Robert Packer Hospital

Public charity · Grantmaker Sayre, PA EIN: 24-0795463

The provision of charitable healthcare services to residents of the surrounding community on an in-patient and out-patient basis in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay.

Robert Packer Hospital at a glance

In short: Robert Packer Hospital gave $43.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $43.4M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,356,264
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$43,356,264
Median grant
$43,356,264
Total assets
$1,592,967,399
+4.5% 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 Robert Packer Hospital funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Guthrie Clinic: $43.4MThe Guthrie Clinic$43.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was The Guthrie Clinic ($43.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Sayre

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $43.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Guthrie Clinic Sayre, PA—$43,356,264
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,592,967,399$634,375,036$605,273,992$43,356,2641$22,893,058
2024$1,524,819,404$578,779,432$501,866,538——$21,269,764
2023$1,337,425,797$517,748,649$482,342,900——$24,530,301
2022$769,492,481$501,626,300$450,666,674——$22,724,597
2021$784,605,943$444,585,284$380,534,960——$30,995,396
2020$700,337,955$414,063,642$356,039,755——$29,871,233
2019$652,093,555$394,836,513$338,649,082——$26,587,630

About Robert Packer Hospital

Based on IRS filings

Robert Packer Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sayre, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $43.4M. Net investment income was $22.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert Packer Hospital is led by Joseph Sawyer, Director - President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Sawyer

    Director - President & CEO

    President & COO → Director - President & COO, 2020

    Director - President & COO → Director - President & CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $312K (2019) → $554K (2025)

  • Katherine Lincoln MD

    Director - Med Staff President

    Director → Director - Med Staff President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Sporn MD

    Chairman - Director

    Chairman → Chairman - Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel J. Brown MD

    Director

    Member Bod → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard T. Rynone

    Director

    Member Bod → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Nicholson PhD

    Director

    Member Bod → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael J. Niemiec Esq.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric R. Rowe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John L. Schoonover III

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Huber

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Gannon

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Shattuck

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Skerpon

    Senior Director & CFO

    On filings since 2023

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Iyee Dixon-Wennie RN

    Registered Nurse

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $196K (2019) → $241K (2025)

  • Daniel P. Talenti

    Radiation Physicist

    On filings since 2021

    55 hrs/week

    $196K (2021) → $236K (2025)

  • Laurie Bennett RN

    Registered Nurse

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $234K (2024) → $229K (2025)

  • Maricel Mappala RN

    Registered Nurse

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $215K (2024) → $244K (2025)

  • William OSTERMAN

    Vice President & Nursing Services

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $206K (2024) → $363K (2025)

  • Shawn Karney

    Vice President & Support Services

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $229K (2025)

  • Rhonda G. Moss-Tatich

    Vice Chair - Director

    Secretary & Treasurer - Director → Co-Chair - Director, 2021

    Co-Chair - Director → Vice Chair - Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis M. McAfee

    Former Officer

    CFO → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Felissa B. Koernig JD (2021–2024) — Former Officer
  • Former: Michael V Hogan (2021–2024) — Vice President & Support Svcs.
  • Former: Paul G. Vervalin (2019–2023) — Former Officer
  • Former: Janet E. Farwell (2022–2023) — Chief Perfusionist
  • Former: Amaka Ikechukwu (2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Patricia Vassell (2023) — Vice President & Nursing Services
  • Former: Jill A. Stenson (2019–2022) — Vice President & Nursing Services
  • Former: Joseph C. Shenot (2022) — Pharmacist
  • Former: Joseph Ronsivalle DO (2022) — Director
  • Former: Gail Orchard (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marc Harris MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Hundman (2021) — CFO Gtmh
  • Former: Jody Place (2021) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Ronisvalle MD (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Gum (2021) — Director & System Pharmacy
  • Former: Charles McGurk MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: David Lr Gibbs (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Donald Ferrario (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Douglas G. Rich (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: James Raftis MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Sarah Ransom (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Silvestri (2019–2020) — CFO
  • Former: Vania Brown-Small (2020) — Assistant Vice President & Psychiatric Service Line
  • Former: Barbara Pennypacker (2019) — Vice President Surgical Services
  • Former: Brian Fillipo MD (2019) — Evp-Chief Med Quality Officer
  • Former: Catherine Mohr (2019) — Evp-Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: David Bertsch (2019) — Member - Bod
  • Former: Joseph A. Scopelliti MD (2019) — Member - Bod
  • Former: Mike Neimiec (2019) — Member - Bod

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

Joseph Sawyer — Director - President/CEO: $554KJoseph SawyerDirector - President/CEO$554KWilliam OSTERMAN — VP, Nursing Services: $363KWilliam OSTERMANVP, Nursing Services$363KMaricel Mappala rn — Registered Nurse (termed): $244KMaricel Mappala rnRegistered Nurse (termed)$244KIyee Dixon-Wennie RN — Registered Nurse: $241KIyee Dixon-Wennie RNRegistered Nurse$241KDaniel Talenti — Radiation Physicist: $236KDaniel TalentiRadiation Physicist$236KShawn Karney — VP, Support Services: $229KShawn KarneyVP, Support Services$229KLaurie Bennett rn — Registered Nurse: $229KLaurie Bennett rnRegistered Nurse$229K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $554K, to Joseph Sawyer (Director - President/CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Robert Packer Hospital

How much does Robert Packer Hospital give each year?

Robert Packer Hospital gave $43.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Robert Packer Hospital?

Robert Packer Hospital reported $1.6B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $634.4M.

What is Robert Packer Hospital?

Robert Packer Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sayre, PA. It holds $1.6B in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Robert Packer Hospital operate?

Robert Packer Hospital has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Robert Packer Hospital's EIN?

Robert Packer Hospital's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 24-0795463. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)

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