The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio

Public charity · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 31-0537486

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio is a public charity based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2025 filing reports 21 grants totaling $3,652,441, with nearly all grant dollars going to recipients in Ohio.

Key facts about The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio

In short: The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio gave $3.7M across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $174K), mostly in Ohio. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
31-0537486
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,652,441
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$173,926
Median grant
$10,500
New grantees (estimate)
19% first-time grantees (4 of 21, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$1,253,770,636
Primary geography
Ohio (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3B

+8.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.7M

+109.7% YoY

Grant Count

21

+61.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$174K

+29.8% YoY

Is The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio open to new grantees?

19%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 21 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $376K; repeat grants $126K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 52% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The hospital’s mission, as stated in its filing, is to improve the health status of the community it serves. Its filing also says that investment proceeds from endowment funds support programs at the hospital.

The hospital’s 2025 grants included operating support, service excellence funding, support for a maternal and infant health partnership, general support, sponsorships, a clinic pantry donation, and home modification support. The Good Samaritan Foundation’s website describes philanthropic support for exceptional healthcare, preventive initiatives, education, research, and community outreach provided by Good Samaritan Hospital and related entities.

Among the 2025 recipients, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center describes its mission as improving child health through care, research, education, and innovation. Healthy Moms & Babes describes its work as serving at-risk women of childbearing age and their children. CancerFree KIDS says it raises funds for early-stage pediatric cancer research focused on gentler treatments and cures. These are recipient organizations’ stated missions, not the hospital’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the hospital reported 21 grants totaling $3,652,441. The median grant was $10,500; grants ranged from $5,250 to $1,675,614.

The largest reported grants included $1,675,614 to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation of Cincinnati Inc. for operating support, $1,486,269 to TriHealth Inc. for service excellence funding, and $262,500 to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for Cradle Cincinnati partnership funding. Other grants included $52,878 to Healthy Moms & Babes Inc. for general support and $31,500 to the American Heart Association Inc. for sponsorship.

The Good Samaritan Hospital Guild, which is associated with the Good Samaritan Foundation, funds special projects and programs benefiting hospital patients, visitors, and workers. Its website lists FY2027 Guild funding instructions and an application. The website also describes a FY2025 fall application cycle with a 2023 deadline; that cycle is past. These Guild details concern Guild funding and do not establish an application process for the hospital’s reported grants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio. The remaining reported shares were Texas, 1%, and Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia, each shown as 0%. The listed Ohio recipients include organizations in Cincinnati.

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.

Cities

CincinnatiAtlantaDallasChicagoWashingtonAlexandriaArlingtonFairfieldIndependenceLovelandNew YorkRye Brook

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M16 grants2019 17 grants2020 14 grants2021 12 grants2022 6 grants2023 13 grants2024 21 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2024) to $6.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $3.7M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation of Cincinnati Inc: $1.7MGood Samaritan HospitalFoundation of Cincinnati Inc$1.7MTrihealth Inc: $1.5MTrihealth Inc$1.5MCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: $263KCincinnati Children's HospitalMedical Center$263KHealthy Moms & Babes Inc: $53KHealthy Moms & Babes Inc$53KAmerican Heart Association Inc: $32KAmerican Heart Association Inc$32KCincinnati Arts Association: $21KCincinnati Arts Association$21KCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens: $18KCincinnati Zoo and BotanicalGardens$18KCancerfree Kids: $16KCancerfree Kids$16KFreestore Foodbank: $13KFreestore Foodbank$13KCincinnati Museum Center: $11KCincinnati Museum Center$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation of Cincinnati Inc ($1.7M). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K8$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M8$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 66 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation of Cincinnati Inc Cincinnati, OHOperating Support$1,675,614
Trihealth Inc Cincinnati, OHService Excellence Funding$1,486,269
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHCradle Cincinnati Partnership Funding$262,500
Healthy Moms & Babes Inc Cincinnati, OHGeneral Support$52,878
American Heart Association Inc Dallas, TXSponsorship$31,500
Cincinnati Arts Association Cincinnati, OHGeneral Support$21,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens Cincinnati, OHSponsorship$18,375
Cancerfree Kids Cincinnati, OHGeneral Support$15,750
Freestore Foodbank Cincinnati, OHClinic Pantry Donation$13,125
Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OHGeneral Support$10,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,253,770,636 $1,059,242,585 $896,631,978 $3,652,441
2024 $1,154,173,879 $968,974,954 $899,228,787 $1,742,049
2023 $1,071,989,843 $889,207,864 $785,057,490 $2,063,449
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500M$1B$1.5B2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,253,770,636$1,154,173,879$1,071,989,843
Revenue$1,059,242,585$968,974,954$889,207,864
Expenses$896,631,978$899,228,787$785,057,490
Net Investment Income$33,888,820$-4,842,587$6,146,290

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Sr. Sally Duffy as secretary; Ralph Michael as vice chair; Mark Clement as president/CEO-TriHealth; Kathy Kelly as chair; and Theodore Torbeck as treasurer. It also lists Robert Collins MD, Philip Foster, Quint Studer, and Rance Duke as trustees. Phillip Castellini is listed as a trustee with an end date of June 2025.

