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Montefiore Medical Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Bronx, NY EIN: 13-1740114 Website

Montefiore Medical Center is a public charity based in the Bronx, New York. Established in 1884, it is an academic medical center and the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, combining patient care, research, medical education and community services. Its stated mission is to heal, teach, discover and advance the health of the communities it serves.

Montefiore Medical Center at a glance

In short: Montefiore Medical Center gave $1.1M across 14 grants in 2024 (avg $81K), mostly in New York. 21% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,139,664
-99.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
14
-69.6% vs 2023
Average grant
$81,405
-96.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$4,988,192,084
+8.5% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
21% first-time grantees (3 of 14, 2024; small sample)
Primary geography
New York (91% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Montefiore Medical Center

Contact

Mailing address: 111 East 210Th Street, Bronx, NY 10467-2401
Phone: (914) 349-8455
Website: https://montefiore.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Montefiore Medical Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: $680KNew York City Health andHospitals Corporation$680KBronx Care Health System Inc: $180KBronx Care Health System Inc$180KAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $60KAmerican Cancer Society Inc$60KCity in the Community Foundation: $33KCity in the CommunityFoundation$33KSt John's Riverside Hospital: $25KSt John's Riverside Hospital$25KRonald McDonald House New York: $25KRonald McDonald House New York$25KNYU Forensic Medicine Support Fund: $25KNYU Forensic Medicine SupportFund$25KThe Leukemia & Lymphoma: $25KThe Leukemia & Lymphoma$25KRenewal of Life Inc: $20KRenewal of Life Inc$20KCooper Square Community Development Committee Inc: $18KCooper Square CommunityDevelopment Committee Inc$18K

The largest 2024 recipient was New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ($680K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

162 grants across all recorded years

116<$50K20$50–100K15$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 116 grants of 162 (72%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Montefiore is based in the Bronx and describes serving the Bronx and nearby Westchester County. In 2024, 91% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York; the remaining reported shares went to Georgia (5%), New Jersey (1%), Illinois (1%) and Tennessee (1%).

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

BronxNew YorkBrooklynRye BrookYonkersMount VernonAlbanyAtlantaBaltimoreChicagoMonroeNyackPoughkeepsieRockvilleTroyAlexandriaBethesdaKennesawMaplewoodMemphis

Is Montefiore Medical Center open to new grantees?

21%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 3 of 14 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $100K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.

  • 50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving fell 99% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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

$0$50M$100M$150M27 grants2020 32 grants2021 43 grants2022 46 grants2023 14 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2024) to $123.3M (2022). In 2024 it made 14 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NYSubrecipient Grant$680,066
Bronx Care Health System Inc Bronx, NYSubrecipient Grant$180,488
American Cancer Society Inc Atlanta, GASponsorship$60,000
City in the Community Foundation New York, NYSponsorship$32,500
St John's Riverside Hospital Yonkers, NYSponsorship$25,000
Ronald McDonald House New York Valhalla, NYSponsorship$25,000
NYU Forensic Medicine Support Fund New York, NYSponsorship$25,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Rye Brook, NYSponsorship$25,000
Renewal of Life Inc Brooklyn, NYSponsorship$20,000
Cooper Square Community Development Committee Inc New York, NYSubrecipient Grant$18,110
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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
2024$4,988,192,084$5,908,041,192$5,619,420,589$1,139,66414$76,019,276
2023$4,597,467,871$5,057,497,655$5,003,322,926$112,229,33846$45,091,324
2022$4,574,684,802$4,590,891,278$4,653,244,153$123,288,41743$59,173,371
2021$4,974,674,006$4,245,441,819$4,602,246,814$119,061,20232$47,731,539
2020$5,446,914,187$4,342,685,327$4,436,026,274$62,644,79327$62,169,693

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Montefiore’s stated mission is “to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.” Its website describes work in clinical care, research, education and community health, including efforts related to healthcare access, disease prevention, food security and neighborhood development.

The 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and activities. For example, the American Cancer Society describes its mission as improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research and patient support. City in the Community Foundation says it works to increase access to safe, healthy playing spaces for New York City youth through fields, coaching and mentorship. Renewal of Life says it matches kidney donors with people suffering from kidney disease, while Cooper Square Community Development Committee describes work in community revitalization, neighborhood preservation and housing and tenant counseling.

Grantmaking

Montefiore reported 14 grants totaling $1,139,664 in filing year 2024. Grant amounts ranged from $8,500 to $680,066, with a median of $25,000. The largest listed awards were $680,066 to New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and $180,488 to BronxCare Health System, both for subrecipient grants. Other listed awards included $60,000 to the American Cancer Society for sponsorship, $32,500 to City in the Community Foundation for sponsorship, and $25,000 each to St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Ronald McDonald House New York and NYU Forensic Medicine Support Fund for sponsorship.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists James M. Butler as chair, Catherine Klema as vice chair, Emanuel Chirico as treasurer and Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, as president and CEO. It also lists Alan N. Suna, Alisa R. Doctoroff, Allen M. Spiegel, MD, Barry S. Blattman, Bruce Doniger and Daniel R. Tishman as trustees.

