Trinity Health Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 31-1329423
Economically disadvantaged peopleHealth

As an affiliate of commonspirit health, we make the healing presence of god known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.

Trinity Health Foundation at a glance

In short: Trinity Health Foundation gave $18.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $18.6M), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,593,488
+912.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,593,488
+912.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,593,488
Total assets
$31,733,182
-32.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Trinity Health Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Trinity Health System Group: $18.6MTrinity Health System Group$18.6M

The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Health System Group ($18.6M).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 7 (29%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Steubenville

How Trinity Health Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 4152% 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$5M$10M$15M$20M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $102K (2020) to $18.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $18.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Health System Group Steubenville, OHOperations Support$18,593,488
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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$31,733,182$2,507,488$18,927,725$18,593,4881$1,748,119
2024$47,107,261$2,104,870$2,028,929$1,836,1771$1,922,463
2023$44,416,269$1,212,614$2,409,015$2,217,5802$997,201
2022$45,217,151$2,884,409$620,290$437,3342$2,515,799
2021$47,248,996$3,459,528$607,574$410,9441$3,311,373
2020$38,493,152$2,221,375$321,862$101,5661$1,881,816
2019$37,200,321$1,627,868$559,411$320,8401$1,043,585

About Trinity Health Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Trinity Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $18.6M. Net investment income was $1.7M.

Focus Areas

Economically disadvantaged peopleHealth

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trinity Health Foundation is led by Matt Grimshaw, President & Ceo- since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Grimshaw

    President & Ceo-

    President & CEO → President & Ceo-, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Blake

    Board President

    Secretary → Board President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Morelli

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Werkin

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Armentrout

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Carapellotti

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Licata MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Teramana

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Taylor

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judi Hladek

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Wilharm

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicenza Digristina

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim May

    Interim Market President Trinity Health System

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Padden

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jerry Simpson (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Edward Littlejohn (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Fred Brower (2019–2022) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Catherine Poludniak (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Geary Teramana (2019) — Board Member

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 Trinity Health Foundation

How much does Trinity Health Foundation give each year?

Trinity Health Foundation gave $18.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 1 grant.

How large is Trinity Health Foundation?

Trinity Health Foundation reported $31.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is Trinity Health Foundation?

Trinity Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $31.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Trinity Health Foundation operate?

Trinity Health Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Trinity Health Foundation's EIN?

Trinity Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1329423. 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 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 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 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  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

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