Trinity Health - Michigan is a public charity based in Livonia, Michigan, and a member of Trinity Health. It is a health care and hospital system that operates five Michigan hospitals, along with outpatient health centers, urgent care facilities, physician offices, specialty centers, and community outreach sites. In fiscal 2025, its hospitals provided more than $88 million in uncompensated community benefits.
Key facts about Trinity Health - Michigan
In short: Trinity Health - Michigan gave $3.5M across 58 grants in 2025 (avg $61K), mostly in Michigan. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 38-2113393
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,514,539
- Grants made (2025)
- 58
- Average grant
- $60,596
- Median grant
- $40,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (22 of 58, 2025)
- Total assets
- $5,655,695,551
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Deadline
- The Livonia program’s applications are due January 30, 2026, for a project period of April 1, 2026, through March 31,…
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$5.7B
+9.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$3.5M
+1.8% YoY
Grant Count
58
+7.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$61K
-5.2% YoY
Is Trinity Health - Michigan open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 22 of 58 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $78K; repeat grants $50K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $29K repeat.
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.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to “serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.”
Its grantmaking includes support for health care access and other community needs identified through local Community Health Needs Assessments. Examples among its 2025 grantees include Washtenaw Housing Alliance, whose mission is to end homelessness in its community; Food Gatherers, which aims to alleviate hunger and address its root causes in Washtenaw County; and Gleaners Community Food Bank, which works to provide households with sufficient, nutritious food and related resources in southeastern Michigan.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Trinity Health - Michigan reported 58 grants totaling $3,514,539. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $593,286, with a median of $40,000. The largest award was $593,286 to Washtenaw Health Project (Washtenaw Health Plan) for operations support and primary and specialty care quarterly reconciliations. Other notable grants included $400,000 to SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic for community support, $335,000 to Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency for sponsorship, and $250,000 to St. Frances Cabrini Clinic for community support.
Review Cycle
The Livonia program’s applications are due January 30, 2026, for a project period of April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. The next Grand Rapids Community Impact Grants application process, for the 2027 calendar year, is scheduled to launch in October 2026.
How to Apply
, for the 2027 calendar year, is scheduled to launch in October 2026.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan. Listed grants demonstrate support in communities including Ypsilanti, Highland Park, Pontiac, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Howell, and Troy. The funder’s local programs specify service areas including Kent County for Grand Rapids grants; the 48197 and 48198 ZIP codes and Livingston County for the Ann Arbor and Livingston program; and Livonia for the Healthy Livonia program.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 58 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2021) to $3.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 58 grants totaling $3.5M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washtenaw Health Project (Washtenaw Health Plan) ($593K). Together the top 10 received $2.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
244 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 159 grants of 244 (65%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw Health Project (Washtenaw Health Plan) Ypsilanti, MI | Operations support 10/1/24-9/30/25 & primary and specialty care quarterly reconciliations 04/24-03/25 | $593,286 |
| Say Detroit Family Health Clinic Highland Park, MI | Community Support | $400,000 |
| Oakland Livingston Human Servi Agency Pontiac, MI | Sponsorship | $335,000 |
| St Frances Cabrini Clinic Detroit, MI | Community Support | $250,000 |
| Shelter Association of Washtenaw County Total Ann Arbor, MI | Recuperative Care Center | $118,828 |
| Livingston Cnty Dept Public Health Howell, MI | LCHD Prescription for Health | $100,000 |
| Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance Troy, MI | Semi Community Health Worker Collaberative | $100,000 |
| Ann Arbor Hands on Museum Ann Arbor, MI | Exhibit repairs & programmatic experiences at the th exploration station | $86,876 |
| Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation Ann Arbor, MI | Improve Low-Income, Uninsured & Underinsured Populations | $70,000 |
| Washtenaw Housing Alliance Ann Arbor, MI | Permanent Supportative Housing Services | $70,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,655,695,551 | $3,554,925,366 | $3,291,284,021 | $3,514,539 (58) |
| 2024 | $5,151,647,965 | $3,277,491,965 | $3,070,059,620 | $3,451,106 (54) |
| 2023 | $4,904,880,006 | $3,044,731,077 | $2,880,789,507 | $3,381,423 (51) |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $5,655,695,551 | $5,151,647,965 | $4,904,880,006 |
| Revenue | $3,554,925,366 | $3,277,491,965 | $3,044,731,077 |
| Expenses | $3,291,284,021 | $3,070,059,620 | $2,880,789,507 |
| Net Investment Income | $91,853,022 | $95,787,095 | $82,816,805 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Wayman Britt as chair as of January 2025 and Jean Nagelkerk, PhD, as vice chair as of January 2025. Shannon Striebich is listed as director and president and CEO of the Michigan market. Other listed directors are Donna Doleman Dickerson, Eric Ferguson, MD, Edmund Hodge, Spencer Maidlow, and Suzanne Mellon, PhD. Sara Dolan is listed as a director as of January 2025.
