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Wakemed

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-6017737 Website

Wakemed is a public charity based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The organization’s mission is to improve community health and well-being through outstanding, compassionate care. Its website describes the WakeMed Foundation as supporting programs and projects within WakeMed Health & Hospitals, while its 2025 filing reports grants to outside organizations.

Wakemed at a glance

In short: Wakemed gave $2.3M across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $92K), mostly in North Carolina. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,302,157
+7.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
25
+4.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$92,086
+3.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$2,162,209,554
+9.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
25% first-time grantees (6 of 24, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
North Carolina (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Wakemed

How to Apply

The published funding processes described here are for WakeMed employees, departments, or enterprises; the WakeMed Foundation says it is not an external grantor.

Contact

Mailing address: 3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610-1215
Phone: (919) 350-0522
Website: https://wakemed.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Wakemed funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Wake County Human Services: $883KWake County Human Services$883KAlliance Medical Ministry: $414K across 2 grantsAlliance Medical Ministry$414K · 2 grantsWake County Medical Society Right Care: $350KWake County Medical SocietyRight Care$350KDebnam Clinic: $132KDebnam Clinic$132KHealing Transitions Intl Inc: $125KHealing Transitions Intl Inc$125KMarbles Kids Museum: $75KMarbles Kids Museum$75KInteract: $55KInteract$55KNC for Military Employment DBA NC4ME: $50KNC for Military Employment DBANC4ME$50KNC Symphony: $48KNC Symphony$48KCapital Area Soccer League: $28KCapital Area Soccer League$28K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wake County Human Services ($883K). Together the top 10 received $2.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K9$50–100K9$100–250K9$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 105 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Wakemed is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2025, 99% of its reported grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina and 1% to recipients in Iowa.

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.

Cities

RaleighCaryDes MoinesDurhamArlingtonApexDallasAtlantaBooneBrentwoodCharlotteGreensboroJacksonvilleMorrisvillePrinceton

Is Wakemed open to new grantees?

25%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 24 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $123K. How we count

Medians: $9K first-time, $26K repeat.

  • 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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

$0$1M$2M$3M23 grants2019 19 grants2020 14 grants2021 19 grants2022 23 grants2023 24 grants2024 25 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2021) to $2.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $2.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wake County Human Services Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$883,417
Alliance Medical Ministry Raleigh, NCMedical Care$404,693
Wake County Medical Society Right Care Raleigh, NCMedical Care$350,000
Debnam Clinic Raleigh, NCMedical Care$131,520
Healing Transitions Intl Inc Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$125,000
Marbles Kids Museum Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$75,000
Interact Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$55,000
NC for Military Employment DBA NC4ME Jacksonville, NCGeneral Support$50,000
NC Symphony Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$48,000
Capital Area Soccer League Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$28,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,162,209,554$2,599,042,078$2,484,650,746$2,302,15725$33,727,561
2024$1,971,085,645$2,298,360,002$2,286,777,227$2,137,18624$23,071,238
2023$1,866,139,975$2,067,993,368$2,092,838,776$2,030,25023$16,892,187
2022$1,739,298,787$1,905,941,318$1,907,775,364$1,922,27619$130,844,534
2021$1,954,958,944$1,717,539,715$1,673,018,960$1,621,59914$11,252,165
2020$1,843,918,342$1,501,722,240$1,458,807,966$1,894,71319$22,575,622
2019$1,655,160,684$1,413,415,643$1,385,455,081$1,847,45023$15,300,018

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Wakemed’s stated mission is “to improve the health and well-being of our community with outstanding and compassionate care to all.” Its 2024 filing describes services including surgery, heart and vascular care, emergency and trauma services, and care for patients regardless of their ability to pay. The filing also describes community health screenings and education, and support for poor and indigent patients who need private nursing care.

