Nonprofit · EIN 58-1649541
WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC
Tax-exempt · MARIETTA, GA 30062
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,081,488,520 | $2,685,321,206 | $396,167,314 | $7,956,351,569 | $3,118,900,405 | $4,837,451,164 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,548,342,593 | $2,099,063,476 | $449,279,117 | $7,081,944,187 | $2,986,969,273 | $4,094,974,914 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,119,074,995 | $1,960,942,048 | $158,132,947 | $5,785,904,035 | $2,595,243,003 | $3,190,661,032 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,891
- of which government grants
- $48,891
- Program service revenue
- $2,868,312,220
- Investment income
- $140,093,701
- Net rental income
- $539,664
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $74,061,608
- Other revenue
- $73,033,708
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,602,879
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $44,545,906
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,492,754,589
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,785,552,574
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,676,566
- Accounting fees
- $2,576,423
- Occupancy
- $53,472,633
- Travel
- $12,400,891
- Depreciation
- $83,385,729
- Program services (functional)
- $1,868,751,222
- Management and general (functional)
- $808,161,583
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,408,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,081,944,187
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,956,351,569
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,118,900,405
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,837,451,164
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $748,048,022
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,939,596,958
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,754,139,386
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $83,311,778
- Gross unrelated business income
- $138,747
- Gross receipts
- $3,081,488,520
- Employees
- 13,516
- Volunteers
- 54
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candice Saunders | President & CEO Officer | 38 | $4,958,202 | $0 | $111,721 |
| Richard Myung | MD Physician Group Highest-paid employee | 50 | $2,428,229 | $0 | $119,997 |
| James Burke | MD Physician Group Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,794,775 | $0 | $110,685 |
| Marcus Gates | MD Physician Group Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,736,645 | $0 | $109,851 |
| Jeffrey Donahue | MD Physician Group Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,573,910 | $0 | $108,259 |
| Edward Hsu | MD Physician Group Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,553,506 | $0 | $89,555 |
| Leo Reichert | EVP & General Counsel Officer | 38 | $1,501,286 | $0 | $118,680 |
| Richard Capps | EVP Chief Info & Digital Offcr Officer | 38 | $1,456,940 | $0 | $122,478 |
| David Jones | EVP CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 38 | $1,367,993 | $0 | $91,526 |
| Mary Chatman | EVP Acute Care Operations Officer | 38 | $915,620 | $430,168 | $112,311 |
| Kem Mullins | EVP Ambulatory Ops & Bus Dev Officer | 38 | $1,347,183 | $0 | $84,804 |
| Michael McCullough | SVP Supply Chain Former | 38 | $1,183,436 | $0 | $97,280 |
| Susan Grant | EVP CHIEF NURS EXEC (END 1/25) Officer | 38 | $1,119,495 | $0 | $90,856 |
| Alan Muster | SVP Specialty Division WMG Former | 38 | $951,925 | $0 | $136,217 |
| William Bellando | SVP Chief Info Officer Former | 38 | $973,353 | $0 | $113,265 |
73 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Reppert | SVP Finance & CFO Former | 38 | $946,489 | $0 | $111,996 |
| Valery Akopov | SVP Hospital Division WMG Former | 38 | $943,159 | $0 | $94,359 |
