Ucare Foundation
UCare Foundation is a public charity located in Stuart, Virginia, formed in 2014. Its stated mission describes it as a community-directed initiative of UCare Minnesota that makes grants to improve the health of underserved populations in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and in western Wisconsin.
Ucare Foundation at a glance
In short: Ucare Foundation gave $397K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Minnesota. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $396,500
- -89.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -80.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,321
- -44.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $11,246,333
- -68.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ucare Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 519, Stuart, VA 24171
Phone: (612) 676-6500
Website: https://ucare.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ucare Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fairview Health Services ($50K). Together the top 10 received $350K.
Grant Size Distribution
187 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 95 grants of 187 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated mission names the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and western Wisconsin. In 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota and 13% to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Ucare Foundation open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $30K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $397K (2025) to $103.3M (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $397K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fairview Health Services Saint Paul, MN | Support for fairview community clinical care team to partner with ucare community relations and others in order to conduct 18 community-based clinics across 13 unique sites, expanding access to preventive care and vaccinations for underserved communities. | $50,000 |
| Bountiful Basket Food Shelf Chaska, MN | Grant to strengthen food support in Carver county with food shelves in chaska and cologne, mobile food delivery, culturally specific assistance in partnership with mi casa, school snack programs, and emergency food support for foster care. | $50,000 |
| Social Good Fund Inc Richmond, CA | Support for emerging farmers institute 10-week program empowering diverse farmers with essential tools, resources, skills and networking opportunities that improve crop production, agricultural business acumen to produce and provide nutritious food for underserved communities. | $50,000 |
| Wright County Community Action Inc Maple Lake, MN | Providing foundational support for developing nutrition education & preservation center's staff, program supplies, travel, recruitment materials and other ramp up costs. | $30,000 |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians Onamia, MN | A grant to help provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks to survivors (and their children) of domestic abuse, human trafficking, sexual assault, and to promote community action/awareness of issue. | $30,000 |
| Scott-Carver-Dakota Cap Agency Inc Shakopee, MN | Funding for essential food support across Scott, Carver, and Dakota counties in Minnesota through food shelves, meals on wheels and convenient drop-off locations. | $30,000 |
| Tiwahe Foundation Minneapolis, MN | Support for oln's expansion of community conversations about native solutions for addiction and homelessness, and to develop online learning management system that accesses a leadership networks and traditional knowledge holders across metro and greater Minnesota. | $30,000 |
| Copal MN Minneapolis, MN | Funding for training of approximately 35 participants in mind-body medicine protocol, with six becoming certified facilitators to conduct wellness training, host mental health circles, and potential expansion to other areas in greater Minnesota and metro. | $30,000 |
| Otter Tail County Fergus Falls, MN | Funding to support emergency food pantry donations sourced from farm at st. Francis and support lake region healthcare produce prescription's services targeting individuals diagnosed with diabetes. | $25,000 |
| Dakota County Hastings, MN | Funding in support of Dakota county public health's foodrx project that aims to address and screen for food insecurity in public health and veteran services intake processes, and provide shelf-stable food box assistance until longer-term support is established. | $25,000 |
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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 | $11,246,333 | $1,594,765 | $520,720 | $396,500 | 14 | $1,594,765 |
| 2024 | $35,239,661 | $3,165,090 | $3,813,431 | $3,708,094 | 73 | $3,163,214 |
| 2023 | $60,706,857 | $82,513,197 | $103,349,566 | $103,334,302 | 67 | $2,513,197 |
| 2022 | $31,577,169 | $28,310,440 | $1,201,042 | $1,190,430 | 21 | $310,440 |
| 2021 | $4,893,006 | $2,352,143 | $1,285,735 | $1,278,650 | 12 | $318,543 |
| 2020 | $3,890,851 | $1,199,594 | $1,380,721 | $1,052,937 | 21 | $104,394 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated focus is grantmaking to programs and initiatives that improve the health of underserved populations. Its filing says grants are directed by UCare Minnesota’s board and management and support recipient organizations’ charitable programs.
The 2025 grants include work related to preventive care and vaccinations, food access and nutrition, mental wellness, and community education. The recipients include charities and government agencies. For example, Bountiful Basket Food Shelf describes its mission as “nourishing neighbors, inspiring hope, and supporting families on their road to self-sufficiency.” Wright County Community Action says it works with the community to improve residents’ physical, social, and economic well-being and alleviate poverty.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $396,500. Grant amounts ranged from $8,500 to $50,000, with a median of $30,000. Among the largest awards were $50,000 to Fairview Health Services for community-based clinics, $50,000 to Bountiful Basket Food Shelf for food support in Carver County, and $50,000 to Social Good Fund Inc. for an emerging farmers program.
Other reported awards included $30,000 to Wright County Community Action for a nutrition education and preservation center, $30,000 to Scott-Carver-Dakota CAP Agency for food support, and $15,000 to YMCA of the North for scholarships that enabled children with asthma to attend camp and receive medical support.
No application process, application materials, restrictions, or deadline are stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Allison O’Toole as board chair. Directors listed on that filing are Mariam Mohamed, Charity Bennett, P Jay Kiedrowski, Teresa McCarthy MD, James Van Vooren MD, Tom DePhillips, Patricia Adam MD, Jeff Bangsberg, and Michael Wootten MD.
Ucare Foundation is led by Hilary Marden-Resnik, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hilary Marden-Resnik
President & CEO
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison O'Toole
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charity Bennett
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Bangsberg
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wootten MD
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
P. Jay Kiedrowski
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Adam MD
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teresa McCarthy MD
Director
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Director, 2024
Vice Chair & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Roberts MD
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Dephillips
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariam Mohamed
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Bridges
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Koppel
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martina Sagayam
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Monsrud
Senior Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Van Vooren MD
Driector
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2021
Board Chair → Driector, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Mendoza
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tenbit Emiru
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Zimmerman-Enger
Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Santos Chief Legal
Officer & Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Roof
Special Deputy Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Sivasailam Evp Chief
Growth Officer
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Entenza
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Daniel Santos (2020–2024) — Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
- Former: Patricia Nelson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Riskin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jay Sivasailam (2023–2024) — Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer
- Former: James Pacala MD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Myron Frans (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ghitiann Worcester Evp Chief (2023) — Marketing Officer
- Former: Marie Zimmerman (2023) — Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Ghitiann Worcester (2020–2022) — Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: John Gross (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark W. Traynor (2020–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Julia Joseph-De Caprio Evp (2022) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Tenbit Emiru Evp Chief (2022) — Medical Officer
- Former: Julia Joseph-De Caprio (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Lance Teachworth (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Mitsch (2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Dephillips (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ucare Foundation
How much does Ucare Foundation give each year?
Ucare Foundation gave $397K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.7M across 73 grants.
What is Ucare Foundation's typical grant size?
Ucare Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $28,321, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ucare Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Ucare Foundation give grants?
Ucare Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (5 grants).
Does Ucare Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Ucare Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Ucare Foundation's largest grantees?
Ucare Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Fairview Health Services ($50,000), Bountiful Basket Food Shelf ($50,000) and Social Good Fund Inc ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ucare Foundation?
Ucare Foundation reported $11.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What does Ucare Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated focus is grantmaking to programs and initiatives that improve the health of underserved populations. Its filing says grants are directed by UCare Minnesota’s board and management and support recipient organizations’ charitable programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ucare Foundation?
Ucare Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ucare.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Ucare Foundation's EIN?
Ucare Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4795214. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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