About Shawnee Mission Medical Center
The foundation is primarily a health-focused funder that channels the bulk of its support to the local AdventHealth hospital system and community health services, while also investing in local education, arts/recreation, and social services within Johnson County/Overland Park/Shawnee Mission. Grants are frequently renewal or multi-installment awards to familiar local partners, with smaller recurrent gifts to schools, clinics, and community nonprofits that support wellness, preventive care, and community vitality. The foundation favors place-based investments that strengthen medical infrastructure and complementary community supports (education, arts, housing/migrant services).
Focus Areas
Hospital system support and capital/program funding for AdventHealth (Shawnee Mission and Kansas City)Community clinical access and charitable pharmacy services (e.g., free clinics, Pharmacy of Grace)K–12 and secondary education support in Johnson County (private academies, district education foundations, college foundation)Behavioral health and community mental health services (e.g., Bert Nash)Local arts, recreation and civic amenities that enhance community wellbeing (Kansas City Symphony, Arts & Recreation Foundation, downtown development)
Giving Approach
About Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Shawnee Mission Medical Center Inc. directs most of its recent giving toward AdventHealth hospital-system support, with three large general-support grants to AdventHealth Foundation Shawnee Mission and AdventHealth Kansas City Foundation across 2023–2025. That pattern shows a strong emphasis on sustaining local health infrastructure rather than project-specific philanthropy. Beyond the hospital system, the foundation also supports community health access through partners such as Pharmacy of Grace Inc. and Health Partnership Clinic Inc., alongside grants to education, arts, recreation, and civic organizations in Johnson County and the Kansas City area. Its recent recipients include Midland Adventist Academy, New Haven Seventh Day, Blue Valley Educational Foundation, and the Kansas City Symphony, which points to a place-based portfolio tied to wellness and community stability. The foundation’s grants are often general support, and the same organizations appear more than once in the recent record, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The overall picture is of a regional health-centered funder that extends beyond clinical care into institutions that support families, students, and neighborhood life.
What Shawnee Mission Medical Center Funds
Health system support is the clearest line in the foundation’s grantmaking. In the latest record, it gave $2,217,501 to AdventHealth Foundation Shawnee Mission for general support, and it also made a $1,306,178 general-support grant to the same recipient in 2024. That is paired with another large health-system award in 2023 to AdventHealth Kansas City Foundation for $1,531,816. Community clinical access is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $80,000 to Pharmacy of Grace Inc. in 2023 and $46,000 to Health Partnership Clinic Inc. in 2024, both for general support. Education is also present through $183,325 to Midland Adventist Academy in 2025 and $40,000 to Blue Valley Educational Foundation in 2023. Civic and recreation funding appears in grants such as $89,000 to Kansas City Symphony and $31,000 to Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park Inc.
How Shawnee Mission Medical Center Gives
Typical grants cluster in the low tens of thousands: p25 is $10,000, median is $20,000, and p75 is $30,500. The recent list also shows much larger institutional awards at the top end, especially to AdventHealth-related entities. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including New Haven Seventh Day, The 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County, Welcome House, and Blue Valley Educational Foundation, which suggests recurring relationships. The foundation’s recent grants are listed as general support, aligning with unrestricted or core operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$1.1B
Total Revenue
$738.7M
Total Expenses
$666.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $31K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ALAN VERRILL MD
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