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Tidalhealth Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Salisbury, MD EIN: 52-1851935 Website

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Tidalhealth Foundation Inc gave $1.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $688K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,375,860
-55.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$687,930
-55.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$687,930
Total assets
$13,749,525
+29.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Delaware (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Tidalhealth Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Tidalhealth Nanticoke Inc: $692KTidalhealth Nanticoke Inc$692KTidalhealth Peninsula Regional Inc: $684KTidalhealth Peninsula RegionalInc$684K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tidalhealth Nanticoke Inc ($692K). Together the top 2 received $1.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 9 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

SalisburySeaford

How Tidalhealth Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 234% 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$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $356K (2021) to $4.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tidalhealth Nanticoke Inc Seaford, DEHealthcare Services$691,972
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional Inc Salisbury, MDHealthcare Services$683,888
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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$13,749,525$4,430,318$1,378,478$1,375,8602$83,304
2024$10,582,790$2,909,271$3,068,407$3,059,1602$78,390
2023$10,586,776$2,135,855$4,659,158$4,650,0112$46,916
2022$13,228,318$2,035,293$415,679$411,6112$-14,801
2021$11,353,614$2,436,628$364,049$355,5501$14,867
2020$9,205,104$2,232,360$1,679,472$1,673,0102$16,637
2019$8,219,066$1,808,773$950,872$944,7541$29,358

About Tidalhealth Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Salisbury, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $83K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc is led by Jessica Hales, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 33 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jessica Hales

    President

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cole Taustin

    Chairperson

    Vice Chair → Vice Chairperson, 2021

    Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey Harkins

    Secretary

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Barnes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Lecompte

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Orem

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Hanna Jr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Tawes

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Hartstein

    Immediate Past Chairperson

    Chairman → Chairperson, 2021

    Chairperson → Immediate Past Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Mansueti MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Stern Jr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Zimmer III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leighton Moore

    Board Member

    Chairperson → Past Chairman, 2020

    Past Chairman → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Guerrieri

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Montgomery Sayler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Palmer Gillis

    Vice Chairperson

    Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Serkes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis Vinyard

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Phillips

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Wilgus-Murphy

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia Malone

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C. Todd MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Abbott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Myers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Wehberg MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Parker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Gary

    CFO

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bridget Desaulniers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Fiddler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Memo Diriker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Aulie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simona Eng DO

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Wilde

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Nevins W. Todd Jr. MD (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Cathcart (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ryan McLaughlin (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: David Kerrigan MD (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Denise Billing (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Kari Berger (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathryn Danko (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Aulie Perry (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bothwell Lee MD (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Rommel (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: George Trala (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Reese Cropper III (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Judy Kidwell (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Joanne Young (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Mengason (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jospeh Zimmer III (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Micheal Guerrieri (2021) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Anna Bushnell (2019–2020) — Board Member -
  • Former: Gary Desjardins (2019–2020) — Board Member -
  • Former: Herbert J. Geary III (2019–2020) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Kim Messick (2019–2020) — Board Member -
  • Former: David Harkins (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Heather Hammond (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Jani Long (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Kelly Fladger (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Marjorie Crouch (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Tom Anderson (2019) — Board Member - to
  • Former: Tony Sposato (2019) — Board Member - to

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.

Frequently asked questions about Tidalhealth Foundation Inc

How much does Tidalhealth Foundation Inc give each year?

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc gave $1.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 2 grants.

How large is Tidalhealth Foundation Inc?

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

What is Tidalhealth Foundation Inc?

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Salisbury, MD. It holds $13.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Tidalhealth Foundation Inc operate?

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Delaware, Maryland.

What is Tidalhealth Foundation Inc's EIN?

Tidalhealth Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1851935. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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