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Public charity · Kansas City, MO (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

The Children's Mercy Hospital

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $8,408
Typical grant
$8,408 to $8,408 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $8,408, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County · plus 54 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$3.2M

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$19.4M—0
2023$3.2M$8,4081

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Paul D Kempinski Ms FacheDirector; president & ceo
  • Bill KruegerChair
  • Diane GallagherVice chair
  • Vince ClarkTreasurer
  • Charlie HarrisSecretary
  • Kevin BarthDirector
  • Jean-Paul ChaurandDirector; end 12/31/23
  • Christy DempseyDirector; start 7/1/23
  • Jeff GehabDirector
  • Jeff JonesDirector; end 5/15/24
  • Olga KoperDirector
  • Terry MatlackDirector
  • Walter PorterDirector
  • Jennifer Sauer MdDirector
  • Mary Ann Queen MdDirector
  • Robin Foster JdEvp, general counsel
  • Robert Steele MdEvp & chief strategy/innovation off.
  • Jodi Coombs Mba Bsn RnEvp & coo
  • Robert Lane MdEvp & physician-in-chief;end 4/18/24
  • Alex Daneshmand Do MbaEvp&chief quality officer;end 7/1/23
  • Thomas WrightEvp & chief hr officer
  • Douglas Rivard DoInterimevp/physician-in-chief4/18/24
  • James SimarasEvp & cfo
  • Shawn St Peter MdSvp/surgeon-in-chief;chairdeptofsurg
  • Thomas Curran PhdSvp,cso,exec dir-cmri;end 11/17/23
  • Jeanne James MdSr vp, chair of pediatrics
  • James O'brien Jr MdPhysician
  • William Douglas MdPhysician
  • Charles Snyder MdPhysician
  • John Gatti MdPhysician
  • Norman Otsuka MdMedical chairman; end 5/23/24
  • Jennifer KingryFormer interim cfo

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Research

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from The Children's Mercy Hospital
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyResearch$8,408

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