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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Hartford, CT EIN: 06-0646813 Website

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is a Hartford, Connecticut public charity and a member of Trinity Health of New England and Trinity Health. It is a 617-bed teaching hospital and has served as an anchor institution in north central Connecticut since 1897. Its reported 2025 grants went to organizations addressing health care access, patient care, community programs, research, and other needs.

Key facts about Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

In short: Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center gave $906K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $82K), mostly in Connecticut. 82% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
06-0646813
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$905,509
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$82,319
Median grant
$12,000
New grantees (estimate)
82% first-time grantees (9 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$764,864,589
Primary geography
Connecticut (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$764.9M

+3.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$906K

+540.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

+175.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$82K

+133.0% YoY

Is Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center open to new grantees?

82%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 9 of 11 grantees (82%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $90K; repeat grants $50K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $50K repeat.

  • 18% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 199% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is to serve in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence in its communities. Its hospital mission also emphasizes improving and enriching the lives of individuals and families through compassionate care, technology, prevention-oriented education, and clinical excellence.

The 2024 filing lists community health needs prioritized through a community-involved process, including affordable, stable, high-quality housing; access to care; services and support for children and young adults; mental health and substance use disorder; transportation access; and food insecurity. The filing also says endowment funds are used for education and research, building and equipment, patient care, and cancer center and research, among other purposes.

Examples of 2025 grantees illustrate the range of supported work. Malta House of Care describes its mission as providing free primary medical care and pharmaceuticals to people without health insurance in the Greater Hartford area. 4-CT describes its mission as partnering with Connecticut community organizations to help people in need through direct cash assistance and strategic collaborations.

Grantmaking

In 2025, Saint Francis reported 11 grants totaling $905,509. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $603,249, with a median grant of $12,000. The largest awards included $603,249 to YMCA of Hartford Region for TCI grant payments and the In the Company of Women event; $100,000 to Ministerial Health Fellowship to assist with screenings of low-income patients; $88,000 to Malta House of Care for general support of its mobile medical clinic; and $48,500 to 4-CT for assistance with variance programs, including job-skills training.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut and 1% to recipients in Iowa. The listed awards went primarily to Connecticut organizations, with one listed Iowa recipient.

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

HartfordDallasAvonGlastonburyMarlboroughMiddletownNew BritainNew HavenWeatogueWestportCollegevilleDenverEast HartfordJohnstonLongmeadowNew YorkNorwalkRocky HillWallingfordWindsor

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M7 grants2019 9 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 10 grants2023 4 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2021) to $906K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $906K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

YMCA of Hartford Region: $603KYMCA of Hartford Region$603KMinisterial Health Fellowship: $100KMinisterial Health Fellowship$100KMalta House of Care Inc: $88KMalta House of Care Inc$88K4-CT Corp: $49K4-CT Corp$49KWomen's Auxiliary of Saint Francis Hospital: $17KWomen's Auxiliary of SaintFrancis Hospital$17KFoundation for the Advocacy of Catholic Schools: $12KFoundation for the Advocacy ofCatholic Schools$12KThe Wellness Pizza LLC: $10KThe Wellness Pizza LLC$10KBreakthrough T1D (Formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation): $8KBreakthrough T1D (FormerlyJuvenile Diabetes Research…$8KEat for Success: $7KEat for Success$7KBig Brothers Big Sisters of CT: $6KBig Brothers Big Sisters of CT$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of Hartford Region ($603K). Together the top 10 received $900K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 43 (81%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
YMCA of Hartford Region Hartford, CTTci grant payments, in the company of women event$603,249
Ministerial Health Fellowship Middletown, CTAssist with Screenings of Low-Income Patients$100,000
Malta House of Care Inc Hartford, CTTo Provide General Support for Mobile Medical Clinic$88,000
4-CT Corp New Haven, CTAssitance for Variance Programs Including Job Skills Training$48,500
Women's Auxiliary of Saint Francis Hospital Hartford, CT100th anniversary celebration - support patient care & patient family$17,360
Foundation for the Advocacy of Catholic Schools Weatogue, CTFacs partners - provide support for local catholic schools and scholarships$12,000
The Wellness Pizza LLC Norwalk, CTAssist with creation of "wellness pizza" mental health tool$9,900
Breakthrough T1D (Formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Johnston, IAAnnual Gala - Supports Type 1 Diabetes Research$7,500
Eat for Success New Haven, CTAssist with the creation of food curriculum, workshops, program support$7,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT Hartford, CTBig moments gala - to provide support for their mentorship program$6,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $764,864,589 $989,157,513 $922,307,509 $905,509 (11 grants)
2024 $742,755,051 $876,806,833 $932,185,152 $141,333 (4 grants)
2023 $880,798,340 $931,352,319 $927,365,993 $344,806 (10 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500M$1B$1.5B2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$764,864,589$742,755,051$880,798,340
Revenue$989,157,513$876,806,833$931,352,319
Expenses$922,307,509$932,185,152$927,365,993
Net Investment Income$5,235,112$3,465,114$3,368,558

