UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals is a public charity based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its stated charitable mission is to maintain and improve the health and quality of life of people in central Pennsylvania. The organization is part of UPMC in Central PA., a division of UPMC.
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals at a glance
In short: UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals gave $1.7M across 36 grants in 2024 (avg $46K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,661,355
- +51.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 36
- -26.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $46,149
- +106.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $1,008,447,017
- +3.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (98% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 8700, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700
Phone: (717) 231-8245
Website: https://upmcpinnacle.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was UPMC Pinnacle Foundation ($532K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
130 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 113 grants of 130 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated mission refers to the central Pennsylvania area. In 2024, 98% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania; 1% went to Georgia, 1% to Virginia, and less than 1% to Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
Cities
How UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $1.7M (2024). In 2024 it made 36 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Foundation Harrisburg, PA | General Support | $531,754 |
| Patients R Waiting Inc Lititz, PA | General Support | $200,000 |
| Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA | General Support | $103,750 |
| Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society Harrisburg, PA | General Support | $80,000 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA | Lab Equipment Support | $76,176 |
| Foundation for the Central Dauphin School Harrisburg, PA | General Support | $75,000 |
| Central Pennsylvania College Education Foundation Summerdale, PA | General Support | $55,000 |
| Whitaker Center for Science and Arts Harrisburg, PA | General Support | $50,150 |
| The Peyton Walker Foundation Camp Hill, PA | General Support | $45,000 |
| Harrisburg School District Harrisburg, PA | Backpack Program Support | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,008,447,017 | $1,611,844,691 | $1,551,201,134 | $1,661,355 | 36 | $33,502,517 |
| 2023 | $978,804,042 | $1,450,181,574 | $1,522,588,205 | $1,093,452 | 49 | $11,355,299 |
| 2022 | $942,873,280 | $1,360,385,645 | $1,316,488,579 | $420,700 | 23 | $17,463,183 |
| 2021 | $998,723,335 | $1,355,307,435 | $1,178,866,310 | $73,500 | 4 | $44,131,042 |
| 2020 | $1,201,290,241 | $1,130,363,389 | $1,068,898,942 | $388,000 | 18 | $12,576,897 |
| 2019 | $926,280,596 | $1,109,038,017 | $966,955,176 | $9,750 | 1 | $4,549,588 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals states that its charitable mission is “dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life for all persons of the central Pennsylvania area.” Its filing describes a community health needs assessment process that considered health and socioeconomic factors and gathered input from community advisory panels representing, among others, medically underserved, low-income, minority, and chronically ill populations.
Examples of grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania says its mission is to combat veteran homelessness by providing support and services. Paxton Street Home describes itself as providing housing and help for people challenged by poverty, mental illness, and intellectual disabilities. The Peyton Walker Foundation says it works to increase youth survival from sudden cardiac arrest through screenings, CPR/AED education and training, AED donations, education, and scholarships. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals program areas.
Grantmaking
In 2024, UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals made 36 grants totaling $1,661,355. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $531,754, with a median of $20,000. The largest listed grant was $531,754 to UPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION for general support. Other large grants included $200,000 to PATIENTS R WAITING INC for general support and $103,750 to VETERANS OUTREACH OF PENNSYLVANIA for general support.
Additional 2024 grants included $80,000 to PAXTON STREET HOME for general support; $76,176 to HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE for lab equipment support; $75,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL DAUPHIN SCHOOL for general support; $55,000 to CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION for general support; and $50,150 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ARTS for general support. Other listed recipients included THE PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION ($45,000), HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT ($40,000 for backpack program support), SUSAN P BYRNES HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ($40,000 for general support), and DAUPHIN COUNTY CASA ($35,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Louis Baverso as president and COO; Douglas Neidich as chair; and Mark Glessner as board vice chairman. Listed directors are Troy Moritz, Thomas Nicholson, William Bachinsky, Barry Schoch, Jonathon Vipond III, Kathleen Pavelko, and Yvonne Hollins.
