Endeavor Health Clinical Operations is a public charity based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its work includes community investments in health and wellbeing, research, education, and uncompensated care.
Key facts about Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
In short: Endeavor Health Clinical Operations gave $9.2M across 49 grants in 2024 (avg $188K). 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 36-2167060
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $9,192,651
- Grants made (2024)
- 49
- Average grant
- $187,605
- Median grant
- $168,476
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (16 of 49, 2024)
- Total assets
- $6,827,544,435
- Deadline
- The announced application period for 2027 Capacity Builder Awards is July 27–August 21, 2026.
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$6.8B
+4.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$9.2M
+53.8% YoY
Grant Count
49
+63.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$188K
-5.8% YoY
Is Endeavor Health Clinical Operations open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 16 of 49 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $140K; repeat grants $211K. How we count
Medians: $154K first-time, $169K repeat.
- 35% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to help everyone in its communities be their best. Its filing describes endowment earnings as supporting research, education, department chairs, general operations, and uncompensated care for eligible patients. The board has also designated assets to fund community benefit activities, with stated areas of focus including social determinants of health, health equity, education, career development, and supply chain diversity.
The Community Investment Fund identifies five areas of focus: access to healthcare, behavioral health, food insecurity, housing insecurity, and workforce development for careers in healthcare. Its awards are intended to support community health and wellbeing, health equity, and local economic growth. The organization’s research activities include clinical trials and studies across multiple disciplines.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Endeavor Health Clinical Operations reported 49 grants totaling $9,192,651. Grant amounts ranged from $5,437 to $933,333, with a median of $168,476. The largest listed grants included $933,333 to Erie Family Health Center for community contribution; $654,299 to Rosalind Franklin University for community contribution; $648,000 to Highwood Public Library for community contribution; $600,000 to the City of Evanston for community contribution; and $442,562 to Northwestern University for research.
Review Cycle
The announced application period for 2027 Capacity Builder Awards is July 27–August 21, 2026. The Community Investment Fund page lists April 27–May 29, 2026, as the application period for impact awards for funding beginning in 2027.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Community Investment Fund describes its partnerships as local and its work as serving communities across Chicagoland. The organization is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6.0M (2023) to $185.7M (2021, 15 months). In 2024 it made 49 grants totaling $9.2M.
*2021: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Erie Family Health Center ($933K). Together the top 10 received $4.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
213 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 213 (42%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Erie Family Health Center | Community Contribution | $933,333 |
| Rosalind Franklin University | Community Contribution | $654,299 |
| Highwood Public Library | Community Contribution | $648,000 |
| City Of Evanston | Community Contribution | $600,000 |
| Northwestern University | Research | $442,562 |
| University of Chicago | Research | $307,200 |
| Lutheran Social Services Of Illinois | Community Contribution | $291,606 |
| Midwest Refuah Health Center | Community Contribution | $280,000 |
| University of Miami | Research | $265,321 |
| Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center | Community Contribution | $251,640 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,827,544,435 | $2,288,929,952 | $1,996,084,358 | $9,192,651 |
| 2023 | $6,512,321,625 | $2,171,618,732 | $2,138,844,757 | $5,976,890 |
| 2022 | $6,422,191,299 | $2,043,661,341 | $2,008,262,075 | $137,364,600 |
*2021: Covers 15 months (fiscal year-end changed).
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $6,827,544,435 | $6,512,321,625 | $6,422,191,299 |
| Revenue | $2,288,929,952 | $2,171,618,732 | $2,043,661,341 |
| Expenses | $1,996,084,358 | $2,138,844,757 | $2,008,262,075 |
| Net Investment Income | $422,639,857 | $204,009,124 | $136,025,405 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Kevin Willer as chairman; John Erwin III as vice chairman and clinical chairman of medicine; and Scott C. Schweighauser as director and assistant secretary. Other listed directors are Sean O’Grady, president of acute and ambulatory operations; David A. Dohnalek; Gregory Portland, listed until October; John Tressa, chief nursing officer; Joianne L. Smith; Karen L. Kaul, clinical chairman of pathology and laboratory medicine; and Kathleen M. Ferket.