| Julie Teer | SVP & WELLSTAR FOUNDATION PRES Officer | 38 | $967,637 | $0 | $50,702 |
| Arif Aziz MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN(End 12/24) Trustee or director | 38 | $861,272 | $0 | $101,567 |
| Catherine Andrews | SVP & COO KH Former | 2 | $0 | $824,106 | $84,654 |
| Pranav Jain | VP CHIEF IH OFF & HEAD OF CP Former | 38 | $782,654 | $0 | $82,942 |
| Anthony Budzinski | EVP & CFO (End 4/24) Former | 38 | $815,226 | $0 | $43,967 |
| Beth Kost | SVP Chief Compliance Officer Officer | 38 | $750,761 | $0 | $87,807 |
| Snehal Doshi | SVP Ancillary and Support Svc Former | 38 | $727,383 | $0 | $94,852 |
| Barbara Corey | SVP Managed Care Former | 38 | $708,162 | $0 | $101,705 |
| Laura Dannels | VP Chief Learning Officer Former | 38 | $727,704 | $0 | $58,842 |
| Daniel Abad | SVP TAL STRAT & TOTAL REWARDS Former | 38 | $671,526 | $0 | $82,714 |
| JASON STEVENS | SVP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL Former | 38 | $631,108 | $0 | $110,168 |
| Jon-Paul Croom | SVP & Hospital President Former | 2 | $0 | $602,907 | $116,614 |
| Remington Foss | SVP Hospital President WG Former | 2 | $0 | $623,838 | $93,108 |
| Freda Lyon | VP System Emergency Services Former | 38 | $624,229 | $0 | $80,019 |
| Matthew Terry | SVP Chief Strategy Officer Former | 38 | $617,449 | $0 | $80,919 |
| Sandra Lucius | VP HEAD CARE PLAT (END 12/24) Former | 38 | $601,651 | $0 | $95,657 |
| Nickolos Yaitsky | VP CHIEF AI OFF & HEAD OF EA Former | 38 | $593,766 | $0 | $74,321 |
| David Preston | VP Brand and Marketing Former | 38 | $615,176 | $0 | $43,772 |
| Le Joyce Naylor | SVP & CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUS Former | 38 | $561,495 | $0 | $88,792 |
| Richard Freeman | EVP Chief Phys Ex (as of 7/24) Officer | 38 | $604,459 | $0 | $25,899 |
| Danyale Ziglor | VP Human Resource Former | 38 | $537,425 | $0 | $85,327 |
| Elizabeth Loudermilk | VP Financial Planning Former | 38 | $520,489 | $0 | $96,259 |
| JAMES L HORNSBY | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $469,768 | $0 | $117,101 |
| Joseph Braud | VP Info Security & CISO Former | 38 | $501,085 | $0 | $62,563 |
| PAUL DOUGLASS MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $454,029 | $0 | $87,403 |
| James Swartz | VP Accounting Former | 38 | $440,233 | $0 | $77,479 |
| Andrew Cox | VP Chief of Staff & Leadership Former | 38 | $433,678 | $0 | $82,568 |
| John Hatfield | EVP Chf Ex Af Off (as of 5/24) Officer | 38 | $485,840 | $0 | $29,448 |
| Stephen Vault | VP Strategic Community Develop Former | 38 | $426,528 | $0 | $57,058 |
| Kimberly Taaca | VP WMG Ops Specialty Div Former | 38 | $397,829 | $0 | $82,358 |
| Maxwell Kagan | VP Finance & CFO WMG Former | 38 | $408,688 | $0 | $67,504 |
| Sophia McIntyre | SVP WMG AMB CAR DIV (END 4/23) Former | 38 | $468,520 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Papetti | VP WMG Ops Hospital Div Former | 38 | $397,679 | $0 | $67,875 |
| Susan Wright | VP Pharmacy Svcs Former | 38 | $392,073 | $0 | $67,601 |
| Thomas Draper | VP Cardiovascular Service Line Former | 38 | $396,030 | $0 | $59,505 |
| Varma Rameswar | VP Pediatric Ops and Svc Line Former | 38 | $363,870 | $0 | $88,383 |
| Joe Castanon | VP Contracting & Val Analysis Former | 38 | $377,256 | $0 | $65,263 |
| Kristen Trice | VP DIAGNOSTIC OUTREACH Former | 38 | $358,108 | $0 | $82,838 |
| Jessica Kovalesky | VP CARE COORDINATION & POP HLT Former | 38 | $394,821 | $0 | $36,932 |
| Sana Bruno | VP Laboratory Services System Former | 38 | $342,496 | $0 | $77,825 |
| Donald Zarkou | VP of Oncology Service Line Former | 38 | $323,024 | $0 | $90,750 |
| Sharon Robinson | VP Foundation Strategy & Grwth Former | 38 | $331,768 | $0 | $81,334 |
| Carol Todd | VP Asst General Counsel Former | 38 | $325,496 | $0 | $85,736 |
