About Ssm Health Care St Louis
Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.
Focus Areas
Medical researchPatient impact programsCommunity outreachEducation and trainingCapital projectsHome care and hospiceVirtual care and outpatient services
Who They Fund
clergy/priestsyouth/camp participantsgeneral community beneficiaries of mental health servicesresearch organizationsundesignated/nonprofit organizations (general operating support)
About Ssm Health Care St Louis
A defining feature of Ssm Health Care St Louis’s recent giving is its direct support for health-system and community benefit work in the St. Louis area, including a $2,478,874 grant in 2024 to Ssm Health Foundation - St Louis for general purpose support and a $1,984,653 grant in 2025 to the same grantee for general support. Those large awards sit alongside a broader pattern of funding that connects medical care with community outreach, research, and patient support. The foundation’s listed focus areas include medical research, patient impact programs, education and training, capital projects, home care and hospice, and virtual care and outpatient services. Its grantmaking also reaches beyond the health system into local safety-net and service organizations, such as St Louis County, the St Louis Area Food Bank, and Archdiocese of St Louis. The grant history shows a mix of program support, general operating support, and community benefit funding, with occasional in-kind assistance such as pulse oximeter donations. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor organizations serving Missouri communities, especially in St. Louis.
What Ssm Health Care St Louis Funds
In health research, the foundation gave $209,806 in 2025 to Saint Louis University for research support, showing that academic medical work is part of its portfolio. For food access and basic needs, it provided $145,000 in 2025 to St Louis Area Food Bank for general support, building on earlier awards to the same organization. Clergy wellness is another visible theme: Archdiocese of St Louis received $109,135 in 2023 for support priest wellness program, followed by additional general support grants in 2024 and 2025. The foundation also made a $49,408 grant in 2025 to Compass Health Inc for mental health board community benefit support, and it supported youth and family services through a $20,000 grant in 2023 to Youth and Family Center for general support.
How Ssm Health Care St Louis Gives
Typical grant sizes are modest relative to the foundation’s larger institutional awards: the 25th percentile is $9,742, the median is $17,500, and the 75th percentile is $53,625. The recent record also shows a few very large transfers to related SSM entities, alongside many smaller community grants. Grantmaking is largely recurring rather than one-off; several recipients appear in more than one year, including Ssm Health Foundation - St Louis, St Louis Area Food Bank, Archdiocese of St Louis, and The Salvation Army. The foundation is a corporate health-care funder with a program-related investment capability, and its active programs accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$1.1B
Total Revenue
$2.2B
Total Expenses
$2.1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $54K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$54K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JEREMY FOTHERINGHAM
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