WellStar Health System Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare organization based in Marietta, Georgia. As one of the largest healthcare systems in Georgia, the organization creates and delivers high-quality hospital, physician, and related healthcare services that improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities it serves. The organization was formed in 1994 and has been tax-exempt since September 1987.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$7.1B
+22.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$850K
-12.9% YoY
Grant Count
42
+23.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$20K
-29.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization's mission is to create and deliver high-quality hospital, physician, and other related healthcare services that improve the health and well-being of the individuals and communities served.
Grantmaking
WellStar Health System makes grants through both direct giving and its philanthropic arm, the Wellstar Foundation. Recent grant activity includes:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
WellStar Health System focuses its philanthropic efforts on Metro Atlanta and Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
WellStar Health System Inc (2023-2024):
- Total Assets: $5.79 billion (2023); $7.08 billion (2024)
- Total Revenues: $2.12 billion (2023); $2.55 billion (2024)
- Total Expenses: $1.96 billion (2023); $2.1 billion (2024)
- Total Liabilities: $2.99 billion (2024)
- Number of Employees: 10,914
Wellstar Foundation Inc (2024):
- Total Assets: $54.74 million
- Total Revenues: $17.68 million
- Total Expenses: $10.13 million
- Annual Giving: $20 million (FY24) raised from over 8,000 community and team member donors
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,081,944,187 | $5,785,904,035 | $5,349,628,793 |
| Revenue | $2,548,342,593 | $2,119,074,995 | $1,852,805,994 |
| Expenses | $2,099,063,476 | $1,960,942,048 | $1,652,036,698 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $101,902,487 | $17,466,210 | $109,772,110 |
| 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 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDICE SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 38 | $4,470,894 |
| ANTHONY BUDZINSKI | EVP & CFO | 38 | $3,831,591 |
| LEO REICHERT | EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | 38 | $3,047,957 |
| RICHARD MYUNG | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP | 50 | $2,290,931 |
| DAVID JONES | EVP CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFR | 38 | $1,701,311 |
| JAMES BURKE | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP | 50 | $1,654,538 |
| JEFFERY DONAHUE | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP | 50 | $1,448,605 |
| BENJAMIN ZUSSMAN | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP | 50 | $1,459,445 |
| THERESA LUU | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP | 50 | $1,430,487 |
| KEM MULLINS | EVP AMBULATORY OPS & BUS DEV | 38 | $1,268,588 |
| MARY CHATMAN | EVP ACUTE CARE OPERATIONS | 38 | $1,214,423 |
| RICHARD CAPPS | EVP CHIEF INFO & DIGITAL OFFCR | 38 | $1,109,573 |
| SUSAN GRANT | EVP Chief Nursing Executive | 38 | $1,071,514 |
| ALAN MUSTER | SVP SPECIALTY DIVISION WMG | 38 | $908,972 |
| VALERY AKOPOV | SVP HOSPITAL DIVISION WMG | 38 | $890,795 |
| ARIF AZIZ MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN | 38 | $825,095 |
| PAUL DOUGLASS MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN | 38 | $779,970 |
| JULIE TEER | SVP & WELLSTAR FOUNDATION PRES | 38 | $819,305 |
| JOEL SHU | VP WELLSTAR CLINICAL PARTNERS | 38 | $792,607 |
| JOSEPH REPPERT | SVP FINANCE & CFO | 38 | $727,123 |
| MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH | SVP SUPPLY CHAIN | 38 | $723,756 |
| BETH KOST | SVP CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | 38 | $725,815 |
| BARBARA COREY | SVP MANAGED CARE | 38 | $726,059 |
| CATHERINE ANDREWS | SVP & COO KH | 2 | — |
| REMINGTON FOSS | SVP HOSPITAL PRESIDENT WG | 2 | — |
| PRANAV JAIN | VP CHIEF IH OFF & HEAD OF CP | 38 | $640,056 |
| JON-PAUL CROOM | SVP & HOSPITAL PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| WILLIAM BELLANDO | SVP CHIEF INFO OFFICER | 38 | $631,790 |
| JASON STEVENS | SVP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL | 38 | $604,034 |
| SNEHAL DOSHI | SVP ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT SVC | 38 | $581,592 |
| LE JOYCE NAYLOR | SVP & CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUS | 38 | $570,068 |