| MICHAEL GARRARD | AVP REHABILITATION WRWSH Former | 38 | $335,402 | $0 | $67,049 |
| Robert DeCoux | VP Corporate Med Staff Svcs Former | 38 | $316,156 | $0 | $82,222 |
| Ellen Russell | VP HIM CDI & Policies Former | 38 | $294,571 | $0 | $55,484 |
| Steven Hunt | VP Human Resource (End 10/24) Former | 38 | $337,565 | $0 | $0 |
| Phillip Coule | VP and Chief Medical Officer Former | 38 | $208,060 | $0 | $22,282 |
| Paul Murphree MD | VP Medical Outcomes (End 4/24) Former | 38 | $156,933 | $0 | $22,425 |
| Jennifer Giusti | VP Clinical Outcomes(End 4/24) Former | 38 | $123,430 | $0 | $37,057 |
| Joel Shu | VP Wellstar CP (End 1/24) Former | 38 | $138,696 | $0 | $3,391 |
| FRANK ROS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $54,889 | $0 | $0 |
| MITZI MOORE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $40,514 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RICHARDSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $37,753 | $0 | $0 |
| W CHARLES BROCK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $34,976 | $0 | $0 |
| O SCOTT SWAYZE MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $33,814 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BERRY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $31,902 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH PARKER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $31,712 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MORGAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $31,708 | $0 | $0 |
| H SPEER BURDETTE III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $31,111 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD TATE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $30,481 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BOTTOMS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $30,129 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L HOLMES | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $27,901 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCKIBBEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $27,042 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY CUNNINGHAM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $26,359 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HAFNER | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $24,026 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL BENTLEY SR | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $14,150 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE KIRK | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $12,619 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN SEPARK | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $10,935 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN CORBIN BEG 1024 | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $1,539 | $0 | $0 |
| John Kerndl | EVP & CFO (AS OF 2/25) Officer | 38 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 95 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANDICE SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 38 | $4,470,894 | $0 | $115,914 |
| ANTHONY BUDZINSKI | EVP & CFO Officer | 38 | $3,831,591 | $0 | $111,381 |
| LEO REICHERT | EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 38 | $3,047,957 | $0 | $125,085 |
| RICHARD MYUNG | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $2,290,931 | $0 | $117,271 |
| DAVID JONES | EVP CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFR Officer | 38 | $1,701,311 | $0 | $90,246 |
| JAMES BURKE | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,654,538 | $0 | $117,854 |
| JEFFERY DONAHUE | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,448,605 | $0 | $104,324 |
| BENJAMIN ZUSSMAN | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,459,445 | $0 | $85,120 |
