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Sturdy Health Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Attleboro, MA EIN: 04-2709501 Website

Sturdy Health, inc.'s primary purpose is to expand and improve the availability of quality medical care in the sturdy memorial hospital service area.

Key facts about Sturdy Health Inc

In short: Sturdy Health Inc gave $80K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $80K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
04-2709501
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$79,969
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$79,969
Median grant
$79,969
Total assets
$17,211,698
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$17.2M

-49.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$80K

-14.3% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$80K

-14.3% YoY

About Sturdy Health Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sturdy Health Inc is a public charity, based in Attleboro, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $80K. Net investment income was $30K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Attleboro

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $413 (2021) to $93K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $80K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Attleboro High Schoolcity of Attleboro: $80KAttleboro High Schoolcity ofAttleboro$80K

The largest 2025 recipient was Attleboro High Schoolcity of Attleboro ($80K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Attleboro High Schoolcity of Attleboro Attleboro, MASee Part I,LINE 2 Narrative$79,969

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$17,211,698$33,716,076$16,526,068
Revenue$92,185,902$82,483,871$79,473,070
Expenses$94,709,151$84,674,325$81,221,595
Net Investment Income$29,970——

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 8, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sturdy Health Inc is led by Michael Thursby DO, President on every filing since 2021; 8 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Thursby DO

    President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aimee Brewer

    Executive Director & Clerk

    On filings since 2022

    9 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Bensson MD

    Director & Physician

    On filings since 2019

    42 hrs/week

    $328K (2019) → $237K (2025)

  • Asma Latif MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $320K (2023) → $396K (2025)

  • Lisa Bowie MD

    Director & Provider

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $338K (2025)

  • John Korona

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna N. Kimmel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nithin Karanth MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $576K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)

  • Raymond Petit

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $677K (2019) → $716K (2025)

  • Richard Statman

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $708K (2020) → $660K (2025)

  • Barbara Stricker MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    45 hrs/week

    $756K (2024) → $736K (2025)

  • Ronald Pigeon

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $673K (2025)

  • Amy Pfeffer

    CFO & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Gietz

    COO

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Ralph Philosophe MD (2019–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Ralph Schlenker (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Saul Magitsy MD (2019–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Thomas Roodhouse MD (2023–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Dania Degrace MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Joseph Casey (2019–2023) — Former Executive Director & Clerk
  • Former: Blair Bisher (2020–2023) — Former COO
  • Former: James Snead MD (2019–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Umar Shakur MD (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paul Fu MD (2022) — Director & CMO
  • Former: Brian Kelly MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Richard Smith MD (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Sharon Mullane MD (2019–2021) — Director & Physician
  • Former: Bruce Auerbach MD (2019–2020) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Michael Delmonico (2019–2020) — COO
  • Former: Pamela Miale (2019–2020) — Former COO & Clerk
  • Former: Robert Thresher (2019–2020) — 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

Nithin Karanth MD — Physician: $1.1MNithin Karanth MDPhysician$1.1MBarbara Stricker MD — Physician: $736KBarbara Stricker MDPhysician$736KRaymond Petit — Physician: $716KRaymond PetitPhysician$716KRonald Pigeon — Physician: $673KRonald PigeonPhysician$673KRichard Statman — Physician: $660KRichard StatmanPhysician$660KAsma Latif MD — Director: $396KAsma Latif MDDirector$396KLisa Bowie MD — Director & Provider (As of 01/2025): $338KLisa Bowie MDDirector & Provider (As of…$338KSteven Bensson MD — Director & Physician: $237KSteven Bensson MDDirector & Physician$237K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.1M, to Nithin Karanth MD (Physician). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sturdy Health Inc

How much does Sturdy Health Inc give each year?

Sturdy Health Inc gave $80K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $93K across 1 grant.

How large is Sturdy Health Inc?

Sturdy Health Inc reported $17.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $92.2M.

Where does Sturdy Health Inc operate?

Sturdy Health Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Sturdy Health Inc's EIN?

Sturdy Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2709501. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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