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Unity Medical Center Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Grafton, ND EIN: 36-3522304 Website

The mission of the Unity Medical Center Foundation is to financially support unity medical center, ensuring quality health care close to home.

Unity Medical Center Foundation at a glance

In short: Unity Medical Center Foundation gave $408K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $408K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$407,978
-5.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$407,978
-5.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$407,978
Total assets
$4,096,392
+7.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Dakota (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 Medical Center Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Christian Unity Hospital Corporation DBA Unity Medical Center: $408KChristian Unity HospitalCorporation DBA Unity Medical…$408K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christian Unity Hospital Corporation DBA Unity Medical Center ($408K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

Grafton

How Unity Medical Center Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 22% 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $128K (2020) to $560K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $408K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christian Unity Hospital Corporation DBA Unity Medical Center Grafton, NDCapital, Medical Equipment, Staff Education, Community Programs$407,978
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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$4,096,392$372,955$453,218$407,9781$62,928
2024$3,815,852$342,733$474,099$429,3581$51,791
2023$3,584,299$333,797$652,932$560,0861$98,613
2022$3,718,818$515,489$596,125$524,7041$68,975
2021$3,898,181$347,654$322,775$268,0581$59,725
2020$1,787,990$635,659$197,170$127,5761$40,676

About Unity Medical Center Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Unity Medical Center Foundation is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Grafton, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $408K. Net investment income was $63K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Unity Medical Center Foundation is led by Brian Van Bruggen, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Van Bruggen

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Sobolik

    Foundation Executive Director

    Executive Director → Foundation Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Schanilec

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Holand

    Director & Umc Chief Nursing

    Director & Chief Nursing Officer → Director & Umc Chief Nursing Officer, 2022

    Director & Umc Chief Nursing Officer → Director & Umc Chief Nursing, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina Petersen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Carignan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb McKay

    Director & Coordinator

    Secretary & Treasurer → Director & Coordinator, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    24 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Burianek

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Dusek

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Marquardt

    Director & Physican

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Corrick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jr Steele

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candace Kostrzewski

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ranell Hanson

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Patrick Such (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Dusek (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alysia Osowski Boen (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Vonda Collette (2020–2023) — President & Executive Officio
  • Former: Jack Maus (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Janelle Davis (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Monica Gorder (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alysia Osowski (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Denny Schneider (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Jennifer Thompson (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Kristy Jelinek (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Alysia Wilde (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Horter (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sam Mondry (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 Unity Medical Center Foundation

How much does Unity Medical Center Foundation give each year?

Unity Medical Center Foundation gave $408K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $429K across 1 grant.

How large is Unity Medical Center Foundation?

Unity Medical Center Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $373K.

What is Unity Medical Center Foundation?

Unity Medical Center Foundation is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Grafton, ND. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Unity Medical Center Foundation operate?

Unity Medical Center Foundation has awarded grants in North Dakota.

What is Unity Medical Center Foundation's EIN?

Unity Medical Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3522304. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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