Sartori Health Care Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on a single local hospital, providing unrestricted support to sustain healthcare services in the Waterloo area. Its grants indicate a strong focus on maintaining community acute-care capacity and hospital operations rather than diversified philanthropy across multiple causes or regions.
Highly concentrated: two grants totaling the foundation's entire reported giving to a single, repeat grantee (Sartori Memorial Hospital). Large, targeted support for one local healthcare institution rather than distributed or exploratory funding.
A single hospital anchors Sartori Health Care Foundation Inc’s giving. The most recent grants on file both went to Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc in Cedar Falls, one for $516,678 in 2024 for program support and another for $372,029 in 2023 for support. That pattern matches the foundation’s stated focus on sustaining local acute-care and inpatient hospital services in the Waterloo area through unrestricted support for healthcare operations. The foundation’s grantmaking is narrowly local and centered on community health and healing rather than a broad portfolio of causes. With annual grants of $888,707 and assets of $6,311,304, it appears to function as a steady source of support for health care presence and infrastructure in the area it serves. The recent record shows a recurring relationship with the same hospital over multiple years, suggesting continuation rather than one-off project funding. Its work also aligns with a broader health-access purpose: maintaining community healthcare access and capacity for local patients and residents. The grants reflect support for the operating realities of a medical institution, not just isolated programmatic efforts, and the amounts indicate a substantial role in sustaining that institution’s work.
The clearest theme is hospital operations. In 2024, Sartori Health Care Foundation Inc awarded $516,678 to Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc for program support, continuing a direct relationship with the same medical center. A second pattern is unrestricted institutional backing. The 2023 grant of $372,029 to Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc was listed as support, reinforcing the foundation’s emphasis on sustaining day-to-day healthcare delivery rather than funding a wide mix of external nonprofits. The foundation’s stated focus areas point to community acute-care and inpatient services in Waterloo, along with maintaining healthcare infrastructure and access. Those themes place its grantmaking in community health and healing, healthcare access and presence in local communities, and holistic wellness as they relate to local care delivery. Its topic taxonomy also connects the work to compassionate direct service support within a faith-based, community-centered framework.
The foundation gives at a high, concentrated grant size: the 25th percentile is $408,191, the median is $444,354, and the 75th percentile is $480,516. That range indicates large grants clustered tightly around a similar scale. Grant history on file shows repeat support for the same recipient across at least two years, which points to ongoing institutional funding rather than isolated awards. The available data also identifies it as a foundation rather than an individual donor or a program-related-investment vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. Giving is local and entirely within Iowa, with all recorded grants going to recipients in the state.
$889K
$6.3M
$718K
$678K
Most grants fall between $408K and $481K, with a median of $444K.
25th Percentile
$408K
Median
$444K
75th Percentile
$481K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Notable grantees: Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc
Grantmaking is tightly concentrated in Iowa. All recorded grants in the data went to recipients in the state, and the top giving location is Cedar Falls, where Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc appears twice in the recent-grants record. The foundation’s local reach is consistent with its Waterloo headquarters, but the grants themselves land in nearby Cedar Falls rather than the HQ city. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 2 grants and 100% in the United States.
The foundation’s grant sizes are clustered in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $408,191, the median is $444,354, and the 75th percentile is $480,516. That suggests large, fairly consistent awards rather than small or highly variable grants.
The two most recent grants both went to Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc in Cedar Falls, Iowa: $516,678 in 2024 for program support and $372,029 in 2023 for support. That repeated recipient pattern is a clear feature of the record on file.
Its stated focus is sustaining Sartori Memorial Hospital and local acute-care and inpatient hospital services in the Waterloo area. The grant record shows support for hospital operations and community healthcare infrastructure rather than a broad spread of unrelated causes.
The recorded grants are local and all go to recipients in Iowa. Cedar Falls appears in the recent-grants data as the recipient location, and the country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The available profile identifies it as a foundation making grant support to organizations.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | CEDAR FALLS, IA | $516,678 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $372,029 | 2023 | Support |
SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
$516,678PROGRAM SUPPORT
Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc
$372,029Support