About Ascension St John Foundation
The Ascension St John Foundation is almost exclusively focused on supporting Ascension-affiliated hospitals and health-care services, providing operating and capital funding to sustain clinical operations across the Ascension system. Its grants primarily underwrite hospital stability, facility upgrades, and community health programs within the Ascension network—with a clear regional emphasis on St. Louis and Michigan-area facilities. Giving is mission-driven toward Catholic health institutions rather than general community charities.
Focus Areas
Operating and capital support for Ascension-affiliated hospitals (e.g., Ascension St John Hospital)Financial support for regional Ascension hospital foundations in Michigan (Macomb, Oakland, Providence, Genesys)Sustaining clinical operations and facility upgrades across the Ascension health systemSupport for Ascension community health and physician group infrastructure in Southeast Michigan
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated, repeat funding to a small set of related grantees within the Ascension health system; predominantly multi-year or recurring operating and capital grants rather than small, one-off awards.
Funding Style
operating support
About Ascension St John Foundation
Ascension St John Foundation’s recent giving is centered on one network: Ascension-affiliated hospitals and health-care services. The largest grant in the file was $14,403,221 to Ascension St John Hospital for general and capital support, followed by $5,314,785 in 2024 and $4,494,944 in 2023 for the same hospital’s operating and capital needs. That pattern shows a funder that backs ongoing clinical operations as well as facility and infrastructure costs, rather than one-time project grants. The foundation’s support reaches multiple parts of the Ascension system. Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital received $1,599,142 in 2025 and $584,342 in 2024, while Ascension Providence Foundation received $814,402 in 2024 and $616,110 in 2025. Other sizable grants went to Ascension Borgess Foundation, Ascension Providence Hospital, St John Providence, and Ascension St Mary’s Foundation. Across the recent grants list, the same institutional family appears repeatedly, indicating a grantmaker organized around health-system stability and support for affiliated facilities, physician groups, and community health operations.
What Ascension St John Foundation Funds
Operating and capital support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Ascension St John Hospital received $5,314,785 in 2024 for operating and capital support, and Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital received $733,267 in 2023 for the same purpose. Those grants point to a preference for funding that can be used to sustain core hospital functions and physical assets. The foundation also supports regional hospital foundations inside the Ascension network. Ascension Providence Foundation received $814,402 in 2024 for operating support, while Ascension Genesys Foundation received $70,668 in 2024 for operating support and $123,321 in 2025 for general support. Beyond hospitals, the foundation gave $91,603 in 2024 to Ascension Medical Group Michigan for operating support and $70,723 in 2023 to Ascension Southeast Michigan Community Health for operating support.
How Ascension St John Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the six-figure range, with a p25 of $46,466, a median of $132,757, and a p75 of $579,367. The recent record also includes several seven-figure awards, showing a mix of large capital-style grants and smaller operating awards. The same recipients recur across multiple years, including Ascension St John Hospital, Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital, Ascension Providence Foundation, Ascension Borgess Foundation, and Ascension St Mary’s Foundation. The foundation is not making grants to individuals and is not using program-related investments. The pattern is best described as flexible operating-or-capital support within a connected institutional network.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$80.9M
Total Revenue
$9.7M
Total Expenses
$7.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $46K and $579K, with a median of $133K.
25th Percentile
$46K
Median
$133K
75th Percentile
$579K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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