Memorial Hospital Foundation
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Memorial Hospital Foundation at a glance
In short: Memorial Hospital Foundation gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $53K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $53,254
- +50.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $53,254
- +200.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $53,254
- Total assets
- $1,023,780
- +18.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Memorial Hospital Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Hospital Association ($53K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
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 Hospital Foundation gives
- Giving fell 75% 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 $7K (2021) to $216K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $53K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Association Carthage, IL | Employee Scholarships | $53,254 |
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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 | $1,023,780 | $195,179 | $58,783 | $53,254 | 1 | $48,515 |
| 2024 | $866,838 | $199,004 | $41,847 | $35,434 | 2 | $38,113 |
| 2023 | $691,349 | $204,110 | $153,838 | $137,662 | 2 | $17,531 |
| 2022 | $631,061 | $410,299 | $223,163 | $216,151 | 1 | $11,969 |
| 2021 | $462,577 | $159,411 | $14,862 | $6,826 | Total only | $10,322 |
| 2020 | $290,737 | $191,450 | $62,039 | $21,245 | 1 | $2,956 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Memorial Hospital Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Memorial Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Carthage, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $53K. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Memorial Hospital Foundation is led by Ada Bair, Director & Memorial Hospital CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ada Bair
Director & Memorial Hospital CEO
Director & Hospital CEO → Director & Memorial Hospital CEO, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mattie Haas
President
Director → Vice President - & Director -, 2023
Vice President - & Director - → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Gilbert
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Fox
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Ferguson
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Nightingale
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krista Carle
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jo Scheetz
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Crim
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Starr
Director
V.p. & President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Morrison
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shellie Wear
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Pope
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noah Dearwester
Director
Director - → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Steffenmeier
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Griswold
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
LuAnn Haas
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Smith
Memorial Hospital CFO
Hospital CFO → Memorial Hospital CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Kraus
Vice President
Director - → Director, 2023
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Murphy
Secretary & Treasurer
Director - → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Joe Zumwalt (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John Dittmer (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Charles Gilbert-Secretary (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jared Murphy-Director (2024)
- Former: Matthew Kraus-Director (2024) — Then Vice President
- Former: Mattie Haas-Vice President (2024)
- Former: Terry Pope-President (2024)
- Former: Callie Connor (2020–2023) — Vice President -
- Former: Elaine Ferguson - Director (2022)
- Former: Ron Starr - President (2022)
- Former: Casey Yager (2020–2021) — 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 Hospital Foundation
How much does Memorial Hospital Foundation give each year?
Memorial Hospital Foundation gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 2 grants.
How large is Memorial Hospital Foundation?
Memorial Hospital Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $195K.
What is Memorial Hospital Foundation?
Memorial Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Carthage, IL. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Memorial Hospital Foundation operate?
Memorial Hospital Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Memorial Hospital Foundation's EIN?
Memorial Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3010424. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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