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio is led by Mark Clement, President & Ceo-Trihealth since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Clement

    President & Ceo-Trihealth

    President & CEO → President & Ceo-Trihealth, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelvin Hangar

    President & Coo-Good Sam

    President-Good Sam → President & Coo-Good Sam Hospital, 2022

    President & Coo-Good Sam Hospital → President & Coo-Good Sam, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Kelly

    Chair

    Vice Chairperson → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Foster

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Castellini

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Quint Studer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Collins MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rance Duke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Booth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nima Patel MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $319K (2020) → $491K (2025)

  • Christopher Ruhnke MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $351K (2021) → $802K (2025)

  • Kevin Reilly MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $359K (2021) → $784K (2025)

  • Kasey Rohling MD

    Med Staff President-Good Sam

    Med Staff President → Med Staff President-Good Sam, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $12K (2024) → $45K (2025)

  • Pacita David MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $244K (2025)

  • Yury Gonzales MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $225K (2025)

  • Andrew Devoe

    Former Officer

    Assistant Treasurer & CFO → Assistant Treasurer & Executive Vice President CFO, 2022

    Assistant Treasurer & Executive Vice President CFO → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Cook

    Former Key Employee

    Chief Hr Officer → Svp-Chief Hr Officer, 2022

    Svp-Chief Hr Officer → Former Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Skinner

    Former Key Employee

    Svp-Chief Nursing Executive → Chief Nursing Executive, 2024

    Chief Nursing Executive → Former Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marla Silliman

    Svp-Good Sam Region

    Vp-Good Sam Region → Svp-Good Sam Region, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Crofton

    Treasurer

    Former Officer → Interim CFO, 2024

    Interim CFO → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph Michael

    Vice Chair

    Chairperson → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Sally Duffy

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Gracey

    Assistant Secretary & Senior Vice President Legal-Trihealth

    Assistant Secretary & Senior Vice President Legal → Assistant Secretary & Senior Vice President Legal-Trihealth, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Torbeck

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Macy

    Former Key Employee

    Cno-Good Sam Region → Cno-Gsh, 2022

    Cno-Gsh → Former Key Employee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremiah Kirkland

    Former Key Employee

    President-Evendale → President & Coo-Evendale Hospital, 2022

    President & Coo-Evendale Hospital → Former Key Employee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Koselka MD

    Chief Medical Officer-Trihealth

    CMO → Chief Medical Officer, 2023

    Chief Medical Officer → Chief Medical Officer-Trihealth, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Ashdown

    Chief Nursing Exec-Good Sam

    Cno-Gsh → Cno-Good Sam, 2023

    Cno-Good Sam → Chief Nursing Exec-Good Sam, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Hanlon-Bremer

    Chief Operating Officer-Trihealth

    Chief Operating Officer → Chief Operating Officer-Trihealth, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Groneman

    Former Key Employee

    Former Key Employee → Chief Hr Officer, 2024

    Chief Hr Officer → Former Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jerri Irby

    Former Key Employee

    Chief Hr Officer → Former Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Patton DO

    Med Staff President-Bethesda

    Med Staff President → Med Staff President-Bethesda, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Adams PhD RN

    Chief Nursing Executive

    New on the 2025 filing

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Atkinson

    Chief People Officer-Trihealth

    New on the 2025 filing

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Jamie Easterling (2019–2024) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Edouard Feghali MD (2020–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Kristin Coppage MD (2022–2024) — Med Staff President
  • Former: Lorraine Stephens MD (2022–2024) — Med Staff President
  • Former: Sharon Lee MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Gail Donovan (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Kevin Joseph MD (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Jaime Easterling (2022–2023) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: John Beary MD (2023) — Physician
  • Former: Devin Namaky MD (2019–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Mary Irvin (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Paula Niederbaumer (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Rob Cercek (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: William Groneman (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Danny Fischer MD (2020–2022) — Med Staff President-
  • Former: Kurt Knochel MD (2020–2022) — Med Staff President-
  • Former: Michael Marcotte MD (2022) — Physician
  • Former: Donna Nienaber Esq. (2019–2021) — Former Officer
  • Former: Craig Eisentrout MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: David Dhanraj MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Phillip Oblinger MD (2019–2020) — Med Staff Pres-
  • Former: Sarah Hawkins MD (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: Scott Friedstrom MD (2019–2020) — Med Staff Pres-
  • Former: Angel Mena MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Gerald Oliphant (2019) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: John Prout (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: John Robinson MD (2019) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Lisa Knutson (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Holbert MD (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Wayne Shircliff (2019) — Chairperson

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

Christopher Ruhnke MD — Physician: $802KChristopher Ruhnke MDPhysician$802KKevin Reilly MD — Physician: $784KKevin Reilly MDPhysician$784KNima Patel MD — Physician: $491KNima Patel MDPhysician$491KPacita David MD — Physician: $244KPacita David MDPhysician$244KYury Gonzales MD — Physician: $225KYury Gonzales MDPhysician$225KKasey Rohling MD — Med Staff President-Good Sam: $45KKasey Rohling MDMed Staff President-Good Sam$45K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $802K, to Christopher Ruhnke MD (Physician). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 625 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 569-6575

Frequently asked questions about The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio

How much does The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio give each year?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio gave $3.7M across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 13 grants.

What is The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's typical grant size?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's median grant in 2025 was $10,500, and its average grant was $173,926, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio that year got $376K on average.

Where does The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio give grants?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio gives mostly in Ohio: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (16 grants).

Does The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio give general operating support?

Yes: 43% of The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship" (6 grants).

Who are The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's largest grantees?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's largest 2025 grantees include Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation of Cincinnati Inc ($1,675,614), Trihealth Inc ($1,486,269) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ($262,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 94% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio reported $1.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1B.

What does The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio fund?

The hospital’s mission, as stated in its filing, is to improve the health status of the community it serves. Its filing also says that investment proceeds from endowment funds support programs at the hospital. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's EIN?

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0537486. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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