Wakemed Group Return
TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PROPERTIES, AID AND PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WAKEMED'S EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS, AND TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE THROUGH PHILANTHROPY BY RAISING FRIENDS, FUNDS, AND FUTURE LEADERS FOR WAKEMED.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$481.0M
+17.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$333K
-54.0% YoY
Grant Count
3
-66.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$111K
+38.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $481,033,732 | $408,937,900 | $412,467,377 |
| Revenue | $44,594,904 | $32,481,397 | $32,094,659 |
| Expenses | $51,954,129 | $40,871,945 | $39,641,163 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $2,065,450 | $1,826,147 | $2,696,907 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aba Forson | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (until 12/31/23) | 0.5 | — |
| Anna Goodmon MD | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Blount Williams | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 2.1 | — |
| Brian Reid | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Chris Wrench | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Christina A Shanahan | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.8 | — |
| Creighton Blackwell | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (until 12/31/25) | 0.5 | — |
| Dan Blue III | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 2.1 | — |
| Dana Green | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Denny Fingers | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (until 12/31/23) | 0.5 | — |
| Elizabeth Williamson | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Gavin Shaw | Secretary, BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Gloria Becker | Vice Chair, BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Greg McNamara | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Henry L Darnell | BOD, WakeMed Property Services (Until 5/25/24) | 2.3 | — |
| James Anthony Penry | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.8 | — |
| Jane D Evans | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (Until 12/31/23), Chair | 0.5 | — |
| Jeff Edwards | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Jenneth Mitchell | Treasurer, BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Jenny Winston | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| John Matthews Secretary Ret 122023 | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| John Sinden MD | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Joy Sloan | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Jun Park | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Karen Chilton MD | BOD, WM Fnd (From 1/24) SVP & Chief Quality Officer | 0.5 | — |
| Katie McKenzie | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (From 1/1/24) | 0.5 | — |
| Keemia Shaw | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.4 | — |
| Kevin McLaughlin | BOD, WakeMed Foundation (Until 12/31/23) | 0.5 | — |
| Larry Barbour | BOD, WakeMed Property Services (until 5/25/24) | 2.5 | — |
| Larry Long Jr | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Laura Helton MD | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.8 | — |
| Margaret Bratton | BOD, WM Fnd (until 12/23) BOD, WPS | 2.1 | — |
| Mary Nash Rusher | BOD, WakeMed Property Srvcs & Secretary | 2.1 | — |
| Michael Ferguson MD | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Michael Painter | BOD, WakeMed Property Services & BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 1.8 | — |
| Peter M Scott III | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.4 | — |
| R Michael Gray | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Rasheeda Monroe MD | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Robert Ange | BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Robert C Rice Jr | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 2.1 | — |
| Satish Garimella | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.6 | — |
| Satish Mathan MD | Chair, BOD, WakeMed Foundation | 0.5 | — |
| Seth Brody | BOD, WakeMed Fdn (Until 12/31/23), EVP, Physician Srvcs | 0.5 | — |
| Sonia Barnes | BOD, WakeMed Property Services | 1.8 | — |
| Thad L McDonald MD | BOD, WakeMed Property Services & Chair | 3.2 | — |
| David Nussman | VP, Compliance and Privacy - Interim (Start 12/3/23) | — | — |
| Dionne Whitaker | Officer - Secretary | — | — |
| Donald Gintzig | President & CEO | — | — |
| Stephanie Sessoms | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | — | — |
| Theodore Lotchin | VP & Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer (Until 2/24) | — | — |
| Thomas Gough | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | — | — |
| Carolyn Knaup | SVP - Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations | — | — |
| Charles Harr | Chief Medical Officer, Raleigh | — | — |
| Christine Craig | VP, Governmental Affairs | — | — |
| Cynthia Alness-Boily | SVP - Operations & CNO | — | — |
| Debra Laughery | VP, Marketing and Communications | — | — |
| Doug Trocinski | CMO, Cary Administration | — | — |
| Gayla Harvey | VP, Payor Strategy & Managed Care Contracting | — | — |
| Jeff Neisen | VP, Revenue Cycle | — | — |
| Jeronica Goodwin | SVP, Human Resources | — | — |
| John Perry | VP, Medical Information | — | — |
| Karen Bash | Chief Medical Officer, North | — | — |
| Micah Krempasky | Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health & Well-Being | — | — |
| Peter Marks | VP & Chief Information Officer | — | — |
| Rebecca Andrews | SVP & Administrator Raleigh | — | — |
| Rick Shrum | VP & Chief Strategy Officer | — | — |
| Susan James | VP & Chief Legal Officer (Until 12/1/23) | — | — |
| Thomas Cavender | VP, Facilities & Construction | — | — |
| Thomas Hughes | SVP & Administrator Cary | — | — |
| Valerie Barlow | SVP & Administrator North | — | — |
| Waquiah Ellis | VP, Nursing | — | — |
| ashish Patel | Physician | — | — |
| bryon boulton | Physician | — | — |
| gurvinder deol | Physician | — | — |
| judson williams | Physician | — | — |
| mark graham | Physician | — | — |
| Roylyn Johnson | Former Secretary (Until 2/7/23) | — | — |
| Shondra Brink | Former VP, WakeMed Physician Practices (until 6/3/23) | — | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
North Carolina $1.9M (100%)
States
Cities
CaryDurhamPrincetonRaleigh
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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