Saint Francis Hospital Inc
Saint Francis Hospital Inc is a Catholic, not-for-profit health organization based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is listed as a public charity. Its charitable giving process provides donations, sponsorships, and other support to nonprofit organizations. The health system says it prioritizes requests connected to identified community health needs in eastern Oklahoma.
Saint Francis Hospital Inc at a glance
In short: Saint Francis Hospital Inc gave $7.6M across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $162K), mostly in Oklahoma. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,608,732
- +238.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +38.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $161,888
- +144.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $4,372,769,002
- +6.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (15 of 47, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Saint Francis Hospital Inc
- How to Apply
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Saint Francis provides a Community Partnership/Donation Request process for donation, sponsorship, or other support requests. Most requests are reviewed annually. Requests received after the suggested date may be reviewed as needed and as resources permit; the organization asks that these be submitted at least six weeks in advance.
- Review Cycle
- The website strongly suggests submitting requests by April 1 for the coming fiscal year, which runs July 1 through June 30.
- Deadline
- The website strongly suggests submitting requests by April 1 for the coming fiscal year, which runs July 1 through…
- Contact
Mailing address: 6600 S Yale Ave 400, Tulsa, OK 74136-3319
Phone: (918) 494-8418
Website: https://saintfrancis.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Saint Francis Hospital Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Religious Sisters of Mercy ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $6.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
166 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 126 grants of 166 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant listing shows 97% of grant dollars going to recipients in Oklahoma and 2% to recipients in Maryland. The listed recipients include organizations in Tulsa and other Oklahoma communities.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Saint Francis Hospital Inc open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 47 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $28K; repeat grants $225K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2021) to $7.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $7.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Sisters of Mercy Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $2,500,000 |
| OSU Foundation Stillwater, OK | Program Support | $1,500,000 |
| Tulsa Community College Foundation Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $1,030,000 |
| University of Tulsa Inc Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $530,000 |
| Catholic Charities Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $450,000 |
| Tulsa Tough Inc Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $294,276 |
| Medical Supplies Network Inc Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $214,031 |
| American Kidney Fund Rockville, MD | Program Support | $165,000 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $98,000 |
| Bishop Kelley High School Tulsa, OK | Program Support | $86,050 |
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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 | $4,372,769,002 | $1,951,973,242 | $1,605,114,730 | $7,608,732 | 47 | $159,134,895 |
| 2024 | $4,126,374,411 | $1,760,114,911 | $1,451,500,828 | $2,250,600 | 34 | $98,167,205 |
| 2023 | $3,687,485,310 | $1,512,002,542 | $1,310,647,977 | $2,187,380 | 40 | $43,423,110 |
| 2022 | $3,379,182,464 | $1,469,520,387 | $1,235,862,073 | $1,528,700 | 27 | $52,314,482 |
| 2021 | $3,391,443,786 | $1,429,602,543 | $1,143,117,738 | $1,295,993 | 18 | $68,458,880 |
| 2020 | $2,895,637,297 | $1,447,520,256 | $1,136,286,250 | $1,882,446 | 20 | $102,226,084 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Saint Francis states its mission is “to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do.” Its charitable-giving page identifies access to healthcare, nutrition and food insecurity, mental health and substance abuse, housing stability, transportation, and access to employment as community health needs to which it prioritizes sponsorship requests.
The 2025 filing lists grants for program support to organizations including the Religious Sisters of Mercy, OSU Foundation, Tulsa Community College Foundation, Catholic Charities, Tulsa Tough Inc, and American Kidney Fund. The Tulsa Community College Foundation says its mission is to support Tulsa Community College and its mission by developing relationships and financial resources. Tulsa Tough says it promotes amateur sport competition and active lifestyles through activities such as cycling. American Kidney Fund says it works to fight kidney disease and help people live healthier lives.
Grantmaking
In 2025, Saint Francis reported 47 grants totaling $7,608,732. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $2,500,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest awards included $2,500,000 to Religious Sisters of Mercy, $1,500,000 to OSU Foundation, $1,030,000 to Tulsa Community College Foundation, $530,000 to University of Tulsa Inc, and $450,000 to Catholic Charities. Each was listed for program support.
