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Create Healthy Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Fredericksburg, TX EIN: 74-2557105 Website

Create Healthy Foundation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for the benefit of create healthy management and its related nonprofit entities.

Create Healthy Foundation at a glance

In short: Create Healthy Foundation gave $4.1M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $4.1M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$4,127,103
+2461.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$4,127,103
+2461.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$4,127,103
Total assets
$41,983,691
+2.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

How to apply to Create Healthy Foundation

Next open deadline
March 31, 2027 (Create Healthy College Student Scholarships)

Who Create Healthy Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Create Healthy Management: $4.1MCreate Healthy Management$4.1M

The largest 2024 recipient was Create Healthy Management ($4.1M).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 4 (25%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fredericksburg

How Create Healthy Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 364% from 2021 to 2024. 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$2M$4M$6M0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $161K (2023) to $4.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $4.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Create Healthy Management Fredericksburg, TXOperations of the Wellness Center and Other Projects.$4,127,103
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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$41,983,691$2,891,863$4,428,141$4,127,1031$2,226,382
2023$40,979,924$3,641,306$727,605$161,1041$1,499,503
2022$38,365,458$2,095,140$1,254,456$439,6131$1,160,904
2021$43,801,367$2,852,793$1,785,745$888,9271$1,026,455
2020$38,747,756$7,237,150$753,186——$1,061,937

About Create Healthy Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Create Healthy Foundation is a public charity, based in Fredericksburg, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $42.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.1M. Net investment income was $2.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Create Healthy Foundation is led by Jayne Pope, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jayne Pope

    President & CEO

    CEO → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Weiser

    Chair

    Chairman → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Royce Hunter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Willingham

    Director

    Vice Chair → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Sechrist

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hutcherson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ramsey

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Stevens

    Vice President of Strategic Philanthropy

    Executive Director → Vice President of Strategic Philanthropy, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $91K (2023) → $0 (2024)

  • Chris Schoessow

    Vice Chair

    Chairman → President, 2021

    President → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Semmler

    Vice President of Finance

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Junker

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Aaron Beeman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Afton Hominick (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Allen Ersch (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Barbara Heinen (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Edward Stroeher (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Harris (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jan Dwyer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jody Donovan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Washburne (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jon CRENWELGE (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Frey (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Linda Cheslak (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Margaret Dooley (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Allison McDade (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Autumn Faucheux (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Harper (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristina SEracen (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Penny McBride (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carlin Friar (2023) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Stevens Cfre (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jenny Wieser (2020) — Liaison Member
  • Former: Jerry Bane (2020) — Director
  • Former: Julie Alvarez (2020) — Director
  • Former: Penny Hughes (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tony Klein (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Amanda Stevens — Executive Director: $91KAmanda StevensExecutive Director$91K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $91K, to Amanda Stevens (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Create Healthy Foundation

How much does Create Healthy Foundation give each year?

Create Healthy Foundation gave $4.1M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $161K across 1 grant.

How large is Create Healthy Foundation?

Create Healthy Foundation reported $42.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

Where does Create Healthy Foundation operate?

Create Healthy Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Create Healthy Foundation's EIN?

Create Healthy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2557105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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