Michael Reese Health Trust
Michael Reese Health Trust is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois. It partners with the Chicagoland community to advance health solutions, using grantmaking, advocacy, and incubation to address health inequities and improve access to health.
Michael Reese Health Trust at a glance
In short: Michael Reese Health Trust gave $10.0M across 63 grants in 2025 (avg $158K), mostly in Illinois. 41% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,956,785
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 63
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $158,044
- -23.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $125,000
- Total assets
- $162,874,541
- -0.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 41% first-time grantees (26 of 63, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Michael Reese Health Trust
- How to Apply
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The website says the trust is not currently accepting new funding applications and welcomes conversations about ideas for improving health in the Chicago region.
- Contact
Mailing address: 200 W Madison St 300, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (630) 732-4956
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Michael Reese Health Trust
Who Michael Reese Health Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago ($549K). Together the top 10 received $3.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
340 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 114 grants of 340 (34%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The website describes the trust’s work as focused on Chicagoland. In the 2025 filing, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 2% to New York, and 1% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 63 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Michael Reese Health Trust open to new grantees?
41%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 26 of 63 grantees (41%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $178K; repeat grants $144K. How we count
Medians: $148K first-time, $93K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2022 it paid out 167% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.2M (2023) to $11.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 63 grants totaling $10.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | Fund for innovation in health, ralph r & minerva rose fund (to jcfs chicago) | $548,894 |
| Heartland Health Outreach Inc Chicago, IL | Healthcare for the homeless project, heartland alliance health sustainability, heartland alliance health sustainability and capacity building | $500,000 |
| Reclaiming Chicago NFP Co Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Chicago, IL | Reclaiming Chicago NFP | $450,000 |
| Jewish Child and Family Services Chicago, IL | Jcfs strategic business development, wellness, rest, and care - we still see you | $442,750 |
| Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago Skokie, IL | Reach strategic planning, program development, and quality control, wellness, rest, and care - we still see you | $405,000 |
| Wings Program Inc Palatine, IL | Wings Hospital Brain Injury Response | $320,000 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History Chicago, IL | Emergency Financial Assistance | $300,000 |
| Black Midwifery Collective Chicago, IL | Black midwifery collective's mission is to improve health outcomes for black birthing individuals by actively addressing disparities in maternal and infant health via educational programs which grow the culturally-congruent perinatal workforce. | $300,000 |
| Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Chicago, IL | CHW Community Billing Hub | $300,000 |
| Illinois Public Health Institute Chicago, IL | City's Five-Year Planning Process | $300,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The website’s FY24 grantmaking figure differs from the 2024 filing figure shown above.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $162,874,541 | $21,519,197 | $14,015,986 | $9,956,785 | 63 | — | $19,473,074 | — |
| 2024 | $163,662,921 | $2,229,259 | $15,363,841 | $11,945,627 | 58 | — | $-740,981 | — |
| 2023 | $159,470,952 | $6,390,366 | $10,206,792 | $7,184,136 | 57 | — | $4,500,438 | — |
| 2022 | $158,966,417 | $20,711,824 | $15,968,436 | $11,814,649 | 162 | $14,148,106 | $12,255,539 | $8,484,825 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The trust’s stated mission is to advance equitable access to health solutions for Jewish communities and the wider Chicago community. Its website identifies four priorities: preventing domestic violence, strengthening the health workforce, ending homelessness, and honoring its Jewish legacy. It also describes advocacy to advance policies and systems that put health in reach for all, and incubation to nurture ideas that may change the future of health.
The trust says it partners with nonprofits to launch, grow, or sustain strategies that advance health equity. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose own missions address a range of needs. For example, Heartland Alliance Health says it works to transform healthcare for people experiencing homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or multiple chronic illnesses. WINGS Program says it provides housing, services, education, and advocacy to end domestic violence. The Illinois Public Health Institute says it advances health justice through policy, systems, and institutional change. All Chicago says it leads a collaborative effort to ensure everyone has a place to call home.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports 63 grants totaling $9,956,785. Grant amounts ranged from $11,425 to $548,894, with a median of $125,000. Among the largest grants were $548,894 to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, $500,000 to Heartland Health Outreach Inc., $450,000 to Reclaiming Chicago NFP, and $442,750 to Jewish Child and Family Services. Other grants of $300,000 each went to All Chicago Making Homelessness History, the Black Midwifery Collective, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, the Illinois Public Health Institute, Legal Council for Health Justice, and the Shriver Center on Poverty Law.
