

    Division COO - Central → Frmr Ke - Ce Eastern Wa, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Tucker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Quintanilla

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabe Vitela

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorge Ramirez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Hill MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Burrell

    Secr. Chief Governance Officer

    On filings since 2023

    49.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sydney Hopper

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Brian Bruening MD (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christine Shaver (2019–2023) — Frmr Ke - Vice President Chief Hr - Covhs
  • Former: Craig Rhyne MD (2019–2023) — Regional Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Lindzi Timberlake (2021–2023) — Secretary & Chief Gov. Officer -
  • Former: Phebe Ellis-Roach (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Nicholson MD (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Gilbreath (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Baggerly (2019–2022) — Frmr Vice President Chief Nursing Executive
  • Former: Kelly McDaniel (2019–2022) — Executive Director & Support Svcs -
  • Former: Robert Salem MD (2019–2022) — Executive Medical Director -
  • Former: Robert Turner (2019–2022) — Vice President Mission Integration -
  • Former: Lara Johnson MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tapan Nath (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Bayouth (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Eddie McBride (2019–2021) — Board Member -
  • Former: Jessie Mendoza (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Keith Mann (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Schroeder MD (2019–2020) — CMO & Cmc
  • Former: Christy McClendon (2019–2020) — Board Member -
  • Former: David Gray DO (2019–2020) — Board Member -
  • Former: Karen Worley (2019–2020) — Board Member & Committee V Chair
  • Former: Mike Cunningham (2019–2020) — Board Member & Committee V Chair
  • Former: Robert King MD (2019–2020) — Board Member & Chief of Staff Cmc
  • Former: Val Cochran (2019–2020) — Board Member & Committee V Chair
  • Former: Jim Brunjes (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Arrington (2019) — Reg Vice President - Strategic Svcs - Sw
  • Former: Sharon Prather (2019) — Former Chief Governance Officer
  • Former: Sister Marian Schubert (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Bruce White — VP Regional Rural Administrator: $441KBruce WhiteVP Regional Rural Administrator$441KDavid Shaw — VP NM Hospital Administrator: $408KDavid ShawVP NM Hospital Administrator$408KSteven Beck — Chief Administrative Officer: $361KSteven BeckChief Administrative Officer$361KLindy Lauderdale — Chief Administrative Officer: $291KLindy LauderdaleChief Administrative Officer$291KWesley Wells — Executive Director Pharmacy: $243KWesley WellsExecutive Director Pharmacy$243K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $441K, to Bruce White (VP Regional Rural Administrator). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Covenant Health System

How large is Covenant Health System?

Covenant Health System reported $199.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $113.8M.

What is Covenant Health System?

Covenant Health System is a public charity focused on Health, based in Renton, WA. It holds $199.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Covenant Health System operate?

Covenant Health System has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Covenant Health System's EIN?

Covenant Health System's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2765566. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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