Unity Family Healthcare

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 41-0721642

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.

Unity Family Healthcare at a glance

In short: Unity Family Healthcare gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
-5.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$15,000
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$143,781,482
+11.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Unity Family Healthcare funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: $15KLutheran Social Service ofMinnesota$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

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

St CloudSt. Paul

How Unity Family Healthcare gives

  • Giving grew 150% 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $23K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota St. Paul, MNGeneral Support$15,000
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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$143,781,482$88,171,073$95,676,170$15,0001$1,320,556
2024$128,710,233$78,415,485$87,409,327$15,879Total only$628,876
2023$124,362,678$75,048,794$79,860,423$8,610Total only$601,945
2022$117,462,098$78,122,464$79,275,066$6,0001$1,613,657
2021$118,628,912$78,028,043$75,325,249$23,490Total only$2,083,989
2020$98,057,893$74,202,463$72,956,896$6,0001$1,168,475

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Unity Family Healthcare

Based on IRS filings

Unity Family Healthcare is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $143.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Unity Family Healthcare is led by Steven Smith, Board Member & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven Smith

    Board Member & CEO

    CEO → Board Member & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Vetter

    Chairperson

    Board Member → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Edgerton Jr. MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $632K (2020) → $956K (2025)

  • Paul Johnson MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $898K (2020) → $1M (2025)

  • Peter Germscheid MD

    Board Member & Physician

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $232K (2021) → $186K (2025)

  • Jonathan Zellmer MD

    General Surgeon

    On filings since 2024

    45 hrs/week

    $484K (2024) → $478K (2025)

  • Charles Snow MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $470K (2025)

  • Diane Palkert MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $549K (2025)

  • Christine Gammon-Kruschek

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristine Erickson

    Vice Chairperson

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Vice Chairperson, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Dahlberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roxanne Thompson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Stowman

    Former Officer

    CFO → Former Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • David Jones

    Board Member & Market President Regional Hospital

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick O'Tool

    Former Officer

    Div Vice President Finance → Market CFO, 2024

    Market CFO → Former Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • John Hacker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Caroline Stoltz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Schnack

    Market CFO

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Alicia Frankwitz MD (2023–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Dayle Quigley MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Mark Moe MD (2020–2023) — Board Member & Physician
  • Former: Philip Prosapio (2020–2023) — Orthopedist
  • Former: Sr Mary Burger (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Michael Severson (2021–2023) — Physician
  • Former: Julie Goebel (2023) — Board Member & Division Senior Vice President COO
  • Former: David Jorgensen (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Joshua Senger (2020–2022) — CFO
  • Former: David Anderson (2021–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Jeanette Wojtalewicz (2021–2022) — Board Member & Interim Senior Vice President of Op
  • Former: Cary Ward (2022) — Board Member & Div Senior Vice President CMO
  • Former: Jeffrey Drop (2020–2021) — Board Member & Chi Senior Vice President Division Officer Partial Yea
  • Former: Cliff Robertson (2021) — Board Member, CEO & Chi Health
  • Former: Brian Mackinac (2020) — Chair
  • Former: Gregory McNamara MD (2020) — Board Member & Physician
  • Former: Ryan Kray MD (2020) — Former Vice Chair & Physician
  • Former: Saung Park (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Virgil Meyer MD (2020) — Board Member & Physician

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Paul Johnson MD — Physician: $1.0MPaul Johnson MDPhysician$1.0MDavid Edgerton Jr MD — Physician: $956KDavid Edgerton Jr MDPhysician$956KDiane Palkert MD — Physician: $549KDiane Palkert MDPhysician$549KJonathan Zellmer MD — General Surgeon: $478KJonathan Zellmer MDGeneral Surgeon$478KCharles Snow MD — Physician: $470KCharles Snow MDPhysician$470KPeter Germscheid MD — Board Member/Physician: $186KPeter Germscheid MDBoard Member/Physician$186K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.0M, to Paul Johnson MD (Physician). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Unity Family Healthcare

How much does Unity Family Healthcare give each year?

Unity Family Healthcare gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $16K in grants paid.

How large is Unity Family Healthcare?

Unity Family Healthcare reported $143.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $88.2M.

Where does Unity Family Healthcare operate?

Unity Family Healthcare has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Unity Family Healthcare's EIN?

Unity Family Healthcare's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0721642. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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