Trinity Health - Michigan is led by Robert Casalou, Fmr Officer, President, CEO Mi & Se Reg since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Casalou
Fmr Officer, President, CEO Mi & Se Reg
Director, President & Ceo-Mich Region → Director, President, CEO & Mi Region, 2022
Director, President, CEO & Mi Region → Fmr Officer, President, CEO Mi & Se Reg, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Striebich
Director, President, CEO & Michigan Market
President Th Oakland, Senior Vice President Ops & Mi Region → President Trinity Health Michigan Market, 2024
President Trinity Health Michigan Market → Director, President, CEO & Michigan Market, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alonzo Lewis
President Trinity Health Ann Arbor
President Sj McY Aa at & COO Thr → President St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 2021
President St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor → President Trinity Health Ann Arbor, 2022
On filings since 2019
54 hrs/week
$364K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Fabian Fregoli MD
CMO & President Trinity Health Oakland
CMO St. Joseph Mercy Oakland → CMO Trinity Health Oakland, 2022
CMO Trinity Health Oakland → CMO & President Trinity Health Oakland, 2024
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$14K (2019) → $0 (2025)
John O'Malley
President Trinity Health Livingston
President & St. Joseph Mercy Livingston → President St. Joseph Mercy Livingston, 2020
President St. Joseph Mercy Livingston → President Trinity Health Livingston, 2022
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Griffin MD
President & CMO Trinity Health Livonia
CMO & Administrator Th Livonia → CMO & President Trinity Health Livonia, 2024
CMO & President Trinity Health Livonia → President & CMO Trinity Health Livonia, 2025
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Biersack MD
President Trinity Hlth Grand Rapids
On filings since 2023
54 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayman Britt
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2023
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Doleman Dickerson
Director & Chair
Director, Chair at & Vice Chair Thr → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edmund Hodge
Director, Trinity Health Executive Vice President & Chro
Director → Director, Trinity Health Executive Vice President & Chro, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Nagelkerk PhD
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jose Infante
Director
Director & Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Maidlow
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Werthman Rsm
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Ferguson MD
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Mellon PhD
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Morris
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Dolan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Green
Vice President Finance & West Michigan
Vice President Finance Mercy Health St Mary's → Vice President Finance Th Grand Rapids, 2022
Vice President Finance Th Grand Rapids → Vice President Finance & West Michigan, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$9K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Frank Sawyer
Senior Vice President Operations Trin Health Oakland
Senior Vice President & Operations Th Oakland → Senior Vice President Operations Th Oakland, 2023
Senior Vice President Operations Th Oakland → Senior Vice President Operations Trin Health Oakland, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$307K (2019) → $373K (2025)
David Vandenberg MD
CMO Trinity Health Ann Arbor & Liv
CMO St Jos Mercy Aa & Liv → CMO St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor & Liv, 2021
CMO St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor & Liv → CMO Trinity Health Ann Arbor & Liv, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$198K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Kurt Macdonald
Former Key Employee
Senior Vice President & Operations Th Gr Rapids → Senior Vice President Operations Th Grand Rapids, 2023
Senior Vice President Operations Th Grand Rapids → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2020
$165K (2020) → $122K (2025)
Melissa Karolak
Vice President Finance Th Livonia & Oakland
Vice President Finance St. Mary Mercy Livonia → Vice President Finance Trinity Health Livonia, 2022
Vice President Finance Trinity Health Livonia → Vice President Finance Th Livonia & Oakland, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Charles Schwartz MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2021) → $524K (2025)
Karsten Fliegner MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$937K (2022) → $573K (2025)
Marc Silver MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$932K (2022) → $549K (2025)
Adeeb Harb
Senior Vice President Operations Th Livonia
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$299K (2023) → $356K (2025)
Lacey Sapkiewicz
Senior Vice President Operations Th Ann Arbor & Liv
New on the 2025 filing
49 hrs/week
$289K (2025)
Tyler Beute MD
Anesthesiologist
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$559K (2025)
David Spivey
Former Key Employee
President Th Livonia → Former Ke & President Saint Agnes Thr, 2024
Former Ke & President Saint Agnes Thr → Former Key Employee, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Michael Gusho
Treasurer, CFO & Michigan Region
Treasurer & Cfo-Michigan Region → Treasurer, CFO & Michigan Region, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Samyn
Vice President Finance Th Oakland
Vice President Finance East Market → Vice President Finance Trinity Health Oakland, 2022
Vice President Finance Trinity Health Oakland → Vice President Finance Th Oakland, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosalie Tocco-Bradley MD
Chief Clinical Officer & Mi Region
CCO & Regional Cmo-Michigan Region → CCO, Regional CMO & Michigan Region, 2022
CCO, Regional CMO & Michigan Region → Chief Clinical Officer & Mi Region, 2024
On filings since 2019
49 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tomasine Marx
Vice President Finance West Market
On filings since 2020
47 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Francis MD
CMO Trinity Health Grand Rapids
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karla Zarb
Former Ke & Vice President Surg Svcs Th Ann Arbor
Cno & Vice President Ops Th Ann Arbor at → Former Ke & Vice President Surg Svcs Th Ann Arbor, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mandi Murray