The WakeMed Foundation’s website says it funds programs, services, equipment, and employee education that support health-system initiatives, with an emphasis on innovative programs, skilled caregivers, and healing environments for patients and families. The 2024–24 enterprise funding proposal materials specify that projects need clear patient-care deliverables and metrics, and that funding cannot cover expenses that should clearly be operational costs.

Wakemed’s 2025 grants included medical care and general support. Among supported organizations, Alliance Medical Ministry says its mission is to provide medical services for uninsured, low-income individuals. Urban Ministries of Wake County describes work addressing poverty through food and nutrition, health and wellness, and shelter and housing for homeless women. Marbles Kids Museum says it sparks imagination, discovery, and learning through play; Capital Area Soccer League describes its mission as providing youth soccer opportunities that enhance character, community, and love of the game.

Grantmaking

Wakemed reported 25 grants totaling $2,302,157 in 2025. Grants ranged from $5,150 to $883,417, with a median grant of $15,000. The largest awards included:

The WakeMed Foundation’s website describes its Foundation Awards as funding programs, services, and equipment that support health-system initiatives and might not otherwise be funded by hospital operations. It says applications are accepted throughout the year. Applicants are advised to confirm whether hospital purchasing authorization is needed and, if so, obtain contingent approval before submitting a Foundation application. The website also lists employee education scholarships and awards; these support WakeMed employees and their dependents rather than outside applicants. The 2025 deadlines listed for the Helton Awardee, Helton Scholar, and Megan Champ Morgan Scholarship were past as of September 29, 2026.

The enterprise funding proposal materials describe a process administered by WakeMed enterprise leaders for continuing education and emergent or urgent project, service, or equipment needs tied to WakeMed’s goals. They call for a high-level project description that includes patient-care impact and an anticipated funding amount. The proposal document describes a fiscal-year 2023–24 process, with applications accepted throughout the year and committee review every other month; that cycle is past.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists these board members: Christina Alvarado Shanahan, Dan Blue III, Fred Anderson, J Blount Williams, James Anthony Penry, Keemia Shaw, Laura K Helton MD, Margaret Bratton, Mary Nash Rusher, and Michael Painter. Margaret Bratton is listed as vice chair; Mary Nash Rusher is listed as secretary.

Wakemed is led by Donald R. Gintzig, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 31 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald R. Gintzig

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    80 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2019) → $2.2M (2025)

  • Thad L. McDonald MD

    Board Member & Chair

    Board Member & Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Board Member & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryon Boulton MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    62 hrs/week

    $1M (2019) → $1.5M (2025)

  • Carolyn Knaup

    Senior Vice President, Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations

    Svs - Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations → Senior Vice President - Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations, 2023

    Senior Vice President - Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations → Senior Vice President, Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $380K (2019) → $417K (2025)

  • Charles Harr MD

    Chief Medical Officer & Raleigh

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $483K (2019) → $470K (2025)

  • Christine Craig

    Vice President & Governmental Affairs

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $287K (2019) → $323K (2025)

  • Cynthia Alness-Boily

    Senior Vice President, Operations & Cno

    Senior Vp-Operations & Cno → Senior Vice President - Operations & Cno, 2021

    Senior Vice President - Operations & Cno → Senior Vice President, Operations & Cno, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $433K (2019) → $445K (2025)

  • Debra Laughery

    Vice President, Marketing & Communications

    Vice President - Public Relations → Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $299K (2019) → $364K (2025)

  • John Perry MD

    Vice President & Medical Information

    Vice President Medical Education → Vice President & Medical Information, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $366K (2019) → $402K (2025)

  • Karen Bash MD

    Chief Medical Officer & North

    CMO & North Hospital → Chief Medical Officer & North, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $362K (2019) → $391K (2025)

  • Peter Marks

    Vice President & Chief Information Officer

    Vice President & CIO → Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $428K (2019) → $437K (2025)

  • Rebecca Andrews

    Senior Vice President & Administrator Raleigh

    On filings since 2019

    70 hrs/week

    $438K (2019) → $527K (2025)

