Lester E Cox Medical Centers
Mission: to improve the health of the communities we serve through quality healthcare, education and research.
Lester E Cox Medical Centers at a glance
In short: Lester E Cox Medical Centers gave $147K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $147K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $147,395
- -44.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $147,395
- +123.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $147,395
- Total assets
- $2,112,797,427
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lester E Cox Medical Centers funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was MHA Center for Education ($147K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lester E Cox Medical Centers gives
- Giving grew 267% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $343K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $147K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MHA Center for Education Jefferson City, MO | Community Benefit | $147,395 |
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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 | $2,112,797,427 | $1,960,936,555 | $1,923,741,396 | $147,395 | 1 | $72,261,436 |
| 2024 | $2,055,262,059 | $1,830,394,766 | $1,770,434,588 | $264,139 | 4 | $44,569,422 |
| 2023 | $1,932,352,204 | $1,639,754,736 | $1,611,918,444 | $104,093 | 1 | $24,393,639 |
| 2022 | $1,842,947,814 | $1,579,841,659 | $1,491,924,122 | $40,169 | 3 | $49,520,326 |
| 2021 | $1,947,973,281 | $1,458,642,232 | $1,362,990,040 | $130,649 | 2 | $54,481,146 |
| 2020 | $1,734,890,340 | $1,242,454,411 | $1,200,307,528 | $342,538 | 5 | $16,733,253 |
| 2019 | $1,753,434,894 | $1,233,130,712 | $1,155,222,365 | $150,604 | 3 | $8,415,557 |
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.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lester E Cox Medical Centers is led by Max D. Buetow, President & CEO since 2023 (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 Cmg → President & Coxhealth CEO, 2022
President & Coxhealth CEO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$234K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Steve Edwards
Former President & CEO
President & CEO Coxhealth → Former President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ashley Casad
President & Shg
Vice President & Clinical Services Shg → President & Shg, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$187K (2021) → $500K (2025)
Hal L. Higdon
Chair
2nd Vice Chair of the Board → 1st Vice Chair, 2022
1st Vice Chair → 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, 2023
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, 2023
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 Chief Medical Officer, 2022
Senior Vice President Chief Medical Officer → Senior Vice President & CMO, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$439K (2021) → $667K (2025)
Beth G. Polivka
Senior Vice President & Cno
Vice President & Cno → Senior Vice President & Cno, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$178K (2022) → $380K (2025)
Johnathan Shamel
Senior Vice President & Cmg
Vice President Cmg → Senior Vice President & Cmg, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$174K (2022) → $416K (2025)
Karim Welaya
Physician
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$821K (2023) → $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, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert C. Fulp
Board Member
1st Vice Chair of the Board → Chair, 2022
Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vickie J. Nelson
Secretary
Secretary → Board Secretary, 2022
Board Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Hargis
1st Vice Chair
2nd Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → 1st Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jefferson M. Tynes
2nd Vice Chair
3rd Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → 2nd Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad E. Erwin
Board Member
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 (33)
- 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 (2022–2024) — Vice President & Clinical Services
- Former: Brian Jared (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Chuck Chalender (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Genice Maroc (2019–2023) — Former Vice President Clinical Services
- Former: Ibrahim Abe Abdalla MD (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James Hutcheson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jan Baumgartner (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Turner (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kurt Hellweg (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Phillip Loyd (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Jarvis MD (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Julia L. Flax MD (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Krystal Russell (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Cameron (2023) — Physician
- Former: Robert Cox (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Amanda Hedgpeth (2019–2022) — Vice President of Hospital Operations
- Former: Arijit Chowdhury MD (2019–2022) — Physician
- Former: Frank Romero (2019–2022) — Former Vice President Medical Affairs
- Former: Robert Ferguson (2019–2022) — Former Vice President Cmg
- Former: Vimal Ravi MD (2022) — Physician
- Former: Armin Kamyab MD (2019–2021) — Physician
- Former: David Zolfaghari MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Heim (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Janice Harris (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Dix MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert McDowell (2019–2021) — 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
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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
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