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations is led by Gerald P Gallagher, President & Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 40 of 48 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Gerald P Gallagher
President & Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.6M (2019) → $3.6M (2024)
David Rahija
President & Ehmg Operations
President & Skokie Hospital → President & Ehmg Operations, 2024
On filings since 2019
$469K (2019) → $778K (2024)
Gabrielle Cummings
President, Evanston Hospital & Northshore Hospitals
President & Highland Park Hospital → President, Evanston Hospital & Northshore Hospitals, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$484K (2019) → $817K (2024)
Jesse Peterson Hall
President, Cvi Activation & Glenbrook Hospital
President & Glenbrook Hospital → President & Glenbrook Park Hospital, 2022
President & Glenbrook Park Hospital → President, Cvi Activation & Glenbrook Hospital, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$765K (2019) → $502K (2024)
Sean O'Grady
Director, President, Acute & Ambulatory Operations
Chief Operations Officer → Director, President, North Region & Institutes, 2022
Director, President, North Region & Institutes → Director, President, Acute & Ambulatory Operations, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$958K (2019) → $1.6M (2024)
Maria Knecht
President & Glenbrook Hospital
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$482K (2024)
Nicole Fernandez
President, Highland Park Hospital & Northshore Chief Nursing Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$501K (2024)
Jason L Koh
Clinical Chairman & Orthopedics
Clinical Chairman → Director & Clinical Chairman, 2020
Director & Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Orthopedics, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$694K (2019) → $1.9M (2024)
Julian E Bailes
Clinical Chairman & Neurosurgery
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Neurosurgery, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $2.1M (2024)
Karen L Kaul
Director, Clinical Chairman, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Clinical Chairman, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine → Director, Clinical Chairman, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$448K (2019) → $994K (2024)
Mark S Talamonti
Director, Clinical Chairman & Surgery
Director, Clinical Chairman & Surgery → Director & Clinical Chairman, 2020
Director & Clinical Chairman → Director, Clinical Chairman & Surgery, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $1.6M (2024)
Michael S Caplan
Director, Clinical Chairman & Pediatrics
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Pediatrics, 2021
Clinical Chairman & Pediatrics → Director, Clinical Chairman & Pediatrics, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$727K (2019) → $1M (2024)
Richard K Silver
Clinical Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$859K (2019) → $1.1M (2024)
Robert R Edelman
Clinical Chairman & Radiology
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Radiology, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$956K (2019) → $1.3M (2024)
Susan Rubin
Clinical Chairman & Neurology
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Neurology, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $686K (2024)
William D Bloomer
Clinical Chairman & Radiation Medicine
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Radiation Medicine, 2021
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$393K (2019) → $1M (2024)
John Erwin III
Vice Chairman, Clinical Chairman & Medicine
Director, Clinical Chairman & Medicine → Board Vice Chairman, Clinical Chairman & Medicine, 2022
Board Vice Chairman, Clinical Chairman & Medicine → Vice Chairman, Clinical Chairman & Medicine, 2024
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$995K (2021) → $1.4M (2024)
Mohammed Minhaj
Clinical Chairman & Anesthesia
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$340K (2022) → $1M (2024)
Wanda Cruz-Knight
Clinical Chairman & Family Medicine
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$264K (2022) → $483K (2024)
Ramon Solhkhah
Clinical Chairman & Psychiatry
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$730K (2023) → $827K (2024)
Kevin Willer
Chairman
Director → Board Chairman, 2022
Board Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mahalakshmi Halasyamani
Director & System Chief Clinical Officer
Chief Quality & Transformation Officer → Chief Medical Officer, 2021
Chief Medical Officer → Director & System Chief Clinical Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$784K (2019) → $1.3M (2024)
John Tressa
Director & Chief Nursing Officer
Chief Nursing Officer → Director & Chief Nursing Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$603K (2021) → $763K (2024)
Neil S Freedman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$388K (2021) → $1M (2024)
David A Dohnalek
Director
Director → Board Assistant Secretary & Prior Director, 2020
Board Assistant Secretary & Prior Director → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott C Schweighauser
Director & Assistant Secretary
Director → Director & Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary R Sheahen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Portland
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joianne L Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen M Ferket
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Washa
Senior Vice President & Supply Chain Management
Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President, Business Services & Purchasing, 2020
Senior Vice President, Business Services & Purchasing → Senior Vice President & Supply Chain Management, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$543K (2019) → $584K (2024)
Douglas D Welday
System Treasurer & CFO
Board Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer → System Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, 2022
System Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer → System Treasurer & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$155K (2019) → $1.9M (2024)
Douglas M Silverstein
Former Key Employee
President & Evanston Hospital → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2019
$1.2M (2019) → $282K (2024)
Frederick E Miller
Former Key Employee
Clinical Chairman → Clinical Chairman & Psychiatry, 2021
Clinical Chairman & Psychiatry → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$537K (2019) → $324K (2024)
Harry L Jones
Former Key Employee
Chief Compliance Officer → System Vice President, Insurance & Captives, 2023
System Vice President, Insurance & Captives → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2019
$431K (2019) → $101K (2024)
Jianfeng Xu
Vice President & Translational Research
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$497K (2019) → $625K (2024)
Kristen Murtos
Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer
Chief Administrative & Strategy Officer → Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$905K (2019) → $1.1M (2024)
