Nashville General Hospital Foundation
To support the patients, families, staff and community of nashville general hospital.
Nashville General Hospital Foundation at a glance
In short: Nashville General Hospital Foundation gave $151K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $151K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $150,748
- +46.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $150,748
- +46.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $150,748
- Total assets
- $936,050
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nashville General Hospital Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nashville General Hospital ($151K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Nashville General Hospital Foundation gives
- Giving grew 228% 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 $20K (2023) to $151K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $151K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN | Patient Care | $150,748 |
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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 | $936,050 | $642,750 | $606,263 | $150,748 | 1 | $988 |
| 2024 | $899,563 | $206,437 | $329,751 | $102,610 | 1 | $794 |
| 2023 | $1,045,477 | $404,101 | $475,696 | $19,526 | 1 | $793 |
| 2022 | $1,094,472 | $228,645 | $200,848 | $46,013 | 1 | $790 |
| 2021 | $1,089,643 | $448,259 | $247,659 | $21,200 | 1 | $914 |
| 2020 | $668,176 | $514,952 | $243,042 | $50,119 | 2 | $2,267 |
| 2019 | $401,955 | $153,035 | $115,515 | $87,434 | 1 | $1,559 |
About Nashville General Hospital Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Nashville General Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $936K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $151K. Net investment income was $988.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nashville General Hospital Foundation is led by Jennifer Balog, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Balog
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$69K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Woods Wellborn
President
President → Chair, 2024
Chair → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James J. Green
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Williams
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Pennington
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Looney
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Rothrock
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren E. Reese
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Fullum
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Enoch Fuzz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellyn M. Jansen
Area Executive
Board Member → Director, 2020
Director → Area Executive, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glenn M. Bradley Jr.
Senior Vice President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyn Plantinga
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Tene Franklin (2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Dawn R. Crumel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Vernon Rose (2019–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Michael McSurdy (2023) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Shan Carpenter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tene Hamilton Franklin Ms (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: The Rev Enoch Fuzz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: The Rev James J. Green (2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Webb (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Bernell (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $125K, to Jennifer Balog (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Nashville General Hospital Foundation
How much does Nashville General Hospital Foundation give each year?
Nashville General Hospital Foundation gave $151K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $103K across 1 grant.
How large is Nashville General Hospital Foundation?
Nashville General Hospital Foundation reported $936K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $643K.
What is Nashville General Hospital Foundation?
Nashville General Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $936K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Nashville General Hospital Foundation operate?
Nashville General Hospital Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Nashville General Hospital Foundation's EIN?
Nashville General Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1383977. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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