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Mdwise Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Indianapolis, IN EIN: 35-1931354 Website

To provide high-quality, affordable healthcare and improve the well-being of our members by engaging exceptional associates, community leaders and healthcare professionals.

Key facts about Mdwise Inc

In short: Mdwise Inc gave $307K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Indiana. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
35-1931354
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$306,917
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$30,692
Median grant
$12,500
New grantees (estimate)
40% first-time grantees (4 of 10, 2025)
Total assets
$666,018,143
Primary geography
Indiana (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$666.0M

-2.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$307K

-6.2% YoY

Grant Count

10

-23.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

+22.0% YoY

Is Mdwise Inc open to new grantees?

40%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 10 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $45K. How we count

Medians: $7K first-time, $39K repeat.

  • 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Mdwise Inc

Based on IRS filings

Mdwise Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $666.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $307K. Net investment income was $5.5M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

IndianapolisSt PetersburgElm GroveFishersAndersonCarmelCliveConwayElkhartFort WayneHammondMuncieOkemosPlanoSouth BendTerre Haute

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K5 grants20195 grants20208 grants202112 grants202217 grants202313 grants202410 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Indiana Family to Family: $97KIndiana Family to Family$97KHealth & Hospital Corp of Marion County: $86KHealth & Hospital Corp ofMarion County$86KMidwest Urban Strategies: $50KMidwest Urban Strategies$50KIndianapolis Zoo: $28KIndianapolis Zoo$28KHealthy Birth Day Inc: $18KHealthy Birth Day Inc$18KFamily Entertainment Television Inc: $7KFamily EntertainmentTelevision Inc$7KNami Indiana Inc: $6KNami Indiana Inc$6KGa Food Services of Pinellas County LLC: $5KGa Food Services of PinellasCounty LLC$5KHoosiers for Opportunity Prosperity and: $5KHoosiers for OpportunityProsperity and$5KUnited Way of Central Indiana Inc: $5KUnited Way of Central IndianaInc$5K

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K10$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
INDIANA FAMILY TO FAMILY Fishers, INGENERAL SUPPORT$97,300
HEALTH & HOSPITAL CORP OF MARION COUNTY Indianapolis, INGENERAL SUPPORT$86,000
MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES Elm Grove, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
INDIANAPOLIS ZOO Indianapolis, INGENERAL SUPPORT$27,500
HEALTHY BIRTH DAY INC Clive, IAGENERAL SUPPORT$18,000
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION INC South Bend, INGENERAL SUPPORT$7,000
NAMI INDIANA INC Indianapolis, INGENERAL SUPPORT$6,000
GA FOOD SERVICES OF PINELLAS COUNTY LLC St Petersburg, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$5,117
HOOSIERS FOR OPPORTUNITY PROSPERITY AND Terre Haute, INGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC Indianapolis, INGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1B$2B$3B2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$666,018,143$686,158,141$693,759,619
Revenue$1,654,598,483$1,812,972,288$1,962,990,873
Expenses$1,624,278,807$1,765,706,104$1,903,254,350
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$5,541,891$8,606,150$8,741,086
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mdwise Inc is led by Jessica Cromer, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jessica Cromer

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    21.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Brown

    Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Shively

    Director Business Services

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Wendi Powell

    Director Pharmacy

    Director Clinical Pharmacy → Director Pharmacy, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $172K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Jeffrey Wheeler

    Medical Director

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnie Goerges

    Director Business Technology

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Knowles

    Director Dental Programs

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Okeson

    Director Business Information

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russ Oppenborn

    Director Medicaid Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Hebenstreit

    Vice President General Counsel

    Chief Legal Counsel → Senior Vice President General Counsel, 2021

    Senior Vice President General Counsel → Vice President General Counsel, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $288K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • David E. Mazurkiewicz

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Diehl

    Assistant Treasurer & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Brunton

    Secretary -

    Vice President Finance → Secretary & Vice President Finance, 2024

    Secretary & Vice President Finance → Secretary -, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chasity Howell

    Vice President Provider Services

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Heintz

    Secretary -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Kathleen Kendall (2019–2024) — Secretary -
  • Former: Brittney Mullaney (2022–2024) — Vice President Health Services
  • Former: Joshua Burger (2024) — Director Provider Relations
  • Former: Timothy Noonan (2024) — Data Analytics Administrator Senior
  • Former: Kevin B. Tompkins (2019–2023) — Chairman -
  • Former: Torriaun Everett (2021–2023) — Vice President Health Plan Operations
  • Former: Brian Arrowood (2019–2021) — Vice President Business Operations
  • Former: Jason Thacker (2019–2021) — Director Business Operations
  • Former: Mark Ivory (2019–2021) — Manager Finance
  • Former: Paul Lorentz (2020–2021) — Vice President Finance
  • Former: Rebecca Tapp (2020–2021) — Vice President Health Services
  • Former: Yohesh S. Mehra (2021) — Database Administrator
  • Former: Brian Musial (2019–2020) — Director Pharmacy Analytics
  • Former: Carol Solomon (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Spitzberg (2019–2020) — Medical Director
  • Former: James Maguire (2019–2020) — CFO
  • Former: Stacy Tunon Watson (2020) — Director Clinical & Quality Operations
  • Former: Bruce Hayes (2019) — President & CEO
  • Former: Christopher Callahan (2019) — Vice President Pharmacy & Med Econ
  • Former: Eric Essley (2019) — Director Legal Services
  • Former: Lindsey Lux Kleman (2019) — Senior Vice President Operations
  • Former: Rebecca Cobb (2019) — Director Customer Service

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

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Mdwise Inc

How much does Mdwise Inc give each year?

Mdwise Inc gave $307K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $327K across 13 grants.

What is Mdwise Inc's typical grant size?

Mdwise Inc's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $30,692, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mdwise Inc that year got $9K on average.

Where does Mdwise Inc give grants?

Mdwise Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Wisconsin (16%) and Iowa (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Indianapolis, IN (4 grants).

Does Mdwise Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Mdwise Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Mdwise Inc's largest grantees?

Mdwise Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Indiana Family to Family ($97,300), Health & Hospital Corp of Marion County ($86,000) and Midwest Urban Strategies ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mdwise Inc?

Mdwise Inc reported $666.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7B.

What is Mdwise Inc's EIN?

Mdwise Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1931354. 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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