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Joann Price, director and chair; Walter Harrison, director and vice chair; Most Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt; Emily Brower; Montez Carter; Garrett Casey; Tina Weatherwax-Grant; Arosha Jayawickrema; and John Kinney. Robert Gumbardo MD is listed as a director through December 2024.

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is led by Sheri Lemieux, Assistant Secretary, Assistant to Th of Ne President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 34 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sheri Lemieux

    Assistant Secretary, Assistant to Th of Ne President & CEO

    Assistant Secretary & Executive Assistant → Assistant Secretary & Th of Ne Executive Assistant, 2021

    Assistant Secretary & Th of Ne Executive Assistant → Assistant Secretary, Assistant to Th of Ne President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Montez Carter

    Director, Th of Ne President & CEO

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syed Hussain MD

    Ke, Inter CMO & Thofne Chief Executive

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Spath MD

    Director & Med Staff President

    Director & Medical Staff President → Director & Med Staff President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Powell-Stafford

    President

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Knauft MD

    Director & Med Staff President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joann Price

    Director & Chair

    Director & Vice Chair → Director, V Chair Thr & Chair at, 2024

    Director, V Chair Thr & Chair at → Director & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Grey MD

    Former Ke & Chair Director - Internal Med

    Former Ke & Sfhmc Chair of Medicine → Former Ke & Chair of Medicine, 2024

    Former Ke & Chair of Medicine → Former Ke & Chair Director - Internal Med, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Mullen Csj

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Smith

    Director

    Director & Chair → Director & Chair Thr, 2024

    Director & Chair Thr → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Harrison

    Director & Vice Chair

    Director & Vice Chair Thr → Director, 2020

    Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Most Rev Juan Miguel Betancourt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Brower

    Director & Trin Senior Vice President Clinical Intg Thr

    Director & Trinity Health Senior Vice President → Director & Trinity Senior Vice President Clinical Intg, 2023

    Director & Trinity Senior Vice President Clinical Intg → Director & Trin Senior Vice President Clinical Intg Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Krapek

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Theroux

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Kroeber

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Gumbardo MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arosha Jayawickrema

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kinney

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garrett Casey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Weatherwax-Grant

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Schneider

    Former Officer

    Treasurer → Treasurer, Senior Vice President & Regional CFO, 2021

    Treasurer, Senior Vice President & Regional CFO → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    $26K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Thomas Burke

    Former Officer

    Vice President Ops → President, 2021

    President → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    $19K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • David Bittner

    Former Officer

    Former Officer & Trinity Health Senior Vice President → Fmr Offr & Trinity Health Senior Vice President Thr, 2023

    Fmr Offr & Trinity Health Senior Vice President Thr → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Anthony

    Secretary & Vice President Managing Counsel

    Secretary → Secretary & Th of Ne General Counsel, 2020

    Secretary & Th of Ne General Counsel → Secretary & Vice President Managing Counsel, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Sakal

    Chief Perfusionist

    Lead Perfusionist → Chief Perfusionist, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Shapiro MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    Chief Qual Officer Thr & CMO at → Chief Medical Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Moen

    Former Officer

    Trinity Executive & Interim President → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Lapolla