  • Rick Shrum

    Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $350K (2019) → $397K (2025)

  • Roylyn Johnson

    Former Secretary

    Officer - Secretary → Former Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    $110K (2019) → $129K (2025)

  • Seth Brody MD

    Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive

    Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive → Executive Vice President & Physician Services, 2024

    Executive Vice President & Physician Services → Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $402K (2019) → $683K (2025)

  • Stephanie Sessoms

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    Vice President & Finance → Interim CFO, Senior Vice President & Finance, 2023

    Interim CFO, Senior Vice President & Finance → Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $267K (2019) → $424K (2025)

  • Thomas G. Cavender

    Vice President, Facilities & Construction

    Vice President Facilities & Construction → Vice President, Facilities & Construction, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $342K (2019) → $368K (2025)

  • Thomas Gough

    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    Senior Vice President - Administrator Cary → Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    70 hrs/week

    $397K (2019) → $683K (2025)

  • Timothy E. Harris

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    64 hrs/week

    $883K (2019) → $1.3M (2025)

  • Judson Williams MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    82 hrs/week

    $1.1M (2020) → $1.4M (2025)

  • Valerie Barlow

    Senior Vice President & Administrator North

    Vice President, Clinical & Support Svcs → Vice President, Clinical & Support Services, 2022

    Vice President, Clinical & Support Services → Senior Vice President & Administrator North, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $312K (2020) → $367K (2025)

  • Thomas C Hughes

    Senior Vice President & Administrator Cary

    Vice President Operations & Community Hosp. → Vice President of Operations & Community Hospitals, 2022

    Vice President of Operations & Community Hospitals → Senior Vice President & Administrator Cary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    57 hrs/week

    $199K (2021) → $340K (2025)

  • Ashish Patel MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2022) → $1.6M (2025)

  • Gayla Harvey

    Vice President, Payor Strategy & Managed Care Contracting

    On filings since 2022

    48 hrs/week

    $362K (2022) → $330K (2025)

  • Dionne Whitaker

    Officer-Secretary

    Officer - Secretary → Officer-Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $71K (2023) → $90K (2025)

  • Doug Trocinski MD

    Chief Medical Officer & Cary Administration

    Chief Medical Officer & Cary → Chief Medical Officer & Cary Administration, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    60 hrs/week

    $307K (2023) → $316K (2025)

  • Jeronica Goodwin

    Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief People Officer

    Senior Vice President & Human Resources → Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief People Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    65 hrs/week

    $330K (2023) → $382K (2025)

  • Karen Chilton MD

    Senior Vice President & Chief Quality Officer

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $311K (2023) → $424K (2025)

  • David Nussman

    Vice President, Compliance & Privacy Officer Interim

    Vice President, Compliance & Privacy - Interim → Vice President, Compliance & Privacy Officer Interim, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    55 hrs/week

    $136K (2024) → $159K (2025)

  • Micah Krempasky MD

    Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health & Well-Being

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $354K (2024) → $364K (2025)

  • Brian Lynde

    Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $364K (2025)

  • Kevin Manocha MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2025)

  • Dan Blue III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Anthony Penry

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Nash Rusher

    Board Member & Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Board Member & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert C. Rice Jr.

    Board Member

    Secretary - Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2020

    Secretary & Board Member → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Barnes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Bratton

    Board Member & Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Board Member & Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura K. Helton MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Painter

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Satish Garimella

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keemia Shaw

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter M. Scott III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Anderson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Blount Williams