Saint Francis’s charitable-giving page says applicants must be nonprofit entities. It asks organizations seeking support to combine requests for multiple events or programs on one form, including in-kind needs such as volunteers or facility use. Political election campaigns, requests from individuals or individual teams, and individuals’ medical expenses are excluded. The page says previous funding does not guarantee future support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cliff A Robertson MD as president, CEO, and director. It also lists Bishop David A Konderla and Jeffrey Smith as trustees; Father Gary Kastl, Laura Stuмkey MD, Mike Case, Mike Cooke JD, and Sailatha Thomas MD as directors; and John-Kelly C Warren and Judy Kishner as trustees.
Saint Francis Hospital Inc is led by Cliff A. Robertson MD, President, CEO & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cliff A. Robertson MD
President, CEO & Director
President, CEO & Director → President & CEO, 2024
President & CEO → President, CEO & Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bishop David A. Konderla
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John-Kelly C. Warren
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Kishner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William K. Warren Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Father Gary Kastl
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Case
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Cooke JD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Cooper
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Stuemkey MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sailatha Thomas MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Williams
Senior Vice President
Administrator → Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
39 hrs/week
$408K (2020) → $711K (2025)
Michael J. Lissau
Secretary
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$461K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Robert Garrett MD
Physician
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$139K (2020) → $30K (2025)
Scott Dull MD
Physician
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$69K (2021) → $232K (2025)
Jonathan Levine MD
Physician
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2022) → $1.3M (2025)
Nikhil Mukhi MD
Physician
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$805K (2024) → $1.7M (2025)
Donald Schleicher II MD
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
$214K (2025)
Barry L. Steichen
Vice President & COO
Vice President, COO & Director → Vice President & COO, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William R. Lissau
Emeritus Director
Director → Emeritas Director, 2023
Emeritas Director → Emeritus Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah D Dage
Treasurer & CFO
Treasurer → Treasurer & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Eric E Schick (2020–2024) — Former Treasurer & CFO
- Former: Steven Brown DO (2022–2024) — Physician
- Former: Muhammed Janjua MD (2024) — Physician
- Former: Lynn Sund (2020–2023) — Former Administrator
- Former: Charles W McEntee MD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Kunkel MD (2023) — Physician
- Former: Jake Henry Jr. (2020–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Sanjeev Trehan MD (2020–2022) — Physician
- Former: Thomas G Neff (2020–2022) — Former Secretary
- Former: Ashley Gable MD (2022) — Director
- Former: Harsh Patel MD (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Wyatt Ho MD (2021) — Physician
- Former: Adam Karpman MD (2020) — Physician
- Former: J Frederick McNeer MD (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey C Sacra (2020) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: John A Gaberino Jr. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Spain MD (2020) — Physician
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $1.7M, to Nikhil Mukhi MD (Physician). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Saint Francis Hospital Inc
How much does Saint Francis Hospital Inc give each year?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc gave $7.6M across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 34 grants.
What is Saint Francis Hospital Inc's typical grant size?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $161,888, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Saint Francis Hospital Inc that year got $28K on average.
Where does Saint Francis Hospital Inc give grants?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc gives mostly in Oklahoma: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (33 grants), Broken Arrow, OK (2 grants) and Oklahoma City, OK (2 grants).
Does Saint Francis Hospital Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Saint Francis Hospital Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (47 grants).
Who are Saint Francis Hospital Inc's largest grantees?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Religious Sisters of Mercy ($2,500,000), OSU Foundation ($1,500,000) and Tulsa Community College Foundation ($1,030,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Saint Francis Hospital Inc?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc reported $4.4B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0B.
What does Saint Francis Hospital Inc fund?
Saint Francis states its mission is “to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Saint Francis Hospital Inc?
Saint Francis provides a Community Partnership/Donation Request process for donation, sponsorship, or other support requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Saint Francis Hospital Inc's EIN?
Saint Francis Hospital Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0700090. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
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