Sharp Healthcare
Sharp Healthcare is a public charity based in San Diego, California. Its filing describes an organization that supports and operates health care subsidiaries and provides administrative support to them; it also operates outpatient clinics across San Diego County. For the 12 months ended September 30, 2025, its filing reports 2,011,413 patient visits at those clinics.
Sharp Healthcare at a glance
In short: Sharp Healthcare gave $371K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in California. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $370,966
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -18.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,536
- +19.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $6,307,579,727
- +3.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (73% 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 Sharp Healthcare
- Contact
Mailing address: 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123-1489
Phone: (858) 499-5150
Website: https://sharp.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sharp Healthcare funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Southwestern College Foundation ($124K). Together the top 10 received $348K.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 54 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Sharp HealthCare’s filing states that its primary purpose is to support tax-exempt subsidiaries in California. In 2025, 73% of its reported grant dollars went to recipients in California and 27% to recipients in Texas. The listed California grants include recipients in San Diego, Chula Vista, and Sacramento; the Texas grant listed was to the American Heart Association in Dallas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sharp Healthcare open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $12K 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 $115K (2021) to $381K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $371K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College Foundation Chula Vista, CA | Donations | $123,501 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | FY25 San Diego Heart Walk | $100,000 |
| Coalition for Compassion Sacramento, CA | 2025 Sustaining Support Donation | $25,000 |
| Evonexus San Diego, CA | Corporate Partnership | $25,000 |
| San Diego Regional Chamber San Diego, CA | 2025 Anniversary Celebration Co-Title Sponsor | $17,300 |
| San Diego Museum of Art San Diego, CA | Art Live 2025 Sponsorship | $15,000 |
| Campanile Foundation San Diego, CA | Zahn Innovation Launchpad Innovation Fund | $12,000 |
| American Cancer Society San Diego, CA | Making Strides Booth Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| San Diego Opera San Diego, CA | Donations | $10,000 |
| San Diego Regional Economic Development Foundation San Diego, CA | 2025 EDC Annual Dinner Sponsorship | $10,000 |
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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 | $6,307,579,727 | $2,192,680,289 | $2,389,804,092 | $370,966 | 13 | $185,763,182 |
| 2024 | $6,073,527,629 | $1,758,705,575 | $2,198,001,380 | $381,316 | 16 | $89,589,419 |
| 2023 | $5,014,491,088 | $1,904,754,700 | $2,040,963,682 | $162,300 | 10 | $141,842,050 |
| 2022 | $4,882,274,751 | $2,370,888,826 | $1,934,193,434 | $155,963 | 8 | $81,681,022 |
| 2021 | $5,325,617,287 | $1,723,734,140 | $1,879,739,547 | $114,637 | 7 | $195,885,041 |
| 2020 | $4,493,325,854 | $1,636,198,372 | $1,762,599,312 | $183,333 | 7 | $64,612,401 |
| 2019 | $3,891,858,061 | $1,680,459,640 | $1,707,520,713 | $172,667 | 7 | $62,509,802 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Sharp HealthCare’s mission is to improve the health of those it serves with a commitment to excellence. Its 2024 filing states that its purpose is to promote health care by supporting and/or operating hospitals and other medically related facilities and activities in California, and to support and respond to the needs of its tax-exempt subsidiaries.
The organization’s website describes four foundations: Sharp HealthCare Foundation, Coronado Hospital Foundation, Grossmont Hospital Foundation, and Tri-City Medical Center Foundation. It also identifies support for health care needs and services, including clinical research, health education, facilities, and technology.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Sharp HealthCare reported 13 grants totaling $370,966. Grants ranged from $5,665 to $123,501, with a median of $12,000.
Notable recipients included Southwestern College Foundation ($123,501), whose mission is to raise friends and funds supporting educational advancement at Southwestern College; American Heart Association ($100,000), which describes its mission as advancing longer, healthier lives; Coalition for Compassionate Care ($25,000), which works to make serious-illness conversations and palliative care part of everyday health care; and EVONEXUS ($25,000), which describes its work as incubating high-tech early-stage companies through capital access, incubation, and mentorship. Other recipients included the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce ($17,300), the San Diego Museum of Art ($15,000), and the Campanile Foundation ($12,000).
The listed grant purposes include donations, sponsorships, corporate partnership, and support for an innovation fund.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Anthony Costa, chair as of June 1, 2025; Christopher D. Howard, president and CEO of Sharp HealthCare; Eugene Mitchell, chair through May 31, 2025; John Wylie, treasurer; Renetta Haas, secretary as of June 1, 2025; and Sara Bennett, vice chair as of June 1, 2025. The filing also lists Andy Dang, Craig Saffer, and Dee Ammon as directors.
