Medstar Health Inc
Medstar Health Inc at a glance
In short: Medstar Health Inc gave $15.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15.1M), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,125,575
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,125,575
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,125,575
- Total assets
- $3,675,983,552
- +7.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Medstar Health Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Georgetown University ($15.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Medstar Health Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). 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 $12.9M (2019) to $15.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | Supporting the School of Medicine | $15,125,575 |
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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 | $3,675,983,552 | $423,331,709 | $374,727,640 | $15,125,575 | 1 | $76,177,355 |
| 2024 | $3,406,041,925 | $363,603,125 | $298,423,419 | $14,419,384 | 1 | $77,472,526 |
| 2023 | $3,203,474,364 | $366,652,043 | $298,884,795 | $14,349,221 | 1 | $53,597,492 |
| 2022 | $3,241,361,236 | $324,422,604 | $283,205,907 | $13,994,281 | 1 | $60,173,185 |
| 2021 | $4,258,618,902 | $383,171,265 | $287,056,514 | $13,133,769 | 1 | $56,461,458 |
| 2020 | $4,670,764,797 | $275,133,645 | $272,142,862 | $13,337,678 | 1 | $65,161,153 |
| 2019 | $3,005,315,672 | $301,686,539 | $261,224,498 | $12,913,515 | 1 | $38,517,800 |
About Medstar Health Inc
Based on IRS filings
Medstar Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Columbia, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15.1M. Net investment income was $76.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Medstar Health Inc is led by Kenneth A. Samet, CEO & President on every filing since 2019; 12 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth A. Samet
CEO & President
On filings since 2019
29 hrs/week
$6.9M (2019) → $6.5M (2025)
Rosie Allen-Herring
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen J. Taylor MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$695K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Christopher G. Kalhorn MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$792K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Anthony J. Buzzelli
Director
Director → Chair, 2021
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eben D. Finney III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James A. Dorta MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John J. Degioia PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Ann Curl MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas P. Joyce Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent J. Martorana Dpm
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwendolyn E. Boyd
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adaeze Enekwechi PhD MPP
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamla Olivier
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Randolph MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Matt Kelly
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan O'Mara
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Wagner
Former Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President → Former Executive Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
$1.7M (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Jeffrey Matton
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2019) → $1.5M (2025)
Loretta Walker
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1M (2019) → $1.8M (2025)
Michael J. Curran
Former Executive Vice President & CAO
Executive Vice President & CAO → Former Executive Vice President & CAO, 2023
On filings since 2019
$3.7M (2019) → $386K (2025)
Oliver M. Johnson II
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$1.4M (2019) → $2.1M (2025)
Stephen Evans MD
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$2M (2019) → $3M (2025)
Susan Nelson
Executive Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$1.4M (2019) → $2.4M (2025)
M. Joy Drass MD
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2022
39 hrs/week
$3M (2022) → $3.6M (2025)
Bradley Chambers
Senior Vice President, COO & Balitmore Regio
Senior Vice President, COO & Balitmore Region → Senior Vice President, COO & Balitmore Regio, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$1.7M (2024) → $1.8M (2025)
David H. Song MD
Vice President & Medical Affairs
Vice President of Medical Affairs & CMO → Vice President & Medical Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$1.9M (2024) → $2.1M (2025)
Michael Sachtleben
Senior Vice President, COO & Washington Regi
Senior Vice President, COO & Washington Region → Senior Vice President, COO & Washington Regi, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$1.9M (2024) → $2.1M (2025)
Gary H. Tabach
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Gregory S. Proctor (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Ourisman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Eckert (2021–2024) — Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
- Former: Marc N. Duber (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Couper (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Maclean (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: John Lock (2023) — Senior Vice President & Cdto
- Former: William J. Oetgen Jr. MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Debi Kuchka-Craig (2022) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Robert Gilbert (2022) — President & Medstar Ambulatory Svcs
- Former: Joy Drass-Maxwell (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Mark Smith (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Maureen McCausland (2019–2021) — Former Senior Vice President
- Former: Kevin Kowalski (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Carl Schindelar (2019–2020) — Former Executive Vice President
- Former: Mark Jensen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William R. Roberts (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bruce Bartoo (2020) — Senior Vice President
- Former: David Mayer (2019) — Executive Vice President
- Former: David Noe (2019) — Former Executive Vice President
- Former: Debra Kuchka-Craig (2019) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Roberta Loker (2019) — Director
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 $6.5M, to Kenneth a Samet (CEO and President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Medstar Health Inc
How much does Medstar Health Inc give each year?
Medstar Health Inc gave $15.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Medstar Health Inc?
Medstar Health Inc reported $3.7B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $423.3M.
What is Medstar Health Inc?
Medstar Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Columbia, MD. It holds $3.7B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Medstar Health Inc operate?
Medstar Health Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Medstar Health Inc's EIN?
Medstar Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2087445. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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