Medical Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Bend, IN EIN: 35-1291588

Promote and dessiminate medical education.

Medical Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Medical Education Foundation Inc gave $23K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $23K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$23,192
-82.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-75.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$23,192
-28.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$23,192
Total assets
$8,234,921
+19.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Medical Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Harper Cancer Research Institute: $23KHarper Cancer ResearchInstitute$23K

The largest 2024 recipient was Harper Cancer Research Institute ($23K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

South BendNotre Dame

How Medical Education Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 215% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $130K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $23K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harper Cancer Research Institute Notre Dame, IN—$23,192
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$8,234,921$291,038$105,067$23,1921$256,972
2023$6,917,237$509,900$210,362$130,3854$254,477
2022$6,498,271$538,590$1,531,051$73,1382$531,382
2021$7,493,769$1,401,183$80,789$7,3631$642,123
2020$6,174,028$394,580$71,236$9,4451$215,083
2019$5,841,760$541,429$77,216$16,6841$639,583

About Medical Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Medical Education Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $23K. Net investment income was $257K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Medical Education Foundation Inc is led by Philip A. Newbold, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 22 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Philip A. Newbold

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard F. Carlton

    Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Bossung

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher J. Murphy III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gary B. Fromm

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James F. Keenan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John P. Hiler

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Mark D. Fox

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rafat H. Ansari

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel L. Milligan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Stack

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas R. Vidic

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Karam

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • David Van Ryn

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Corrine Kereszturi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Peter F. Baranay

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Emberton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Liddell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Travis

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Short

    Secretary

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas R. Cassady Jr.

    Vice Chairman

    Chairman → Vice Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Jack K. Ahrens II (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joyce L. Simpson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kreg R. Gruber (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert J. Bernhard (2022) — Director
  • Former: David VanRyn MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Macken-Marble (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robert Bernhard Ph D (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bryan Ritchie (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Chad Towner (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: S Jesse Hsieh MD (2019) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Medical Education Foundation Inc

How much does Medical Education Foundation Inc give each year?

Medical Education Foundation Inc gave $23K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $130K across 4 grants.

How large is Medical Education Foundation Inc?

Medical Education Foundation Inc reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $291K.

Where does Medical Education Foundation Inc operate?

Medical Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Medical Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

Medical Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1291588. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 15, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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