HCA Healthcare Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 61-1230563 · since 2002hcacaring.org·Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County…·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$25.4M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $50,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$20,000

Typical grant (median)

328 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

HCA Healthcare Foundation's geographic focus is all of HCA Healthcare's communities, with Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, Rutherford, Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson and Sumner as priority areas, and its Middle Tennessee Fund funds basic needs, primary care, health and wellbeing, education and nonprofit capacity building, so a Middle Tennessee organisation working in those areas is a natural fit.
About 8 in 10 of its 881 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $50,000, with a median of $24,000, so a request in that range is typical, and the filing shows 47% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded before, which makes an established link with HCA Healthcare worth showing.
Middle Tennessee applicants must have a GrantsConnect account before applying, grant deadlines fall approximately 12 weeks before quarterly board meetings, and Healthier Tomorrow Fund letters of inquiry are due two months before grants committee meetings.
Organisations in their first three years of operation, churches, individual public, private or parochial schools, individuals, private foundations and those seeking sponsorships of events should not apply, and Healthier Tomorrow Fund approaches from research, sports, environmental, wildlife, civic or international organisations are excluded.

Overview

HCA Healthcare Foundation is a US private foundation based in Nashville, TN.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The HCA Healthcare Foundation seeks to promote health and well-being and make a positive impact in the communities HCA Healthcare serves. It provides leadership, service and financial support to effective non-profit organisations working individually and collectively. Through its Middle Tennessee Fund, it focuses on basic needs, primary care, health and wellbeing, education and nonprofit capacity building, prioritising organisations that foster authentic connections with HCA Healthcare colleagues through board service and volunteer engagement. Its Healthier Tomorrow Fund supports innovative initiatives addressing high-priority community health needs and efforts to pilot, replicate and scale meaningful, measurable initiatives. The Foundation also supports charitable giving through matching gifts and encourages colleagues to volunteer their time and talents.

Themes

Health and wellbeing
Basic needs
Primary care
Education
Nonprofit capacity building
Health equity

Geographic Focus

All of HCA Healthcare’s communities. Priority: Davidson; Williamson; Wilson; Rutherford; Cheatham; Dickson; Robertson; Sumner.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals or their projects
Private foundations
Political activities
Advertising
Sponsorships of events
Organizations in their first three years of operation
Individual public, private or parochial schools
Churches
Healthier Tomorrow Fund only: organizations involved in research, sports, environmental, wildlife, civic and international affairs

How to apply

Applicants for Middle Tennessee grant support must have a GrantsConnect account before applying.

Deadlines:

Grant deadlines are approximately 12 weeks before quarterly board meetings.
Impact-grant letters of inquiry are due two months before Healthier Tomorrow Fund grants committee meetings.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 47% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 881 grants to organisations were $24,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Middle Tennessee Fund prioritises organisations fostering authentic connections with HCA Healthcare colleagues through board service and volunteer engagement.
The Foundation values an established relationship with healthcare, commitment to maximising available resources, and a reputation for meeting objectives and delivering quality services with caring and compassion.
The Healthier Tomorrow Fund supports evidence-informed programmes addressing high-priority community needs through meaningful, measurable initiatives.
Healthier Tomorrow Fund opportunities are identified by the Foundation and HCA Healthcare Community Engagement staff, along with local and national community partners.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Texas45%

Tennessee32%

South Carolina15%

Florida2%

Colorado2%

New York1%

6 other states: 2%

The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 47% of grant dollars went to organisations HCA Healthcare Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
46% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

328 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $20,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 328 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k<1%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k21%

$10k–$25k30%

$25k–$50k33%

$50k–$100k9%

$100k–$250k4%

$250k–$500k1%

$500k–$1M<1%

$1M and over2%

Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Blackbaud Giving Fund - YourCause · Other-payroll matching
$9,651,4722024 tax year
American Heart Association · Program funding request
$1,046,3442024 tax year
American Heart Association · Program funding request
$1,046,3442024 tax year
American Heart Association · Program funding request
$1,046,3432024 tax year
American Heart Association · Program funding request
$1,046,3432024 tax year
Mile High United Way · Program funding request
$920,0002024 tax year
Consortium of Florida Education Foundations · Program funding request
$333,3332024 tax year
Frist Art Museum · Operational funding request
$300,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Mitch Edgeworth — Director
Gabriel O Perez Rodriguez — Director
Deborah M Reiner — Director
Michael R Mcalevey — Director
Susan Short Jones — Director
Dr Michael Cuffe — Director
Jennifer Berres — Director
Ronald Lee Grubbs JR — Assistant Secretary
Natalie Cline — Secretary
Eric Nilles — Assistant Treasurer
John Hackett — Treasurer
Joanne Pulles See STMT 17 — President
Sam Hazen — Chairman

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$31,206,774	$21,740,445	$194,527,671	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$19,880,624	$23,618,057	$219,355,723	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$24,353,418	$25,392,215	$239,486,579	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.