| THERESA LUU | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,430,487 | $0 | $107,537 |
| KEM MULLINS | EVP AMBULATORY OPS & BUS DEV Officer | 38 | $1,268,588 | $0 | $82,352 |
| MARY CHATMAN | EVP ACUTE CARE OPERATIONS Officer | 38 | $1,214,423 | $0 | $88,463 |
| RICHARD CAPPS | EVP CHIEF INFO & DIGITAL OFFCR Officer | 38 | $1,109,573 | $0 | $118,910 |
| SUSAN GRANT | EVP Chief Nursing Executive Officer | 38 | $1,071,514 | $0 | $84,826 |
| ALAN MUSTER | SVP SPECIALTY DIVISION WMG Former | 38 | $908,972 | $0 | $134,721 |
| VALERY AKOPOV | SVP HOSPITAL DIVISION WMG Former | 38 | $890,795 | $0 | $86,334 |
| ARIF AZIZ MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $825,095 | $0 | $99,764 |
| PAUL DOUGLASS MD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $779,970 | $0 | $78,095 |
| JULIE TEER | SVP & WELLSTAR FOUNDATION PRES Officer | 38 | $819,305 | $0 | $37,565 |
| JOEL SHU | VP WELLSTAR CLINICAL PARTNERS Former | 38 | $792,607 | $0 | $55,398 |
| JOSEPH REPPERT | SVP FINANCE & CFO Former | 38 | $727,123 | $0 | $106,385 |
| MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH | SVP SUPPLY CHAIN Former | 38 | $723,756 | $0 | $94,558 |
| BETH KOST | SVP CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 38 | $725,815 | $0 | $90,620 |
| BARBARA COREY | SVP MANAGED CARE Former | 38 | $726,059 | $0 | $86,942 |
| CATHERINE ANDREWS | SVP & COO KH Former | 2 | $0 | $726,597 | $66,726 |
| REMINGTON FOSS | SVP HOSPITAL PRESIDENT WG Former | 2 | $0 | $672,178 | $91,390 |
| PRANAV JAIN | VP CHIEF IH OFF & HEAD OF CP Former | 38 | $640,056 | $0 | $101,894 |
| JON-PAUL CROOM | SVP & HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Former | 2 | $0 | $636,661 | $103,714 |
| WILLIAM BELLANDO | SVP CHIEF INFO OFFICER Former | 38 | $631,790 | $0 | $107,707 |
| JASON STEVENS | SVP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL Former | 38 | $604,034 | $0 | $95,911 |
| SNEHAL DOSHI | SVP ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT SVC Former | 38 | $581,592 | $0 | $87,328 |
| LE JOYCE NAYLOR | SVP & CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUS Former | 38 | $570,068 | $0 | $85,944 |
| MATTHEW TERRY | SVP CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Former | 38 | $571,369 | $0 | $69,571 |
| DANIEL ABAD | VP TOTAL REWARDS & CHF TM EN Former | 38 | $594,709 | $0 | $28,109 |
| DAVID PRESTON | VP BRAND AND MARKETING Former | 38 | $585,298 | $0 | $36,175 |
| LAURA DANNELS | VP & CHIEF TALENT OFFICER Former | 38 | $573,114 | $0 | $48,337 |
| PAUL MURPHREE | VP MEDICAL OUTCOMES Former | 38 | $536,462 | $0 | $80,945 |
| ROB SCHREINER | EVP CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE Former | 38 | $600,814 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL CASE-WIRTH | SVP NURS SVCS CNE (END 6/23) Former | 38 | $537,096 | $0 | $46,029 |
| JAMES L HORNSBY | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $469,330 | $0 | $112,729 |
| JENNIFER GIUSTI | VP CLINICAL OUTCOMES Former | 38 | $490,816 | $0 | $78,975 |
| SANDRA LUCIUS | VP HEAD OF CARE PLATFORMS Former | 38 | $458,661 | $0 | $74,246 |
| SOPHIA MCINTYRE | SVP WMG AMB CAR DIV (END 4/23) Former | 38 | $475,649 | $0 | $47,249 |
| ELIZABETH LOUDERMILK | VP FINANCIAL PLANNING Former | 38 | $408,379 | $0 | $99,623 |
| JOSEPH BRAUD | VP INFO SECURITY & CISO Former | 38 | $446,426 | $0 | $58,991 |
| ANDREW COX | VP CHIEF OF STAFF & LEADERSHIP Former | 38 | $421,628 | $0 | $78,987 |
| DANYALE ZIGLOR | VP HUMAN RESOURCE Former | 38 | $408,179 | $0 | $90,082 |
| NICKOLOS YAITSKY | VP CHIEF AI OFF & HEAD OF EA Former | 38 | $423,178 | $0 | $68,923 |
| JAMES SWARTZ | VP ACCOUNTING Former | 38 | $402,684 | $0 | $62,071 |
| STEPHEN BADGER | VP WMG STRTGIC SERV (END 2/23) Former | 38 | $450,638 | $0 | $9,327 |
| KIMBERLY TAACA | VP WMG OPS SPECIALTY DIV Former | 38 | $377,951 | $0 | $79,770 |
