National Health Care for Homeless Council
National Health Care for the Homeless is a public charity based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its mission is to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness. Its work includes supporting health care providers and service agencies through training, technical assistance, research, policy advocacy, and grants for program services.
National Health Care for Homeless Council at a glance
In short: National Health Care for Homeless Council gave $930K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), top state Minnesota. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $929,550
- -59.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $77,463
- -32.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $47,389
- Total assets
- $4,845,251
- +7.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 58% first-time grantees (7 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National Health Care for Homeless Council
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 Powell Place 1558, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: (615) 226-2292
Website: https://nhchc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National Health Care for Homeless Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Haywood Street Congregation ($183K). Together the top 10 received $914K.
Grant Size Distribution
110 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 42 grants of 110 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Council’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in five states: Minnesota (39%), North Carolina (20%), California (16%), Florida (14%), and Washington (11%). Its listed grants also included a recipient in Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Health Care for Homeless Council open to new grantees?
58%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 12 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $36K; repeat grants $136K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $178K repeat.
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 $930K (2025) to $3.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $930K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Haywood Street Congregation Asheville, NC | Program Services | $182,804 |
| Bob Tavani House for Medical Respite Duluth, MN | Program Services | $181,318 |
| Hennepin County Minneapolis, MN | Program Services | $177,966 |
| Catholic Charities of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Program Services | $130,385 |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington Seattle, WA | Program Services | $100,000 |
| Hospital Association of Southern CA Los Angeles, CA | Program Services | $60,000 |
| Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo, CA | Program Services | $34,777 |
| Horizon Recuperative Care Los Angeles, CA | Program Services | $25,000 |
| Harbor Care Foundation Granada Hills, CA | Program Services | $12,100 |
| Golden State Recuperative Care Inc Los Angeles, CA | Program Services | $10,000 |
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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 | $4,845,251 | $9,253,777 | $7,682,059 | $929,550 | 12 | $110,411 |
| 2024 | $4,502,104 | $9,091,940 | $9,241,039 | $2,301,477 | 20 | $107,543 |
| 2023 | $4,993,262 | $9,173,786 | $8,734,299 | $3,842,818 | 49 | $41,175 |
| 2022 | $4,382,719 | $6,058,545 | $5,892,320 | $1,549,140 | 29 | $10,165 |
| 2021 | $2,211,639 | $3,205,943 | $2,823,810 | — | — | $5,099 |
| 2019 | $1,288,191 | $2,826,798 | $2,685,171 | — | — | $2,305 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Council’s stated mission is grounded in human rights and social justice: “to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness.” Its principles include the rights to adequate food, housing, clothing, and health care, and the right of people to participate in decisions affecting their lives.
The Council’s stated activities include educating policymakers, health care providers, and the public about homelessness; conducting research; training and organizing providers, service agencies, and people who have experienced homelessness; and collaborating with public and private entities. Its website identifies policy issues including Medicaid, substance use and opioids, medical respite care, and appropriations.
In its filing narrative, the Council describes training and technical assistance for health centers, medical respite programs, and other safety-net programs. It also describes the National Institute for Medical Respite Care as a Council program that supports the development and improvement of medical respite programs. In 2025, the Council reported launching a voluntary national certification process for medical respite programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Council reported 12 grants totaling $929,550. Grant sizes ranged from $5,200 to $182,804, with a median of $47,388. All 12 listed grants were designated for program services.
The largest grants included $182,804 to Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville, North Carolina; $181,318 to Bob Tavani House for Medical Respite in Duluth, Minnesota; $177,966 to Hennepin County in Minneapolis, Minnesota; $130,385 to Catholic Charities of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida; and $100,000 to Catholic Community Services of Western Washington in Seattle, Washington.
Bob Tavani House describes its mission as providing a supportive home environment and community connections for people with an immediate medical need who lack safe housing. Harbor Care Foundation, which received $12,100, describes its mission as fostering hope, faith, and personal transformation through a nurturing environment. Golden State Recuperative Care, which received $10,000, describes its work as providing a place for continued healing for people not ill enough for hospitalization, alongside nonmedical aid and access to health and housing resources. Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, which received $5,200, describes its mission as preventing homelessness and creating lasting solutions for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Colorado.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrew Grimm as president; Rhonda Hauff as immediate past president; Joseph Benson as president-elect; Lawanda Williams as secretary; and Kim Despres as treasurer. Directors listed are Semone Andu, Ralph Barbosa, Rachel Biggs, Pooja Bhalla, and Kendall Clark.
