Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem
The Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable is a Washington, DC-based public charity that supports the sick and the poor through the Order of St John. Its stated work includes supporting the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group and addressing social and healthcare needs in U.S. communities through its volunteer corps.
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem at a glance
In short: Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem reported $3.4M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,351,434 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +57189.5% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $11,692,385
- +11.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,904,123
- -19.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $183,635
- +32.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,999,096
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem
- Contact
Mailing address: 1850 M Street Nw Suite 1070, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 510-9691
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Priory’s stated work includes supporting SJEHG, which operates in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza, and addressing social and healthcare needs in U.S. communities through its volunteer corps. Its website describes SJEHG’s main hospital as serving patients from East Jerusalem and receiving complex cases referred from across the Palestinian Territories.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $3.4M (2025). In 2025 it reported $3.4M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Good Shepherd | Western North Carolina Hurricane Relief Support | $5,850 |
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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 | $11,692,385 | $4,904,123 | $4,999,096 | $3,351,434 | Total only | $183,635 |
| 2024 | $10,510,881 | $6,109,399 | $5,562,834 | $5,850 | 1 | $139,150 |
| 2023 | $8,155,849 | $5,839,179 | $4,870,940 | $3,340,849 | Total only | $119,188 |
| 2022 | $6,262,750 | $5,261,055 | $4,416,809 | $2,956,844 | Total only | $141,151 |
| 2021 | $5,706,399 | $4,135,502 | $3,456,993 | $2,526,648 | Total only | $44,683 |
| 2020 | $4,412,820 | $3,317,551 | $2,937,831 | $1,981,424 | Total only | $45,114 |
"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 September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Priory’s stated mission is to support the sick and the poor in fellowship, regardless of race, gender, class, or religion. Its filing describes support for the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG), other work supporting the worldwide Order of St John and preserving its history, and the St John Volunteer Corps in the United States.
The Priory’s filing describes SJEHG as an East Jerusalem-headquartered ophthalmic hospital group with facilities in the West Bank and Gaza, and as a teaching hospital that trains doctors and nurses in ophthalmic specialties. The Priory’s website says its volunteer corps serves veterans and their families in VA centers, as well as communities and vulnerable populations through local charitable support organizations.
Grantmaking
The IRS filing reports one grant totaling $5,850 in 2024. It reports no grants in 2023 or 2025. The available information does not identify the 2024 grantee, and does not establish a typical grant size or an application process.
The Priory’s filing says foreign-organization grants are monitored through annual reports, program updates, newsletters, meetings, and written correspondence. It also describes Priory members serving on the SJEHG board and reporting to the Priory’s Chapter.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 IRS filing lists these officers and directors:
- Heath Nigel Graham — Prior
- Ellen Metzger LeCompte — Executive Vice-Chancellor; Chapter Member
- John MacAskill — Treasurer
- David Edmund Ian Pyott CBE — Hospitaller
- Maxey Jerome Roberts — Secretary
- Richard David Batchelder Jr Esq — Legal Counsel; Chapter Member
- David Boven — Chapter Member
- John Weaver Busterud Col Ret — Chapter Member
- Glenn Miller Davis MD FACS — Chapter Member
- Butler C Derrick III — Chapter Member
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem is led by Michele Blair, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michele Blair
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$146K (2020) → $212K (2025)
Carey Hollensteiner
Member Services & Events Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$144K (2025)
Matthew Leddicotte
Director of Ceremonies
Director of Ceremonies - → Director of Ceremonies, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Stebner Mosteller MD
Chapter Member
Chapter Member From June → Chapter Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Edmund Ian Pyott Cbe
Hospitaller
Hospitaller From June → Hospitaller, 2021
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Metzger Lecompte
Executive Vice Chancellor & Chapter Member
Executive Vice Chancellor → Chancellor, 2023
Chancellor → Executive Vice Chancellor & Chapter Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Miller Davis Md Facs
Chapter Member
Chapter Member From June → Chapter Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Richard Terzian
Registrar & Genealogist - Termed Sept
Registrat & Genealogist From6 → Registrar & Genealogist, 2021
Registrar & Genealogist → Registrar & Genealogist - Termed Sept, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Macaskill
Treasurer
Treasurer From June → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julian Victor Brandt III
Alliance Liaison & Order of Johanniter
Alliance Liaison From → Alliance Liaison, 2021
Alliance Liaison → Alliance Liaison & Order of Johanniter, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Peters McLarty
Chapter Member
Director of Ceremonies → Chapter Member - & Director of Ceremonies -, 2024
Chapter Member - & Director of Ceremonies - → Chapter Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maxey Jerome Roberts
Secretary
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Martin
Alliance Liaison & Order of Malta
Alliance Liaison From → Alliance Liaison, 2021
Alliance Liaison → Alliance Liaison & Order of Malta, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard David Batchelder Jr. Esq.
