Virginia Mason Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center is a public charity listed in its 2025 filing in Phoenix, Arizona. Its 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $11,308,347, all to recipients in Washington state. The organization’s filing describes its mission as delivering high-quality, cost-effective care to improve patients’ health and well-being.
Virginia Mason Medical Center at a glance
In short: Virginia Mason Medical Center gave $11.3M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $665K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,308,347
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $665,197
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $59,510
- Total assets
- $1,032,386,323
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Virginia Mason Medical Center
- How to Apply
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The VMFH website directs applicants to learn more about and apply to the Community Health Improvement Grants program.
- Review Cycle
- The 2027 grant cycle listed an application closing date of September 18, 2026, which has passed. The website lists project implementation from April 2027 to March 2028.
- Deadline
- The 2027 grant cycle listed an application closing date of September 18, 2026, which has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3033 N 3Rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85103
Phone: (206) 223-6600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Virginia Mason Medical Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason ($10.2M). Together the top 10 received $11.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 44 (34%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported in the 2025 filing went to recipients in Washington state. The VMFH grant program is funded by eight hospitals around Puget Sound and serves communities in that area. The medical center’s 2025 implementation plan identifies King County as its primary service area.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Virginia Mason Medical Center gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2021) to $11.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $11.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Seattle, WA | Operating Support | $10,155,020 |
| Public Health - Seattle & King County Seattle, WA | Program Support | $150,226 |
| Freedom Project Renton, WA | Donaton | $138,405 |
| Backpack Brigade Seattle, WA | Donation | $126,405 |
| Lutheran Community Services Northwest Seattle, WA | Donation | $114,833 |
| Roots Young Adult Shelter Seattle, WA | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Hepatitis Education Project Seattle, WA | Program Support | $99,371 |
| Mary's Place Seattle Seattle, WA | Program Support | $86,900 |
| Rainier Valley Food Bank Seattle, WA | Program Support | $59,510 |
| Solid Ground Washington Seattle, WA | Program Support | $57,695 |
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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 | $1,032,386,323 | $1,388,981,761 | $1,443,125,510 | $11,308,347 | 17 | $17,116,363 |
| 2024 | $1,420,084,999 | $1,277,811,426 | $1,322,031,006 | $11,659,861 | 15 | $6,410,432 |
| 2023 | $1,275,505,889 | $1,252,381,020 | $1,284,754,570 | $9,756,257 | 4 | $6,741,916 |
| 2022 | $1,332,811,389 | $1,275,112,452 | $1,231,174,535 | $9,079,739 | 7 | $79,631,206 |
| 2021 | $1,475,989,315 | $589,878,168 | $580,850,983 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $21,114,450 |
| 2020 | $1,429,584,444 | $1,137,542,746 | $1,140,876,936 | $7,804,178 | 16 | $40,881,723 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The medical center’s stated mission is to improve the health and well-being of the patients it serves through high-quality, cost-effective care. Its filing describes integrated health services through a teaching hospital and a multispecialty physician group, including primary and specialized care delivered through neighborhood clinics and ambulatory surgery centers. The filing also says its endowment funds are intended to support the medical center’s health care mission and the research mission of Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason.
VMFH identifies access to health care, chronic disease prevention, behavioral health, and violence prevention as priorities for its Community Health Improvement Grants. Its 2025 implementation plan identifies King County, Washington, as the medical center’s primary service area. That plan describes strategies addressing access to care and behavioral health, including support for affordable care for people who are unhoused, uninsured, or underinsured, and programs to reduce barriers to mental health treatment.
Examples of grantees’ work illustrate the range of organizations receiving support. Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason describes its mission as advancing science to predict, prevent, reverse, and cure immune-system diseases. Backpack Brigade says it partners with local communities to provide weekend food bags to schoolchildren in need. ROOTS Young Adult Shelter says it partners with young adults on their journey to stability, while Mary’s Place says it provides shelter and resources for families facing or experiencing homelessness.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $11,308,347. Grant amounts ranged from $8,664 to $10,155,020, with a median of $59,510. The largest listed grant was $10,155,020 to Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason for operating support. Other large grants included $150,226 to Public Health – Seattle & King County for program support, $138,405 to Freedom Project, and $126,405 to Backpack Brigade. The filing also lists $100,000 for program support to ROOTS Young Adult Shelter and $86,900 for program support to Mary’s Place Seattle.
VMFH’s Community Health Improvement Grants are for one-year projects with awards from $20,000 to $100,000. Applicants are expected to address one or more significant needs identified in the local hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment, serve vulnerable or underserved populations, and include at least two collaborating partners with distinct, complementary, substantive roles. The lead applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; collaborators need not be nonprofits. Mid-year and final written accountability reports are required. The program does not fund unrestricted general operating support, event sponsorships, projects lasting less than nine months, capital projects, lobbying, or political campaigns, and it limits funding for equipment purchases.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ketul Patel as Chief Executive Officer of VMFH and David Nosacka as Treasurer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VMFH. It also lists Rajiv Sethi, Shayan Irani, Michal Hubka, Robert Moraca, Gautam Velamoor, and Stephen W. Bayles in physician or surgical leadership roles. Andrew Ross is listed as Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer through June 2, 2025, and Monica Hilt as President through February 15, 2025.
