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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3206571

GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$3.6M$4.7M2023$7.7M$5.5M2024$6.7M$6.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$6,721,696$6,725,108-$3,412$16,422,364$2,533,981$13,888,383
December 31, 2024990$7,707,189$5,507,589$2,199,600$16,464,821$2,631,527$13,833,294
December 31, 2023990$3,619,239$4,738,733-$1,119,494$15,448,462$2,996,206$12,452,256
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,409,455
Program service revenue
$905,012
Investment income
$1,378,905
Other revenue
$28,324

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,760,886
Other salaries and wages
$485,207
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,869,415
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$237,246
Accounting fees
$130,645
Travel
$131,791
Depreciation
$30,248
Program services (functional)
$4,205,210
Management and general (functional)
$2,254,301
Fundraising (functional)
$265,597

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$16,464,821
Total assets, end of year
$16,422,364
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,533,981
Net assets, end of year
$13,888,383
Land, buildings and equipment
$118,798
Publicly traded securities
$10,833,833
Net assets without donor restrictions
$11,397,765
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,490,618
Gross receipts
$6,721,696
Employees
18
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1983
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARA V JAMES PHDPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$383,206$68,578
ELENA ANDERSONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$231,108$40,327
JILL SHUMANNVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
Key employee
40$223,239$33,301
JEFF BARRUSCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,228$35,750
CECILIA KRAMERDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$141,856$42,266
KATHERINE TREANORSENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$159,125$23,488
ARPITA JINDANISENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$142,747$30,985
ANN RODGERSPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$128,726$33,341
DAVID CHURCHILLCRM AND WEBISTE ADMINISTRATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$112,436$28,803
COLIN PEKRUHNPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$105,971$27,693
LAURA GERALD MD MPHCHAIR (TERM ENDED 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANDREA M COLE MBATREASURER (TERM ENDED 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
QIANA THOMASONVICE CHAIR (CHAIR EFF. 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
MARIA S PESQUEIRASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRENDA SOLRZANO JDMEMBER-AT-LARGE (TERM ENDED 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
IRFAN HASANBOARD MEMBER (MEMBER AT LARGE EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
OANH MARONEY-OMITADE MLS MABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TRICIA NEUMAN SCDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JILL NOWAK CAE CPABOARD MEMBER (TREASURER EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
PATRICK SIMPSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NIKKI HIGHSMITH VERNICK MPHBOARD MEMBER (VICE CHAIR EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
WINSTON F WONG MD MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANY DONELSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MELINDA K ABRAMS MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH KRAUSE SCMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AVENEL JOSPEH PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI COX MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTY KLEIN DAVIS MSWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH JONESBOARD MEMBER (TERM EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN MIMSBOARD MEMBER (TERM EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
HILDA POLANCOBOARD MEMBER (TERM EFF 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARA V JAMES PHDPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director
40$371,041$65,347
ELENA ANDERSONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$208,136$45,085
JILL SHUMANNVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
Key employee
40$219,682$26,778
JEFF BARRUSCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$150,328$34,248
KATHERINE TREANORSENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Key employee
40$160,296$22,943
CECILIA KRAMERDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$142,780$38,099
EILEEN SALINSKYPROGRAM ADVISOR
Key employee
20$175,053$0
ANN RODGERSPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$130,538$31,906
COLIN PEKRUHNPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$105,195$26,581
DAVID CHURCHILLCRM AND WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$109,018$16,687
ARPITA JINDANISENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$115,095$9,601
JILL NOWAK CAE CPABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$12,000$0
ANDREA M COLE MBATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AVENEL JOSEPH PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA SOLRZANO JDMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ELIZABETH KRAUSE SCMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRFAN HASANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTY KLEIN DAVIS MSWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA GERALD MD MPHCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LAURA LANDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI COX MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA S PESQUEIRASECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELINDA K ABRAMS MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE A LARKIN JD MS RNCHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NIKKI HIGHSMITH VERNICK MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OANH MARONEY-OMITADE MLS MABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK SIMPSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
QIANA THOMASONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TIFFANY DONELSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRICIA NEUMAN SCDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WINSTON F WONG MD MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARA V JAMES PHDPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director
40$337,204$55,874
ELENA ANDERSONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Key employee
40$200,796$26,639
KATHERINE TREANORSENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Key employee
40$187,599$26,190
JEFF BARRUSCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$140,327$26,696
JILL SHUMANNVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
Key employee
40$150,019$7,718
EILEEN SALINSKYPROGRAM ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$155,081$0
ANN RODGERSPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$119,143$29,366
COLIN PEKRUHNPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$102,919$24,558
MICHELLE A LARKIN JD MS RNCHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAURA GERALD MD MPHCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANDREA M COLE MBATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
QIANA THOMASONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARIA S PESQUEIRASECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA SOLRZANO JDMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
IRFAN HASANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA LANDY MBABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OANH MARONEY-OMITADE MLS MABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRICIA NEUMAN SCDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL NOWAK CAE CPABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH RIPLEY MARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK SIMPSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIKKI HIGHSMITH VERNICK MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WINSTON F WONG MD MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY DONELSON MPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELINDA K ABRAMS MSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH KRAUSE SCMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AVENEL JOSEPH PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRITTA GUERREROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-4107
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CARA V JAMES, 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
CARA V JAMES, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(202) 452-8331
Return prepared by
SB & COMPANY LLC