| MATTHEW TERRY | SVP CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | 38 | $571,369 |
| DANIEL ABAD | VP TOTAL REWARDS & CHF TM EN | 38 | $594,709 |
| DAVID PRESTON | VP BRAND AND MARKETING | 38 | $585,298 |
| LAURA DANNELS | VP & CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | 38 | $573,114 |
| PAUL MURPHREE | VP MEDICAL OUTCOMES | 38 | $536,462 |
| ROB SCHREINER | EVP CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE | 38 | $600,814 |
| JILL CASE-WIRTH | SVP NURS SVCS CNE (END 6/23) | 38 | $537,096 |
| JAMES L HORNSBY | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN | 38 | $469,330 |
| JENNIFER GIUSTI | VP CLINICAL OUTCOMES | 38 | $490,816 |
| SANDRA LUCIUS | VP HEAD OF CARE PLATFORMS | 38 | $458,661 |
| SOPHIA MCINTYRE | SVP WMG AMB CAR DIV (END 4/23) | 38 | $475,649 |
| ELIZABETH LOUDERMILK | VP FINANCIAL PLANNING | 38 | $408,379 |
| JOSEPH BRAUD | VP INFO SECURITY & CISO | 38 | $446,426 |
| ANDREW COX | VP CHIEF OF STAFF & LEADERSHIP | 38 | $421,628 |
| DANYALE ZIGLOR | VP HUMAN RESOURCE | 38 | $408,179 |
| NICKOLOS YAITSKY | VP CHIEF AI OFF & HEAD OF EA | 38 | $423,178 |
| JAMES SWARTZ | VP ACCOUNTING | 38 | $402,684 |
| STEPHEN BADGER | VP WMG STRTGIC SERV (END 2/23) | 38 | $450,638 |
| KIMBERLY TAACA | VP WMG OPS SPECIALTY DIV | 38 | $377,951 |
| MARK ROWE | VP TALENT ACQUISITION | 38 | $373,869 |
| MAXWELL KAGAN | VP FINANCE & CFO WMG | 38 | $383,396 |
| ELIZABETH PAPETTI | VP WMG OPS HOSPITAL DIV | 38 | $376,106 |
| VARMA RAMESWAR | VP PEDIATRIC OPS AND SVC LINE | 38 | $352,037 |
| SUSAN WRIGHT | VP PHARMACY SVCS | 38 | $369,668 |
| STEPHEN VAULT | VP STRATEGIC COMMUNITY DEVELOP | 38 | $383,423 |
| JAMES LORIMER | SVP HR CONSULTING (END 9/23) | 38 | $358,761 |
| KRISTEN TRICE | VP DIAGNOSTIC OUTREACH | 38 | $350,564 |
| STEVEN HUNT | VP HUMAN RESOURCE | 38 | $338,935 |
| JESSICA KOVALESKY | VP CARE COORDINATION & POP HLT | 38 | $396,870 |
| THOMAS DRAPER | VP CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICE LINE | 38 | $348,993 |
| FREDA LYON | VP SYSTEM EMERGENCY SERVICES | 38 | $337,743 |
| DONALD ZARKOU | VP OF ONCOLOGY SERVICE LINE | 38 | $315,438 |
| CAROL TODD | VP ASST GENERAL COUNSEL | 38 | $313,455 |
| SHARON ROBINSON | VP FOUNDATION STRATEGY & GRWTH | 38 | $323,653 |
| MICHAEL GARRARD | AVP Rehabilitation WRWSH | 38 | $326,673 |
| JOE CASTANON | VP CONTRACTING & VAL ANALYSIS | 38 | $319,204 |
| MARY TAVERNARO | VP HUMAN RES OP (END 3/23) | 38 | $307,248 |
| SANA BRUNO | VP LABORATORY SERVICES SYSTEM | 38 | $305,348 |
| ROBERT DECOUX | VP CORPORATE MED STAFF SVCS | 38 | $265,184 |
| MARCUS CHARLSON | AVP MUSCULOSKELETAL SRV LINES | 38 | $294,844 |
| ELLEN RUSSELL | VP HIM CDI & POLICIES | 38 | $284,521 |
| ANDREW VON ESCHENBACH | VP REV. CYCLE MGMT (END 10/22) | 38 | $312,281 |
| JEREMY STEFFENS | VP ORGANIZAT COMM (END 2/23) | 38 | $283,686 |
| AVRIL BECKFORD | TRUSTEE & SLL PHYS (END 6/23) | 38 | $109,348 |
| OTIS A BRUMBYIII | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $47,340 |
| T FITZ JOHNSON | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $42,014 |
| W CHARLES BROCK | TRUSTEE | 1 | $41,497 |
| RANDALL BENTLEY SR | FORMER DIRECTOR | — | $39,818 |
| DAVID HAFNER | FORMER DIRECTOR | — | $25,655 |
| ED RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE | 1 | $15,806 |
| MITZI MOORE | TRUSTEE | 1 | $13,338 |
| CONNIE KIRK | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $12,678 |
| O SCOTT SWAYZE MD | TRUSTEE | 1 | $11,859 |
| ALLEN SEPARK | FORMER TRUSTEE | 1 | $10,703 |
| FRANK ROS | TRUSTEE | 1 | $9,633 |
| MARK BERRY | TRUSTEE | 1 | $8,873 |
| JAMES L HOLMES | TRUSTEE | 1 | $8,198 |
| GREG MORGAN | TRUSTEE | 1 | $5,707 |
| H SPEER BURDETTE III | TRUSTEE | 1 | $4,358 |
| KEITH PARKER | TRUSTEE | 1 | $4,051 |
| JOHN MCKIBBEN | TRUSTEE | 1 | $3,675 |
| JAY CUNNINGHAM | TRUSTEE | 1 | $3,092 |
| DAVID BOTTOMS | TRUSTEE | 1 | $1,995 |
| EDWARD TATE | TRUSTEE (BEG 11/23) | 1 | $358 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**Historic $50 Million Investment:** Wellstar Children's Hospital of Georgia received a historic $50 million investment from Tom Golisano, unlocking further excellence and innovation in care for children.
Wellstar Children\u2019s Hospital Receives Historic $50 Million Investment\**$2 Million HHS Grant:** WellStar Health System and Wellstar Foundation were recognized as the only system in Georgia to receive a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Wellstar Children\u2019s Hospital Receives Historic $50 Million Investment\Subject Areas
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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