Mercy Health Foundation
To coordinate and strengthen fundraising for mercy medical center and stella maris.
Mercy Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Mercy Health Foundation gave $7.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3.7M), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,446,084
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,723,042
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,723,042
- Total assets
- $76,056,013
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (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 Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mercy Medical Center ($6.4M). Together the top 2 received $7.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mercy Health Foundation gives
- Giving grew 24% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.9M (2023) to $8.3M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $7.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD | To Advance the Capital, Operating, and Endowment Priorities | $6,373,669 |
| Stella Maris Inc Timonium, MD | To Advance the Capital, Operating, and Endowment Priorities | $1,072,415 |
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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 | $76,056,013 | $13,226,971 | $10,820,925 | $7,446,084 | 2 | $1,734,647 |
| 2024 | $68,321,195 | $12,332,680 | $8,555,240 | $5,857,583 | 2 | $727,366 |
| 2023 | $62,295,225 | $9,848,690 | $6,115,213 | $3,908,611 | 2 | $275,210 |
| 2022 | $54,767,544 | $35,577,953 | $8,258,571 | $6,019,206 | 2 | $959,611 |
| 2021 | $33,262,951 | $6,274,537 | $10,245,650 | $8,130,192 | 2 | $780,670 |
| 2020 | $31,148,867 | $12,833,220 | $7,679,861 | $5,542,462 | 2 | $495,807 |
| 2019 | $28,066,201 | $16,841,364 | $10,090,266 | $8,339,311 | 2 | $438,398 |
About Mercy Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Mercy Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7.4M. Net investment income was $1.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mercy Health Foundation is led by David N Maine MD, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David N Maine MD
President & CEO
President, CEO & Executive Officio → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J Batza Jr.
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Helen Amos RSM
Director
Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clinton R Daly
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl L Linehan
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilynn K Duker
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard O Berndt
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc C Bunting
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew D Gallagher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John F Cavanaugh
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin C Deibel
Treasurer
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Senatore
Secretary
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Thomas R Mullen (2019–2024) — Former President, CEO & Executive Officio
- Former: Claudia E. Keenan (2019–2022) — Former Director
- Former: John E. Topper (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 Foundation
How much does Mercy Health Foundation give each year?
Mercy Health Foundation gave $7.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.9M across 2 grants.
How large is Mercy Health Foundation?
Mercy Health Foundation reported $76.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.2M.
What is Mercy Health Foundation?
Mercy Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $76.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mercy Health Foundation operate?
Mercy Health Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Mercy Health Foundation's EIN?
Mercy Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2173656. 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 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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