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Sacred Heart Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 59-2436597 Website

Rooted in the loving ministry of jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-center, holistic care which sustains the improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Sacred Heart Foundation Inc gave $9.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9.3M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,349,632
+4420.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,349,632
+8940.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,349,632
Total assets
$26,819,187
-14.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Sacred Heart Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Sacred Heart Health System Inc: $9.3MSacred Heart Health System Inc$9.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Sacred Heart Health System Inc ($9.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 8 (25%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

St. LouisPensacola

How Sacred Heart Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 132% 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

$0$10M$20M$30M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $207K (2024) to $24.1M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sacred Heart Health System Inc St. Louis, MOGeneral/Capital Support$9,349,632
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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$26,819,187$6,204,526$10,673,462$9,349,6321$1,876,401
2024$31,417,681$6,003,014$1,497,122$206,8392$1,511,864
2023$23,437,303$5,546,984$1,819,405$576,0181$864,516
2022$20,160,877$6,154,038$5,639,910$4,028,5572$1,264,748
2021$25,464,922$4,655,246$5,873,006$4,452,1252$844,723
2020$26,585,922$4,999,563$6,841,996$5,022,2081$-7,242
2019$27,176,643$10,354,173$25,986,713$24,111,3151$1,411,549

About Sacred Heart Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9.3M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc is led by Adrienne Maygarden, President & Foundation on every filing since 2023; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adrienne Maygarden

    President & Foundation

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $143K (2023) → $253K (2025)

  • Autumn Blackledge

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Piepul

    Director & Foundation Development

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $103K (2023) → $117K (2025)

  • Aaron Ball

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Hosman

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin A. Beck

    Director

    Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    Past Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Anne Schultz Esq.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mallory Studer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela S. Heinold

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Roche

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David K. Magee

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard N. Sherrill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Belle Y. Bear

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David W. Peaden II

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Ritchie

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ric Nickelsen

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin T. Holman

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephan F. Quiriconi

    Former Officer

    CFO & Ministry Market → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Coba Susan Cornejo

    Former Officer

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jalima Trank

    CFO & Ministry Market

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Cyndi Warren

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Michael P. Baggett (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Chris Tilley Jr. (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Maria Toledo MD (2024) — Director
  • Former: Carol H. Carlan (2019–2023) — President & Foundation
  • Former: H. Wesley Reeder (2019–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jane Lauter (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Johnson (2019–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Thomas J. Vanosdol (2019–2023) — Former Officer
  • Former: Kimberly Paige Shrewsbury (2019–2022) — Former Officer
  • Former: Nina Hess Campbell (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Wes Payne (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: C. Susan Cornejo (2019–2021) — Former Officer
  • Former: Sister Ellen Kron Dc (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Clark (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Autumn Beck (2019) — Member
  • Former: Tamara Fountain (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

Adrienne Maygarden — President, Foundation: $253KAdrienne MaygardenPresident, Foundation$253KJanet Piepul — Director, Foundation Development: $117KJanet PiepulDirector, Foundation Development$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $253K, to Adrienne Maygarden (President, Foundation). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sacred Heart Foundation Inc

How much does Sacred Heart Foundation Inc give each year?

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc gave $9.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $207K across 2 grants.

How large is Sacred Heart Foundation Inc?

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc reported $26.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.2M.

What is Sacred Heart Foundation Inc?

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $26.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Sacred Heart Foundation Inc operate?

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Missouri.

What is Sacred Heart Foundation Inc's EIN?

Sacred Heart Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2436597. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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