Prisma Health

Foundation · Grantmaker Greenville, SC EIN: 82-2595551 Website

Prisma Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit health system based in Greenville, South Carolina. Established in December 2017, the organization operates as a community health system serving a 26-county service area across South Carolina. Prisma Health was organized to benefit, support, and further the charitable, educational, and scientific mission of Prisma Health-Upstate and Prisma Health-Midlands, both nonprofit corporations exempt from federal income tax.

Key facts about Prisma Health

EIN: 82-2595551
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024): $31,515,797
Grants made (2024): 97
Average grant: $324,905
Median grant: $16,000
New grantees (estimate): 40% first-time grantees (39 of 97, 2024)
Total assets: $3,835,404,893
Primary geography: South Carolina (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Prisma Health funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Prisma Health's 97 itemized 2024 grants were South Carolina (100%). The most frequent recipient cities were Greenville, SC (35 grants), Columbia, SC (32 grants), Sumter, SC (3 grants) and Taylors, SC (2 grants). None of its 97 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "op/community engagement" (97 grants).

Is Prisma Health open to new grantees?

40%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 39 of 97 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $754K; repeat grants $36K. How we count

Medians: $12K first-time, $18K repeat.

29% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Giving grew 1426% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2021–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.8B

+42.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$31.5M

+13.8% YoY

Grant Count

+115.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$325K

-47.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Prisma Health's stated purpose is to inspire health, serve with compassion, and be the difference. The organization was formed to create a better state of health for South Carolina by:

Providing high-quality patient care
Decreasing health disparities
Removing access barriers
Developing new clinical services and academic programs
Shaping health policy
Addressing healthcare affordability

Primary funding focus areas include Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human Services.

Grantmaking

Prisma Health makes grants to support its mission and community health initiatives. Recent grant activity includes:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Prisma Health primarily funds initiatives in South Carolina, with a 26-county service area. Grant-making also extends to New York and Nebraska based on recent filings.

Grant Distribution by State

South Carolina $31.5M (100%)

Nebraska $20K (0%)

New York $20K (0%)

District of Columbia $6K (0%)

Share of all 97 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

States

District of Columbia Florida Georgia Nebraska New York South Carolina

Cities

GreenvilleColumbiaLaurensSumterTaylorsChapinEasleyClintonLexingtonNew YorkSenecaWashingtonClemsonIrmoMt PleasantAndersonBlythewoodFountain InnGreerKennesaw

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Revenue (Fiscal Year 2023):

Total assets: $2,692,873,021
Total revenues: $221,250,607
Total expenses: $148,773,700

Assets & Revenue (Most Recent Filing - 2024):

Total assets: $3,835,404,893
Total giving: $32,135,803

Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Metrics:

Operating revenue: $7.4 billion
Charity care, unreimbursed medical costs, and community health investment: More than $1.3 billion

Prisma Health ranks in the top 1% of nonprofits nationally by assets and revenue. Within its specific health classification (E21 - Community Health Systems), it ranks 16th in assets and 44th in revenue among 1,273 similar organizations.

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$3,835,404,893	$2,692,873,021	$2,320,477,966
Revenue	$136,557,640	$221,250,607	$324,659,911
Expenses	$111,553,538	$148,773,700	$250,002,672
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$70,112,598	$122,820,200	$122,135,982
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

March 3, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

300 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include USC School of Medicine ($24,007,500), Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation ($2,290,394), Piedmont Technical College ($1,007,180).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
USC School of Medicine Greenville, SC	op/community engagement	$24,007,500
Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation Greenville, SC	op/community engagement	$2,290,394
Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC	op/community engagement	$1,007,180
Community Foundation Of Greenville Greenville, SC	op/community engagement	$775,000
Tuomey Foundation Sumter, SC	op/community engagement	$412,306
Well Partners Dental and Eye Health Columbia, SC	op/community engagement	$345,000
City Of Columbia Columbia, SC	op/community engagement	$200,000
Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center Inc Columbia, SC	op/community engagement	$200,000
Greenville County Rec Taylors, SC	op/community engagement	$150,000
County Of Greenville Greenville, SC	op/community engagement	$125,000

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Michael Burke: Listed as organization leader
Charles D. Beaman Jr.: Listed in care of name on organizational records
Samuel Tenenbaum: President of Prisma Health Midlands Foundation
Jeffery Faw: Executive Director of Prisma Health Midlands Foundation