Secretary, Vice President Managing Cnsl & Mich Reg
Secretary, Managing Cnsl & Mich Reg → Secretary, Vice President Managing Cnsl & Mich Reg, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Smith
Chief Strategy Officer Mi
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (56)
- Former: Dale Nesbary PhD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Garfinkle (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Rapp MD (2019–2024) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Mary Francis Lewandowski Cssf (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Todd Francis MD (2021–2024) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Gary Allore (2019–2023) — Former Officer & President Th Muskegon
- Former: Michael K. Smith (2019–2023) — Former Ke & Th Muskegon Physician
- Former: Nancy Graebner (2019–2023) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Sally Guindi (2019–2023) — Former Officer & Contingent Counsel
- Former: Hyung Kim MD (2020–2023) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Loree Collett (2021–2023) — Vice President Operations Th Ann Arbor Thr
- Former: Bill Manns (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Canetta Reid (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Carol Tarnowsky (2019–2022) — Former Officer
- Former: David Steinberger MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: James Woods (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Biersack MD (2019–2022) — President Thgr at & CMO Thr
- Former: Sarah Gilbert (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President & Operations Th Livonia Thr
- Former: Donna Doleman-Dickerson (2021–2022) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Randy Lane (2022) — Director From
- Former: Srinivas Janardan MD (2022) — Director From
- Former: David Baumgartner MD (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
- Former: David McEwen (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Luann Hannasch Rsm (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Roger Spoelman (2019–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Yoav Ritter DO (2019–2021) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Hazem Eltahawy MD (2020–2021) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Ahmad Issawi MD (2019–2020) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: David Brooks (2019–2020) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Donna Doleman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason Brodkey MD (2019–2020) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Kathleen O'Connor (2019–2020) — Former Key Emp & Director Decision Support
- Former: Randall T. Forsch (2019–2020) — Former Ke: CMO Sjm Chelsea Thr
- Former: Terrence Wright MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Agnes Hagerty (2019) — Former Officer & Th Associate Counsel
- Former: Benjamin Carter (2019) — Former Officer, Trinity Executive Vice President & CFO
- Former: Camille Jourden-Mark (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Clemence (2019) — Fmr Officer, Trinity Senior Vice President & Ops CFO
- Former: F. Joseph Fleck (2019) — Director
- Former: George Gibson DO (2019) — Orthopedic Surgeon
- Former: Howard Zuckerman (2019) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline Primeau (2019) — Former Key Employee, Th Vice President, M & A
- Former: Jerry Norcia (2019) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Sikkema (2019) — Director
- Former: Linda Thiel Op (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Neff (2019) — Former Key Emp, Vice President Labor & Clin Ops
- Former: Michael Dorsey MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Gluhanich (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Grisdela (2019) — Vice President Finance West Market & Se Mich Thr
- Former: Nelson Jacobson (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Neumann (2019) — Fmr Offcr & Th Chf Legal Officer Thr
- Former: Renny Abraham MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Gilfillan (2019) — Former Officer, Th President & CEO
- Former: Stephen Zonca MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Timothy Caughlin (2019) — Director
- Former: Tonya Wells (2019) — Director Thr & Th Vice President Fed Advocacy
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $573K, to Karsten Fliegner MD (Cardiothoracic Surgeon (TH Oakland)). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 20555 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152
Phone: (734) 343-1000
Website: https://trinityhealthmichigan.org
Frequently asked questions about Trinity Health - Michigan
How much does Trinity Health - Michigan give each year?
Trinity Health - Michigan gave $3.5M across 58 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 54 grants.
What is Trinity Health - Michigan's typical grant size?
Trinity Health - Michigan's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $60,596, across 58 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Trinity Health - Michigan that year got $78K on average.
Where does Trinity Health - Michigan give grants?
Trinity Health - Michigan gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Grand Rapids, MI (18 grants), Ann Arbor, MI (10 grants), Ypsilanti, MI (9 grants) and Pontiac, MI (4 grants).
Does Trinity Health - Michigan give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of Trinity Health - Michigan's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 58) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (17 grants) and "Sponsorship" (6 grants).
Who are Trinity Health - Michigan's largest grantees?
Trinity Health - Michigan's largest 2025 grantees include Washtenaw Health Project (Washtenaw Health Plan) ($593,286), Say Detroit Family Health Clinic ($400,000) and Oakland Livingston Human Servi Agency ($335,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Trinity Health - Michigan?
Trinity Health - Michigan reported $5.7B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6B.
What does Trinity Health - Michigan fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to “serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Trinity Health - Michigan?
Trinity Health - Michigan has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check trinityhealthmichigan.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Trinity Health - Michigan's EIN?
Trinity Health - Michigan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2113393. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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