SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 43-0738490

Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of god.

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital at a glance

In short: SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital gave $1.6M across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $233K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,629,732
+177.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+133.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$232,819
+19.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$602,891,260
-15.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Missouri (99% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

St Louis University: $1.4MSt Louis University$1.4MRonald McDonald House Charities of St Louis: $100KRonald McDonald HouseCharities of St Louis$100KSt Louis County Core Grant: $48KSt Louis County Core Grant$48KThe Salvation Army of Greater St Louis: $30KThe Salvation Army of GreaterSt Louis$30KFriends of Kids with Cancer: $10KFriends of Kids with Cancer$10KAmerican Diabetes Association: $8KAmerican Diabetes Association$8KMarch of Dimes: $7KMarch of Dimes$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was St Louis University ($1.4M). Together the top 7 received $1.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 22 (77%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

St. LouisArlingtonManchesterBerkeleyMaryvilleNorthbrook

How SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital gives

  • Giving grew 4305% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 3 grants2021 8 grants2022 3 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $1.6M (2024). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $1.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Louis University St. Louis, MOResearch and Program Support$1,427,502
Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$100,000
St Louis County Core Grant Berkeley, MOCharitable Support$48,105
The Salvation Army of Greater St Louis St. Louis, MOPathway of Hope Program$30,000
Friends of Kids with Cancer St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$9,600
American Diabetes Association Arlington, VACharitable Support$7,500
March of Dimes Arlington, VACharitable Support$7,025
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$602,891,260$441,283,899$410,629,512$1,629,7327$2,033,776
2023$711,415,862$432,463,149$391,185,591$587,0013$1,681,609
2022$658,282,930$458,090,217$378,464,277$723,3008$3,436,792
2021$556,567,153$413,043,691$378,213,955$37,0003$-131,585
2020$511,093,257$394,111,337$364,083,181$10,0001$2,550,611

About SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Based on IRS filings

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $602.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $2.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is led by Laura Kaiser, Former Officer, President & CEO of Ssm Health since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 11 of 27 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Laura Kaiser

    Former Officer, President & CEO of Ssm Health

    Former Officer → Former Officer, President & CEO at Ssm Health, 2023

    Former Officer, President & CEO at Ssm Health → Former Officer, President & CEO of Ssm Health, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Hossain Marandi

    Hospital President

    Hospital President - Ssm Cardinal Glennon → Hospital President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $407K (2023) → $640K (2024)

  • Jeremy Fotheringham

    Chair, President & Regional President - St. L

    Director, Chairperson, President & Regional President - St. Louis → Chairperson, President & Regional President - St. L, 2023

    Chairperson, President & Regional President - St. L → Chair, President & Regional President - St. L, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Weber

    Director - Pharmacy

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2021) → $224K (2024)

  • Dennis Harms

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglass Petty

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Cerny

    Director & Vice Chairperson

    Director → Director & Vice Chairperson, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Snehal Gandhi MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Jacobs MD

    Director, Acting Dean & Interim Vice President Medical Affairs

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Johnson

    Director & System Vice President Medical Group

    Director, System Vice President Medical Group & Pop Health Ops → Director & System Vice President Medical Group, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Yancey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Melrose

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $351K (2020) → $352K (2024)

  • Steven Burghart

    Former Officer

    Hospital President, Ssm Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital & Former Officer → Pt Yr Hospital President - Ssm Cardinal Glennon, 2023

    Pt Yr Hospital President - Ssm Cardinal Glennon → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $648K (2020) → $177K (2024)

  • Timothy Reed

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $337K (2020) → $352K (2024)

  • Michelle Romano

    Chief Operating Officer & Cno

    Chief Nursing Officer → Chief Operating Officer & Cno, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $223K (2021) → $396K (2024)

  • Andrew Fiore

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $372K (2023) → $415K (2024)

  • Kristin Halloran

    Vp-Operations

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2023) → $206K (2024)

  • Michel Adonis

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $424K (2023) → $414K (2024)

  • Christopher Digiusto

    Vice President - Ambulatory Services

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $254K (2024)

  • Khang Nguyen

    Physician

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $349K (2024)

  • Douglas Long

    Secretary & Clo at Ssm Health

    Secretary & General Counsel at Ssm Health → Secretary & Clo at Ssm Health, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Lamm

    System Vice President & Finance

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Rewerts

    Former Officer & System Vice President

    Former Officer → Former Officer & System Vice President Finance, 2023

    Former Officer & System Vice President Finance → Former Officer & System Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Smoot

    Vice President & COO of Ssm Health

    Director & COO of Ssm Health → Director, Vice President & COO of Ssm Health, 2021

    Director, Vice President & COO of Ssm Health → Vice President & COO of Ssm Health, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Smith

