Saint Elizabeth Foundation
As an affiliate of commonspirit health, we make the healing presence of god known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.
Saint Elizabeth Foundation at a glance
In short: Saint Elizabeth Foundation gave $688K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $344K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $687,562
- -36.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $343,781
- -68.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $343,781
- Total assets
- $8,219,792
- -28.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Saint Elizabeth Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center ($679K). Together the top 2 received $688K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 10 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Saint Elizabeth Foundation gives
- Giving fell 39% 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 $688K (2025) to $3.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $688K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $679,458 |
| Alegent Creighton Clinic Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $8,104 |
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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 | $8,219,792 | $1,844,882 | $1,075,527 | $687,562 | 2 | $553,704 |
| 2024 | $11,421,496 | $2,447,529 | $1,507,950 | $1,078,865 | 1 | $309,246 |
| 2023 | $10,169,570 | $1,341,334 | $2,214,256 | $1,754,224 | 2 | $93,681 |
| 2022 | $8,780,068 | $1,633,305 | $1,614,551 | $1,134,676 | 2 | $321,577 |
| 2021 | $11,486,127 | $1,650,111 | $1,327,754 | $798,507 | 3 | $781,734 |
| 2020 | $9,066,395 | $1,100,124 | $3,878,667 | $3,015,556 | 3 | $350,709 |
| 2019 | $9,921,376 | $2,232,916 | $1,789,534 | $936,746 | 3 | $331,054 |
About Saint Elizabeth Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Saint Elizabeth Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $688K. Net investment income was $554K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Saint Elizabeth Foundation is led by Rick Thompson MD, Board Member, President & Chi Health Nebraska Heart since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rick Thompson MD
Board Member, President & Chi Health Nebraska Heart
Board Member & President Sermc → Board Member & Former Sermc President, 2024
Board Member & Former Sermc President → Board Member, President & Chi Health Nebraska Heart, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Dejong
Board Member, President & Chi Health St. Elizabeth
President & Chi Health St. Elizabeth → Board Member, President & Chi Health St. Elizabeth, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Schwab MD
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Hammack
Board Member & Director of Development
Board Member & Chief Development Officer → Board Member & Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Bertolini
Vice President Philanthropy
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Moore
Board Member
Board Member & Former President Sermc → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Pallesen
Ex-Officio Board Member
Board Member → Ex-Officio Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louise Schleich
Board Secretary
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Temme Stinton
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Zeleny
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Liggett
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ferris MD
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Ring Carlson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Snyder Sloan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rapp MD
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick O'Tool
Market CFO
Interim CFO Chi Health → Market CFO, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Flores PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Severson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Crimmins MD
Board Member & Anesthesiologist
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Spry MD
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Derek Vance (2019–2024) — Former President Sermc
- Former: Jeanette Wojtalewicz (2019–2024) — CFO Chi Health
- Former: Joseph Bachmann (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Messineo (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tammie Funke-Matya (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Cary Ward MD (2019–2023) — CMO Chi Health
- Former: Susan Braun (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Yiee MD (2021–2023) — Board Member & Oncologist
- Former: Cliff Robertson MD (2019–2022) — Former CEO Chi Health
- Former: Lg Searcey (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Hyland II (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Coleman MD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rahul Razdan MD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Schmidt MD (2019) — Chair
- Former: Grace Larson (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Shanti Gangadharan (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tammie Funke (2019) — Board Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Saint Elizabeth Foundation
How much does Saint Elizabeth Foundation give each year?
Saint Elizabeth Foundation gave $688K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Saint Elizabeth Foundation?
Saint Elizabeth Foundation reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Saint Elizabeth Foundation?
Saint Elizabeth Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $8.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Saint Elizabeth Foundation operate?
Saint Elizabeth Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Nebraska.
What is Saint Elizabeth Foundation's EIN?
Saint Elizabeth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0625523. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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