Medical Education Assistance Corp
Serve the healthcare needs of our patients, offering a comprehensive range of health care services for people of all ages, educate our students and residents, and improve the overall health of the people of this region.
Medical Education Assistance Corp at a glance
In short: Medical Education Assistance Corp gave $2.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,450,635
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,225,318
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,225,318
- Total assets
- $52,587,196
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Medical Education Assistance Corp funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was East Tennessee State University ($1.9M). Together the top 2 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Medical Education Assistance Corp gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2020) to $3.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | Medical Education | $1,915,635 |
| Etsu Foundation Johnson City, TN | Medical Education | $535,000 |
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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 | $52,587,196 | $62,745,686 | $66,109,753 | $2,450,635 | 2 | $924,324 |
| 2024 | $53,309,119 | $68,007,907 | $67,047,889 | $3,147,188 | 2 | $2,169,339 |
| 2023 | $51,771,439 | $56,668,908 | $52,394,082 | $2,221,140 | 2 | $427,565 |
| 2022 | $46,906,188 | $54,101,517 | $50,384,238 | $2,433,781 | 2 | $114,558 |
| 2021 | $46,494,527 | $58,785,837 | $47,629,409 | $2,204,256 | 2 | $197,824 |
| 2020 | $44,308,523 | $44,996,440 | $40,462,712 | $1,938,526 | 2 | $286,478 |
About Medical Education Assistance Corp
Based on IRS filings
Medical Education Assistance Corp is a public charity, based in Mountain Home, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $52.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $924K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Medical Education Assistance Corp is led by Russell Eugene Lewis, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 25 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Russell Eugene Lewis
CEO
CFO → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $116K (2025)
William A. Block Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$105K (2020) → $137K (2025)
Blair Reece
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $156K (2025)
Carlos A. Floresguerra
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$166K (2020) → $73K (2025)
Darshan Surendka Shah
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$286K (2020) → $417K (2025)
David Lee Wood
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$33K (2020) → $35 (2025)
Dawn Tuell
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$107K (2020) → $77K (2025)
Devapiran Jaishankar
Director
Physician → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$331K (2020) → $261K (2025)
Jonathan P. Moorman
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $12K (2025)
Kevin F. Breuel
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$93K (2020) → $170K (2025)
Martin E. Olsen
Director
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$71K (2020) → $96K (2025)
Robert T. Means Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
$7K (2020) → $19K (2025)
Brad Feltis
Director
On filings since 2022
25 hrs/week
$465K (2022) → $456K (2025)
J. Bracken Burns
Director
On filings since 2022
25 hrs/week
$428K (2022) → $406K (2025)
Kenneth E. Olive
Director
On filings since 2022
25 hrs/week
$12K (2022) → $14K (2025)
M. Salah Shurbaji
Director
On filings since 2022
25 hrs/week
$12K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Roland K. Huffaker
Director
On filings since 2022
$308K (2022) → $340K (2025)
Aleksandr Fuks
Director
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
$79K (2024) → $146K (2025)
Deidre Pierce
Director
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
$81K (2024) → $97K (2025)
Ashley Blaske
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Allen Musil
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Linville
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Latimer
Director
Etsu Board O → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reid Blackwelder
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Moore
Director
On filings since 2023
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Patterson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marta Wayt
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel F. Haynes
Physician
On filings since 2020
$417K (2020) → $376K (2025)
Des R. Bharti
Physician
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$276K (2020) → $374K (2025)
Elizabeth Ann Henley
COO
Chief Operat → COO, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$184K (2020) → $177K (2025)
Matthew R. Kroilkowski
Physician
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
$327K (2020) → $132K (2025)
William Browder
Vice President
On filings since 2020
$6K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Vijay K. Ramu
Physician
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$378K (2021) → $433K (2025)
Sherry Holmes
CMO
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
$231K (2024) → $231K (2025)
Former officers (18)
- Former: Jeffrey A. Summers (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sheri L. Holmes (2020–2023) — CMO
- Former: John B. Schweitzer (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Karl Goodkin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tiffany M. Lasky (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Timir Kumar Paul (2020–2022) — Physician
- Former: Timothy Canavan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Watson Jernigan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Wilsie Bishop (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shawn M. Hollinger (2021–2022) — Physician
- Former: I. William Browder (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Ken Olive (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: R. Keith Huffaker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sheree Bray (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Bracken Burns (2021) — Physician
- Former: Drjohn S. Keeley Jr. (2020) — Physician
- Former: Drvijay K. Ramu (2020) — Physician
- Former: George M. Testerman (2020) — Physician
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $456K, to Brad Feltis (Director). 25 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Medical Education Assistance Corp
How much does Medical Education Assistance Corp give each year?
Medical Education Assistance Corp gave $2.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 2 grants.
How large is Medical Education Assistance Corp?
Medical Education Assistance Corp reported $52.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $62.7M.
Where does Medical Education Assistance Corp operate?
Medical Education Assistance Corp has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Medical Education Assistance Corp's EIN?
Medical Education Assistance Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1052914. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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