Employers Health Foundation Inc
Employers Health Foundation, inc. Is organized to promote, sponsor and conduct educational programming concerning health care cost containment, quality improvement and employee benefit trends that enhance employee recruitment and retention among U.S. employers and plan sponsors. In addition, Employers Health Foundation, inc. Is organized to fund capital projects that improve the greater Stark county community in the areas of physical health, mental health, education and child poverty.
Employers Health Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Employers Health Foundation Inc gave $486K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $243K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $486,400
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $243,200
- +37.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $243,200
- Total assets
- $4,539,248
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Employers Health Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Arts in Stark ($311K). Together the top 2 received $486K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $486K (2025) to $532K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $486K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arts in Stark Canton, OH | Office Renovations | $311,400 |
| Canton for All People Canton, OH | Gibbs avenue center capital campaign project & downtown canton renovation project installment 2 of 5. | $175,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,539,248 | $676,776 | $822,909 | $486,400 | 2 | $199,573 |
| 2024 | $4,916,273 | $778,657 | $767,191 | $531,657 | 3 | $207,116 |
| 2023 | $5,355,440 | $2,086,537 | $1,483,316 | — | — | $177,966 |
| 2022 | $4,526,087 | $1,561,278 | $1,162,137 | — | — | $4,944 |
| 2021 | $4,093,888 | $1,408,870 | $951,484 | — | — | $14,286 |
| 2020 | $3,631,874 | $1,329,792 | $939,924 | — | — | $30,385 |
| 2019 | $3,145,949 | $1,341,674 | $951,964 | — | — | $44,120 |
About Employers Health Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Employers Health Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Canton, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $486K. Net investment income was $200K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Employers Health Foundation Inc is led by Christopher Goff, Chairman, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Goff
Chairman, President & CEO
CEO & General Counsel → President & CEO, 2024
President & CEO → Chairman, President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$62K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Mark Spears
Audit & Finance Committee Chair
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Audit & Finance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guy Pietra
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Trushel
Lead Independent Director
Vice Chairman → Lead Independent Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Burger
CFO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$69K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Garrett Brown
General Counsel
Secretary → General Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Joe Chaddock (2023–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Mark Sponseller (2023) — Director
- Former: Ralph Lee (2023) — Director
- Former: Susan Marsico (2023) — Director
- Former: Tina Speicher (2023) — Director
- Former: Burger Steve (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Chaddock Joe (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Goff Christopher (2019–2022) — CEO & General Counsel
- Former: Marsico Susan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pietra Guy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Spears Mark (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Speicher Tina (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sponseller Mark (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stull Michael (2019–2022) — Cso
- Former: Trushel Mark (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Uldricks David (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President & Pbm Contracting
- Former: Lee Ralph (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sidel Tara (2021) — Director
- Former: McCleod Mark (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Murray Eric (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nelson Doug (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Troy Greg (2019–2020) — Chairman
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $69K, to Steve Burger (CFO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Employers Health Foundation Inc
How much does Employers Health Foundation Inc give each year?
Employers Health Foundation Inc gave $486K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $532K across 3 grants.
How large is Employers Health Foundation Inc?
Employers Health Foundation Inc reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $677K.
What is Employers Health Foundation Inc?
Employers Health Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Canton, OH. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Employers Health Foundation Inc operate?
Employers Health Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Employers Health Foundation Inc's EIN?
Employers Health Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1403820. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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