Saint Thomas Health Foundations
Saint Thomas Health Foundations is a public charity based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its stated purpose is to raise philanthropic funds for healthcare organizations in the Saint Thomas Health family, supporting healthcare excellence and service to poor and vulnerable people.
Saint Thomas Health Foundations at a glance
In short: Saint Thomas Health Foundations gave $16.6M across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $1.7M), mostly in Missouri. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,612,941
- +122.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,661,294
- +78.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $135,398
- Total assets
- $91,614,386
- -4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Saint Thomas Health Foundations
- How to Apply
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The website provides a grant request form and instructions for submitting it to the foundation.
- Contact
Mailing address: C/O Tax Department PO Box 45998, St Louis, MO 63145-5998
Phone: (314) 733-8000
Website: https://saintthomasfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Saint Thomas Health Foundations funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Thomas West Hospital ($15.2M). Together the top 10 received $16.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 36 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The website describes the foundation’s work as supporting healthcare in Middle Tennessee. In its 2025 grants, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients listed in Missouri, 3% to recipients in Ohio, and less than 1% to recipients in Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Saint Thomas Health Foundations open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $168K; repeat grants $2.3M. How we count
Medians: $34K first-time, $222K repeat.
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $638K (2020) to $16.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $16.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital St. Louis, MO | General/Capital Support | $15,243,300 |
| Pink Ribbon Good Inc Englewood, OH | Cancer Patient Support | $450,000 |
| Saint Thomas Health St. Louis, MO | General Support | $301,262 |
| Saint Thomas Medical Partners St. Louis, MO | General Support | $275,520 |
| Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital St. Louis, MO | General Support | $222,421 |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals St. Louis, MO | General Support | $48,375 |
| YMCA of Middle TN Antioch, TN | Camp Bluebird Support | $33,910 |
| Humphreys County Community Health Services Inc St. Louis, MO | General Support | $18,659 |
| Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine Nashville, TN | General Support | $10,500 |
| Ascension Health St. Louis, MO | General Support | $8,994 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation’s 2024 filing narrative says its endowment funds are donor-restricted and support purposes including education, community outreach, and charity care.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $91,614,386 | $9,821,279 | $18,645,630 | $16,612,941 | 10 | $3,623,531 |
| 2024 | $95,847,877 | $11,160,624 | $8,945,952 | $7,467,358 | 8 | $3,787,631 |
| 2023 | $85,887,265 | $5,337,306 | $5,929,590 | $4,251,573 | 6 | $247,483 |
| 2022 | $82,676,015 | $9,347,487 | $4,874,512 | $3,326,893 | 8 | $5,046,216 |
| 2021 | $94,987,166 | $10,168,106 | $4,803,494 | $2,692,935 | 4 | $6,662,251 |
| 2020 | $73,499,305 | $5,448,464 | $2,730,790 | $637,668 | 8 | $1,758,007 |
| 2019 | $70,836,066 | $7,213,543 | $2,714,408 | $1,068,255 | 9 | $3,756,698 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is rooted in the ministry of Jesus as healer, with a commitment to serving all people, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. It describes its Catholic health ministry as providing spiritually centered, holistic care that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.
The foundation’s website describes support for financially struggling patients, including assistance with urgent needs not covered by insurance, medicines, and care through community health clinics. It also describes support for access to care, patient facilities and equipment, education, research, and charity programs. These are foundation-described program areas, not a statement that each is open to outside applicants.
In 2025, recipients included hospitals, health organizations, and a cancer-patient-support organization. Saint Thomas West Hospital received the largest grant, for general and capital support. Several Saint Thomas-related grantees describe their missions as serving all people, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable, through spiritually centered, holistic care. Pink Ribbon Good Inc received a grant for cancer patient support.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $16,612,941. Grant amounts ranged from $8,994 to $15,243,300, with a median of $135,398. The largest awards were $15,243,300 to Saint Thomas West Hospital for general and capital support; $450,000 to Pink Ribbon Good Inc for cancer patient support; $301,262 to Saint Thomas Health for general support; $275,520 to Saint Thomas Medical Partners for general support; and $222,421 to Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital for general support.
The foundation’s grant request form asks for the amount and type of request, project name and purpose, target population, anticipated results, specific indicators, and an explanation of how the project addresses one or more of Ascension’s six guiding values. It states that the form must be completed in full. Requests up to $10,000 are reviewed monthly by the Foundation Vice President, with a response within 30 days. Requests over $10,000 require Grants Committee approval; requests over $50,000 require board approval. The form gives a response period of up to 90 days for requests requiring committee or board approval. The website describes the foundation as a resource of last resort for needy patients and asks that supporting information, such as bills or attachments, accompany requests when relevant.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Douglas Small as chair; Bryan Bell as treasurer; Danny Bess as secretary; and Brandon Michael Williams as director/CFO, Ministry Market. It also lists Adelaide Davis, Allison Jones, Bill Martin, Brooks Parker, Bryant Tirrill, and Carroll Crosslin as directors.
Saint Thomas Health Foundations is led by Fahad Tahir, President, CEO & Ministry Market since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fahad Tahir
President, CEO & Ministry Market
Director → President, CEO & Ministry Market Executive, 2023
President, CEO & Ministry Market Executive → President, CEO & Ministry Market, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Douglas Small
Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryant Tirrill
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carroll Crosslin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fabian Bedne
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harold Fogelberg
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James H. Clayton III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Kyger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Mertie
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Spears
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adelaide Davis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Petroni
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Patrick Shepherd
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooks Parker
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Zoretic
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Barbieri
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Martin
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Michael Williams
Director, CFO & Ministry Market
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Troy Lee Munn
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Paul Lawson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Sumner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve O'Collell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Bell
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Renee Davis
Former Officer
CFO & Ministry Market → Director, CFO & Ministry Market, 2022
Director, CFO & Ministry Market → Former Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Timothy Paul Adams
Former Officer
Ex-Officio, President, CEO & Ministry Market Executive → President, CEO & Ministry Market Executive, 2023
President, CEO & Ministry Market Executive → Former Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Danny Bess
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Beth Newell (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Carol Titus (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Thompson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Schatzlein (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Mosley-Howard (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Karen L. Springer (2019–2023) — Former Officer
- Former: Kathleen Pohlid (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rosemary Walters (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Deborah W. Craig (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Higgins (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Chris Cunningham (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Connie Bradley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John G. Pope (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: C. Ann Harris (2019) — Chair
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 Thomas Health Foundations
How much does Saint Thomas Health Foundations give each year?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations gave $16.6M across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.5M across 8 grants.
What is Saint Thomas Health Foundations's typical grant size?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations's median grant in 2025 was $135,398, and its average grant was $1,661,294, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Saint Thomas Health Foundations that year got $168K on average.
Where does Saint Thomas Health Foundations give grants?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations gives mostly in Missouri: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (7 grants).
Does Saint Thomas Health Foundations give general operating support?
Yes: 80% of Saint Thomas Health Foundations's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Saint Thomas Health Foundations's largest grantees?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Thomas West Hospital ($15,243,300), Pink Ribbon Good Inc ($450,000) and Saint Thomas Health ($301,262), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Saint Thomas Health Foundations?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations reported $91.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.8M.
What does Saint Thomas Health Foundations fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is rooted in the ministry of Jesus as healer, with a commitment to serving all people, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Saint Thomas Health Foundations?
The website provides a grant request form and instructions for submitting it to the foundation. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Saint Thomas Health Foundations's EIN?
Saint Thomas Health Foundations's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1663055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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