Mission

TO FOSTER COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG GRANTMAKERS ANDOTHERS, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE GRANTMAKING COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS, AND EFFECTIVENESS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 4A. CONVENING ACTIVITIES - GIH'S CONVENING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PHILANTHROPY, HEALTH POLICY EXCHANGE, AND OTHER SMALLER ISSUE-FOCUSED STRATEGY SESSIONS SUCH AS THE RURAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MEETING. THE GIH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF HEALTH FUNDERS AND PROVIDES ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM DIVERSE PERSECTIVES, DISCUSS TOPICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH FUNDING, AND CONNECT WITH PEERS. THE HEALTH POLICY EXCHANGE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH FUNDERS FOCUSED ON POLICY TO NETWORK WITH POLICY MAKERS AND OTHER FUNDERS, EXCHANGE IDEAS AND BEST PRACTICES, AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION.
    Expenses $1,680,061
  • 4B. POPULATION HEALTH - GIH'S POPULATION HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHETHER DEFINED BY AGE, GEOGRAPHY, OR OTHER FACTORS. GIH'S WORK IN THIS AREA EXPLORES OLDER ADULTS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PREVENTION, RURAL HEALTH, AND THE MOBILIZATION OF MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO HEALTH FOR ALL.
    Expenses $996,252
  • 4C. HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - GIH'S HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS A FAIR AND JUST OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH REGARDLESS OF SOCIAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS LIKE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OR GEOGRAPHY. GIH'S WORK IN THIS AREA INCLUDES APPLYING A HEALTH EQUITY LENS TO ALL OUR FOCUS AREAS AND EXPLORING THE PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICY CHANGES NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES; ADDRESSES THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; AND FOSTERS INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS.
    Expenses $743,922
  • Expenses $784,975 · revenue $905,012

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-3206571
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1984
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,422,364
Income (IRS master file)
$6,721,696

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$6,721,696$6,725,108$16,422,364XML
990December 2024$7,707,189$5,507,589$16,464,821XML
990December 2023$3,619,239$4,738,733$15,448,462XML
990December 2022$9,602,712$4,728,703$16,140,232IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3206571).

Questions about GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH

What is the EIN of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH is 13-3206571.
Is GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARA V JAMES.
Who are the officers and directors of GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $383,206 (CARA V JAMES PHD, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does GRANTMAKERS IN HEALTH have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,721,696, expenses of $6,725,108 and total assets of $16,422,364 at year end.

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