Meriter Hospital Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-0806367

Meriter Hospital, inc. Is dedicated to improving the health of the people and communities we serve.

Key facts about Meriter Hospital Inc

EIN
39-0806367
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Total assets
$1,027,344,720

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0B

+3.6% YoY

Revenue

$643.3M

+2.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

$9.9M

-71.8% YoY

Expenses

$620.1M

+7.4% YoY

About Meriter Hospital Inc

Based on IRS filings

Meriter Hospital Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0B in total assets. Net investment income was $9.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Madison

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $100K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200M$400M$600M$800M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,027,344,720$991,590,073$926,629,829
Revenue$643,258,371$625,737,715$605,087,481
Expenses$620,056,299$577,385,986$546,370,086
Net Investment Income$9,921,965$35,200,711$42,513,499

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Meriter Hospital Inc is led by James Arnett, Board Member, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • James Arnett

    Board Member, President & CEO

    Chief Operating Offcier → Chief Operating Officer, 2020

    Chief Operating Officer → Board Member, President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Griffin

    Executive Director Joa

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2021) → $238K (2024)

  • Doug Strub

    Board Chair & Past Chair

    Board Vice Chair & Chair → Board Chair, 2023

    Board Chair → Board Chair & Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    $13K (2023) → $6K (2024)

  • Newrhee Kim MD

    Board Member & Board Chair

    Board Member & Vice Chair → Board Vice Chair, 2023

    Board Vice Chair → Board Member & Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    $6K (2024)

  • Kristine Holmes

    Director Med & Surg Nurse

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2019) → $223K (2024)

  • Christina Jackson

    Market COO

    Director Perioperative Svcs → Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    Chief Operating Officer → Market COO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    $194K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Margaret Noreuil RN PhD

    Board Member

    Board Chair & Past Chair → Board Past Chair, 2023

    Board Past Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Bradley Manning MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2023) → $0 (2024)

  • Marlene K. Nahavandi

    Registered Nurse

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2020) → $195K (2024)

  • Michael Nyffeler

    Pharmacy Clinical Manager

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $191K (2022) → $207K (2024)

  • Roberta Sonnentag

    Registered Nurse

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2024)

  • Beth Erdman

    Market CFO & Treasurer

    CFO, Secretary & Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2022

    CFO & Treasurer → Market CFO & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Wittke

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Wetzel MD

    Market CMO & Assistant Secretary

    CMO & Assistant Secretary → Market CMO & Assistant Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Casali

    Market Cno

    Chief Nursing Officer → Market Cno, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Thompson MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Henshue

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Craig-Shashko MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ashley

    Board Vice Chair

    Board Member → Board Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Setji

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rukmini Banerjee

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shana Wuebben

    Market Vice President Hr & Secretary

    Vice President Hr & Secretary → Market Vice President Hr & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Erickson To

    Former CEO Uph-Meriter

    Board Member, CEO & Assistant Treasurer → Former CEO Uph-Meriter, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Yelk Do To

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (41)
  • Former: Art Nizza Dsw To (2019–2023) — Former CEO Uph-Meriter
  • Former: Julie Rice (2019–2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Heidi Manley (2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Jason Yelk DO (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Virginia Graves To (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Virginia Graves (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Falsey (2021–2022) — Pharmacy Operations Manager
  • Former: James Arnett Coo To (2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Jason Yelk Do Fr (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Blumenfeld To (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Julie Sampson (2019–2021) — Director Patient Experience
  • Former: Kathy Blumenfeld (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Sue Erickson (2019–2021) — Board Member, CEO & Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Aisha Smith To (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Ashley Fr (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lizbeth Nelson (2021) — Director Patient Care
  • Former: Mark Moody To (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Setji Fr (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rukmini Banerjee Fr (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Katherine Kostrivas (2019–2020) — Executive Director Joa
  • Former: Mark Moody (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Aisha Smith (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Alison Craig MD (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Art Nizza Dsw (2020) — Former CEO Uph-Meriter
  • Former: Dave Boyer To (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kim Newrhee Md Fr (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Stoffel Md To (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Aisha Smith Fr (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Alison Craig Md Fr (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Brad Manning Md Chair To (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Boyer (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Strub Board Member To (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Geoffrey Priest MD (2019) — Former CMO & Assistant Secretary
  • Former: George Kamperschroer To (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jack Cotton To (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Lisa Peyton-Caire To (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Stoffel MD (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Thompson Md Fr (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Goldrosen Md To (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ray Allen To (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ronald Henshue Fr (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Carla Griffin — Executive Director JOA: $238KCarla GriffinExecutive Director JOA$238KKristine Holmes — DIR Med/Surg Nurse: $223KKristine HolmesDIR Med/Surg Nurse$223KMichael Nyffeler — Pharmacy Clinical Manager: $207KMichael NyffelerPharmacy Clinical Manager$207KRoberta Sonnentag — Registered Nurse: $196KRoberta SonnentagRegistered Nurse$196KMarlene Nahavandi — Registered Nurse: $195KMarlene NahavandiRegistered Nurse$195KNewrhee Kim MD — BD MEM(TO 6/24)/BD CHAIR(FR 6/24): $6KNewrhee Kim MDBD MEM(TO 6/24)/BD CHAIR(FR…$6KDoug Strub — Board CHR(TO 6/24)/Past CHR(FR 6/24): $6KDoug StrubBoard CHR(TO 6/24)/Past CHR(FR…$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $238K, to Carla Griffin (Executive Director JOA). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Meriter Hospital Inc

How large is Meriter Hospital Inc?

Meriter Hospital Inc reported $1.0B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $643.3M.

What is Meriter Hospital Inc?

Meriter Hospital Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Madison, WI. It holds $1.0B in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Meriter Hospital Inc operate?

Meriter Hospital Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Meriter Hospital Inc's EIN?

Meriter Hospital Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0806367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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