Grantmakers in Health
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$16.5m
$2.6m liabilities
Net assets
$13.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
21
4.8 years on average
Staff
19
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Laura Gerald MD MPH
Left since last filing
2
10% of the board
Grantmakers in Health's network
21 people2 organisationsi21 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 21 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Gerald MD MPH Chair (also filed as Laura Gerald) | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrea M Cole MBA (also filed as Andrea Cole) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Avenel Joseph PHD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brenda Solrzano JD | Member-at-Large | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cara V James PHD (also filed as Cara James) | President and CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Elizabeth Krause SCM | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Irfan Hasan | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jill Nowak CAE CPA (also filed as Jill Nowak) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kristy Klein Davis MSW | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Laura Landy MBA (also filed as Laura Landy) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lori COX Ms | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maria S Pesqueira (also filed as Maria Pesqueira) | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melinda K Abrams Ms | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle A Larkin JD Ms RN | Chair Emeritus | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nikki Highsmith Vernick MPH | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Oanh Maroney-Omitade MLS MA | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patrick Simpson MPH (also filed as Patrick Simpson) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Qiana Thomason | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tiffany Donelson MPH | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tricia Neuman SCD | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Winston F Wong MD Ms | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ann McMillan | Program Director | since 2021 |
| Ann Rodgers | Program Director | since 2023 |
| Arpita Jindani | Senior Program Director | 2024 |
| Cecilia Kramer | Development Director | 2024 |
| Colin Pekruhn | Program Director | since 2023 |
| David Churchill | CRM and Website Administrator | 2024 |
| David Gessner | Finance Director | since 2018 |
| Eileen Salinsky | Program Advisor | since 2020 |
| Elena Anderson | Director of Finance and Operations | since 2023 |
| Jeff Barrus | Communications Director | since 2023 |
| Jill Shumann | Vice President of Programming | since 2023 |
| Katherine Treanor | Senior Program Director and Strategic Advisor | since 2022 |
| Natasha Khanna | Communications Director | since 2020 |
| Osula Rushing | VP of Program and Strategy | since 2018 |
| Sumintra Palm | Director of Meetings and Administration | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara V James PhD | President and CEO | 40 | $371k | $65k | |
| Jill Shumann | Vice President of Programming | 40 | $220k | $27k | |
| Elena Anderson | Director of Finance and Operations | 40 | $208k | $45k | |
| Eileen Salinsky | Program Advisor | 20 | $175k | ||
| Katherine Treanor | Senior Program Director and Strategic Advisor | 40 | $160k | $23k | |
| Jeff Barrus | Communications Director | 40 | $150k | $34k | |
| Cecilia Kramer | Development Director | 40 | $143k | $38k | |
| Ann Rodgers | Program Director | 40 | $131k | $32k | |
| Arpita Jindani | Senior Program Director | 40 | $115k | $10k | |
| David Churchill | CRM and Website Administrator | 40 | $109k | $17k | |
| Colin Pekruhn | Program Director | 40 | $105k | $27k | |
| Jill Nowak Cae CPA | Board Member | 1 | $12k | ||
| Andrea M Cole MBA | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Avenel Joseph PhD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Solrzano JD | Member-at-Large | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Krause SCM | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Irfan Hasan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristy Klein Davis MSW | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Gerald MD MPH | Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Laura Landy | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lori Cox Ms | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria S Pesqueira | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melinda K Abrams Ms | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle A Larkin JD Ms RN | Chair Emeritus | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Highsmith Vernick MPH | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Oanh Maroney-Omitade MLS Ma | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Simpson MPH | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Qiana Thomason | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tiffany Donelson MPH | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tricia Neuman SCD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Winston F Wong MD Ms | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Grantmakers in Health
- EIN
- 133206571
- Address
- 1100 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 1100, Washington, DC, 20036-4107
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To foster communication and collaboration among grantmakers andothers, and to strengthen the grantmaking community's knowledge,skills, and effectiveness. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T00C Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- Cara V James (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1984
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLaura Landy MBA
≥7years on the filingsLaura Gerald MD MPH
≥7years on the filingsAndrea M Cole MBA
≥6years on the filingsCara V James PHD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $16.5m
- Total liabilities
- $2.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.2m
- Program service revenue
- $638k
- Employees
- 19
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.7m | $5.5m | $2.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Grantmakers In Health likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 14 January 1997
- Registered agent
- Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP (city and state not held)