Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research

Public charity · Grantmaker Brecksville, OH EIN: 31-1432981

Provides scholarships to young faculty members to pursue studies during their early period of academic career in surgical infectious disease.

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research at a glance

In short: Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research gave $168K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $84K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$168,179
+68.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$84,090
+152.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$84,090
Total assets
$3,306,453
+2.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Surgical Infection Society: $93KSurgical Infection Society$93KUniversity of Minnesota: $75KUniversity of Minnesota$75K

The largest 2025 recipient was Surgical Infection Society ($93K). Together the top 2 received $168K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 11 (82%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ColumbusHoustonKalamazooKansas CityLeesburgLouisvilleMinneapolisNashvilleOrangePalo AltoSan Diego

How Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research gives

  • Giving grew 140% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $168K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $168K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Surgical Infection Society Leesburg, VAMedical Researchmedical Researchmedical Research$93,000
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MNMedical Researchmedical Research$75,179
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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$3,306,453$175,798$216,083$168,1792$165,935
2024$3,216,085$343,583$162,623$100,0003$142,213
2023$2,853,371$189,684$175,192$105,0003$151,464
2022$2,716,649$176,540$137,985$70,0002$106,240
2021$3,189,561$122,352$71,979$35,0001$93,032
2020$2,843,354$97,239$109,539$100,0003$71,659

About Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research

Based on IRS filings

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Brecksville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $168K. Net investment income was $166K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregory J. Beilman MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey A. Claridge MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David P. Blake MD MPH

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Evans MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey S. Upperman MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lillian S. Kao MD

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Addison K. May MD MBA (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Donald E. Fry MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: E. Patchen Dellinger MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Gerald R. Susman PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: John C. Alverdy MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kamal Mf Itani MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michela West MD PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Nicholas Namias MD MBA (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ori Rotstein MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Philip S. Barie (2020–2023) — Executive Director & Trustee
  • Former: Robert Sawyer MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: William G. Cheadle (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Marc G. Jeschke MD PhD (2021–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Diane Catalano (2023) — Assistant to Executive Director
  • Former: John E. Mazuski MD PhD (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Lynn J. Hydo Decisive Edge Grp (2020–2022) — Assistant to Executive Director
  • Former: David P. Blake Md Mph Facs Dmcc (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer

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 Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research

How much does Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research give each year?

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research gave $168K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 3 grants.

How large is Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research?

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $176K.

What is Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research?

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Brecksville, OH. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research operate?

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research has awarded grants in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

What is Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research's EIN?

Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Education and Research's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1432981. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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