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US nonprofit · EIN 371128705 · Quincy, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 371128705) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Blessing Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$8.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$92.1m
$26.6m liabilities
Net assets
$65.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
6.9y av
Staff
0
12 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Cynthia A Meyer
Left since last filing
3
20% of the board
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The Blessing Foundation Inc's network

15 people6 organisationsi15 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (8) 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

15 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cynthia A Meyer ChairChairperson2018
8 yrs
Brian T CanfieldTrustee2023
3 yrs
Harold B 'HAL' Oakley (also filed as Harold B Oakley)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Harold W BO KnapheideTrustee2018
8 yrs
James A RinellaTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jason Kvitle OD (also filed as Jason Kvitle)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Jason StrattonVice-Chairma2018
8 yrs
John J Flynn JRTrustee2018
8 yrs
Laura Gerdes EhrhartTrustee2018
8 yrs
Maureen A Kahn Retired 72023Trustee2023
3 yrs
Melissa C GriswoldTrustee2023
3 yrs
Patrick M GervelerPresident2020
6 yrs
Phyllis J HofmeisterTrustee2018
8 yrs
Scott T Ruff Resigned 12023Trustee2023
3 yrs
William SpearTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Justin R HaleVP/Treasurer2023
Mary Ann DicksonCompany secretarysince 2018
Patrick M GervelerPresidentsince 2018
Timothy A MooreTreasurer/V.since 2018
Timothy A Moore Retired 22023VP/Treasurer2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brian T Canfield Exited 425Trustee (Ex-0$0$827k$155k
Patrick M GervelerPresident0$0$661k$148k
Justin R HaleVP/Treasurer0$0$253k$45k
Mary Ann DicksonSecretary0$0$164k$32k
John J Flynn Jr Exited 125Trustee1$0
Laura Gerdes EhrhartBoard Vice-C1$0
Laura E GramkeTrustee1$0
Melissa C GriswoldTrustee1$0
Dr Jason KvitleTrustee1$0
Cynthia A MeyerTrustee1$0
Harold B 'Hal' OakleyTrustee1$0
Jacob W ScholzTrustee1$0
William Will SpearTrustee1$0
Mark StephensTrustee1$0
Jason StrattonBoard Chair1$0
Kyle VenvertlohTrustee1$0

Colorado roster

16 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263023793). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Mike TrachtaTrustee
Jacob W. ScholzTrustee
Harold B. OakleyTrustee
Jason Kvitle, O.D.Trustee
Jason StrattonChairperson
Jayme ConnellSecretary/Administrative Director
Laura E. GramkeTrustee
Kyle VenvertlohTrustee
Cynthia A. MeyerTrustee
William "will" SpearTrustee
Justin R. HaleVice President and Treasurer
Laura G. EhrhartVice Chair/Trustee
Melissa C. GriswoldTrustee
Patrick M. GervelerPresident
Mark StephensTrustee
Justin Hale

About

Legal name
The Blessing Foundation Inc
EIN
371128705
Address
Po Box 7005, Quincy, IL, 62305-7005
State
Illinois
Mission
Founded in 1983, the blessing foundation raises, maintains, and disburses charitably donated funds for the benefit of blessing health system. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E110 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1983
Principal officer
Patrick M Gerveler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1983
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedMGMT SVCSBlessing Corporate Services IncRelatedHOSPITALBlessing HospitalRelatedHOSPITALBlessingcare Corp Dba Illini

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCynthia A Meyer
≥8years on the filingsHarold B 'HAL' Oakley
≥8years on the filingsHarold W BO Knapheide
≥8years on the filingsJames A Rinella

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$92.1m
Total liabilities
$26.6m
Net assets or fund balances
$65.4m
Contributions and grants received
$1.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$2.1m
Employees
0
Volunteers
12

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Blessing HospitalGeneral program need$2.1m