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Christina Alvarado Shanahan (2019–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Until 71022
  • Former: Blount Williams (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gurvinder S Deol (2019–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Henry L Darnell (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Barbour (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan James (2019–2024) — Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
  • Former: Theodore Lotchin (2019–2024) — Vice President, Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer
  • Former: Shondra Brink (2020–2024) — Former Vice President & Wakemed Physician Practices
  • Former: Jeff Neisen (2024) — Vice President & Revenue Cycle
  • Former: mark graham (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Jonathan D. Chappell (2019–2023) — Physician
  • Former: Rick Carrico (2019–2023) — Chief Finanical Officer · Filing note: Until 1282023
  • Former: Willy E. Stewart (2019–2023) — Chair & Board of Directors
  • Former: Christopher Derienzo (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer & CMO
  • Former: Harold Lawson (2022–2023) — Vice President & Revenue Cycle · Filing note: Until 8312022
  • Former: A Blanton Godfrey PhD (2019–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Until 52522
  • Former: Betsy Gaskins-McClaine (2019–2022) — Former Vice President, Heart & Vascular
  • Former: Denise Warren (2019–2022) — Former Executive Vice President & COO · Filing note: Until 123120
  • Former: Jeanene R. Martin (2019–2022) — Former Senior Vice President & Human Resources · Filing note: Until 920
  • Former: Vern Davenport (2019–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Until 123121
  • Former: Sheri D. Deshazo (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Administrator - North · Filing note: Until 819
  • Former: Sheldrick Streete (2020–2021) — Vice President & Nursing - Raleigh · Filing note: Until 221
  • Former: Douglas Trocinski start (2021) — CMO & Cary Hosptial
  • Former: Marc Silver (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Chantal Howard (2019–2020) — Vice President Nursing & Raleigh · Filing note: Ended 4119
  • Former: Conor Regan (2019–2020) — Physician
  • Former: J West Paul (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President, Ch Quality & Med Staff Ofc · Filing note: Ended 42619
  • Former: Matthew Nathan (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President - Physician Services · Filing note: Ended 123119
  • Former: Robert A. Cerwin (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Okechukwu Nwoko (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Brenda C. Gibson (2019) — Board of Director
  • Former: Georgia C. Harrington (2019) — Vp-Ops
  • Former: Jerry C. Bernstein MD (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: R. Donovan Munford (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen M. Smith (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Donald Gintzig — President & CEO: $2.2MDonald GintzigPresident & CEO$2.2MAshish Patel MD — Physician: $1.6MAshish Patel MDPhysician$1.6MBryon Boulton MD — Physician: $1.5MBryon Boulton MDPhysician$1.5MJudson Williams MD — Physician: $1.4MJudson Williams MDPhysician$1.4MKevin Manocha MD — Physician: $1.3MKevin Manocha MDPhysician$1.3MTimothy Harris MD — Physician: $1.3MTimothy Harris MDPhysician$1.3MThomas Gough — EVP & Chief Operating Officer: $683KThomas GoughEVP & Chief Operating Officer$683KSeth Brody MD — EVP, Chief Physician Executive: $683KSeth Brody MDEVP, Chief Physician Executive$683KRebecca Andrews — SVP & Administrator Raleigh: $527KRebecca AndrewsSVP & Administrator Raleigh$527KCharles Harr MD — Chief Medical Officer, Raleigh: $470KCharles Harr MDChief Medical Officer, Raleigh$470KCynthia Alness-Boily — SVP, Operations & CNO: $445KCynthia Alness-BoilySVP, Operations & CNO$445KPeter Marks — VP & Chief Information Officer: $437KPeter MarksVP & Chief Information Officer$437KKaren Chilton MD — SVP & Chief Quality Officer: $424KKaren Chilton MDSVP & Chief Quality Officer$424KStephanie Sessoms — EVP & Chief Financial Officer: $424KStephanie SessomsEVP & Chief Financial Officer$424KCarolyn Knaup — SVP, Strategic Ventures & Ambulatory Operations: $417KCarolyn KnaupSVP, Strategic Ventures &…$417KJohn Perry MD — VP, Medical Information: $402KJohn Perry MDVP, Medical Information$402KRick Shrum — VP & Chief Strategy Officer: $397KRick ShrumVP & Chief Strategy Officer$397KKaren Bash MD — Chief Medical Officer, North: $391KKaren Bash MDChief Medical Officer, North$391KJeronica Goodwin — SVP, Human Resources & Chief People Officer: $382KJeronica GoodwinSVP, Human Resources & Chief…$382KThomas Cavender — VP, Facilities & Construction: $368KThomas CavenderVP, Facilities & Construction$368KValerie Barlow — SVP & Administrator North: $367KValerie BarlowSVP & Administrator North$367KMicah Krempasky MD — Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health & Well-Being: $364KMicah Krempasky MDChief Medical Officer, Mental…$364KDebra Laughery — VP, Marketing & Communications: $364KDebra LaugheryVP, Marketing & Communications$364KBrian Lynde — VP, Chief Legal Officer: $364KBrian LyndeVP, Chief Legal Officer$364KThomas Hughes — SVP & Administrator Cary: $340KThomas HughesSVP & Administrator Cary$340KGayla Harvey — VP, Payor Strategy & Managed Care Contracting: $330KGayla HarveyVP, Payor Strategy & Managed…$330KChristine Craig — VP, Governmental Affairs: $323KChristine CraigVP, Governmental Affairs$323KDoug Trocinski MD — Chief Medical Officer, Cary Administration: $316KDoug Trocinski MDChief Medical Officer, Cary…$316KDavid Nussman — VP, Compliance & Privacy Officer Interim: $159KDavid NussmanVP, Compliance & Privacy…$159KRoylyn Johnson — Former Secretary (Until 2/07/2023): $129KRoylyn JohnsonFormer Secretary (Until…$129KDionne Whitaker — Officer-Secretary: $90KDionne WhitakerOfficer-Secretary$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.2M, to Donald Gintzig (President & CEO). 31 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Wakemed

