Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital at a glance
In short: Sharp Memorial Hospital gave $716K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $179K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $716,111
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $179,028
- +52.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,250
- Total assets
- $4,899,313,906
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sharp Memorial Hospital funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was California Health Foundation & Trust ($660K). Together the top 4 received $716K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 24 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sharp Memorial Hospital gives
- Giving grew 97% 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 $363K (2022) to $1.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $716K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Health Foundation & Trust San Diego, CA | Medi-Cal Program | $659,611 |
| Alzheimer's San Diego San Diego, CA | 2025 Partnership | $31,500 |
| American Heart Association La Jolla, CA | 2025 Pledge for Go Red for Women | $15,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association San Diego, CA | 2025 Brain Awareness 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 | $4,899,313,906 | $1,653,101,506 | $1,552,890,171 | $716,111 | 4 | $101,751,675 |
| 2024 | $4,680,922,482 | $1,590,709,458 | $1,448,413,251 | $587,362 | 5 | $41,086,363 |
| 2023 | $3,959,324,151 | $1,539,570,652 | $1,318,965,927 | $677,922 | 5 | $74,807,342 |
| 2022 | $3,688,824,619 | $1,438,940,478 | $1,259,904,561 | $362,871 | 7 | $46,131,737 |
| 2021 | $3,875,566,851 | $1,514,036,093 | $1,232,494,937 | $603,734 | 3 | $110,377,205 |
| 2020 | $3,482,350,019 | $1,371,656,268 | $1,157,911,232 | $1,183,440 | 5 | $37,317,330 |
| 2019 | $3,122,712,639 | $1,310,160,010 | $1,102,262,379 | $402,611 | 5 | $34,858,842 |
About Sharp Memorial Hospital
Based on IRS filings
Sharp Memorial Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $716K. Net investment income was $101.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sharp Memorial Hospital is led by Christopher D. Howard, President & CEO Shc since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 30 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
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Moore
Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stefanie Benvenuto
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Coutts MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$64K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Emily Cole MD
Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$11K (2023) → $73K (2025)
Julie Abraham
Director Pharmacy
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$289K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Jershonda Hartsfield MD
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$8K (2024) → $25K (2025)
Jonathan Gray MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
James Smith III
Director
Past Treasurer → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Gildred
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Walker
Director & COO
COO → Director, 2024
Director → Director & COO, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paola Avila
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick Johnson MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Castillo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen V. Kracht
Director Surgical Care
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Lawrie
Chief Medical Officer
Director → Chief Medical Officer-Smh, 2021
Chief Medical Officer-Smh → Chief Medical Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$7K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Charles Athill MD
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$35K (2020) → $46K (2025)
Anthony Guerra
Chief Finance-Market Growth Officer-Smh
CFO, Vice President Campus Pln & Dev-Smh → Cfo-Smh, 2021
Cfo-Smh → Chief Finance-Market Growth Officer-Smh, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Colombo
Cno Specialty Hosp
Cno Mb → Cno Specialty Hosp, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Khaleghi
Senior Vice President Market CEO
CEO Shc Specialty Hosp → Senior Vice President Market CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett G. McClain
Former Officer
Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Shc → Former Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fadi Nicolas
CMO Sharp Behavioral Health
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Brown
Treasurer
Past Secretary → Director, 2022
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick L. Grossman
Senior Vice President General Counsel
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Blank
Chief Administrative Officer
Vice President Clin Svcs → Chief Administrative Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christiana Paul
Vice President Patient Care Continuum
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Quackenbush
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leny Flores-Lim
Ld Clinical Nurse
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Green
Executive Vice President & CFO Shc
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Howard Smart MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Pamela Wells (2019–2024) — Vice President Patient Care Svcs
- Former: Staci L Dickerson (2019–2024) — Former Officer
- Former: Linda Caballero-Sotelo (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Aasif Parekh (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig Saffer MD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Watson (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President & CFO Shc
- Former: Danny Dubon (2024) — Perfusionist
- Former: Joe Bellezzo MD (2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel L Gross (2019–2023) — Former Executive Vice President Hospital Ops Shc
- Former: Timothy B Smith (2019–2023) — CEO Smh
- Former: Michael Brunker (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ricky Shabazz (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Joseph Kosmach MD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Joshua Mccabe (2022–2023) — Director Ems-Smh
- Former: Karen Worthy (2023) — Ld Clinical Nurse
- Former: Frances Schlaefer (2019–2022) — Former Vice President Ambulatory Clin Svcs
- Former: Keith Jones (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Linnea Arrington (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Randi Larsson (2019–2022) — Director Outpt Pavilion
- Former: Susan Davis (2019–2022) — Director Mis, Women's Supp & Neonatal
- Former: Thor Anderson (2019–2022) — Director Pharmacy
- Former: Blair Henderson MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lorraine Broglie (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Keefe MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Yingjian Liang MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Cushman (2021–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Geoffrey Stiles MD (2019–2021) — Chief Medical Officer-Smh
- Former: Matthew Geriak (2019–2021) — Pharmacist- Research
- Former: Paul Wozniak MD (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Andy Dang MD (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Carlisle C Lewis III (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Cheryl Odell (2019–2020) — Cno Smv
- Former: Gil Harrison (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Janie Kramer (2019–2020) — Key Employee
- Former: Joseph Sheridan MD (2019–2020) — Director -
- Former: Kari Cornicelli (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Mark Trotter (2019–2020) — Secretary -
- Former: Michael Plopper (2019–2020) — Prgm Mgr-Research
- Former: Michael W Murphy (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO Shc
- Former: Steve Cushman (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Ann Pumpian (2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Cary Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: Kevin Thompson (2019) — Former Officer
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 $73K, to Emily Cole MD (Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sharp Memorial Hospital
How much does Sharp Memorial Hospital give each year?
Sharp Memorial Hospital gave $716K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $587K across 5 grants.
What is Sharp Memorial Hospital's typical grant size?
Sharp Memorial Hospital's median grant in 2025 was $23,250, and its average grant was $179,028, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Sharp Memorial Hospital give grants?
Sharp Memorial Hospital gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (3 grants).
Does Sharp Memorial Hospital give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sharp Memorial Hospital's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sharp Memorial Hospital?
Sharp Memorial Hospital reported $4.9B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7B.
What is Sharp Memorial Hospital?
Sharp Memorial Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $4.9B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sharp Memorial Hospital's EIN?
Sharp Memorial Hospital's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3782169. 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 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 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 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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