Scott Kenagy
Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$605K (2019) → $805K (2024)
Steven Smith
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$783K (2019) → $1.3M (2024)
Anne Martino
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$584K (2021) → $622K (2024)
Dianna Sparacino
Chief People Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer → System Chief People Officer, 2022
System Chief People Officer → Chief People Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$643K (2021) → $877K (2024)
Heath Roger Bell
Senior Vice President & Hit Applications
Senior Vice President & Health Information Technology → Senior Vice President & Hit Applications, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$516K (2021) → $747K (2024)
Jeffery Biesczat
Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Accounting
Senior Vice President, Finance & Controller → Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Accounting, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$515K (2021) → $622K (2024)
Shivani Bautista
System Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
General Counsel → Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, 2022
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer → System Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$650K (2021) → $803K (2024)
Deb Anderson
Chief Information Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$864K (2024)
Sarah Donlan
Chief Medical Officer & Northshore Hospitals
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$494K (2024)
Wallner Stephen
Vice President & Total Rewards
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$485K (2024)
Former officers (40)
- Former: Rajiv Udani (2019–2023) — Hospitalist
- Former: Mignonette Eleanor Broeker (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President & Hit Applications
- Former: Yolandra L Johnson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: George Mallios (2022) — Hospitalist
- Former: Joseph Golbus (2022) — Director
- Former: Lidiya Golub (2022) — Hospitalist
- Former: A Steven Crown (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Catherine Guthrie (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Connie K Duckworth (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David F Zucker (2019–2021) — Board Chairman
- Former: Gregory A Wallman (2019–2021) — Director & Physician
- Former: Gregory K Jones (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Harry M Jansen Kraemer Jr. (2019–2021) — Board Past Chairman
- Former: John G Zern (2019–2021) — Board Vice Chairman
- Former: Mary Keegan (2019–2021) — Former Chief Nursing Officer
- Former: Samuel M Mencoff (2019–2021) — Prior Director
- Former: Susan B Sentell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Theodore Mazzone (2019–2021) — Former Clinical Chairman
- Former: Toure S Claiborne (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: William M Farrow III (2019–2021) — Board Secretary
- Former: William R Luehrs (2019–2021) — Former Chief Human Resources Officer
- Former: Bea Reyna-Hickey (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Christopher J Olson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ann K Ford (2021) — Director
- Former: Guy W Eisenhuth (2021) — Director
- Former: Bernard G Ewigman (2019–2020) — Clinical Chairman
- Former: Gary E Weiss (2019–2020) — Former Board Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Janardan D Khandekar (2019–2020) — Medical Director & Molecular Medical Center
- Former: Joseph Szokol (2019–2020) — Clinical Chairman
- Former: Lester B Knight III (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark R Neaman (2019–2020) — Former Executive Chairman
- Former: Michael Reinsdorf (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pablo Gejman (2019–2020) — Vice President & Genomic Research
- Former: Percy L Berger Sr. (2019–2020) — Board Past Chairman
- Former: Samuel M Parnass (2019–2020) — Director & Physician
- Former: Thomas S Ricketts (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sharon L Walcott (2020) — Vice President, Talent Management & Organizational Development
- Former: Demetrius Maraganore (2019) — Former Clinical Chairman
- Former: J Mikesell Thomas (2019) — Board Secretary
- Former: Thomas H Hodges (2019) — Former Chief Investment Officer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $3.6M, to Gerald P Gallagher (President and Chief Executive Officer). 40 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 3040 W Salt Creek Lane, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: (847) 570-2000
Website: https://endeavorhealth.org
Frequently asked questions about Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
How much does Endeavor Health Clinical Operations give each year?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations gave $9.2M across 49 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $6.0M across 30 grants.
What is Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's typical grant size?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's median grant in 2024 was $168,476, and its average grant was $187,605, across 49 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Endeavor Health Clinical Operations that year got $140K on average.
Does Endeavor Health Clinical Operations give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 49 grants with a stated purpose on Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Contribution" (33 grants) and "Research" (16 grants).
Who are Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's largest grantees?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's largest 2024 grantees include Erie Family Health Center ($933,333), Rosalind Franklin University ($654,299) and Highwood Public Library ($648,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Endeavor Health Clinical Operations?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations reported $6.8B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3B.
What does Endeavor Health Clinical Operations fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to help everyone in its communities be their best. Its filing describes endowment earnings as supporting research, education, department chairs, general operations, and uncompensated care for eligible patients. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Endeavor Health Clinical Operations?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check endeavorhealth.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Endeavor Health Clinical Operations make grants?
The Community Investment Fund describes its partnerships as local and its work as serving communities across Chicagoland. The organization is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
What is Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's EIN?
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2167060. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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