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University Physicians & Surgeons

Public charity · Grantmaker Huntington, WV EIN: 55-0564945 Website

To support the clinical, educational, research and services missions of the joan c. Edwards school of medicine in order to build a healthier tomorrow.

Key facts about University Physicians & Surgeons

In short: University Physicians & Surgeons gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
55-0564945
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$12,786
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$12,786
Median grant
$12,786
Total assets
$184,334,530
Primary geography
West Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$184.3M

+12.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$13K

-98.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-98.4% YoY

How University Physicians & Surgeons gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About University Physicians & Surgeons

Based on IRS filings

University Physicians & Surgeons is a public charity, based in Huntington, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $184.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K. Net investment income was $2.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

HuntingtonAshlandCharlestonMadisonMount ClarePrescott

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M5 grants20202 grants20213 grants20223 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $1.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Marshall Health Network: $13KMarshall Health Network$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Marshall Health Network ($13K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marshall Health Network Huntington, WVCommunity Svcs$12,786

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100M$200M$300M$400M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$184,334,530$164,508,971$158,195,383
Revenue$286,547,659$66,830,985$234,054,946
Expenses$280,563,151$67,089,584$238,048,383
Net Investment Income$2,269,593$649,224$2,163,758

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

University Physicians & Surgeons is led by Bryon S. Raynes, President An on the 2025 filing; 26 of 58 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bryon S. Raynes

    President An

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Dial

    Chair

    Former Vice Chairman → Former Vice, 2023

    Former Vice → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $221K (2020) → $851K (2025)

  • Ali Oliashirazi

    Director

    Physician → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $919K (2020) → $907K (2025)

  • Mehiar El-Hamdani

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $342K (2020) → $604K (2025)

  • Paul Ferguson

    Director

    Director → Former Director, 2023

    Former Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $768K (2021) → $846K (2025)

  • Susan Flesher

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $205K (2021) → $319K (2025)

  • Jack Stines

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $257K (2025)

  • Dewayne Tackett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Hadassah Frye

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Tayengco

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Lochow

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Hammers

    Ceao

    Executive Director → CEO, 2023

    CEO → Ceao, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $343K (2020) → $370K (2025)

  • James Becker

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $240K (2020) → $235K (2025)

  • John M. Straub

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $239K (2020) → $289K (2025)

  • Joseph Evans

    Former Vice

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2021

    Vice Chairman → Former Vice, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $222K (2020) → $51K (2025)

  • Joseph Shapiro

    Former Chair

    Chairman → Former Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $389K (2020) → $357K (2025)

  • Krista Denning

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $344K (2020) → $454K (2025)

  • Mark Studeny

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $277K (2020) → $104K (2025)

  • Nathan Ward

    COO

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $189K (2020) → $251K (2025)

  • Nicolas Phan

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2020) → $1.9M (2025)

  • Paulette Wehner

    Former Secretary & T

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Former Secretary & T, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $155K (2020) → $199K (2025)

  • Stephen Petrany

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $159K (2020) → $163K (2025)

  • Jessie Shields

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $173K (2021) → $310K (2025)

  • Shannon Browning

    Cmio

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $94K (2021) → $159K (2025)

  • Anthony Alberico

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $416K (2023) → $372K (2025)

  • Bobby Miller

    Former Chair

    Chairman → Former Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $364K (2023) → $202K (2025)

  • Dana Lycans

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $477K (2023) → $750K (2025)

  • David Jude

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $315K (2023) → $441K (2025)

  • Andrea Lauffer

    Former Director

    Director → Former Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    45 hrs/week

    $128K (2024) → $78K (2025)

  • David Gozal

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    45 hrs/week

    $151K (2024) → $385K (2025)

  • Chad Fisher

    Vice President of Orthop

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $269K (2025)

  • Aaron C. Blevins

    Chief Pharma

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Burck

    Former Vice President Co

    Vice President Corp Fnd → Former Vice President Co, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • David M. Ward

    Former Vice President

    Senior Vice President → Former Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Eduardo Pino

    System Cmio

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Fareed Aziz

    Vice President Revenue C

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Hoyt J. Burdick

    Vice President CMO

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin W. Yingling

    Former President

    President → Former President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa C. Stump