Virginia Mason Medical Center is led by Ketul Patel, Chief Executive Officer Vmfh since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 13 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ketul Patel
Chief Executive Officer Vmfh
President & Co-Ceo Vmfh → Chief Executive Officer Vmfh, 2023
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$3.6M (2022) → $0 (2025)
Monica Hilt
President
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$230K (2024) → $1M (2025)
David Tupponce
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Uli Chi PhD
Director & Chair
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Carlile
Director
Director & Teasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Corvi
Director
Director & Vice Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Oppenheimer
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Bob Lemon
Director & Vice Chair
Director & Chair-Elect → Director & Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tod Hamachek
Director
Director & Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Hunthausen
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diann Puls
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Meyer Md Msc
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Ruth Goodwin Osf
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Arnold
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne McNamara Osf
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Hohimer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Coy
Interim Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
Chief & Radiology → Interim Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$609K (2020) → $680K (2025)
Gautam Velamoor MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Physician → Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2020) → $1.3M (2025)
Mariko Kita
Chief & Medicine
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$557K (2020) → $579K (2025)
Rajiv Sethi MD
Neurosurgeon
Physician → Neurosurgeon, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.5M (2020) → $2M (2025)
Shelly Powell
Vice President & Patient Care Services
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$330K (2020) → $230K (2025)
David Nosacka
Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO Vmfh
Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO Fhs → Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO Vmfh, 2023
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$679K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Jane Dunham
Chief & Primary Care
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$314K (2022) → $383K (2025)
Shayan Irani MD
Gastroenterologist
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$1.4M (2022) → $1.6M (2025)
Stephen W. Bayles
Chief & Surgery
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$1.4M (2022) → $1.2M (2025)
Andrew Ross
Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
Interim Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer → Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2023) → $1.1M (2025)
Robert Moraca MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2023) → $1.4M (2025)
Sydney Bersante
Former Interim President
Interim President → Former Interim President, 2025
On filings since 2023
$221K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Michal Hubka MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$1.4M (2025)
Mila Sprouse
Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$296K (2025)
Miriam Chambliss
Corporate Secretary & Vice President Div General Counsel
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Christopher L. Fellows MD (2020–2024) — Cardiologist
- Former: Fred Govier (2020–2024) — Former Chief of Surgery
- Former: John Corman (2020–2024) — Former Chief Clinical Officer
- Former: Katerie Chapman (2020–2024) — Former President
- Former: Michael Glenn (2020–2024) — Former Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Marvin O'Quinn (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Deanna Kyrimis (2023–2024) — Vice President & Patient Care Services
- Former: Craig Goodrich (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: Denise Dubuque (2020–2023) — Vice President & Patient Care Services
- Former: Suzanne Anderson (2020–2023) — Former President
- Former: William Poppy (2020–2023) — Former Senior Vice President & CTO
- Former: Michael Hoffman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charleen Tachibana (2020–2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Donna Smith (2020–2022) — Medical Director & Clinic
- Former: Gary Kaplan (2020–2022) — Co-Ceo Vmfh
- Former: Ingrid Gerbino (2020–2022) — Chief & Primary Care
- Former: Joyce Lammert (2020–2022) — Medical Director & Hospital
- Former: Melissa Peterson (2020–2022) — Vice President & Patient Care Services
- Former: Santokh Gill (2020–2022) — Vice President & Patient Care Services
- Former: David Butcherite (2021–2022) — Treasurer & Div Vice President Finance
- Former: Robert Valencia (2021–2022) — Corporate Secretary & Div Vp-Gen
- Former: Jean-Christophe Leveque (2022) — Neurosurgeon
- Former: Michael Gluck (2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Gregg Meyer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jude Connelly (2021) — Director
- Former: Ruth Goodwin (2021) — Director
- Former: Ellen Wiegand (2020) — Vice President & CIO
- Former: Jan Henrickson (2020) — Director
- Former: Jane Blodgett (2020) — Director
- Former: Julie Morath RN (2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Schemm (2020) — Director
- Former: Lewis Lonnie Edelheit PhD (2020) — Director
- Former: Lynne Chafetz (2020) — Vice President & General Counsel
- Former: Mary McWilliams (2020) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Maud Daudon (2020) — Director
- Former: Orlando Ashford (2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Schaefer (2020) — Senior Vice President & Support Services
- Former: Steven Bayles (2020) — Physician
- Former: Tom Cohen (2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Lawry (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.0M, to Rajiv Sethi MD (Neurosurgeon). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Virginia Mason Medical Center
How much does Virginia Mason Medical Center give each year?
Virginia Mason Medical Center gave $11.3M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.7M across 15 grants.
What is Virginia Mason Medical Center's typical grant size?
Virginia Mason Medical Center's median grant in 2025 was $59,510, and its average grant was $665,197, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Virginia Mason Medical Center give grants?
Virginia Mason Medical Center gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (15 grants).
Does Virginia Mason Medical Center give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Virginia Mason Medical Center's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (12 grants) and "Donation" (3 grants).
Who are Virginia Mason Medical Center's largest grantees?
Virginia Mason Medical Center's largest 2025 grantees include Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason ($10,155,020), Public Health - Seattle & King County ($150,226) and Freedom Project ($138,405), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Virginia Mason Medical Center?
Virginia Mason Medical Center reported $1.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4B.
What does Virginia Mason Medical Center fund?
The medical center’s stated mission is to improve the health and well-being of the patients it serves through high-quality, cost-effective care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Virginia Mason Medical Center?
The VMFH website directs applicants to learn more about and apply to the Community Health Improvement Grants program. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Virginia Mason Medical Center's EIN?
Virginia Mason Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0565539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 December 9, 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 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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