Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 62-1839548

Memorial Health Care System Foundation inc's sole purpose is to raise funds and awareness for memorial health care system ("mhcs"). Funds raised allow mhcs to extend its mission further into the community.

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc gave $5.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5.4M), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,421,064
+48.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,421,064
+48.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,421,064
Total assets
$26,980,724
+23.7% 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 Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Memorial Health Care System: $5.4MMemorial Health Care System$5.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Health Care System ($5.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chattanooga

How Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 115% 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

$0$2M$4M$6M2 grants2019 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2019) to $5.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga, TNSupport MHCS$5,421,064
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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
2025$26,980,724$8,190,119$7,240,660$5,421,0641$211,016
2024$21,814,685$10,984,674$5,238,291$3,653,4921$137,458
2023$15,214,120$5,539,421$3,858,442$1,378,0441$75,987
2022$11,865,758$6,317,578$3,575,359$2,519,6321$249,087
2021$8,437,829$3,611,781$2,984,807$1,924,1211$252,152
2019$6,403,357$1,772,895$2,174,578$1,292,8462$84,394

About Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5.4M. Net investment income was $211K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc is led by Janelle Reilly, Ex-Officio & Market CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 31 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janelle Reilly

    Ex-Officio & Market CEO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Clegg

    Chair

    Member at Large → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Dhanani

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Headrick Jr. MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Nicely

    Ex-Officio & Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Schumacher

    Member at Large

    Ex-Officio, Senior Vice President of Operations & Se Division → Exofficio Senior Vice President of Operations Se Division, 2022

    Exofficio Senior Vice President of Operations Se Division → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Ketcham

    Board Treasurer

    Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Jackson

    Former Officer

    Board Member → Former Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Sutton

    Former Officer

    Market CFO → Former Market CFO, 2023

    Former Market CFO → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Kramer

    Member at Large

    Member at Large → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Partain

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Whaley MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camille Daniel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Pesnell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Adams

    Board Member

    Board Member → Member at Large, 2023

    Member at Large → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Richardson MD MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lacy Burd

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023

    Board Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve McNally

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Washburn MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deanna Brown MD

    Board Secretary

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Dungan

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2023

    Board Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Nielsen

    CFO

    Interim CFO → CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Cardwell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam McKenney

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Quincy Jenkins

    Member at Large

    Board Member → Member at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roshan Amin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chasen Thomas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Hogstrom DO

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Henn

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Carman

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ward Nelson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Julie Brandao (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rob Carden (2019–2024) — Member at Large
  • Former: Troy Hammett (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President & Former CFO
  • Former: Mark Hite (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rhonda McCabe (2023–2024) — Interim CFO
  • Former: Chad Young (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeremy Jenkins (2019–2023) — Member at Large
  • Former: Zac Brown MD (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Norton (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Janie Jones (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Maclellan (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Sinkfield (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Newton (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ginny Kelly (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dana Perry (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Betsy Ranalli (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Brad Burcham (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Carlos Baleeiro MD (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: David Wendt MD (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Hodgen Mainda (2019) — Chair
  • Former: Jayne Brzezienski (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kris Czufin (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Paula Shuford (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ronna-Renee Jackson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sue Culpepper (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Susan Maclellan (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.

Frequently asked questions about Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc

How much does Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc give each year?

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc gave $5.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.7M across 1 grant.

How large is Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc?

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc reported $27.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.2M.

Where does Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc operate?

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc's EIN?

Memorial Health Care System Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1839548. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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