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Mark S O'Halla	President and CEO of Prisma Health	40	$2,188,170
Calvin H Elam	Board Director- Treasurer (until 12/31/23) and Vice Chair (start 1/1/24)	2	$35,000
Clay Lowder MD	Board Director	2	$7,500
Craig Brown	Board Director- Chair (start 1/1/24)	2	—
Frances D Ellison	Board Director- Secretary (until 12/31/23)	2	$35,000
George S King Jr	Board Director- Treasurer (start 1/1/24)	2	$30,000
James E Wheeler	Board Director- Vice Chair (until 12/31/23)	2	$35,000
Jean E Duke	Board Director	2	$30,000
Jerome D Odom PhD	Board Director (until 12/31/23)	2	$35,000
Michelle B Seaver	Board Director - Secretary (start 1/1/24)	2	$30,000
Rev Thomas Simmons	Board Director	2	$30,000
Richard Wilkerson	Board Director- Chair (until 12/31/23)	2	$40,000
Robert Dozier	Board Director (start 1/9/24)	2	—
S Richard Hagins	Board Director	2	$30,000
Shaniece Criss ScD	Board Director	2	$30,000
Alexander D Gladney	EVP Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (start 9/5/23)	40	$332,679
Matthew M Elsey	EVP Chief Financial Officer	40	$1,747,652
Amy E Linsin	EVP Chief HR and Diversity Officer	40	$1,214,326
Clarence M Sevillian II	EVP Chief Operating Officer	40	$1,816,409
James H Lucas	SVP Government Affairs	40	$655,507
Jonathan L Gleason MD	EVP Chief Clinical Officer	40	$1,560,078
Malcolm W Isley	EVP Chief Strategy Officer	40	$714,427
Richard J Rogers	SVP Chief Information Officer	40	$1,368,273
William C Gerard MD	EVP Value Based Care/CMO Prisma Health Plans/CEO inVio Health Networks	40	$760,176
Angela A Orsky	SVP-Value Based Care & Clin Int	40	$915,802
Catherine M Chang	VP-Chief Quality Officer-Amb & Clin Council	40	$940,638
Christopher C Wright	VP Chief Medical Staff Affairs	40	$870,243
Greta S Harper	VP Chief Medical Officer Acute Care	40	$1,137,814
William S Cobb IV	CMO-Medical Group Upstate	40	$1,183,756
Carolyn R Swinton	Frmr SVP Chief Nursing Officer (until 2/7/22)	—	$215,457
Edward W Duffy Jr	Frmr Board Director (until 12/31/22)	—	—
Elizabeth Tibbs	Frmr SVP Chief Operating Officer, Medical Group (until 10/4/23)	—	$909,711
Gregory J Rusnak	Frmr EVP Chief Operating Officer (until 10/1/21)	—	$515,663
Howard P West	Frmr EVP Chief Legal Officer (until 9/30/23)	—	$1,886,612
Jean M Meyer	Frmr SVP-Acute Care Svcs & Chief Nursing Exec (until 9/30/23)	—	$1,385,090
Kristin L Wright	Frmr Corporate Secretary	40	$90,896
Larry D Gosnell	Frmr SVP and Treasurer	40	$696,567
Michael T Burke	Frmr EVP Chief Financial Officer (until 9/30/22)	—	$917,382

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

Prisma Health was awarded $3.9 million in grants from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to expand access to care in rural and underserved areas

Prisma Health partnership with Wholespire Richland Coalition awarded $750,000

The organization received recognition as one of America's most innovative companies

Prisma Health Cancer Institute received grant funding to support breast cancer survivors facing financial hardships

Prisma Health partnership with Wholespire Richland Coalition awarded $750,000

The organization has expanded its research initiatives, with more than 2,228 research programs noted in recent fiscal year data

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Health

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Prisma Health fund?

Prisma Health's stated purpose is to inspire health, serve with compassion, and be the difference. The organization was formed to create a better state of health for South Carolina by: • Providing high-quality patient care • Decreasing health disparities • Removing access barriers • Developing new clinical services and academic programs • Shaping health policy • Addressing healthcare affordability Primary funding focus areas include Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human …

How do I apply for a grant from Prisma Health?

Prisma Health makes grants to support its mission and community health initiatives. Recent grant activity includes: • **Greenville Tech Foundation**: $1,500,000 for operations and community engagement (2023) • **Community Foundation of Greenville**: Grant amount not specified in available data • **Wholespire Richland Coalition**: $750,000 grant (in partnership) for healthy eating and active living initiative • **Violence intervention program**: $2 million grant to develop and implement a violen…

Where does Prisma Health make grants?

Prisma Health primarily funds initiatives in South Carolina, with a 26-county service area. Grant-making also extends to New York and Nebraska based on recent filings.