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Woman's Hospital Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Baton Rouge, LA EIN: 72-0652905 Website

To improve the health of women and infants.

Key facts about Woman's Hospital Foundation

In short: Woman's Hospital Foundation gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
72-0652905
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,006,255
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$59,191
Median grant
$10,417
Total assets
$1,261,577,683
Primary geography
Louisiana (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3B

+7.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.0M

-20.9% YoY

Grant Count

17

+41.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$59K

-44.1% YoY

How Woman's Hospital Foundation gives

  • 35% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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.

About Woman's Hospital Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Woman's Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Baton Rouge, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $24.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Baton RougeDes MoinesPhiladelphiaSouth BendLafayetteColumbiaDes MoinsGonzalesHammondNew IberiaNew OrleansOak Hills Place

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M3 grants20193 grants20206 grants20217 grants202212 grants202312 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Foundation for Woman's: $577KFoundation for Woman's$577KSoutheastern Louisiana University Foundation: $150KSoutheastern LouisianaUniversity Foundation$150KBaton Rouge Community College Foundation: $100KBaton Rouge Community CollegeFoundation$100KThe Safety Place: $30KThe Safety Place$30KKelly Cares Foundation: $25KKelly Cares Foundation$25KMarch of Dimes Foundation (Louisiana Chapter): $25KMarch of Dimes Foundation(Louisiana Chapter)$25KBaton Rouge Area Foundation: $15KBaton Rouge Area Foundation$15KLouisiana Nurses Foundation: $12KLouisiana Nurses Foundation$12KLouisiana Resource & Development: $10KLouisiana Resource &Development$10KAmerican Heart Association: $10KAmerican Heart Association$10K

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K5$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FOUNDATION FOR WOMAN'S Baton Rouge, LAFINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES$576,880
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION Hammond, LASCHOOL OF NURSING$150,000
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION Baton Rouge, LANAMING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BIRTHING ROOM AND LACTATION$100,000
THE SAFETY PLACE Baton Rouge, LAMATERNAL HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAMMING$30,000
KELLY CARES FOUNDATION South Bend, IN2025 GOLDEN CLEATS COMBINE SPONSORSHIP$25,000
MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION (LOUISIANA CHAPTER) Baton Rouge, LAMARCH FOR BABIES AND SPONSORSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON$25,000
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION Baton Rouge, LACOMMUNITY SAFETY IMPACT FUND$15,000
LOUISIANA NURSES FOUNDATION Baton Rouge, LAANNUAL NIGHTINGALE AWARDS AND GALA$11,777
LOUISIANA RESOURCE & DEVELOPMENT Philadelphia, PA2025 ELEPHANT STOMP$10,417
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Des Moines, IA2025 CAPITAL AREA GO RED FOR WOMEN$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500M$1B$1.5B2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,261,577,683$1,173,300,891$1,058,508,313
Revenue$1,003,943,473$897,501,869$843,976,082
Expenses$939,469,994$845,208,738$782,416,209
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$24,366,449$20,178,077$8,255,358
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Woman's Hospital Foundation is led by Rene Ragas, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 17 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rene Ragas

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    65 hrs/week

    $539K (2023) → $802K (2025)

  • Keila Stoval

    Former Chief Phil Officer & Fnd President

    Chief Phil Officer & Fnd President → Former Chief Phil Officer & Fnd President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    65 hrs/week

    $227K (2023) → $153K (2025)

  • Chris Ciesielski

    Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chair-Elect, 2024

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • April Chaisson

    Vice President & Finance

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $216K (2019) → $420K (2025)

  • Cheri Johnson

    Senior Vice President, Pt Care & Chief Nsg

    Senior Vice President & Cno → Senior Vice President, Pt Care & Chief Nsg, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $242K (2019) → $350K (2025)

  • Edward W. Veillon Jr. MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $490K (2019) → $715K (2025)

  • Kurt Scott

    Senior Vice President & Chief Op Officer

    Senior Vice President, Clinical & Ancillary Services → Senior Vice President & COO, 2020

    Senior Vice President & COO → Senior Vice President & Chief Op Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $258K (2019) → $340K (2025)

  • Marshall St Amant MD

    Physician

    Physician → Medical Director, 2023

    Medical Director → Physician, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $623K (2019) → $699K (2025)

  • Patrick Seiter

    In-House General Counsel

    Director → In-House General Counsel, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $226K (2021) → $448K (2025)

  • Paul Kirk

    Vice President & Chief Information Officer

    Vice President, Information Systems & CIO → Vice President & Information Systems, 2020

    Vice President & Information Systems → Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $321K (2019) → $350K (2025)

  • Robert C. Moore MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    Physician → Medical Director, 2020

    Medical Director → Chief Medical Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    65 hrs/week

    $511K (2019) → $809K (2025)

  • Susan Puyau MD

    Board Member

    Chief Medical Officer → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    $407K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Anthony C. Evans Jr. MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2021

    65 hrs/week

    $654K (2021) → $851K (2025)

  • Ed Halphen

    Vice President & Human Resources

    On filings since 2021

    65 hrs/week

    $172K (2021) → $307K (2025)

  • Pamela Simmons MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2021

    65 hrs/week

    $492K (2021) → $628K (2025)

  • Eboni Buchanan

    Vice President & Physician Services

    On filings since 2022

    65 hrs/week

    $233K (2022) → $328K (2025)