Legal Counsel & Chapter Member
Legal Counsel → Chapter Member -, 2022
Chapter Member - → Legal Counsel & Chapter Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev'd Howell Crawford Sasser Jr.
Protocol Advisor
Protocol Advisor From → Protocol Advisor, 2021
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev'd Eleanor Lynch Ellsworth
Chapter Member
Chapter Member- → Chapter Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Thurman
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev'd Canon Carl F. Turner
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Butler C. Derrick III
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Jarboe
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Boven
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. Yon
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Riley
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Voelter
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev'd David Goldberg
Chapter Member
Chapter Member - → Chapter Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Right Rev'd C. Andrew Doyle
Sub-Prelate
Sub-Prelate - → Sub-Prelate, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heath Nigel Graham
Prior
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Weaver Busterud Col Ret
Chapter Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lieutenant Colon St Victor-De Pinho
Chapter Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Quigley Usn Ldcr Ret
Historiographer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Aksamit Esq Ostj
Legal Counsel
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Stafford
Chapter Member -
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Bita Esmaeli Md Facs (2020–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Col Ret John Weaver Busterud (2020–2024) — Chapter Member
- Former: Nigel Graham Heath (2020–2024) — Prior
- Former: Simon Peter Boyd (2020–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: The Rev'd Dr Russell Levenson Jr. (2020–2024) — Sub-Prelate -
- Former: Erwin Wilcox Morrison (2021–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Mark Hamilton Laroe (2021–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Nancy Paris (2022–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Courtenay Fain (2023–2024) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Andr (2023–2024) — Chapter Member
- Former: Ldcr Ret Michael J. Quigley Us (2024) — Historiographer
- Former: Richard David Batchelder Jr Es (2024) — Legal Counsel -
- Former: Roger Aksamit Esq. (2024) — Legal Counsel -
- Former: Turner The Rev'd Canon Carl F. (2024) — Chapter Member
- Former: Ldcr Ret Michael Jquigley Usn (2020–2023) — Historiographer
- Former: Sharon Kay Moore (2020–2023) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Thomas E. Kcerruti (2020–2023) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Tieman Henry Dippel Jr. (2020–2023) — Chapter Member -
- Former: The Honorable James W. Ziglar (2021–2023) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Bruce E. Spivey MD (2020–2022) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Kathryn Spotswood Lines Cox (2020–2022) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Marcia Virginia Mayo (2020–2022) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Lt Col Christopher Andrew (2022) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Carolyn Seipp Goltra (2020–2021) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Nasser Kazeminy (2020–2021) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Susan Keenan Wright (2020–2021) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Thomas Morgan Hyers MD (2020–2021) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Victoria Mary Sheffield (2020–2021) — Chapter Member -
- Former: Anne Louise Coleman MD PhD (2020) — Hospitaller-
- Former: Col Ret D. Gray Heppner MD (2020) — Vice Chancellor & Sjvc
- Former: Col Ret Howell C. Sasser Sr. (2020) — Protocol Advisor
- Former: COL RICHARD F SOUTHBY PhD (2020) — Vice Chancellor & Sjvc
- Former: David A. Williams Dmin (2020) — Co-Dir.of Ceremonies
- Former: Douglas Lithgow Paul (2020) — Chancellor Term
- Former: John M. Shannon (2020) — Genealogist
- Former: Joseph Macdonald Dealey Jr. (2020) — Chapter Member
- Former: Kazie Metzger Harvey (2020) — Chapter Member-
- Former: Palmer Clarkson Hamilton (2020) — Prior -
- Former: Philip E. Bowles III (2020) — Vice Chancellor
- Former: The Rev'd Robert Ja Zito JD (2020) — Chapter Member
- Former: The Rev'd Stacy F. Sauls (2020) — Sub-Prelate
- Former: William Morrison Matthews (2020) — Vice Chancellor Ended6
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $212K, to Michele Blair (Chief Executive Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem
How much does Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem give each year?
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem reported $3.4M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem?
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem reported $11.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What does Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem fund?
The Priory’s stated mission is to support the sick and the poor in fellowship, regardless of race, gender, class, or religion. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem?
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem make grants?
The Priory’s stated work includes supporting SJEHG, which operates in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza, and addressing social and healthcare needs in U.S. communities through its volunteer corps. Its website describes SJEHG’s main hospital as serving patients from East Jerusalem and receiving complex cases referred from across the Palestinian Territories.
What is Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem's EIN?
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6161455. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 27, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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