UAB Medicine Enterprise
UAB Medicine Enterprise is a public charity based in Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 1996. Its stated role is to provide common management of existing and future healthcare delivery operations associated with the University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C.
UAB Medicine Enterprise at a glance
In short: UAB Medicine Enterprise gave $19.8M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Alabama. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,834,707
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,322,314
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $74,228
- Total assets
- $259,646,255
- +0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to UAB Medicine Enterprise
- Contact
Mailing address: 500 22Nd Street South Suite 408, Birmingham, AL 35233-3110
Phone: (205) 975-5413
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who UAB Medicine Enterprise funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UA Health Services Foundation ($15.3M). Together the top 10 received $19.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 74 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were reported as 99% to Alabama, 1% to Georgia, and 1% to Missouri. The listed grants included recipients in Birmingham and other Alabama locations, as well as recipients in Atlanta, Georgia, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is UAB Medicine Enterprise open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $86K; repeat grants $2.4M. How we count
Medians: $74K first-time, $75K repeat.
- 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.2M (2019) to $19.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $19.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UA Health Services Foundation Birmingham, AL | Prime Care | $15,348,585 |
| UAB Educational Foundation Birmingham, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $3,072,000 |
| University Hospital Birmingham, AL | Prime Care | $620,158 |
| Eventive Sports Properties LLC Birmingham, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $180,000 |
| University of Alabama at Bham Birmingham, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $171,729 |
| Talladega Superspeedway LLC Atlanta, GA | Sponsorship 2025 | $125,000 |
| Learfield Communications LLC Kansas City, MO | Sponsorship 2025 | $124,407 |
| Alabama Sports Council Inc Birmingham, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $74,228 |
| Bham Hockey Club LLC Pelham, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $25,000 |
| The University of West Alabama Lexington, AL | Sponsorship 2025 | $21,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 filing separately reports $7,186,786 in other revenue and $8,131,652 in other expenses not included in the return, describing these as activities under the organization’s management that represent an integral part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a state entity.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $259,646,255 | $80,343,973 | $84,864,988 | $19,834,707 | 15 | $3,326,574 |
| 2024 | $259,359,679 | $64,370,393 | $80,248,217 | $18,984,407 | 16 | $3,676,082 |
| 2023 | $286,969,442 | $50,665,731 | $58,981,764 | $16,060,939 | 12 | $5,107,237 |
| 2022 | $330,192,087 | $104,475,642 | $52,038,860 | $16,592,709 | 15 | $3,635,914 |
| 2021 | $293,178,635 | $80,834,759 | $61,546,660 | $18,920,405 | 16 | $3,724,858 |
| 2020 | $262,548,426 | $62,718,363 | $45,360,378 | $14,569,123 | 15 | $4,460,959 |
| 2019 | $255,374,396 | $41,286,938 | $39,237,281 | $14,175,020 | 12 | $1,858,334 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is “to provide common management of the existing and future healthcare delivery operations” of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. Its filing also describes advocacy and strategy efforts related to healthcare, insurance, and higher education.
Its 2025 grants included payments designated for “PRIME CARE” and “SPONSORSHIP 2025.” Among its grantees, UAB Educational Foundation describes its own mission as supporting UAB’s scientific and educational mission, including managing and disbursing funds, acquiring real property, and providing operational flexibility. Alabama Sports Council describes its own mission as fostering national and international amateur sports competition in Alabama.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, UAB Medicine Enterprise reported 15 grants totaling $19,834,707. The median grant was $74,228; grants ranged from $7,500 to $15,348,585.
The largest reported grants included $15,348,585 to UA Health Services Foundation for “PRIME CARE,” $3,072,000 to UAB Educational Foundation for “SPONSORSHIP 2025,” and $620,158 to University Hospital for “PRIME CARE.” Other notable grants included $180,000 to Eventive Sports Properties LLC, $171,729 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and $125,000 to Talladega Superspeedway LLC, each for “SPONSORSHIP 2025.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dawn Bulgarella as Chief Executive Officer; Louis Baverso as COO & VP; Anupam Agarwal as SVP Medicine & Dean SOM; Cheri Canon MD as Chief Physician Executive; Ray Watts as Chair & President; Martin Heslin as Chief Quality Officer; Susan Jennings as CFO & Treasurer; David Randall as Chief Strategy Officer; Christopher Meeks as Vice President of Revenue Cycle; and Charles Pitts as VP of Managed Care Contracting.