| MARK ROWE | VP TALENT ACQUISITION Former | 38 | $373,869 | $0 | $80,753 |
| MAXWELL KAGAN | VP FINANCE & CFO WMG Former | 38 | $383,396 | $0 | $65,083 |
| ELIZABETH PAPETTI | VP WMG OPS HOSPITAL DIV Former | 38 | $376,106 | $0 | $67,742 |
| VARMA RAMESWAR | VP PEDIATRIC OPS AND SVC LINE Former | 38 | $352,037 | $0 | $90,849 |
| SUSAN WRIGHT | VP PHARMACY SVCS Former | 38 | $369,668 | $0 | $69,725 |
| STEPHEN VAULT | VP STRATEGIC COMMUNITY DEVELOP Former | 38 | $383,423 | $0 | $55,234 |
| JAMES LORIMER | SVP HR CONSULTING (END 9/23) Former | 38 | $358,761 | $0 | $75,670 |
| KRISTEN TRICE | VP DIAGNOSTIC OUTREACH Former | 38 | $350,564 | $0 | $83,659 |
| STEVEN HUNT | VP HUMAN RESOURCE Former | 38 | $338,935 | $0 | $92,000 |
| JESSICA KOVALESKY | VP CARE COORDINATION & POP HLT Former | 38 | $396,870 | $0 | $31,701 |
| THOMAS DRAPER | VP CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICE LINE Former | 38 | $348,993 | $0 | $74,379 |
| FREDA LYON | VP SYSTEM EMERGENCY SERVICES Former | 38 | $337,743 | $0 | $75,851 |
| DONALD ZARKOU | VP OF ONCOLOGY SERVICE LINE Former | 38 | $315,438 | $0 | $87,658 |
| CAROL TODD | VP ASST GENERAL COUNSEL Former | 38 | $313,455 | $0 | $81,746 |
| SHARON ROBINSON | VP FOUNDATION STRATEGY & GRWTH Former | 38 | $323,653 | $0 | $69,493 |
| MICHAEL GARRARD | AVP Rehabilitation WRWSH Former | 38 | $326,673 | $0 | $66,134 |
| JOE CASTANON | VP CONTRACTING & VAL ANALYSIS Former | 38 | $319,204 | $0 | $60,574 |
| MARY TAVERNARO | VP HUMAN RES OP (END 3/23) Former | 38 | $307,248 | $0 | $71,963 |
| SANA BRUNO | VP LABORATORY SERVICES SYSTEM Former | 38 | $305,348 | $0 | $73,473 |
| ROBERT DECOUX | VP CORPORATE MED STAFF SVCS Former | 38 | $265,184 | $0 | $79,963 |
| MARCUS CHARLSON | AVP MUSCULOSKELETAL SRV LINES Former | 38 | $294,844 | $0 | $48,228 |
| ELLEN RUSSELL | VP HIM CDI & POLICIES Former | 38 | $284,521 | $0 | $43,201 |
| ANDREW VON ESCHENBACH | VP REV. CYCLE MGMT (END 10/22) Former | 38 | $312,281 | $0 | $323 |
| JEREMY STEFFENS | VP ORGANIZAT COMM (END 2/23) Former | 38 | $283,686 | $0 | $2,276 |
| AVRIL BECKFORD | TRUSTEE & SLL PHYS (END 6/23) Former | 38 | $109,348 | $0 | $32,696 |
| OTIS A BRUMBYIII | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $47,340 | $0 | $0 |
| T FITZ JOHNSON | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $42,014 | $0 | $0 |
| W CHARLES BROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $41,497 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL BENTLEY SR | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $39,818 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HAFNER | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $25,655 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $15,806 | $0 | $0 |
| MITZI MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $13,338 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE KIRK | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $12,678 | $0 | $0 |
| O SCOTT SWAYZE MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $11,859 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN SEPARK | FORMER TRUSTEE Former | 1 | $10,703 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK ROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $9,633 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $8,873 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $8,198 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $5,707 | $0 | $0 |