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals is led by Philip W Guarneschelli, Fmr President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Philip W Guarneschelli
Fmr President & CEO
President & CEO → Fmr President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Louis Baverso
President & COO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gibbons
President
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Neidich
Chair
Board Chair → Board Chairman, 2023
Board Chairman → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ramin Yazdanfar
Site Medical Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$468K (2024)
Jonathon Vipond III Esq.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yvonne Hollins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Bachinsky MD
Director & Cardiologist
Director → Director & Cardiologist, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Schoch
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Pavelko
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Nicholson MD
Director & Surgeon
Director → Director & Surgeon, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Moritz DO
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Meister DO
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Zellers
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harold Yang
Transplant Surgeon
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$566K (2020) → $617K (2024)
Danielle Ladie
Transplant Surgeon
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$486K (2021) → $495K (2024)
Vijay Menon
Transplant Surgeon
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$511K (2022) → $504K (2024)
Manish Gupta
Transplant Surgeon
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$567K (2024)
Mark Glessner
Board Vice Chairman
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2022
Board Vice Chair → Board Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Morgan
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Miller Esq.
Secretary & Associate Counsel
Assistant Secretary → Secretary & Associate Counsel, 2022
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Ritter
COO & Central Region
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Mitstifer
CFO
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Maloney
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Alison Bernhardt (2019–2023) — Treasurer, Vice President & CFO
- Former: Carolyn Kreamer PhD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Oken MD (2019–2023) — Director, Physician-Ob & Gyn
- Former: Julie Trogner (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Senghor Manns (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Aaron Rastoka (2023) — Pa & Senior Hvi Surgical
- Former: Eugene Fourkal (2023) — Chief Medical Physicist
- Former: Mark Moquin (2023) — Pa & Senior Hvi Surgical
- Former: Marvin Moquin (2023) — Supervisor
- Former: Richard Tennesen (2023) — Director & Anesthesia Services
- Former: Christopher P. Markley Esq. (2019–2022) — Fmr Sec'y, Senior Vice President & General Counsel
- Former: John Mantione MD (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sunil Patel MD (2021–2022) — Pediatric Cardiologist
- Former: Christine Bienaime (2022) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Susan Comp (2022) — Chief Nursing Officer & Upmc Pinnacle
- Former: Doug Neidich (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: William H. Pugh (2019–2021) — Fmr Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Meron Yemane (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Holly Thomas (2021) — Physician, Ob & Gyn
- Former: John Cinicola (2021) — Med Director & Special Clinic Projects
- Former: Craig Skucenski (2019–2020) — Vice President & Emergency Medicine
- Former: Cynthia Tolsma (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
- Former: John C. Hickey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Delorenzo (2019–2020) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Michael A. Young (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Michael Murchie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Kratz MD (2019–2020) — President of the Medical Staff
- Former: Thomas Stoner (2019–2020) — Vice President & Hospitalist Services
- Former: Chase Turner (2020) — Hospitalist
- Former: David Martin (2020) — Director
- Former: Edward Karlovich (2020) — Director
- Former: Leslie Davis (2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Spears MD (2020) — Director
- Former: Quan Tran (2020) — Hospitalist
- Former: Richard Hamilton (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Montler (2020) — Director
- Former: Carson Adams (2019) — Physician
- Former: Christian Caicedo MD (2019) — Senior Vice President, President & Dauphin Div.
- Former: Felix Gutierrez MD (2019) — Director
- Former: James Grandon (2019) — Director
- Former: Jed Spruce Seitzinger (2019) — Physician
- Former: Michael L. Fernandez MD (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $617K, to Harold Yang (Transplant Surgeon). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
How much does UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals give each year?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals gave $1.7M across 36 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.1M across 49 grants.
What is UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's typical grant size?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's median grant in 2024 was $20,000, and its average grant was $46,149, across 36 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals give grants?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Harrisburg, PA (16 grants), York, PA (3 grants), Hershey, PA (2 grants) and Newport, PA (2 grants).
Does UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals give general operating support?
Yes: 83% of UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 36) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship" (3 grants).
Who are UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's largest grantees?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's largest 2024 grantees include UPMC Pinnacle Foundation ($531,754), Patients R Waiting Inc ($200,000) and Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania ($103,750), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals reported $1.0B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6B.
What does UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals fund?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals states that its charitable mission is “dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life for all persons of the central Pennsylvania area.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check upmcpinnacle.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's EIN?
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1778644. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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