UAB Medicine Enterprise is led by Dawn Bulgarella, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2019); all 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dawn Bulgarella
Chief Executive Officer
CFO → Vice President & Secretary, 2023
Vice President & Secretary → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$774K (2019) → $2.7M (2025)
Ray Watts
Chair & President
Board Member & Chair → Chair & President, 2023
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$378K (2019) → $419K (2025)
Christopher Meeks
Vice President of Rev. Cycle
Vice President Clinical Fund & Executive Director Aoc → Vice President of Rev. Cycle, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$284K (2019) → $549K (2025)
David Randall
Chief Strategy Officer
Senior Vice President Strategy & Bus. Development → Chief Strategy Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$590K (2019) → $856K (2025)
Jean Ann Larson
Chief Leadership Development Officer
Leadership Development Officer → Chief Leadership Development Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$305K (2019) → $406K (2025)
Susan Jennings
CFO & Treasurer
Interim CFO → CFO & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$123K (2022) → $1.1M (2025)
Adrienne Steading
Assistant Vice President Marketing
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$282K (2023) → $311K (2025)
Anupam Agarwal
Senior Vice President Medicine & Dean Som
Board Member → Senior Vice President for Medicine & Dean, 2024
Senior Vice President for Medicine & Dean → Senior Vice President Medicine & Dean Som, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$85K (2023) → $536K (2025)
Charles Pitts
Vice President of Managed Care Contracting
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$434K (2024) → $488K (2025)
Jeffrey Simmons
Vice President & Lead Physician Uab Medicine
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$359K (2024) → $367K (2025)
Louis Baverso
COO & Vice President
Chief Ops Officer → COO & Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$309K (2024) → $1.5M (2025)
Arpan Limdi
Chief Facilities Officer
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Cheri Canon MD
Chief Physician Executive
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$390K (2025)
Martin Heslin
Chief Quality Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2025)
Former officers (31)
- Former: Clayton Ryan (2019–2024) — Vice President Gov't Affairs
- Former: Donald Lilly (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President Network Development
- Former: Reid Jones (2019–2024) — CEO & Vice President
- Former: Ruth Leeth (2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Isaac William Ferniany PhD (2019–2023) — Former CEO
- Former: Raheel Farough (2019–2023) — Former Vice President Contracting & Ventures
- Former: Maelynn Cheung (2023) — Assistant Vice President Corporate Communications
- Former: Bart Kelly (2019–2022) — Executive Director Telehealth Services
- Former: Charles Perry (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dana Keith (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Finis E. St John IV (2019–2022) — Chancellor
- Former: Herbert Chen (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Outland (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Wilson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Jones (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kenneth Vandervoort (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Crosswhite (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Selwyn Vickers MD (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Seth Landefeld (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Lewis (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Vanessa Leonard (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Horton (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Phelps (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andre Lessears (2022) — Chief Diversity & Inclusion
- Former: Mitch Cohen (2022) — Chair Pediatrics
- Former: James Markert (2019–2021) — Chair Neurosurgery
- Former: John England Jr. (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stan Starnes (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Mancini (2021) — Associate Vice President Planning & Devlpmnt
- Former: Warren Smedley (2019–2020) — Director & Service Line
- Former: Charles Adair (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.7M, to Dawn Bulgarella (Chief Executive Officer). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about UAB Medicine Enterprise
How much does UAB Medicine Enterprise give each year?
UAB Medicine Enterprise gave $19.8M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19.0M across 16 grants.
What is UAB Medicine Enterprise's typical grant size?
UAB Medicine Enterprise's median grant in 2025 was $74,228, and its average grant was $1,322,314, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from UAB Medicine Enterprise that year got $86K on average.
Where does UAB Medicine Enterprise give grants?
UAB Medicine Enterprise gives mostly in Alabama: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Birmingham, AL (9 grants).
Does UAB Medicine Enterprise give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on UAB Medicine Enterprise's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship 2025" (13 grants).
Who are UAB Medicine Enterprise's largest grantees?
UAB Medicine Enterprise's largest 2025 grantees include UA Health Services Foundation ($15,348,585), UAB Educational Foundation ($3,072,000) and University Hospital ($620,158), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is UAB Medicine Enterprise?
UAB Medicine Enterprise reported $259.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $80.3M.
What does UAB Medicine Enterprise fund?
The organization’s stated mission is “to provide common management of the existing and future healthcare delivery operations” of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from UAB Medicine Enterprise?
UAB Medicine Enterprise has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is UAB Medicine Enterprise's EIN?
UAB Medicine Enterprise's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1182994. 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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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