National Health Care for Homeless Council is led by Robert Watts, CEO on the 2025 filing; 7 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Watts
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$187K (2025)
Andrew Grimm
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alaina Boyer
Senior Director of Programs
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $127K (2025)
Devora Keller
Director of Clinical & Quality Improv.
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$162K (2025)
Julia Dobbins
Director of Medical Respite
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Kevonya Elzia
Director of Jedi
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Melinda Graham
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$25K (2025)
Melissa Lien
Director of Communications & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Maureen Neal
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deidre Young
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Moody
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Vickery
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Biggs
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Crosland
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Powell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eunice Hines
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kendall Clark
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Lindamood
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadia Fazel
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ragan Collins
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Harding
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Windham
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Barbosa
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Semone Andu
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charita McCollers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Guzman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurel Nelson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Gavilo-Lane
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mudit Gilotra
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pooja Bhalla
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Diaz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Dawkins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Dipasupil
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Benson
President Elect
Director → President Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawanda Williams
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Hauff
Immediate Past President
Director → President - Elect, 2023
President - Elect → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Despres
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: G. Robert Watts (2021–2024) — CEO
- Former: Melanie Harper (2021–2024) — Director of Finance
- Former: Susannah King (2024) — Director
- Former: Brooks Ann McKinney (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Darlene Jenkins (2019–2023) — Senior Director of Programs
- Former: Amy Funk (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Amy Grassette (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Lisa Pietrusza (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Misty Drake (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Patricia Grand (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Tanya Dehoyos (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Van Yu (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Courtney Pladsen (2022–2023) — Director of Clinical & Quality Improv.
- Former: Liz Fehrenbach (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lynea Saieberlich-Wheeler (2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Leon (2023) — Director
- Former: David Peery (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Julie Kozminski (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Thompson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tamisha McPherson (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Arthur Rios Sr. (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Bickford (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Santos-Ramos (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dott Freeman (2022) — Senior Direct of Advisor
- Former: Brandon Cook (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dannielle Robertshaw (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessie Gaeta (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Martin Sabol (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mollie Sullivan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Sparks (2021) — Director
- Former: Dana Gamble (2021) — Director
- Former: Donna Biederman (2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Tornabene (2021) — Director
- Former: Valarie Dowell (2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Sparks Ma (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Annie Nicol (2019) — Director
- Former: Art Rios (2019) — Director
- Former: Bobby Watts (2019) — CEO
- Former: Dana Gamble Msw (2019) — President- Elect
- Former: David Modersbach (2019) — Director
- Former: Ed Stellon Ms Ma Cadc (2019) — Director
- Former: Frances Isbell (2019) — President
- Former: Greg Morris (2019) — Director
- Former: Heidi Nelson Mhsa (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Foreman (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Metzler (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Joanne Guarino (2019) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Santos- Ramos (2019) — Director
- Former: Linda Son-Stone EdD (2019) — Director
- Former: Marita Rice (2019) — Senior Director of Administrator
- Former: Nilesh Kalyanaraman MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Gregerson (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Robert Watts (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Health Care for Homeless Council
How much does National Health Care for Homeless Council give each year?
National Health Care for Homeless Council gave $930K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 20 grants.
What is National Health Care for Homeless Council's typical grant size?
National Health Care for Homeless Council's median grant in 2025 was $47,389, and its average grant was $77,463, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Health Care for Homeless Council that year got $36K on average.
Where does National Health Care for Homeless Council give grants?
National Health Care for Homeless Council's top state is Minnesota, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (20%) and California (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (4 grants).
Does National Health Care for Homeless Council give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on National Health Care for Homeless Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Services" (12 grants).
Who are National Health Care for Homeless Council's largest grantees?
National Health Care for Homeless Council's largest 2025 grantees include Haywood Street Congregation ($182,804), Bob Tavani House for Medical Respite ($181,318) and Hennepin County ($177,966), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Health Care for Homeless Council?
National Health Care for Homeless Council reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.3M.
What does National Health Care for Homeless Council fund?
The Council’s stated mission is grounded in human rights and social justice: “to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Health Care for Homeless Council?
National Health Care for Homeless Council has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nhchc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Health Care for Homeless Council's EIN?
National Health Care for Homeless Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1475145. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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