    Treasurer & CFO at Ssm Health

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Combs

    Former Officer

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Randy Combs (2020–2023) — Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer at Ssm Health
  • Former: Shayla Rose (2021–2023) — Physician
  • Former: Chris Digiusto (2023) — Vice President - Ambulatory Services
  • Former: Tim Johnson (2023) — Director, System Vice President Medical Group & Pop Health Ops
  • Former: Damon Harbison (2020–2022) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Kris Zimmer (2020–2022) — Former Officer
  • Former: Shawn Dryden (2020–2022) — Vice President - Ambulatory Services
  • Former: Justin Olsen (2021–2022) — Vp-Operations
  • Former: Melissa Flaherty (2021–2022) — Pt Yr Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Guy Venezia (2022) — Physician
  • Former: Kristy Haggett (2022) — Vp-Medical Affairs
  • Former: Marya Strand MD (2022) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Candace Jennings (2020–2021) — Pt Yr Director, Pt Yr Chairperson, Pt Yr Regional President-St. Louis & Southern Illinois
  • Former: Rachel Hall (2020–2021) — Pt Yr Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Robert Wilmott MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Staed (2020–2021) — Physician
  • Former: William Kauffman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Sammarco (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Christopher Wangard (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Kathy Donovan (2020) — COO & Cno
  • Former: Omolola Vinson (2020) — Pt Yr Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Paula Friedman (2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Renee Roach (2020) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Yelena Podorozhansky (2020) — Physician

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Hossain Marandi — Hospital President: $640KHossain MarandiHospital President$640KAndrew Fiore — Physician: $415KAndrew FiorePhysician$415KMichel Adonis — Physician: $414KMichel AdonisPhysician$414KMichelle Romano — Chief Operating Officer, CNO: $396KMichelle RomanoChief Operating Officer, CNO$396KErica Melrose — Physician: $352KErica MelrosePhysician$352KTimothy Reed — Physician: $352KTimothy ReedPhysician$352KKhang Nguyen — Physician: $349KKhang NguyenPhysician$349KChristopher Digiusto — VP - Ambulatory Services: $254KChristopher DigiustoVP - Ambulatory Services$254KJulie Weber — Director - Pharmacy: $224KJulie WeberDirector - Pharmacy$224KKristin Halloran — VP-Operations: $206KKristin HalloranVP-Operations$206KSteven Burghart — Former Officer: $177KSteven BurghartFormer Officer$177K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $640K, to Hossain Marandi (Hospital President). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

How much does SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital give each year?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital gave $1.6M across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $587K across 3 grants.

What is SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's typical grant size?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's median grant in 2024 was $30,000, and its average grant was $232,819, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital give grants?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital gives mostly in Missouri: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (4 grants) and Arlington, VA (2 grants).

Does SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Support" (5 grants).

Who are SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's largest grantees?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's largest 2024 grantees include St Louis University ($1,427,502), Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis ($100,000) and St Louis County Core Grant ($48,105), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital reported $602.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $441.3M.

What is SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $602.9M in total assets as of 2024.

What is SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's EIN?

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0738490. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Live grants for the work SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital funds

Health Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Assets

$594.3M

Grants

1

Total Given

$101.4M

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Assets

—

Grants

65

Total Given

$7.2M

Ernst & Young Foundation

New York, NY

Ernst & Young Foundation supports higher education through employee and partner matching gifts, as well as educational and special-project grants, including research, education forums, and programs that expand educational opportunity. In 2025, it made 637 grants ranging from $5,056 to $316,005, with a median of $13,525, to recipients across multiple states; the largest shares went to New York, Texas, California, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$47.6M

Grants

637

Total Given

$16.7M

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation funds nonprofits working on education, housing, community and cultural vibrancy, and related regional needs, with responsive grants focused on its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 median grant was $20,000, though amounts vary widely; specific opportunities include awards of up to $35,000 for Resilient Communities and up to $450,000 through the Neighborhood Development Fund. It lists RFP and letter-of-intent opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$1.0B

Grants

1,408

Total Given

$184.4M

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Princeton, NJ

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds efforts to improve health and health equity in the United States, including systems change addressing structural barriers to health. In 2024, its grants ranged from $125 to $12.15 million, with a median of $40,000. It typically funds through targeted programs and partnerships; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$13.4B

Grants

3,093

Total Given

$622.6M

AON Foundation

Chicago, IL

The AON Foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including community services, education, economic development, and other causes, with grants ranging from $800 to $500,000 and a 2024 median of $44,109. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois and Delaware, with smaller amounts going to other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$50K

Grants

39

Total Given

$2.2M

More similar funders

More Funders in Missouri

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?