Ascension Foundation

ST LOUIS, MO EIN: 86-2197504 Website

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 COMPASSIONATE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND OUR WORDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$90.2M

+5.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+33.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

+30.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$96K

+1.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$27M$54M$81M$108M202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$90,184,707$85,305,046$82,847,856
Revenue$3,231,124$-1,976,829$98,235,012
Expenses$6,607,108$4,965,904$2,351,374
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,994,692$-2,376,829$-1,764,988
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$407K$814K$1M$2M3 grants202213 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE$511KWAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY$432KMARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL$112KARKANSAS BIRTHING PROJECT$89KTRAININGGROUNDSINC$75KMILWAUKEE DIAPER MISSION…$55KALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTH …$50KOSTARA INITIATIVE$50KTHE O'CONNOR HOUSE$50KAscension DePaul Services$49K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K8$50–100K3$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBYN BRENZA KRESSDIRECTOR/SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
TERESA C LOFTISCHAIR
STACY GARRETT-RAY MDDIRECTOR

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

CarmelChattanoogaChicagoDetroitFranklinKansas CityLittle RockMinneapolisNashvilleNew OrleansOwassoSaint LouisSanta AnaSlidellSt LouisTulsaWichita

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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