Missouri · Public charity
Ascension via Christi Health Inc
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…
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,138,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,138,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $223M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Ascension via Christi Health Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 | 2 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $1.2M | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $1.3M | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $1.4M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $250k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $1.7M | 40% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $1.4M | 50% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $2.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Via Christi Foundation Inc | $4,981,177 | 4 | 40% |
| Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc | $3,976,172 | 3 | 0% |
| Via Christi Village Georgetown Inc | $405,876 | 1 | 6% |
| Via Christi Clinic | $348,929 | 3 | n/a |
| Newman University Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Gerard House Inc | $187,896 | 1 | n/a |
| Gracemed Health Clinic Inc | $112,613 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Wichita Partnership Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Ascension via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc | $57,660 | 1 | 0% |
| The Wichita Children's Home | $50,650 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Via Christi Foundation Inc | $4,981,177 | 4 | 40% |
| Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc | $3,976,172 | 3 | 0% |
| Via Christi Village Georgetown Inc | $405,876 | 1 | 6% |
| Via Christi Clinic | $348,929 | 3 | n/a |
| Newman University Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Gerard House Inc | $187,896 | 1 | n/a |
| Gracemed Health Clinic Inc | $112,613 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Wichita Partnership Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Ascension via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc | $57,660 | 1 | 0% |
| The Wichita Children's Home | $50,650 | 1 | 1% |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 35% |
| Ascension via Christi Hospital Pittsburg Inc | $28,694 | 1 | n/a |
| Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education Inc | $14,119 | 2 | 0% |
| Iheartmedia | $14,020 | 1 | n/a |
| Ascension via Christi Hospital St Teresa Inc | $12,315 | 1 | 0% |
| Botanica Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Ascension via Christi Health Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353
How this is measured
About Ascension via Christi Health Inc
- How much does Ascension via Christi Health Inc give?
- Ascension via Christi Health Inc reported 2 grants totaling $1,190,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Ascension via Christi Health Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (92%), Housing & Shelter (4%), Community Improvement (3%).
- Who are Ascension via Christi Health Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Via Christi Foundation Inc ($5.0M), Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc ($4.0M), Via Christi Village Georgetown Inc ($406k).
- Does Ascension via Christi Health Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ascension via Christi Health Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353.
- Where is Ascension via Christi Health Inc based?
- Ascension via Christi Health Inc is based in MO.
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