Southern Health Plan Inc

501(c)(4) organization Chattanooga, TN EIN: 58-1406632

To support the communities we serve emphasizing healthy living and quality of life.

Southern Health Plan Inc at a glance

In short: Southern Health Plan Inc gave $119K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Tennessee. 73% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$118,820
+125.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
+57.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,802
+43.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$16,031,568
+9.1% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
73% first-time grantees (8 of 11, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Tennessee (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Southern Health Plan Inc

Who Southern Health Plan Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

National Black Caucus: $15KNational Black Caucus$15KUVA Wise Foundation: $15KUVA Wise Foundation$15KBreakthrough T1D: $14KBreakthrough T1D$14KAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $10KAmerican Cancer Society Inc$10KAmerican Heart Association: $10KAmerican Heart Association$10KBallad Health Foundation: $10KBallad Health Foundation$10KDiversity Equity and Inclusion Alliance of Northeast Tennessee: $10KDiversity Equity and InclusionAlliance of Northeast…$10KOutmemphis: $10KOutmemphis$10KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $10KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$10KThe Tivoli Theatre Foundation Inc: $10KThe Tivoli Theatre FoundationInc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Black Caucus ($15K). Together the top 10 received $114K.

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

74<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 74 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

ChattanoogaMemphisNashvilleKnoxvilleAtlantaBeersheba SpringsChicagoJohnson CityNew YorkBristolKingsportMiamiMt JuiletMt JulietArlingtonBrentwoodBrownsvilleClevelandCordovaDickson

Is Southern Health Plan Inc open to new grantees?

73%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 11 grantees (73%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

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

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K55 grants2020 22 grants2021 25 grants2022 9 grants2023 7 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2024) to $382K (2020). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $119K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Black Caucus Memphis, TNGeneral Support$15,000
UVA Wise Foundation Wise, VAGeneral Support$15,000
Breakthrough T1D Hagerstown, MDGeneral Support$13,500
American Cancer Society Inc Atlanta, GAGeneral Support$10,000
American Heart Association Knoxville, TNGeneral Support$10,000
Ballad Health Foundation Johnson City, TNGeneral Support$10,000
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Alliance of Northeast Tennessee Johnson City, TNGeneral Support$10,000
Outmemphis Memphis, TNGeneral Support$10,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNGeneral Support$10,000
The Tivoli Theatre Foundation Inc Chattanooga, TNGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$16,031,568$1,184,366$694,147$118,82011$1,184,366
2024$14,699,940$751,088$499,623$52,6497$751,088
2023$13,012,154$259,471$514,034$87,0009$259,471
2022$11,477,824$968,056$671,127$242,70025$968,056
2021$14,432,569$721,755$602,898$225,90022$721,755
2020$13,045,162$371,641$621,129$382,12055$371,641

About Southern Health Plan Inc

Based on IRS filings

Southern Health Plan Inc is a public charity, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 11 grants totaling $119K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southern Health Plan Inc is led by Roy Vaughn, Former Chairperson & President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Roy Vaughn

    Former Chairperson & President

    Chairperson, President & C → Former Chairperson, President & CEO, 2021

    Former Chairperson, President & CEO → Former Chairperson & President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dalya Qualls White

    Chairperson & President

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Willis MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Culver

    Former Treasurer

    Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Langston

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy White

    Interim Secretary

    Assistant Secretary → Interim Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mandy Savage

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Maki

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Gregory

    CFO

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Criswell

    Former Treasurer

    Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Andrews

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Trey White (2020–2024) — Former CFO
  • Former: Dalya Qualls (2021) — Chairperson & President
  • Former: Calvin Anderson (2020) — Former Chairperson
  • Former: George Smith (2020) — Board Member

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.

Frequently asked questions about Southern Health Plan Inc

How much does Southern Health Plan Inc give each year?

Southern Health Plan Inc gave $119K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $53K across 7 grants.

What is Southern Health Plan Inc's typical grant size?

Southern Health Plan Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,802, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Southern Health Plan Inc that year got $12K on average.

Where does Southern Health Plan Inc give grants?

Southern Health Plan Inc gives mostly in Tennessee: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (13%) and Maryland (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Memphis, TN (4 grants) and Johnson City, TN (2 grants).

Does Southern Health Plan Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Southern Health Plan Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Southern Health Plan Inc's largest grantees?

Southern Health Plan Inc's largest 2025 grantees include National Black Caucus ($15,000), UVA Wise Foundation ($15,000) and Breakthrough T1D ($13,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Southern Health Plan Inc?

Southern Health Plan Inc reported $16.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Southern Health Plan Inc's EIN?

Southern Health Plan Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1406632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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