Missouri · Public charity
Ascension Health
Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care, which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a…
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $400,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.2B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations Ascension Health funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $242k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $2.7M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $3.7M | 67% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $1.2M | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America | $7,900,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Marian University | $600,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of West Alabama | $84,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mary's Healthcare | $39,417 | 1 | 0% |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | $25,905 | 1 | n/a |
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About Ascension Health
- How much does Ascension Health give?
- Ascension Health reported 4 grants totaling $2,667,905 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Ascension Health fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Recreation & Sports (1%), Health (1%).
- Who are Ascension Health's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The Catholic University of America ($7.9M), Marian University ($600k), The University of West Alabama ($84k).
- Does Ascension Health fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Ascension Health based?
- Ascension Health is based in MO.
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