    System Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Mark A. Morgan

    Vice President Phys Serv

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa E. Leasure

    Clo & Sytem

    System Vice President → Clo & Sytem, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paul E. Smith

    Former CAO

    Chief Administrator → Former CAO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Regina M. Campbell

    COO

    Chief Nursin → COO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Susan T. Robinson

    Chief Hr Officer

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas A. Hefner

    Vice President Finance

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Aamir Cheema

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Mullins

    Cno

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Chadwick Smith

    Cpho

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Hoffman

    Vice President of Oncolo

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Lee

    System Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Dwight Saulle

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Jackson

    Vice President Facility

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Barr

    Interim CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kristi Arrowood

    Interim Vice President C

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Werthammer

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Frick

    Chro

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Nepal Chowdhury

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Bastin

    Rivers Healt

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: F. Layton Cottrill (2020–2024) — Former Mu De
  • Former: Michael McCarthy (2020–2024) — CIO
  • Former: Vishal Verma (2020–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Michael Chirico (2023–2024) — Former Cso
  • Former: Sheanna Spence (2023–2024) — CMO
  • Former: Chad Lavender (2024) — Physician
  • Former: John K. Fife (2024) — Vice President Supply Ch
  • Former: Sajeel Khan (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Wesam Frandah (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Nadim Bou Zgheib (2020–2023) — Physician
  • Former: Muhammad Omer Jamil (2021–2023) — Physician
  • Former: David Denning (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Joseph W. Werthammer (2020) — Ex-Vice Chairman
  • Former: Marc Hettlinger (2020) — Director
  • Former: Raj Khanna (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nicolas Phan — Physician: $1.9MNicolas PhanPhysician$1.9MAli Oliashirazi — Director: $907KAli OliashiraziDirector$907KLarry Dial — Chair: $851KLarry DialChair$851KPaul Ferguson — Director: $846KPaul FergusonDirector$846KDana Lycans — Former Direc: $750KDana LycansFormer Direc$750KMehiar El-Hamdani — Director: $604KMehiar El-HamdaniDirector$604KKrista Denning — Former Direc: $454KKrista DenningFormer Direc$454KDavid Jude — Former Direc: $441KDavid JudeFormer Direc$441KDavid Gozal — Vice-Chairma: $385KDavid GozalVice-Chairma$385KAnthony Alberico — Former Direc: $372KAnthony AlbericoFormer Direc$372KBeth Hammers — Ceao: $370KBeth HammersCeao$370KJoseph Shapiro — Former Chair: $357KJoseph ShapiroFormer Chair$357KSusan Flesher — Director: $319KSusan FlesherDirector$319KJessie Shields — Former Direc: $310KJessie ShieldsFormer Direc$310KJohn M Straub — CFO: $289KJohn M StraubCFO$289KChad Fisher — VP of Orthop: $269KChad FisherVP of Orthop$269KJack Stines — Director: $257KJack StinesDirector$257KNathan Ward — COO: $251KNathan WardCOO$251KJames Becker — Former Direc: $235KJames BeckerFormer Direc$235KBobby Miller — Former Chair: $202KBobby MillerFormer Chair$202KPaulette Wehner — Former Sec/T: $199KPaulette WehnerFormer Sec/T$199KStephen Petrany — Former Direc: $163KStephen PetranyFormer Direc$163KShannon Browning — Cmio: $159KShannon BrowningCmio$159KMark Studeny — Former Direc: $104KMark StudenyFormer Direc$104KAndrea Lauffer — Former Direc: $78KAndrea LaufferFormer Direc$78KJoseph Evans — Former Vice: $51KJoseph EvansFormer Vice$51K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.9M, to Nicolas Phan (Physician). 26 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about University Physicians & Surgeons

How much does University Physicians & Surgeons give each year?

University Physicians & Surgeons gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $823K across 1 grant.

How large is University Physicians & Surgeons?

University Physicians & Surgeons reported $184.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $286.5M.

Where does University Physicians & Surgeons operate?

University Physicians & Surgeons has awarded grants in Arizona, Kentucky, West Virginia.

What is University Physicians & Surgeons's EIN?

University Physicians & Surgeons's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-0564945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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