The trust describes its grantmaking as collaborative, with partners helping shape ideas and proposals. It says funding may launch new initiatives, grow impactful programs, or support solutions intended to transform lives. The website separately reports that FY24 grantmaking totaled $7,255,598 across 60 grants and 43 grantee partners.
The organization monitors grants through verbal and written communication. Its filing says grantees are asked to report on progress toward goals, challenges and successes, and any client stories they wish to share, and to submit an organizational and/or project budget. Reports are due approximately 45 days after the grant period ends.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mally Z Rutkoff as chairman and director. Judy L Smith is executive vice chair and director; Andrew Glick and Kathy Chan are vice chairs and directors; Marc Roth is a vice chair and director for part of the year; and Sally Benjamin Young is secretary and director. Other directors listed are Ann-Louise Kleper, David Rubovits, Deborah Schrayer Karmin, and Ed Linn MD. Ann-Louise Kleper is listed as a director for part of the year.
Michael Reese Health Trust is led by Gayla A. Brockman, President & CEO - since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 8 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gayla A. Brockman
President & CEO -
President & CEO → President & CEO -, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$324K (2022) → $310K (2025)
Ameya Pawar
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Emily Krisciunas
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$117K (2023) → $154K (2025)
Mally Z. Rutkoff
Chairman & Director
Executive Vice Chair & Director → Chairman & Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer M. Rosenkranz
Senior Program Director
Program Director → Senior Program Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$153K (2023) → $161K (2025)
Jordyn D. Landberg
Communications Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$117K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Ann-Louise Kleper
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Schrayer Karmin
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy L. Smith
Executive Vice Chair & Director
Director → Executive Vice Chair & Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Chan
Vice Chair & Director
Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Roth
Vice Chair & Director -
Treasurer & Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2024
Vice Chair & Director → Vice Chair & Director -, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Benjamin Young
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter R. Nathan
Director
Chairman & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Glick
Vice Chair & Director
Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bouman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Ginsburg
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sista Yaa Simpson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Waldo E. Johnson Jr. PhD
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Linn MD
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Harris
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Lindsey
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Raviv MD
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rubovits
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Goese
Chief Financial Officer & CIO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$190K (2023) → $214K (2025)
Blair Harvey-Gintoft
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$176K (2024) → $192K (2025)
Launita Scott
Chief of Staff
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Former officers (11)
- Former: Rachel Reichlin (2023–2024) — Program Director
- Former: Gregory C. Mayer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Harvey J. Barnett (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Laurie Hochberg MD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle R. B. Saddler (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jill A. Baldwin (2023) — COO
- Former: Andrew K. Block (2022) — Director
- Former: David T. Brown (2022) — Director
- Former: Ellard Pfaelzer Jr. (2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Zaransky (2022) — Director
- Former: Sergio H. Rodriguez (2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $310K, to Gayla a Brockman (President and CEO - Part Year). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Michael Reese Health Trust
How much does Michael Reese Health Trust give each year?
Michael Reese Health Trust gave $10.0M across 63 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.9M across 58 grants.
What is Michael Reese Health Trust's typical grant size?
Michael Reese Health Trust's median grant in 2025 was $125,000, and its average grant was $158,044, across 63 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Michael Reese Health Trust that year got $178K on average.
Where does Michael Reese Health Trust give grants?
Michael Reese Health Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (55 grants).
Does Michael Reese Health Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 21% of Michael Reese Health Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 63) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Protect Our Care Illinois - Defending Medicaid 2025" (3 grants).
Who are Michael Reese Health Trust's largest grantees?
Michael Reese Health Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago ($548,894), Heartland Health Outreach Inc ($500,000) and Reclaiming Chicago NFP Co Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives ($450,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Michael Reese Health Trust?
Michael Reese Health Trust reported $162.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.5M.
What does Michael Reese Health Trust fund?
The trust’s stated mission is to advance equitable access to health solutions for Jewish communities and the wider Chicago community. Its website identifies four priorities: preventing domestic violence, strengthening the health workforce, ending homelessness, and honoring its Jewish legacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Michael Reese Health Trust?
The website says the trust is not currently accepting new funding applications and welcomes conversations about ideas for improving health in the Chicago region. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Michael Reese Health Trust's EIN?
Michael Reese Health Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2170910. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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