Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation
The mission of Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation is to raise funds, reinvest and administer these funds and make distriubtions to vassar brothers medical center and other not-for-profit vassar brothers medical center affiliates.
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation at a glance
In short: Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation gave $3.2M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $539K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,234,358
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $539,060
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $262,047
- Total assets
- $54,856,782
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vassar Brothers Medical Center ($2.2M). Together the top 6 received $3.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 22 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $422K (2020) to $6.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY | Operational Support | $2,154,919 |
| Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC Poughkeepsie, NY | Operational Support | $360,940 |
| Vassar Health Connecticut Inc Sharon, CT | Operational Support | $318,179 |
| Nuvance Health Poughkeepsie, NY | Operational Support | $205,915 |
| Western Connecticut Health Network Inc Danbury, CT | Operational Support | $173,371 |
| Health Quest Systems Inc Poughkeepsie, NY | Operational Support | $21,034 |
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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 | $54,856,782 | $4,854,230 | $6,042,133 | $3,234,358 | 6 | $1,106,253 |
| 2024 | $52,685,172 | $4,241,770 | $4,899,857 | $3,864,550 | 7 | $511,532 |
| 2023 | $47,641,794 | $1,843,420 | $7,552,172 | $6,555,202 | 3 | $656,066 |
| 2022 | $49,829,838 | $3,570,639 | $4,712,402 | $3,914,197 | 3 | $1,806,966 |
| 2021 | $58,560,925 | $4,051,790 | $8,640,364 | $6,667,559 | 3 | $1,735,252 |
| 2020 | $64,309,875 | $17,847,063 | $2,233,819 | $422,229 | 1 | $3,907,774 |
About Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $3.2M. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation is led by Craig Irwin, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Craig Irwin
Chair
Vice Chairman & Director → Vice Chair & Chair, 2024
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Choi MD
Director & Chair of Surgery Vbmc
Director → Director & Chair of Surgery Vbmc, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kristi Brien
Director
Trustee → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Niloufer Rodrigues MD
Director
Trustee → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randi Petrovits
Director
Trustee → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Faulkner
Director
Trustee → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darrelyn Brennan
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann St Germain
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolynn Frankel
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Ventosa
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sunny Intwala MD
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Cara Whalen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grace Linhard
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daniel Debarba
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Brian Wyatt
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Geeta Gorwara
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Janelle Anne Styles (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Hunt Lee (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Harrison MD (2020–2024) — Director & Hv Cardio Phys.
- Former: Michael Mazzuca Jr. (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Seaman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Levine (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Carolyn McKenna (2020–2023) — Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
- Former: Judith Bleakley O'Neill (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Horodyski (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nancy Brownell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Ranieri (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Sweeney (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven H. Rosenberg (2020–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Ann Armater (2020–2022) — Former Senior Vice President Development
- Former: Margaret Bova (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Maureen Kangas (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Holzhueter (2020–2022) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Cheryl Booth (2020–2021) — Former Assistant Secretary
- Former: Katherine Bacher (2020–2021) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Ann McMackin (2020) — Vbmc President
- Former: Christopher Bromley MD (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Shequine (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Tockarshewsky (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Louis Casciaro (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Simon Gorwara MD (2020) — Trustee & Hv Cardio Phys.
- Former: Stanley Beinstein (2020) — Trustee
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 Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation
How much does Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation give each year?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation gave $3.2M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.9M across 7 grants.
What is Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's typical grant size?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $262,047, and its average grant was $539,060, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation give grants?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation gives mostly in New York: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Poughkeepsie, NY (4 grants).
Does Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's largest grantees?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Vassar Brothers Medical Center ($2,154,919), Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC ($360,940) and Vassar Health Connecticut Inc ($318,179), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation reported $54.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What is Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. It holds $54.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's EIN?
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1736429. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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