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Methodist Services

Public charity · Grantmaker Philadelphia, PA EIN: 56-2311719 Website

The mission of the corporation shall be to provide life enriching services to children, adults and families as they face the challenges of limited resources, increased poverty and homelessness, disability and deficits in education and behavioral health services.the corporation shall do so through cooperative and coordinated efforts with methodist home for children (MHC), a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, and other MHC subsidiaries as part of the system of corporations controlled by MHC (together to be called herein the "MHC system").

Methodist Services at a glance

Total assets
$20,434,754
+17.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$11,265,871
+6.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$2,570
+132.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$12,049,702
+4.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Methodist Services funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Philadelphia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $296K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$20,434,754$11,265,871$12,049,702——$2,570
2024$17,446,338$10,549,862$11,492,285——$1,106
2023$17,789,203$9,746,214$10,439,666——$240
2022$10,751,320$10,522,580$8,721,509——$117
2021$6,407,252$8,201,860$8,369,399——$102
2020$4,425,137$8,441,097$9,004,117$296,1621$2,205
2019$4,436,405$8,267,955$8,571,379——$2,152

About Methodist Services

Based on IRS filings

Methodist Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Methodist Services is led by Kathrine Martin, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathrine Martin

    President & CEO

    Senior Vice President & Executive Director → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2019) → $47K (2025)

  • Gina Golson Nunery

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Coombe

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Bridges-White

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ericka Brown-Boulware

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Dodds

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Sorkin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thais McNeal

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Stutz

    Administrator of Educational Programs

    Senior Administrator → Administrator of Educational Programs, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2023) → $101K (2025)

  • Beth Abrams

    Associate Vice President of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2025)

  • James Robinson

    Vice Chair

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Burhop

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Wolfgang

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Miller

    Secretary

    Director → Vice Chair, 2020

    Vice Chair → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Roberts Benton

    Vice President & CFO

    CFO → Vice President & CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kali Curran

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Anne Rice-Burgess (2019–2024) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: James Ettelson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Mooring (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Larry Dodds (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Victoria Ward Yancey (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Doreen Lomax (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andy Cross (2021–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Regina Lojpersberger (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Maulin Patel (2019–2020) — Vice President & CFO Left Aug
  • Former: James Brehony (2020) — Interim CFO Aug to Dec
  • Former: Bronwyn Yocum (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Pete Wolf (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Beth Abrams — Assoc. VP of Operations: $134KBeth AbramsAssoc. VP of Operations$134KHeather Stutz — Administrator of Educational Programs: $101KHeather StutzAdministrator of Educational…$101KKathrine Martin — President & CEO: $47KKathrine MartinPresident & CEO$47K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Beth Abrams (Assoc. VP of Operations). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Methodist Services

How large is Methodist Services?

Methodist Services reported $20.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.3M.

What is Methodist Services?

Methodist Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $20.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Methodist Services operate?

Methodist Services has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Methodist Services's EIN?

Methodist Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2311719. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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