| H SPEER BURDETTE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $4,358 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $4,051 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCKIBBEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,675 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY CUNNINGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,092 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BOTTOMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,995 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD TATE | TRUSTEE (BEG 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $358 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 101 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANDICE SAUNDERS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 38 | $4,720,755 | $0 | $100,914 |
| RICHARD MYUNG | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $2,170,981 | $0 | $130,977 |
| JAMES BURKE | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,685,382 | $0 | $123,318 |
| ANTHONY JBUDZINSKI | EVP & CFO Officer | 38 | $1,443,498 | $0 | $104,441 |
| BENJAMIN ZUSSMAN | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,414,974 | $0 | $98,024 |
| THERESA LUU | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,372,530 | $0 | $117,812 |
| JENNIFER BRUGGERS | MD PHYSICIAN GROUP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,347,461 | $0 | $85,685 |
| KEM MULLINS | EVP AMBULATORY OPS & BUS DEV Officer | 38 | $1,332,979 | $0 | $76,074 |
| LEO REICHERT | EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 38 | $1,228,867 | $0 | $113,976 |
| MARY CHATMAN | EVP & HOSPITAL PRESIDENT KH Officer | 38 | $0 | $1,144,102 | $91,705 |
| RICHARD CAPPS | EVP CHIEF INFO & DIGITAL OFFCR Officer | 38 | $1,000,018 | $0 | $100,619 |
| DAVID JONES | EVP CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFR Officer | 38 | $949,916 | $0 | $82,871 |
| ALAN MUSTER | SVP SPECIALTY DIVISION WMG Former | 38 | $894,807 | $0 | $129,576 |
| PAUL DOUGLASSMD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $932,264 | $0 | $86,958 |
| VALERY AKOPOV | SVP HOSPITAL DIVISION WMG Former | 38 | $870,583 | $0 | $76,618 |
| MARY TAVERNARO | VP HUMAN RESOURCES OPERATIONS Former | 38 | $777,941 | $0 | $89,218 |
| ARIF AZIZMD | TRUSTEE & PHYSICIAN Trustee or director | 38 | $777,830 | $0 | $83,860 |
| JULIE TEER | SVP & WELLSTAR FOUNDATION PRES Officer | 38 | $782,757 | $0 | $44,404 |
| JILL CASE-WIRTH | SVP NURSING SERVICES CNE Former | 38 | $742,873 | $0 | $83,113 |
| CATHERINE ANDREWS | SVP & COO KH Former | 2 | $0 | $743,047 | $68,823 |
| JOSEPH REPPERT | SVP FINANCE Former | 38 | $690,454 | $0 | $95,203 |
| DAVID PRESTON | VP BRAND AND MARKETING Former | 38 | $703,118 | $0 | $70,247 |
| BETH KOST | SVP CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 38 | $691,634 | $0 | $81,349 |
| BARBARA COREY | SVP MANAGED CARE Former | 38 | $680,289 | $0 | $86,109 |
| JOHN KUEVEN | SVP & HOSP PRES (END 11/22) Former | 2 | $0 | $702,141 | $64,253 |
| STEPHEN BADGER | VP WMG STRATEGIC SERVICES Former | 38 | $644,783 | $0 | $105,925 |
| MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH | SVP SUPPLY CHAIN Former | 38 | $654,943 | $0 | $83,801 |
| SOPHIA MCINTYRE | SVP WMG AMBULATORY CARE DIV Former | 38 | $659,354 | $0 | $68,619 |
| REMINGTON FOSS | SVP HOSPITAL PRESIDENT WG Former | 2 | $0 | $606,929 | $94,965 |
| PRANAV JAIN | VP & CHIEF MEDICAL INFO OFF Former | 38 | $605,987 | $0 | $76,233 |
| JAMES LORIMER | SVP HR CONSULTING Former | 38 | $574,480 | $0 | $90,327 |
| LE JOYCE NAYLOR | SVP & CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUS Former | 38 | $571,437 | $0 | $78,912 |
| PETER R JUNGBLUT MD MBA | FORMER SVP & MEDICAL DIRECTOR Former | 38 | $547,173 | $0 | $102,121 |
| TAMARA ISON | SVP HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Former | 2 | $0 | $559,858 | $87,725 |
| JASON STEVENS | SVP DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL Former | 38 | $544,156 | $0 | $86,389 |
| JONATHAN CROOM | SVP & HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Former | 2 | $0 | $548,727 | $72,792 |
