National Rural Health Association
The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national nonprofit membership organization based in Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1978, it brings together thousands of members to address challenges facing rural patients and health care providers and to improve access to care in rural communities.
National Rural Health Association at a glance
In short: National Rural Health Association gave $3.3M across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $71K), top state Maine. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,275,719
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $71,211
- +29.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $15,483,019
- +10.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (2 of 46, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maine (18% 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 National Rural Health Association
- Review Cycle
- December 31, 2026, for the Quinn NRHA Student Awards.
- Deadline
- December 31, 2026, for the Quinn NRHA Student Awards.
- Next open deadline
- December 31, 2026 (Quinn NRHA Student Awards)
- Contact
Mailing address: 406 W 34Th St Suite 408-409, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 756-3140
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from National Rural Health Association
Quinn NRHA Student Awards
National Rural Health Association
Amount
$1,500 per award plus travel allowance
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program Grant
National Rural Health Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who National Rural Health Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stroudwater Associates ($593K). Together the top 10 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 140 grants of 177 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NRHA describes its membership and work as national, serving rural communities across the country. In 2025, the largest reported shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Maine (18%), North Dakota (16%), Texas (11%), Georgia (11%), and Missouri (11%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Rural Health Association open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 46 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $196K; repeat grants $66K. How we count
Medians: $196K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $916K (2020) to $3.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $3.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stroudwater Associates Portland, ME | Technical Assistance | $593,353 |
| Eide Bailly LLP Fargo, ND | Improve Rural Health | $505,626 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | — | $346,922 |
| 3RNET-National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network Jefferson City, MO | Behavior Health Proj | $342,243 |
| Forvis Dallas, TX | Improve Rural Health | $262,112 |
| Wipfli Milwaukee, WI | Improve Rural Health | $167,000 |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center College Station, TX | Best Practices & Dev | $91,666 |
| Ten Mile Enterprises LLC Silverthorne, CO | Capacity Building | $66,000 |
| Agrisafe Network Covington, LA | Improve Rural Health | $60,000 |
| New England Rural Health Associatio Bow, NH | Technical Assistance | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,483,019 | $10,172,691 | $9,966,429 | $3,275,719 | 46 | $216,540 |
| 2024 | $14,014,916 | $9,864,495 | $9,038,267 | $2,470,888 | 45 | $231,638 |
| 2023 | $11,978,194 | $7,941,132 | $7,618,190 | $1,731,015 | 38 | $187,786 |
| 2022 | $10,659,934 | $14,671,130 | $6,735,173 | $939,398 | 13 | $143,533 |
| 2021 | $2,342,243 | $5,213,678 | $4,719,043 | $1,313,193 | 35 | $34,285 |
| 2020 | $1,704,625 | $4,555,924 | $3,994,374 | $915,859 | 29 | $17,019 |
| 2019 | $1,194,883 | $5,664,526 | $5,767,333 | $1,213,970 | 40 | $10,445 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NRHA states that its mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. Its filing describes work on rural health workforce shortages, including a community health worker training effort that has trained more than 2,200 rural community health workers. NRHA also publishes The Journal of Rural Health, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal, and provides technical assistance, convenings, communications, and education to state rural health associations.
The 2025 grants included support for a range of organizations. For example, the National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network describes its mission as helping organizations that assist health care professionals in locating jobs in rural and underserved areas. The Nebraska Rural Health Association describes itself as a grassroots, member-driven organization working to identify rural health concerns and improve services in Nebraska. The Oklahoma Hospital Association says it represents members, supports their work in meeting community health care needs, and promotes quality health care in Oklahoma.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, NRHA reported 46 grants totaling $3,275,719. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $593,353, with a median of $20,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $593,353 to Stroudwater Associates for technical assistance; $505,626 to Eide Bailly LLP to improve rural health; $346,922 to Georgia State University; and $342,243 to the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network for a behavioral health project. Other large awards included $262,112 to Forvis to improve rural health and $167,000 to Wipfli to improve rural health.
NRHA also offers the Quinn NRHA Student Awards, which provide two annual student winners with a $1,500 scholarship and travel allowance to attend its Annual Rural Health Conference. The award is open to individuals enrolled in an institution of higher learning, including undergraduate, graduate, technical, vocational, and community college students. The listed deadline is December 31, 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Alan E. Morgan as CEO, Robert G. McVay as CFO, Brock A. Slabach as COO, Amy L. Elizondo as Chief Strategy, Caroline L. Cochran-McLain as Chief Policy, Gabriela Boscan in Development, and Kevin Bennett as past president. It also lists Natalie Claiborne, Elizabeth Crouch, and Bradley Firchow as trustees.
National Rural Health Association is led by Alan E. Morgan, CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alan E. Morgan
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$285K (2019) → $496K (2025)
Michelle Mills
President
Secretary → President-El, 2023
President-El → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Henning-Smith
President-El
Trustee → President-El, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Crouch
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Hill
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cody Mullen
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Gilmore
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Sande
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Rantz
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary-Katherine McNatt
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mina Tanaka
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Claiborne
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Levin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Firchow
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Zahnd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy L. Elizondo
Chief Strate
Vice President Program S → Chief Strate, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$164K (2019) → $251K (2025)
Brock A. Slabach
COO
Senior Vice President → COO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$161K (2019) → $250K (2025)
Robert G. McVay
CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$161K (2019) → $250K (2025)
Caroline L. Cochran-McLain
Chief Policy
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$186K (2021) → $251K (2025)
Gabriela Boscan
Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$109K (2022) → $131K (2025)
Joanie M. Perkins
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toniann Richard
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Bennett
Past-Preside
President-El → President, 2023
President → Past-Preside, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Leslie Marsh (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Eneka Lamb (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Alex Olson (2024) — Communications
- Former: Laura Hudson (2024) — Program Serv
- Former: Chryspus Muema (2022–2023) — Director of Opera
- Former: Ryran Kelly (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen Crockett (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Barnett (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Doug Snow (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John Gale (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Judith Shaplin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Pat Schou (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: R. Scott Daniels (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sally T. Buck (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tim P. Wolters (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Beth O'Connor (2021) — President-El
- Former: David Line (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kathryn Miller (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stacy Fontenot (2021) — Trustee
- Former: John L. Roberts (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lynette Dickson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Maggie R. Elehwany (2019–2020) — Vice President Gov Affai
- Former: Roger D. Wells (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Kunz (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy L. Putnam (2019–2020) — Trustee
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 $496K, to Alan E Morgan (CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Rural Health Association
How much does National Rural Health Association give each year?
National Rural Health Association gave $3.3M across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 45 grants.
What is National Rural Health Association's typical grant size?
National Rural Health Association's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $71,211, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Rural Health Association that year got $196K on average.
Where does National Rural Health Association give grants?
National Rural Health Association's top state is Maine, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Dakota (16%) and Texas (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Jefferson City, MO (2 grants).
Does National Rural Health Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 44 grants with a stated purpose on National Rural Health Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Technical Assistance" (35 grants) and "Improve Rural Health" (4 grants).
Who are National Rural Health Association's largest grantees?
National Rural Health Association's largest 2025 grantees include Stroudwater Associates ($593,353), Eide Bailly LLP ($505,626) and Georgia State University ($346,922), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Rural Health Association?
National Rural Health Association reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.2M.
What does National Rural Health Association fund?
NRHA states that its mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Rural Health Association?
National Rural Health Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Rural Health Association's EIN?
National Rural Health Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0363873. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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