The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health is a public charity based in Hyattsville, Maryland. Established in 2000, it supports education and training for health professionals, with particular emphasis on USPHS Commissioned Corps officers, as well as community public-health education and programs.
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for at a glance
In short: The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for gave $100K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state Washington. 100% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,091
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $5,625,553
- -7.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 100% first-time grantees (11 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (26% 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 The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for
- How to Apply
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COA local branches interested in educational support must submit an application. The Foundation’s website provides an application form and final-report template. The Barclay-Giel Seed Grant program has ended.
- Review Cycle
- The listed scholarship deadline was April 14, 2026, and is past. No local-branch application deadline is stated.
- Deadline
- The listed scholarship deadline was April 14, 2026, and is past.
- Contact
Mailing address: 8201 Corporate Drive Ste 615, Hyattsville, MD 20785-2243
Website: https://phscof.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for
Who The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Yay Foundation ($10K). Together the top 10 received $93K.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 82 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s 2025 grants went to recipients in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Its website describes the RADM Michael Fellowship as a virtual program with no geographic restrictions, and Family Member Scholarships as serving applicants in the United States.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for open to new grantees?
100%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 11 grantees (100%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $9K. How we count
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 $100K (2019) to $259K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $100K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Yay Foundation Los Angeles, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Altru Foundation Grand Forks, ND | — | $10,000 |
| The Family Place Utah Logan, UT | — | $10,000 |
| The Keala Foundation Lawai, HI | — | $10,000 |
| Monitor My Health Inc Hamden, CT | — | $10,000 |
| No More Under Seattle, WA | — | $10,000 |
| Hands on Personal Empowerment Shelton, WA | — | $9,000 |
| Achievement Centers for Children an Delray Beach, FL | — | $8,250 |
| Albuquerque Health Care for the Hom Albuquerque, NM | — | $8,250 |
| Ascension Wisconsin Foundation Brookfield, WI | — | $7,500 |
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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 | $5,625,553 | $273,391 | $1,258,127 | $100,000 | 11 | $133,453 |
| 2024 | $6,088,886 | $1,255,129 | $1,764,796 | $124,970 | 14 | $460,782 |
| 2023 | $6,184,554 | $940,193 | $1,666,683 | $125,377 | 16 | $45,231 |
| 2022 | $6,068,550 | $932,592 | $1,701,305 | $259,136 | 26 | $129,314 |
| 2021 | $8,063,508 | $213,835 | $656,407 | $121,254 | 15 | $113,781 |
| 2020 | $6,776,589 | $308,338 | $719,397 | $107,206 | 15 | $128,325 |
| 2019 | $6,719,657 | $936,238 | $1,094,863 | $100,000 | Total only | $162,078 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to empower and inspire current and veteran USPHS Commissioned Corps officers to improve all people’s health. Its 2023 filing describes its mission as building public-health leadership through advocacy, education, research partnership, and program support. Its stated program purposes include education and training for health professionals and community support to improve public-health programs.
The Foundation’s website describes support for Commissioned Officers Association local branches for public-health education and training activities. Its 2025 Barclay-Giel Seed Grant recipients included organizations addressing varied community health issues. For example, No More Under describes its work as advancing water-safety education and equitable access to swim lessons, while Monitor My Health Inc. describes its mission as preventing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity through evidence-based interventions and attention to social determinants of health. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the Foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $100,000. Awards ranged from $7,000 to $10,000, with a median of $10,000. The Foundation identifies the 11 recipients as the Fall 2024 Barclay-Giel Seed Grant recipients; it ended that program in June 2025. Awards included $10,000 each to The Yay Foundation, Altru Foundation, The Family Place Utah, The Keala Foundation, Monitor My Health Inc., and No More Under. Other recipients included Hands on Personal Empowerment ($9,000), Achievement Centers for Children and Families ($8,250), Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless ($8,250), Ascension Wisconsin Foundation ($7,500), and Jefferson Healthcare ($7,000).
The Foundation also describes funding for COA local branches for public-health education and training. Branches submit an application, which is reviewed by the COF Education and Training Committee; the branch is notified of the decision within three weeks. Funds allocated for a fiscal year are distributed on a rolling basis until depleted. Branches must keep records of how funds are used and submit a short close-out report within three months of the event. Funds may support branch training needs or a public educational event.
The RADM Michael Fellowship funds continuing education for junior USPHS Commissioned Corps officers and is limited to the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Certificate in Global Health. Family Member Scholarships, including the RDML Helena Mishoe Diversity “BELIEVE” Scholarship, support eligible dependents of COA members; these are participant-support programs, not grants to outside organizations. The listed April 14, 2026, scholarship deadline has passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jacqueline Rychnovsky as Executive Director. It lists James Imholte, Holly Williams, Michelle Dunwoody, Aaron Middlekauff, Daniel Beck, Paul Seligman, Tine Hansen-Turton, Margaret Riggs, and Harlem Gunness as members. The Foundation’s website lists RDML Steven Solomon as president for 2025–2026.
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for is led by Jacqueline Rychnovsky, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacqueline Rychnovsky
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Paige Nesseler
Chair
Member → Chair-Elect, 2024
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Beck
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Dunwoody
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Seligman
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Solomon
Chair-Elect
Secretary → President, 2021
President → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Watkins
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eugene Migliaccio
Past Chair
Member → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harlem Gunness
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Riggs
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tine Hansen-Turton
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Goldman
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terrell Hoffeld
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Middlekauff
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holly Williams
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Imholte
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: John DiMaggio (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Randall Gardner (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Alan S Echt (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Pamela M Schweitzer (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Lisa Tonrey (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Betty Rufus (2023) — Member
- Former: Boris Lushniak (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Dushanka Kleinman (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Robert J Tosatto (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Dean Coppola (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: James Minor (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: James T Currie (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Steve Galson (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Sven Rodenbeck (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jerome Alford (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Richard Barror (2019–2020) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for
How much does The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for give each year?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for gave $100K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $125K across 14 grants.
What is The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's typical grant size?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,091, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for that year got $9K on average.
Where does The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for give grants?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's top state is Washington, with 26% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (10%) and North Dakota (10%).
Who are The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's largest grantees?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's largest 2025 grantees include The Yay Foundation ($10,000), Altru Foundation ($10,000) and The Family Place Utah ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $273K.
What does The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to empower and inspire current and veteran USPHS Commissioned Corps officers to improve all people’s health. Its 2023 filing describes its mission as building public-health leadership through advocacy, education, research partnership, and program support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for?
COA local branches interested in educational support must submit an application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's EIN?
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2258463. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
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