| PAUL MURPHREE | VP MEDICAL OUTCOMES Former | 38 | $524,594 | $0 | $96,084 |
| SNEHAL DOSHI | SVP ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT SVC Former | 38 | $536,084 | $0 | $78,276 |
| ROB SCHREINER | EVP CHIEF PHYS EXEC(END 11/22) Former | 38 | $600,814 | $0 | $12,100 |
| MATTHEW TERRY | SVP CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Former | 38 | $546,061 | $0 | $55,233 |
| LAURA DANNELS | VP & CHIEF TALENT OFFICER Former | 38 | $523,552 | $0 | $53,977 |
| JOEL SHU | VP WELLSTAR CLINICAL PARTNERS Former | 38 | $560,173 | $0 | $11,384 |
| DANIEL ABAD | VP TOTAL REWARDS & CHIEF TM EN Former | 38 | $499,724 | $0 | $71,499 |
| JAMES L HORNSBY | TRUSTEE & PHYSICAN Trustee or director | 38 | $481,277 | $0 | $87,668 |
| SUSAN GRANT | EVP CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFF & CNE Officer | 38 | $496,268 | $0 | $60,437 |
| JENNIFER GIUSTI | VP CLINICAL OUTCOMES Former | 38 | $468,356 | $0 | $86,513 |
| LINDA HUFFER | VP POST ACUTE SERVS (END 2/23) Former | 38 | $460,218 | $0 | $77,544 |
| AVRIL BECKFORD MD | TRUSTEE & SLL PEDIATRIC PHYSIC Trustee or director | 38 | $421,672 | $0 | $94,438 |
| ANDREW COX | VP CHIEF OF STAFF & LEADERSHIP Former | 38 | $443,370 | $0 | $69,062 |
| JOHN BRENNAN | FMR EVP CCIO (END 6/22) Former | 38 | $449,075 | $0 | $53,326 |
| KATHARINE LEONARD | VP REAL ESTATE & FACILITY DVLP Former | 38 | $423,246 | $0 | $79,022 |
| CRAIG OWENS | SVP & HOSP PRES (END 7/22) Former | 2 | $0 | $408,966 | $82,424 |
| ELIZABETH LOUDERMILK | VP FINANCIAL PLANNING Former | 38 | $395,803 | $0 | $90,664 |
| WILLIAM BELLANDO | SVP CHIEF INFO OFFICER Former | 38 | $399,812 | $0 | $79,882 |
| SANDRA LUCIUS | VP HEAD OF CARE PLATFORMS Former | 38 | $399,593 | $0 | $72,936 |
| ANDREW VON ESCHENBACH | VP REV. CYCLE MGMT (END 10/22) Former | 38 | $377,418 | $0 | $74,706 |
| DANYALE ZIGLOR | VP HUMAN RESOURCE Former | 38 | $368,119 | $0 | $83,918 |
| JOSEPH BRAUD | VP INFO SECURITY & CISO Former | 38 | $387,133 | $0 | $52,039 |
| KIMBERLY TAACA | VP WMG OPS SPECIALTY DIV Former | 38 | $366,154 | $0 | $72,512 |
| VARMA RAMESWAR | VP PEDIATRIC OPS AND SVC LINE Former | 38 | $351,266 | $0 | $83,295 |
| NICKOLOS YAITSKY | VP HEAD OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS Former | 38 | $371,939 | $0 | $61,196 |
| MAXWELL KAGAN | VP FINANCE & CFO WMG Former | 38 | $370,500 | $0 | $58,554 |
| THOMAS DRAPER | VP CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICE LINE Former | 38 | $341,702 | $0 | $72,280 |
| JAMES SWARTZ | VP ACCOUNTING Former | 38 | $348,791 | $0 | $62,867 |
| ELIZABETH PAPETTI | FORMER VP WMG OPS HOSP DIV Former | 38 | $361,729 | $0 | $49,503 |
| MARK ROWE | VP TALENT ACQUISITION Former | 38 | $339,924 | $0 | $70,691 |
| FREDA LYON | VP SYSTEM EMERGENCY SERVICES Former | 38 | $332,143 | $0 | $70,492 |
| SANA BRUNO | VP LABORATORY SERVICES SYSTEM Former | 38 | $333,331 | $0 | $64,703 |
| JESSICA KOVALESKY | VP CARE COORDINATION & POP HLT Former | 38 | $365,114 | $0 | $28,900 |
| SUSAN WRIGHT | VP PHARMACY SVCS Former | 38 | $325,927 | $0 | $65,003 |
| KRISTEN TRICE | VP DIAGNOSTIC OUTREACH Former | 38 | $313,416 | $0 | $75,364 |
| STEVEN HUNT | VP HUMAN RESOURCE Former | 38 | $309,426 | $0 | $79,195 |
| DONALD ZARKOU | VP OF ONCOLOGY SERVICE LINE Former | 38 | $306,613 | $0 | $76,044 |
| CAROL TODD | VP ASST GENERAL COUNSEL Former | 38 | $302,337 | $0 | $77,616 |
| JOE CASTANON | VP CONTRACTING & VAL ANALYSIS Former | 38 | $330,488 | $0 | $48,737 |
| STEPHEN VAULT | VP STRATEGIC COMMUNITY DEVELOP Former | 38 | $325,196 | $0 | $50,279 |
| JESSICA ROSENBERG | VP PHILANTHROPY Former | 38 | $327,713 | $0 | $42,986 |
| SHARON ROBINSON | VP FOUNDATION STRATEGY & GRWTH Former | 38 | $313,277 | $0 | $48,989 |
| MARCUS CHARLSON | VP SURGERY & ORTHOPEDICS SVCS Former | 38 | $309,869 | $0 | $42,630 |