  • Cynthia Amedee

    Senior Vice President, Legal & Comp Officer

    On filings since 2024

    65 hrs/week

    $252K (2024) → $225K (2025)

  • Nina Dusang

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial of

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Financial of, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    65 hrs/week

    $259K (2024) → $449K (2025)

  • Renee Cowan MD

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    65 hrs/week

    $651K (2025)

  • Greg Gelpi MD

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rose Hudson

    Board Member

    Secretary, Treasurer & Chair Elect → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheree Schwartzenburg MD

    Board Member

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrie Thomas MD

    Board Member

    Chair Elect → Chair Elect & Chair, 2022

    Chair Elect & Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Olson

    Chair Elect

    Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Speyrer

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney Breaux

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rudy Aguilar

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Everett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Kleinpeter MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Pearson MD

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Baghian

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Poche

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Albert L. Diket MD (2019–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Stephanie Anderson (2019–2024) — Former Executive Vice President & Chief Administrator
  • Former: Mindy W. Bowie MD (2020–2024) — Medical Director
  • Former: Emily Magee MD (2023–2024) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Allyson Boudreaux MD (2024) — Physician Staff
  • Former: Mary C. Maher-Griffiths (2020–2023) — Vice President & Quality
  • Former: Paul Cleckner (2022–2023) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Gregory Snow (2023) — Vice President & Revenue Cycle
  • Former: Tara Benjamin (2023) — Physician
  • Former: Wendy Singlton (2023) — Vice President, Nurs Administrator & Associate Cno
  • Former: Ben Marmande (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Donna Fraiche (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Griffith MD (2020–2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Mary Maher- Griffiths (2021–2022) — Vice President & Quality
  • Former: Christel Slaughter PhD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Donna Bodin (2019–2021) — Vice President, Employee & Wellness Serv
  • Former: Kirk Fisher (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Stanley F. Shelton (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Chief Strategic Services
  • Former: Steven Feigley MD (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Tom Hawkins Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: William D. Binder MD (2019–2021) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Michael Perniciaro MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Laurel King MD (2021) — Physician
  • Former: Edward Schwartzenburg MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Frank Breaux MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Patricia R. Johnson (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Cno
  • Former: Renee Harris MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert L. Burgess Jr. (2019–2020) — Interim President & CEO
  • Former: Teri G. Fontentot (2019–2020) — President & CEO Emeritus
  • Former: Ann Lafranca MD (2019) — Chief of Staff Non-Voting
  • Former: Cathy Griffiths (2019) — Vice President & Quality
  • Former: Greg Smith (2019) — Vice President & Finance
  • Former: Kathy Guidry MD (2019) — Chief of Staff Non-Voting
  • Former: Milton Giles Fort MD (2019) — Physician

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

Anthony C Evans Jr MD — Physician: $851KAnthony C Evans Jr MDPhysician$851KRobert Moore MD — Chief Medical Officer: $809KRobert Moore MDChief Medical Officer$809KRene Ragas — President/CEO: $802KRene RagasPresident/CEO$802KEdward W Veillon Jr MD — Physician: $715KEdward W Veillon Jr MDPhysician$715KMarshall St Amant MD — Physician: $699KMarshall St Amant MDPhysician$699KRenee Cowan MD — Physician: $651KRenee Cowan MDPhysician$651KPamela Simmons MD — Physician: $628KPamela Simmons MDPhysician$628KNina Dusang — Exec VP/Chief Financial of: $449KNina DusangExec VP/Chief Financial of$449KPatrick Seiter — In-House General Counsel: $448KPatrick SeiterIn-House General Counsel$448KApril Chaisson — VP, Finance: $420KApril ChaissonVP, Finance$420KCheri Johnson — Sr VP, Pt Care/Chief NSG: $350KCheri JohnsonSr VP, Pt Care/Chief NSG$350KPaul Kirk — VP, Chief Information Offi: $350KPaul KirkVP, Chief Information Offi$350KKurt Scott — Sr. VP/Chief Op Officer: $340KKurt ScottSr. VP/Chief Op Officer$340KEboni Buchanan — VP, Physician Services: $328KEboni BuchananVP, Physician Services$328KEd Halphen — VP, Human Resources: $307KEd HalphenVP, Human Resources$307KCynthia Amedee — SVP, Legal & Comp Officer: $225KCynthia AmedeeSVP, Legal & Comp Officer$225KKeila Stoval — Former Chief Phil Off & Fnd Pres: $153KKeila StovalFormer Chief Phil Off & Fnd Pres$153K

Frequently asked questions about Woman's Hospital Foundation

How much does Woman's Hospital Foundation give each year?

Woman's Hospital Foundation gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 12 grants.

What is Woman's Hospital Foundation's typical grant size?

Woman's Hospital Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,417, and its average grant was $59,191, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Woman's Hospital Foundation give grants?

Woman's Hospital Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baton Rouge, LA (10 grants).

Does Woman's Hospital Foundation give general operating support?

Occasionally: 6% of Woman's Hospital Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Woman's Hospital Foundation's largest grantees?

Woman's Hospital Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation for Woman's ($576,880), Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation ($150,000) and Baton Rouge Community College Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Woman's Hospital Foundation?

Woman's Hospital Foundation reported $1.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0B.

What is Woman's Hospital Foundation?

Woman's Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It holds $1.3B in total assets as of 2025.

What is Woman's Hospital Foundation's EIN?

Woman's Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0652905. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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