How much does Wakemed give each year?

Wakemed gave $2.3M across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 24 grants.

What is Wakemed's typical grant size?

Wakemed's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $92,086, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Wakemed that year got $16K on average.

Where does Wakemed give grants?

Wakemed gives mostly in North Carolina: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (19 grants) and Cary, NC (2 grants).

Does Wakemed give general operating support?

Yes: 84% of Wakemed's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Medical Care" (4 grants).

Who are Wakemed's largest grantees?

Wakemed's largest 2025 grantees include Wake County Human Services ($883,417), Alliance Medical Ministry ($414,423 across 2 grants) and Wake County Medical Society Right Care ($350,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wakemed?

Wakemed reported $2.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6B.

What does Wakemed fund?

Wakemed’s stated mission is “to improve the health and well-being of our community with outstanding and compassionate care to all.” Its 2024 filing describes services including surgery, heart and vascular care, emergency and trauma services, and care for patients regardless of their ability to pay. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Wakemed?

The published funding processes described here are for WakeMed employees, departments, or enterprises; the WakeMed Foundation says it is not an external grantor. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Wakemed's EIN?

Wakemed's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6017737. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Duke University Health System Inc

Durham, NC

Duke University Health System funds 501(c)(3) organizations working on healthy communities, including housing, healthy food, healthcare access, education, and economic stability. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $350,000, with a median of $12,500, and went primarily to North Carolina, with some support in Texas and Tennessee. It accepts unsolicited requests through its Building Healthy Communities application process.

Health

Assets

$9.0B

Grants

62

Total Given

$1.7M

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Assets

$594.3M

Grants

1

Total Given

$101.4M

State Employees Credit Union Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The foundation funds capital projects, regional or statewide programs, and organizational capacity building that strengthen North Carolina communities; it favors projects with broad or replicable impact and does not fund operating budgets or shortfalls. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,250 to $1 million, with a median of $2,500. Applications are accepted at any time and typically reviewed semiannually.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$61.0M

Grants

1,806

Total Given

$17.4M

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Grantable. (2026). Wakemed funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/wakemed-morg_936c658ebea94f7c974a7d938f81821a

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