Project Medsend
Project Medsend is a public charity based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Formed in 1992, it supports healthcare professionals called to mission service by helping address educational debt and by funding training and other support for healthcare missionaries.
Project Medsend at a glance
In short: Project Medsend reported $1.3M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,284,395 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +46.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,079,136
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,551,359
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $188,259
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,924,425
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Project Medsend
- How to Apply
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The Student Loan Repayment Grant is listed as currently open. The stated eligibility is for qualified healthcare professionals with student loan debt from healthcare education who are committed to a career in healthcare missions or exploring options. No application materials or deadline are specified in the available information.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1838 Gold Hill Road, Fort Mill, SC 29708-6919
Phone: (203) 891-8223
Website: https://medsend.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Project Medsend
Who Project Medsend funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in the United States and describes its support as serving healthcare missions around the world. Its Student Loan Repayment Grant has a stated geographic scope of the United States; the organization’s programs also describe support for healthcare service in least-served areas and for Christian national doctors serving in their home countries.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $196K (2019) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it reported $1.3M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| World Gospel Mission Marion, IN | Provide funds for gbl prog which enable national drs to complete advanced medical ed. | $215,879 |
| Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (Paacs) Palatine, IL | Provide funds for gbl prog which enable national drs to complete advanced medical ed. | $175,000 |
| Cure International New Cumberland, PA | Provide funds for gbl prog which enable national drs to complete advanced medical ed. | $100,000 |
| In His Image International Tulsa, OK | Provide funds for gbl prog which enable national drs to complete advanced medical ed. | $67,500 |
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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 | $3,079,136 | $3,551,359 | $3,924,425 | $1,284,395 | Total only | $188,259 |
| 2024 | $3,435,725 | $3,447,725 | $3,519,695 | $875,178 | Total only | $197,536 |
| 2023 | $3,442,898 | $2,817,005 | $3,192,425 | $844,432 | Total only | $161,931 |
| 2022 | $3,765,912 | $2,980,843 | $3,137,664 | $712,500 | Total only | $1,957 |
| 2021 | $4,029,393 | $3,089,123 | $3,062,464 | $558,379 | 4 | $681 |
| 2020 | $4,157,558 | $4,786,444 | $2,902,472 | $384,521 | 3 | $8,694 |
| 2019 | $2,043,634 | $2,837,884 | $2,886,212 | $196,452 | 1 | $12,991 |
"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 organization states that its mission is to partner with Christian ministries to strategically fund qualified healthcare professionals serving people’s physical and spiritual needs around the world. Its website describes a vision of compassionate care and the love of Christ in least-served areas.
Programs described by the organization include student-loan repayment support for U.S. healthcare professionals in mission service; grants to U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations that train medical professionals in other countries; the National Scholars Program for Christian national doctors pursuing advanced medical training; and the Launch Project, which provides eligible graduates with a three-year salary subsidy to support work in mission hospitals and clinics. The Longevity Project offers professional, relational, and spiritual support, including annual grant support for healthcare missionaries’ chosen programs.
One listed grantee, In His Image International Inc., received $67,500 in 2021. The grantee describes its own mission as training and mobilizing people to improve health and meet the spiritual needs of unreached people.
Grantmaking
Project MedSend’s listed Student Loan Repayment Grant is for qualified healthcare professionals with healthcare-education debt who are committed to healthcare missions or exploring that path. The organization says it makes payments on recipients’ monthly educational loans while they serve. The National Scholars program, as described in the organization’s 2024 filing, provides grants to U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations that train medical professionals in other countries.
IRS filing data lists a grant count of zero for 2023, 2024, and 2025. A separate listed grant was $67,500 to In His Image International Inc. in 2021. The available information does not provide a typical grant size.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Janet Crow, MD (vice chair for part of the year, chair, and chair of the nominating committee); John Nwagnwu (director and vice chairperson); Chris Walker (secretary and director); Douglas A. Drevets, MD (chairman and director for part of the year); Robin Nichols (treasurer); Iiiona Maruszak; Shane Higby; Dr. Yong Lie Lee; Peter Shih; and David Watt (directors).
Project Medsend is led by Richard C. Allen-President, CEO & Chair Retirement Oversight Committee on the 2025 filing; 3 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard C. Allen-President
CEO & Chair Retirement Oversight Committee
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$149K (2025)
Douglas A. Drevets MD
Chairman & Director
Chairman → Chairman & Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Crow Md-Director
Vice Chair, Chair & Chair of Nom. Com
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Higby
Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2022
Treasurer & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yong Lie Lee
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Walker
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Gross
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Watt
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Nwagnwu
Director & Vice Chairperson
Director → Director & Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Shih
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iiiona Maruszak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Takanaga
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Boardman
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $112K (2025)
John Simontacchi
Senior Vice President of Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $113K (2025)
Robin Nichols
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2024
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Goeldner-Dirchair Of
Governance & Comp. Committee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Erin Goeldner (2019–2024) — Director, Chair of Governance & Compensation Committee
- Former: Janet Crow MD (2019–2024) — Director, Vice Chairperson & Chair of Nominating Committee
- Former: Richard C Allen (2019–2024) — President, CEO & Chair Retirement Oversight Committee
- Former: Michael Rousseaux (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Illona Maruszak (2024) — Director
- Former: Eric Miller (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Dormer PhD (2019–2023) — Director & Chair of Applicant Review Committee
- Former: David Chestnut (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Douglas Christgau (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman & Director
- Former: Janet Kim MD (2019–2022) — Secretary & Director
- Former: John Nwangwu (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott Reichenbach (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Goetz (2019) — Director
- Former: Russ White (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 $149K, to Richard C Allen-President (CEO/Chair. Retirement Oversight Comm.). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Project Medsend
How much does Project Medsend give each year?
Project Medsend reported $1.3M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $875K in grants paid.
How large is Project Medsend?
Project Medsend reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.
What does Project Medsend fund?
The organization states that its mission is to partner with Christian ministries to strategically fund qualified healthcare professionals serving people’s physical and spiritual needs around the world. Its website describes a vision of compassionate care and the love of Christ in least-served areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Project Medsend?
The Student Loan Repayment Grant is listed as currently open. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Project Medsend make grants?
The organization is based in the United States and describes its support as serving healthcare missions around the world. Its Student Loan Repayment Grant has a stated geographic scope of the United States; the organization’s programs also describe support for healthcare service in least-served areas and for Christian national doctors serving in their home countries.
What is Project Medsend's EIN?
Project Medsend's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2470543. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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