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Lester E Cox Medical Centers

Public charity · Grantmaker Springfield, MO EIN: 44-0577118 Website

Mission: to improve the health of the communities we serve through quality healthcare, education and research.

Key facts about Lester E Cox Medical Centers

In short: Lester E Cox Medical Centers gave $147K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $147K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
44-0577118
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$147,395
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$147,395
Median grant
$147,395
Total assets
$2,112,797,427
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.1B

+2.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$147K

-44.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

-75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$147K

+123.2% YoY

How Lester E Cox Medical Centers gives

  • Giving grew 267% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Lester E Cox Medical Centers

Based on IRS filings

Lester E Cox Medical Centers is a public charity focused on Health, based in Springfield, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $147K. Net investment income was $72.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Jefferson CitySpringfieldBransonMonettWinston-Salem

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2019 5 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $343K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $147K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mha Center for Education: $147KMha Center for Education$147K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mha Center for Education ($147K).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mha Center for Education Jefferson City, MOCommunity Benefit$147,395

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1B$2B$3B2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,112,797,427$2,055,262,059$1,932,352,204
Revenue$1,960,936,555$1,830,394,766$1,639,754,736
Expenses$1,923,741,396$1,770,434,588$1,611,918,444
Net Investment Income$72,261,436$44,569,422$24,393,639

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lester E Cox Medical Centers is led by Max D. Buetow, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Max D. Buetow

    President & CEO

    Vice President Regional Services → Vice President Cmg, 2020

    Vice President Cmg → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $234K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Steve Edwards

    Former President & CEO

    President & CEO Coxhealth → Former President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Casad

    President & Shg

    Vice President & Clinical Services Shg → President & Shg, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $187K (2021) → $500K (2025)

  • Hal L. Higdon

    Chair

    3rd Vice Chair → 2nd Vice Chair of the Board, 2020

    2nd Vice Chair of the Board → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory S. Stamps

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $671K (2019) → $865K (2025)

  • Jeff Hawkins

    Vice President & Clinical Services

    Vice President Clinical Services → Vice President & Clinical Services, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $192K (2019) → $309K (2025)

  • Louis P. Krenn

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $634K (2019) → $462K (2025)

  • Ellen Hammock

    Vice President & Cmg

    Vice President Cmg → Vice President & Cmg, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2021) → $292K (2025)

  • Mimi Propst

    Physician

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $601K (2021) → $813K (2025)

  • Shawn Usery

    Senior Vice President & CMO

    Vice President Medical Affairs → Senior Vice President & CMO, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $439K (2021) → $667K (2025)

  • Beth G. Polivka

    Senior Vice President & Cno

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $362K (2024) → $380K (2025)

  • Johnathan Shamel

    Senior Vice President & Cmg

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $393K (2024) → $416K (2025)

  • Karim Welaya

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $1M (2024) → $896K (2025)

  • Rajesh Banderudrappagari

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $790K (2024) → $762K (2025)

  • Jacob M. McWay

    Executive Vice President & Coxhealth CFO

    Senior Vice President & CFO Coxhealth → Executive Vice President & CFO Coxhealth, 2021

    Executive Vice President & CFO Coxhealth → Executive Vice President & Coxhealth CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert C. Fulp

    Board Member

    2nd Vice Chair of the Board → 1st Vice Chair of the Board, 2020

    1st Vice Chair of the Board → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vickie J. Nelson

    Secretary

    Secretary to the Board → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Hargis

    1st Vice Chair

    3rd Vice Chair of the Board → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → 1st Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad E. Erwin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jefferson M. Tynes

    2nd Vice Chair

    Board Member → 2nd Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry W. Lipscomb

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: David Strong (2019–2024) — Former Vice President & Hospital Revenue
  • Former: Karen Kramer (2019–2024) — Former Senior Vice President & President Springfield Hosp
  • Former: Darren Bass (2024) — Vice President & Clinical Services
  • Former: Amanda Hedgpeth (2019–2021) — Vice President of Hospital Operations
  • Former: Arijit Chowdhury MD (2019–2021) — Physician
  • Former: Armin Kamyab MD (2019–2021) — Physician
  • Former: Brian Jared (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles Chuck Chalender (2019–2021) — Chair of the Board
  • Former: David Zolfaghari MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dennis Heim (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Frank Romero (2019–2021) — Vice President Medical Affairs
  • Former: Genice Maroc (2019–2021) — Vice President Clinical Services
  • Former: Ibrahim Abe Abdalla MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Hutcheson (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jan Baumgartner (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Janice Harris (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Turner (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia Dix MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Ferguson (2019–2021) — Vice President Cmg
  • Former: Robert McDowell (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kurt Hellweg (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Phillip Loyd (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Jack Prim (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Justice Arhinful MD (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Nagib Chowdhury MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Ron Prenger (2019) — Senior Vice President & Chief Hospital Officer
  • Former: Staci Niemoth MD (2019) — Board Member

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

Karim Welaya — Physician: $896KKarim WelayaPhysician$896KGregory S Stamps — Physician: $865KGregory S StampsPhysician$865KMimi Propst — Physician: $813KMimi PropstPhysician$813KRajesh Banderudrappagari — Physician: $762KRajesh BanderudrappagariPhysician$762KShawn Usery — SVP, Cmo: $667KShawn UserySVP, Cmo$667KAshley Casad — President, SHG: $500KAshley CasadPresident, SHG$500KLouis P Krenn — Physician: $462KLouis P KrennPhysician$462KJohnathan Shamel — SVP, CMG: $416KJohnathan ShamelSVP, CMG$416KBeth Polivka — SVP, Cno: $380KBeth PolivkaSVP, Cno$380KJeff Hawkins — VP, Clinical Services: $309KJeff HawkinsVP, Clinical Services$309KEllen Hammock — VP, CMG: $292KEllen HammockVP, CMG$292K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $896K, to Karim Welaya (Physician). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lester E Cox Medical Centers

How much does Lester E Cox Medical Centers give each year?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers gave $147K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $264K across 4 grants.

How large is Lester E Cox Medical Centers?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers reported $2.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0B.

What is Lester E Cox Medical Centers?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers is a public charity focused on Health, based in Springfield, MO. It holds $2.1B in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lester E Cox Medical Centers operate?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers has awarded grants in Missouri, North Carolina.

What is Lester E Cox Medical Centers's EIN?

Lester E Cox Medical Centers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-0577118. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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