Reading Hospital Foundation
To support innovation, education, research and overall improvement of healthcare services in support of reading hospital and the community.
Reading Hospital Foundation at a glance
In short: Reading Hospital Foundation gave $4.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.7M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,694,168
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,694,168
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,694,168
- Total assets
- $59,182,100
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Reading Hospital Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Reading Hospital ($4.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Reading Hospital Foundation gives
- Giving grew 169% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $663K (2020) to $4.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Hospital Reading, PA | Support | $4,694,168 |
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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 | $59,182,100 | $14,454,517 | $5,743,704 | $4,694,168 | 1 | $3,112,075 |
| 2024 | $52,486,273 | $10,365,030 | $5,486,280 | $4,469,251 | 1 | $-43,314 |
| 2023 | $46,301,720 | $6,540,439 | $2,553,655 | $1,529,212 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $40,674,865 | $4,003,191 | $2,618,899 | $1,746,178 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | $47,702,204 | $5,935,033 | $2,587,010 | $1,896,268 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $35,868,935 | $1,514,642 | $1,495,092 | $663,484 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $35,628,110 | $4,709,232 | $2,973,668 | $2,320,355 | 1 | — |
About Reading Hospital Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Reading Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Reading, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.7M. Net investment income was $3.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Reading Hospital Foundation is led by Katherine Thornton, President of on every filing since 2019; 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katherine Thornton
President of
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$274K (2019) → $368K (2025)
Paula Barrett
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bunny Zintak
Vice Chair
Secretary → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Kraras
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Ahern
Board Memb T
Board & Executive Vice President Bu → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Board Memb T, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Weidenhammer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Rightmire
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Batman
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Cohn
Board Member
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2022
Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Ehst
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Hammel
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Boscov
Board Memb T
Board Member → Board Memb T, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chrissy Auman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Toledo
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Close
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vinti Shah DO
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Barbera MD
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Connors
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Scholl
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Romeo DO
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Gage-Linderman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Donato MD
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Boland
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Tieman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Stern
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natashja Szortyka
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
P. Sue Perrotty
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Larry Rotenberg MD (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: C. Thomas Work Esq. (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Rush (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: P. Michael Ehlerman (2019–2022) — Board Memb E
- Former: William Jennings (2019–2022) — Board Memb E
- Former: David Thun (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gary F. Conner (2019–2021) — Board & CFO Th
- Former: Kathy Herbein (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marlin Miller (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brent Wagner MD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jack W. Gruber MD (2019–2020) — Board Memb E
- Former: David George Md Facp (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Boscov (2019) — Board 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $368K, to Katherine Thornton (President of).
Frequently asked questions about Reading Hospital Foundation
How much does Reading Hospital Foundation give each year?
Reading Hospital Foundation gave $4.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Reading Hospital Foundation?
Reading Hospital Foundation reported $59.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.5M.
What is Reading Hospital Foundation?
Reading Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Reading, PA. It holds $59.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Reading Hospital Foundation operate?
Reading Hospital Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Reading Hospital Foundation's EIN?
Reading Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3054125. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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