| ROBERT DECOUX | VP CORPORATE MED STAFF SVCS Former | 38 | $260,599 | $0 | $85,350 |
| ELLEN RUSSELL | VP HIM CDI & POLICIES Former | 38 | $278,658 | $0 | $51,108 |
| MICHAEL GARRARD | VP REHAB & SPORTS MED SVCS Former | 38 | $247,560 | $0 | $42,700 |
| JEREMY STEFFENS | VP ORGANIZATIONAL COMM. Former | 38 | $272,436 | $0 | $10,369 |
| REBECCA RUHL | FMR VP COMPL. CPO (END 5/22) Former | 38 | $196,424 | $0 | $27,250 |
| OTIS A BRUMBYIII | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $49,272 | $0 | $0 |
| TFITZ JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $44,188 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BROCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $40,288 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL BENTLEY SR | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $39,099 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HAFNER | FORMER DIRECTOR Former | 0 | $24,599 | $0 | $0 |
| MITZI MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $10,343 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $8,982 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK ROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $7,261 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $7,111 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBICA YADAV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $6,817 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SWAYZE MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $5,199 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY CUNNINGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $4,753 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,630 | $0 | $0 |
| H SPEER BURDETTE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,227 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $3,160 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCKIBBEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $2,654 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BOTTOMS | TRUSTEE (BEG 2/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 793 SAWYER RD, MARIETTA, GA 30062-2222
- In care of
- % JOHN KERNDL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KETUL J PATEL, 793 SAWYER ROAD, MARIETTA, GA 300622222
- Signed the 990
- JOHN KERNDL, EVP & CFO
- Phone
- (770) 956-7827
- Website
- www.wellstar.org
- Return prepared by
- PwC US Tax LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $1,868,751,222 · grants $5,602,879 · revenue $2,868,312,220
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1649541
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E210)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,956,351,569
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,081,488,520
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,081,488,520 | $2,685,321,206 | $7,956,351,569 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,548,342,593 | $2,099,063,476 | $7,081,944,187 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,119,074,995 | $1,960,942,048 | $5,785,904,035 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,852,805,994 | $1,652,036,698 | $5,349,628,793 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1649541).
Questions about WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC
- What is the EIN of WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC is 58-1649541.
- Is WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KETUL J PATEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 88 people; 84 received compensation from the organization, the highest $4,958,202 (Candice Saunders, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,081,488,520, expenses of $2,685,321,206 and total assets of $7,956,351,569 at year end.
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