Memorial Hermann Foundation
Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. Our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. Our values are community, compassion, credibility, and courage.
Memorial Hermann Foundation at a glance
In short: Memorial Hermann Foundation gave $37.8M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $37.8M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,822,083
- +19.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,822,083
- +19.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $37,822,083
- Total assets
- $208,160,569
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Hermann Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Hermann Health System ($37.8M).
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 Memorial Hermann Foundation gives
- Giving grew 80% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20.1M (2023) to $37.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $37.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Health System Houston, TX | Supported Organization | $37,822,083 |
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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 | $208,160,569 | $63,258,216 | $49,499,376 | $37,822,083 | 1 | $20,363,026 |
| 2024 | $196,517,749 | $88,610,493 | $42,027,680 | $31,580,504 | 1 | $27,094,859 |
| 2023 | $158,610,863 | $48,715,319 | $30,185,203 | $20,083,217 | 1 | $11,621,887 |
| 2022 | $138,643,234 | $27,149,631 | $30,452,989 | $21,068,232 | 1 | $-5,762,270 |
| 2021 | $150,513,781 | $56,051,722 | $30,995,662 | $23,352,715 | 1 | $31,598,048 |
| 2020 | $128,175,720 | $33,729,240 | $30,118,047 | $22,747,181 | 1 | $3,681,313 |
About Memorial Hermann Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Memorial Hermann Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $208.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $37.8M. Net investment income was $20.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Memorial Hermann Foundation is led by Anne E Neeson, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 48 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne E Neeson
CEO
CEO → CEO - Foundation, 2023
CEO - Foundation → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David L Callender
President
CEO & President Present → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caralisa M Simon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David N Greenberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas W Schnitzer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Emmett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edd C Hendee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary R Petersen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hallie Vanderhider
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry N Pefanis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James J Postl
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James R Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Lynn Falgout
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Eads
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristina H Somerville
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martin D Beirne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morton A Cohn
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philamena Baird
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen M Fraga
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen M Trauber
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzie E Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Bradfield
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William E King
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zhanna Golodryga
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Taylor
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheridan Williams
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Pierce
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Secrest
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carin Barth
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luis Elizondo-Thomson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melinda H Perrin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel P Golden
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott T Holstead
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Byers
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Zeidman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith D Mosing
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Jamieson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myron Blalock
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Amin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Franklin DR Jones Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Matula
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
ABlake Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
DMartin Phillips
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Pitts
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William H Easter III
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Warren Shea
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alec King
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alejandra Loessin
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: A Blake Williams (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Deborah Gordon (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: D Martin Phillips (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Samuel G Pitts (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: D Keith Mosing (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe R Davis (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Dean (2020–2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Charles D Stokes (2020–2021) — Former CEO & President
- Former: Claire H Williams (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Kimberly A Koehn (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Kirsten Schachter (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Linda Kuykendall (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President, Doner Engagement & Spec Evn
- Former: Joanna T Phillips (2021) — Assistant Vice President & Advancement Services
- Former: Lynden B Rose (2020) — Director
- Former: Martin J Fein (2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle E Bair (2020) — Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Stephen A Lasher (2020) — Director
- Former: Susan D Sarofim (2020) — Director
- Former: Tony Vallone (2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Memorial Hermann Foundation
How much does Memorial Hermann Foundation give each year?
Memorial Hermann Foundation gave $37.8M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $31.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Memorial Hermann Foundation?
Memorial Hermann Foundation reported $208.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $63.3M.
What is Memorial Hermann Foundation?
Memorial Hermann Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. It holds $208.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Memorial Hermann Foundation operate?
Memorial Hermann Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Memorial Hermann Foundation's EIN?
Memorial Hermann Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1653640. 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 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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