Sharp Healthcare is led by Christopher D. Howard, President & CEO Shc since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 17 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher D. Howard
President & CEO Shc
President & CEO Shc → President CEO Shc, 2022
President CEO Shc → President & CEO Shc, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$156K (2019) → $2.7M (2025)
Paul Durr
Ceo-Scmg
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$626K (2019) → $916K (2025)
William Littlejohn
Senior Vice President & CEO Foundations
Senior Vice President CEO Foundations → Senior Vice President & CEO Foundations, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$527K (2019) → $870K (2025)
Stacey Hrountas
CEO Srs
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$831K (2020) → $1.1M (2025)
Melissa Major
CEO Srs As Of11
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$391K (2025)
Eugene Mitchell
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Costa
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Norton MD
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$5K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Alan Bier MD
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Saffer MD
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guillermo Cabrera
Director
Immediate Past Chair & Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Dunn
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Moore
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2020
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regina Petty
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Brutten
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebeca Perez-Serrano
Director
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Dang MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sergio Flores MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elvin Lai
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Coker
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Arnold
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Summers MD
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sydney Stanley
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Shadroff
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dee Ammon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margie Newman Tsay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Martin MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Bolinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stefanie Benvenuto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alison Fleury
Senior Vice President Business Development
Senior Vice President Business Development Shc → Senior Vice President Business Development, 2021
On filings since 2019
48 hrs/week
$590K (2019) → $801K (2025)
Amy Adome
Senior Vice President Chief Clinical & Transformation Officer
Senior Vice President Clinical Effectiveness → Senior Vice President Chief Clinical & Transformation Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$463K (2019) → $902K (2025)
Patricia Khaleghi
Senior Vice President Market CEO
CEO Shc Specialty Hosp → Senior Vice President Market CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$630K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Susan Stone
Senior Vice President Health System Ops & System Chief Nursing Executive
CEO Schhc → Senior Vice President Health System Ops & System Chief Nursing Executive, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$506K (2019) → $879K (2025)
William S. Evans
Senior Vice President Market CEO
CEO Ghc → Senior Vice President Market CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
$758K (2019) → $1.3M (2025)
Rick L. Grossman
Senior Vice President General Counsel
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$387K (2020) → $1.4M (2025)
Brett G. McClain
Chief Operating Officer Shc
Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Shc → Chief Operating Officer Shc, 2024
On filings since 2021
26 hrs/week
$922K (2021) → $1.8M (2025)
Michael Reagin
Senior Vice President Ciio
On filings since 2021
48 hrs/week
$885K (2021) → $871K (2025)
Cynthia Johnson
Senior Vice President Hr & Talent Management
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$692K (2024) → $421K (2025)
Jolee Bollinger
Vice President Deputy General Counsel
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$699K (2024) → $749K (2025)
Susan Green
Executive Vice President & CFO Shc
On filings since 2024
44 hrs/week
$1.4M (2025)
Hripsime Essaian
Senior Vice President Chief People Officer
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$799K (2025)
John Wylie
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Bennett
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renetta Haas
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Deirdre Alpert (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Hugo Barrera MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Allen (2019–2024) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Pablo Velez-Carrillo (2019–2024) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Staci L Dickerson (2019–2024) — Former Officer
- Former: Timothy B Smith (2019–2024) — CEO Smh
- Former: Bob Bolinger (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tony Costa (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Eric Clark Jr. MD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Randolph Lenac (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Debora Burke (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Watson (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President & CFO Shc
- Former: Daniel Gensler (2024) — Director
- Former: Carol Gallagher (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Dan Gensler (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel L Gross (2019–2023) — Former Executive Vice President Hospital Ops Shc
- Former: Derek Quackenbush (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Faye Wilson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James Smith III (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lynne Milgram (2019–2023) — CMO Scmg
- Former: Gary Cady (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Roth MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Moore MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Grace Cherashore (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Cushman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Lawonn (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President Info Systems
- Former: Tom Karlo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carlisle C Lewis III (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Jerry Fazio (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Stanly Videen MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Julie Meier Wright (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Holmlund (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael W Murphy (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO Shc
- Former: Richard Freeman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William Geppert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Pumpian (2020) — Former Officer
- Former: James Nuckols (2020) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Anastasia Baini (2019) — CEO Srs
- Former: Christopher McGlone (2019) — Coo-Scmg
- Former: David Grundstrom (2019) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Gildred (2019) — Director
- Former: Marilyn Brown (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.7M, to Christopher D Howard (President & CEO SHC). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sharp Healthcare
How much does Sharp Healthcare give each year?
Sharp Healthcare gave $371K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $381K across 16 grants.
What is Sharp Healthcare's typical grant size?
Sharp Healthcare's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $28,536, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sharp Healthcare that year got $39K on average.
Where does Sharp Healthcare give grants?
Sharp Healthcare gives mostly in California: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (10 grants).
Does Sharp Healthcare give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Sharp Healthcare's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Sharp Healthcare's largest grantees?
Sharp Healthcare's largest 2025 grantees include Southwestern College Foundation ($123,501), American Heart Association ($100,000) and Coalition for Compassion ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sharp Healthcare?
Sharp Healthcare reported $6.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2B.
What does Sharp Healthcare fund?
Sharp HealthCare’s mission is to improve the health of those it serves with a commitment to excellence. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sharp Healthcare?
Sharp Healthcare has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check sharp.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Sharp Healthcare's EIN?
Sharp Healthcare's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6077327. 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 August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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