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Empath Health Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lakewood Ranch, FL EIN: 26-3605761 Website

The mission of Empath Health, inc. Is to preserve, protect, and advance the mission of suncoast hospice and its affiliated organizations through strategic leadership, support, and service.

Empath Health Inc at a glance

Total assets
$235,232,479
+31.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$45,099,087
+0.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$51,323
+159.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$42,329,080
-5.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Empath Health Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

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

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ClearwaterSt PetersburgTampaLutzOshkosh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2019 3 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $206K (2021) to $528K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $206K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
AIDS Service Association of Pinellas Inc Clearwater, FLPortion of Zero Pinellas Grant$206,205
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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$235,232,479$45,099,087$42,329,080——$51,323
2024$179,336,341$44,831,530$44,557,171——$19,783
2023$148,167,793$30,446,290$32,009,358——$11
2022$147,613,591$51,058,733$53,433,510———
2021$161,550,445$45,488,843$44,993,235$206,2051$13,576
2020$140,286,293$42,832,264$39,816,374$528,4393$-34,566
2019$122,865,920$37,009,774$36,688,737$342,0645—

About Empath Health Inc

Based on IRS filings

Empath Health Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lakewood Ranch, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $235.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $51K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Empath Health Inc is led by Jonathan Fleece, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jonathan Fleece

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Hayes

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William E. Burt

    Medical Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $259K (2020) → $293K (2025)

  • Tracy Harvey

    Pharm & Dme Ops Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $187K (2025)

  • Deborah Nicklaus

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda J. Plaster

    Director

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Jean Etten

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda De Mello

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Uselton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Larkin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Stuhley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Daley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy F. Orloff

    Former Senior Vice President Community Services & Grief Care

    Vice President Innovation & Community He → Senior Vice President Community Services & Grief Care, 2023

    Senior Vice President Community Services & Grief Care → Former Senior Vice President Community Services & Grief Care, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $183K (2020) → $303K (2025)

  • Kerry J. Hoerner

    Scp Chief Hospice Administrator Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $201K (2023) → $413K (2025)

  • Lorie Thompson

    Palliative Care Physician

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $249K (2024) → $254K (2025)

  • Tanya M. Horne

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $239K (2024) → $251K (2025)

  • Charles Whetstone

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saida Bouhamid

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Hendricks

    Chief Legal Officer

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Miller

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tarrah L. Lowry

    Chief Operating Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Lynne C. Craver (2019–2024) — Former Chief Mission Implementation
  • Former: Rafael J. Sciullo (2019–2024) — Former President
  • Former: Carol Li (2023–2024) — Medical Director
  • Former: Kathryn S. Rabon (2023–2024) — Chief Philanthropy Officer & President Sunc
  • Former: Daniel L. Thorngren III (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Harvey Tracy (2024) — Pharm & Dme Ops Director
  • Former: Wade A. Childress (2019–2023) — Vice President Operations & Human Resources
  • Former: Mary C. Waechter (2020–2023) — Physician
  • Former: Ken Daley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda L. Sanders (2023) — Chief Mission Access Officer
  • Former: Kelli Hanley-Crabb (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Gaines (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mitchel Morel (2019–2022) — Former Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Patrick Barmore (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Scott E. Kistler (2019–2022) — Vice President Strategy & Business Development
  • Former: Donald Gibertini (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Jasmin Jerez-Marte (2020–2022) — Director Hospice Medical S
  • Former: Jeffrey Prosser (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Marci Pruitt (2020–2022) — Vice President of Hospice
  • Former: Lawrence Kay (2020–2021) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Cathy Carr (2020) — Vice President Care Support Services
  • Former: Kelly Corcoran (2020) — Controller

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

Kerry J Hoerner — SCP Chief Hospice Admin Officer: $413KKerry J HoernerSCP Chief Hospice Admin Officer$413KStacy F Orloff — Former SVP Community Services/Grief Care: $303KStacy F OrloffFormer SVP Community…$303KWilliam E Burt — Medical Director: $293KWilliam E BurtMedical Director$293KLorie Thompson — Palliative Care Physician: $254KLorie ThompsonPalliative Care Physician$254KTanya M Horne — Physician: $251KTanya M HornePhysician$251KTracy Harvey — Pharm & DME Ops Director: $187KTracy HarveyPharm & DME Ops Director$187K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $413K, to Kerry J Hoerner (SCP Chief Hospice Admin Officer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Empath Health Inc

How large is Empath Health Inc?

Empath Health Inc reported $235.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.1M.

What is Empath Health Inc?

Empath Health Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lakewood Ranch, FL. It holds $235.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Empath Health Inc operate?

Empath Health Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Wisconsin.

What is Empath Health Inc's EIN?

Empath Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3605761. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Empath Health Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/empath-health-inc-morg_31b92579bb51475caa9736cf6df1d48b

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