    Occupational Health Physician

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ann Judy

    Registered Nurse

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Fitzpatrickpd By Mgmt Co

    Treasurer & Interim Reg CFO

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonio Perugino

    Treasurer, Vice President Finance & CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Cimmarusti Leroy

    Chief Nursing Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Minda Muong

    Interventional Radiology Team Leader

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (53)
  • Former: James Harris (2019–2024) — Former Officer & Th of Ne Director of Reim
  • Former: Joyce Mandell (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gregory Davis (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marijune Card (2023–2024) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Sherifa Bello (2024) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Phillip Roland (2020–2023) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Haris Athar MD (2021–2023) — Director & Sfhmc Med Staff President Thr
  • Former: Vernette Townsend (2022–2023) — Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Ayse Yilmaz (2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Carolyn Trantalis (2023) — Vice President Operations
  • Former: Fauzia Ileaasu (2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Angela Mattie (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Rodis MD (2019–2022) — Former Officer
  • Former: Joseph Mengacci (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nakia Hall (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paul Mancinone (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Reginald Eadie MD (2019–2022) — Director, Th of Ne President & CEO
  • Former: Jeffrey Schlosser (2020–2022) — Reg Director Occupational Hlth & Safety
  • Former: Robert Beeman (2021–2022) — Vice President Finance Thorugh
  • Former: James Mazo (2022) — Reg Med Director Occ Health & Safety
  • Former: Patti Lamonica (2022) — Director Service Lines
  • Former: Benjamin Carter (2019–2021) — Director Thr, Trinity Executive Vice President & COO
  • Former: Gwendolyn Moraski MD (2019–2021) — Director & Medical Staff President Thr
  • Former: Kevin O'Connor (2019–2021) — Director & Chair
  • Former: Kimberlee Richard (2019–2021) — Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Linda Shanley (2019–2021) — Former Ke & Regional CIO Client Svcs
  • Former: George Daskalov (2021) — Chief Medical Physicist
  • Former: Paul Winkel (2021) — Medical Director
  • Former: Christopher Dadlez (2019–2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Curtis Robinson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mary Caritas Sp (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Luczyk (2020) — Regional Director Lab Services
  • Former: Peter Eamranond (2020) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Richard Brody (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Adrienne Cochrane (2019) — Director
  • Former: Anne Massucco (2019) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Posteraro III MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Calderone (2019) — Director & Secretary
  • Former: Denise Peterson (2019) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Dennis Sparks (2019) — Vice President Human Resources
  • Former: Derrick Amato (2019) — Administrator Director & Occup Health President
  • Former: Douglas Gerard MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Franklin Rosenberg MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Heather Hruskocy (2019) — Assistant Secretary Thr & Executive Assistant
  • Former: Janeanne Lubin-Szafranski (2019) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Joseph Spalluto (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lynn Rossini (2019) — Vice President Chief Development Officer
  • Former: P. Anthony Giorgio (2019) — Director & Chair
  • Former: Patrick Kinney (2019) — Director
  • Former: Philip Karanian MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Robert Ellis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Robert Falaguerra (2019) — Vice President Facilities, Support Svcs & Constr
  • Former: Steven Cohen MD (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 2023 IRS filing

Haris Athar MD — DIR, SFHMC Med Staff Pres THR 12/22: $88KHaris Athar MDDIR, SFHMC Med Staff Pres THR…$88K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $88K, to Haris Athar MD (DIR, SFHMC Med Staff Pres THR 12/22).

Contact

Mailing address: 114 Woodland Street Ms-510358, Hartford, CT 06105
Phone: (860) 714-4000
Website: https://trinityhealthofne.org

Frequently asked questions about Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

How much does Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center give each year?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center gave $906K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $141K across 4 grants.

What is Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's typical grant size?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $82,319, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center that year got $90K on average.

Where does Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center give grants?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center gives mostly in Connecticut: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hartford, CT (4 grants) and New Haven, CT (2 grants).

Does Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center give general operating support?

Occasionally: 9% of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's largest grantees?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of Hartford Region ($603,249), Ministerial Health Fellowship ($100,000) and Malta House of Care Inc ($88,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center reported $764.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $989.2M.

What does Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to serve in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence in its communities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check trinityhealthofne.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's EIN?

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0646813. 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.

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