Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation
The university health foundation was organized to accept, hold and administer contributions for or on behalf of university health and to distribute such amounts for charitable purposes.
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.7M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,728,604
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,728,604
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,728,604
- Total assets
- $16,947,220
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University Health ($2.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 75% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.8M (2020) to $11.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University Health Kansas City, MO | Equipment & Programs | $2,728,604 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,947,220 | $6,681,383 | $4,924,985 | $2,728,604 | 1 | $732,809 |
| 2024 | $14,532,860 | $6,334,890 | $5,095,911 | $2,993,476 | 1 | $178,584 |
| 2023 | $13,282,940 | $2,341,380 | $5,359,681 | $3,341,757 | 1 | $44,668 |
| 2022 | $14,721,030 | $3,798,231 | $13,434,855 | $11,090,064 | 1 | $824,485 |
| 2021 | $28,332,798 | $9,393,864 | $8,563,166 | $6,524,695 | 1 | $2,159,741 |
| 2020 | $24,814,973 | $4,726,162 | $3,381,684 | $1,782,511 | 1 | $-94,330 |
| 2019 | $23,470,553 | $13,009,193 | $3,534,609 | $2,316,108 | 1 | $364,502 |
About Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $733K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation is led by Emily Parish, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily Parish
Executive Director
Executive Director From Jan → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$182K (2024) → $197K (2025)
Jay Howard
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Nail
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Furguson DDS
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natasha Acosta MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patty Lewis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dirck Clark
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kia Walsh
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Osgood
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elise Kirchhofer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Karp
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Burgess
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Johnson MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Vaeth
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Gratton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Marie McCarther Ed D.
Director & Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Lewis
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Macy Vulgamore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Briscoe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Niki Donawa
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Freese
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharla Peters
CFO
CFO From Jan → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$90K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Former officers (25)
- Former: Douglas Y. Curran (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Hull (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kirk Isenhour (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Danielle Jean-Francios (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael T. Mayer (2019–2023) — Director & Chair-Immediate Past
- Former: S. Marie McCarther EdD (2019–2023) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Dred Scott EdD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Akin Cil MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gregg Givens (2019–2022) — Director & Treasurer
- Former: Sarah Baum (2019–2022) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Steve Hawn (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Barbra Porter Hill (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Betsy Green (2019–2021) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Doug Albers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Phil Sanders (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rachael Sabates (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ryan Fischer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Embry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Lubeck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Carlson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: S. Marie McCarther Ed (2020) — Director
- Former: Dan Gerson (2019) — Director
- Former: Karlyn Wilkins (2019) — Executive Director-
- Former: Larry Ricci DO (2019) — Director
- Former: Zulema Bassham (2019) — Director
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 $197K, to Emily Parish (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation
How much does Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation give each year?
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation?
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation reported $16.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.7M.
What is Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation?
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $16.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation operate?
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1194064. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
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