Montefiore Medical Center is led by Philip O. Ozuah MD PhD, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 5 of 42 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Philip O. Ozuah MD PhD

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emad Eskandar MD

    Chair-Neurological Surgery

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $2.1M (2020) → $2M (2024)

  • Robert Michler MD

    Chair-Surg & Cardiothoracic Surg

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $4.2M (2020) → $4.9M (2024)

  • Neil Cobelli MD

    Chair-Dept. of Orthopedics

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $1.6M (2022) → $1.6M (2024)

  • James M. Butler

    Chair

    Chairman → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph De Rose MD

    Director Min Invasive Robotic Surg

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2020) → $1.7M (2024)

  • Alan N. Suna

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alisa R. Doctoroff

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry S. Blattman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Doniger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel R. Tishman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David B. Keidan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas F. Eisenberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwin H. Stern III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gayle F. Robinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen A. Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay B. Abramson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennie Emil

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Braun

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Heffer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John P. Gutfreund

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon W. Rotenstreich

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan A. Lipton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewis Henkind

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret S. Nathan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew H. Nord

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Ceriale

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Gantcher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Bauman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Green

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald L. Moelis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth L. Gottesman EdD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey R. Lane

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas L. Harrison

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Breslow Newhouse

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen M. Spiegel MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Goldstein MD

    Vice Chair-Cardiothoracic Surg

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2020) → $1.7M (2024)

  • Catherine Klema

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Panczner

    Assistant Sec.-Svp & General Counsel

    On filings since 2020

    35.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen M. Blye

    Executive Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    36.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emanuel Chirico

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2021

    Trustee & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Green-Lorenzen RN

    System Senior Vp-Operations

    On filings since 2020

    44 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Alan M. Klein (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: David A. Tanner (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael A. Stocker MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jay B. Langner (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cynthia King Vance (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Felice K. Shea (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Oded Aboodi (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Steven Safyer MD (2020–2021) — Former Officer
  • Former: W. Norman Milner (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Zita G. Rosenthal (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Peter P. Semczuk (2021) — Svp-Exec Director Moses & Wakefield
  • Former: Barry W. Gray (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Schoenberg MD (2020) — Chair-Department of Urology
  • Former: Roger Einiger (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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

Robert Michler MD — Chair-Surg/Cardiothoracic Surg: $4.9MRobert Michler MDChair-Surg/Cardiothoracic Surg$4.9MEmad Eskandar MD — Chair-Neurological Surgery: $2.0MEmad Eskandar MDChair-Neurological Surgery$2.0MDaniel Goldstein MD — Vice Chair-Cardiothoracic Surg: $1.7MDaniel Goldstein MDVice Chair-Cardiothoracic Surg$1.7MJoseph De Rose MD — DIR Min Invasive Robotic Surg: $1.7MJoseph De Rose MDDIR Min Invasive Robotic Surg$1.7MNeil Cobelli MD — Chair-Dept. of Orthopedics: $1.6MNeil Cobelli MDChair-Dept. of Orthopedics$1.6M

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $4.9M, to Robert Michler MD (Chair-Surg/Cardiothoracic Surg). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Montefiore Medical Center

How much does Montefiore Medical Center give each year?

Montefiore Medical Center gave $1.1M across 14 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $112.2M across 46 grants.

What is Montefiore Medical Center's typical grant size?

Montefiore Medical Center's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $81,405, across 14 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Montefiore Medical Center that year got $15K on average.

Where does Montefiore Medical Center give grants?

Montefiore Medical Center gives mostly in New York: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants).

Does Montefiore Medical Center give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Montefiore Medical Center's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship" (11 grants) and "Subrecipient Grant" (3 grants).

Who are Montefiore Medical Center's largest grantees?

Montefiore Medical Center's largest 2024 grantees include New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ($680,066), Bronx Care Health System Inc ($180,488) and American Cancer Society Inc ($60,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Montefiore Medical Center?

Montefiore Medical Center reported $5.0B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9B.

What does Montefiore Medical Center fund?

Montefiore’s stated mission is “to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Montefiore Medical Center?

Montefiore Medical Center has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check montefiore.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Montefiore Medical Center's EIN?

Montefiore Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1740114. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Montefiore Medical Center funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/montefiore-medical-center-morg_3bcdb6a278924ef5a4a8f16bc3e5f7a1

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