Mercy Health Care Foundation
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Mercy Health Care Foundation at a glance
In short: Mercy Health Care Foundation gave $122K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $122K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $121,503
- -76.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $121,503
- -76.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $121,503
- Total assets
- $3,134,182
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mercy Health Care Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alegent Health-Mercy Hospital Corning IA ($122K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Mercy Health Care Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). 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 $16K (2023) to $508K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $122K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health-Mercy Hospital Corning IA Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $121,503 |
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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 | $3,134,182 | $345,075 | $169,147 | $121,503 | 1 | $258,345 |
| 2024 | $2,950,624 | $401,479 | $538,531 | $508,174 | 1 | $330,025 |
| 2023 | $3,094,084 | $210,723 | $24,243 | $16,280 | 1 | $177,084 |
| 2022 | $2,908,312 | $-272,167 | $262,061 | $144,555 | 1 | $-298,466 |
| 2021 | $3,441,832 | $671,800 | $36,333 | $36,333 | 1 | $652,646 |
| 2020 | $2,706,060 | $102,760 | $143,855 | $136,900 | 1 | $89,323 |
| 2019 | $2,705,029 | $-23,153 | $139,138 | — | — | $-115,513 |
About Mercy Health Care Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Mercy Health Care Foundation is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $122K. Net investment income was $258K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mercy Health Care Foundation is led by Mona Douglas, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mona Douglas
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Reed
Chi Mercy Corning President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Nielsen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Cline
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Burton Heaton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joni Houck
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandi Lammers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Akin
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Leonard
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Bertolini
Vice President Philanthropy
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick O'Tool
Former Interim CFO & Chi Health
Interim CFO & Chi Health → Former Interim CFO & Chi Health, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Schnack
Market CFO
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Colleen Larimer (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Doug Brown (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jane Rychnovsky (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Jeanette Wojtalewicz (2019–2024) — Former CFO & Chi Health
- Former: Luann Brown (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Evert Kuiper (2022–2024) — Ex-Off Bm, Former President & CEO Chi Health
- Former: Paula Fehring (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Marvin Smith (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Roger Brummett (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kurt Sargent (2021–2022) — Director, President & Corning Hospital
- Former: Lisa Wolfe (2019–2021) — Director, Former President & Corning Hospital
- Former: Dan Zech (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ray Renyolds (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.
Frequently asked questions about Mercy Health Care Foundation
How much does Mercy Health Care Foundation give each year?
Mercy Health Care Foundation gave $122K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $508K across 1 grant.
How large is Mercy Health Care Foundation?
Mercy Health Care Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $345K.
Where does Mercy Health Care Foundation operate?
Mercy Health Care Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Iowa.
What is Mercy Health Care Foundation's EIN?
Mercy Health Care Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1461064. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 5, 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 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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