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    Ballad Health

    Ballad Health is a nonprofit, integrated community health system serving the Appalachian Highlands of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia from its base in Johnson City, Tennessee. It operates hospitals and care sites across the rural region and raises philanthropic support through the Ballad Health Foundation.

    EIN: 61-1771290balladhealth.org
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Alan Levine
    Major gifts tracked
    $25 million

    Leadership

    Alan Levine, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Alan Levine is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ballad Health, leading the nonprofit integrated community health system serving the Appalachian Highlands.

    Major gifts to Ballad Health

    DonorAmount
    John and Ann TickleRead the story$25 million

    Key facts

    Total assets (FY ending June 2025)
    $1,973,498,062source
    Revenue (FY ending June 2025)
    $130,240,270source
    Contributions (FY ending June 2025)
    $11,043,877source
    Largest single philanthropic gift in system history
    $25 million from John and Ann Ticklesource

    WYDE coverage of Ballad Health

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Ballad Health, from Jul 18, 2026 to Jul 25, 2026. Ballad Health is a recipient in 2 stories. The most recent is Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals..

    WYDE Weekly

    Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: the UN's third straight drop in global hunger to 645 million, the AI Kill Switch and FRONTIER oversight bills, a judge's approval of Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement, a record 55,362 schools serving free meals, and a GAO finding of up to $521 billion in yearly federal fraud.

    Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read · Recipient

    Healthcare

    John and Ann Tickle Give Ballad Health $25 Million, the Largest Gift in the System's History

    The Bristol philanthropists' $25 million commitment through Ballad Health Foundation is the largest single gift ever received by the 20-hospital Appalachian rural health system

    Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

    Reported alongside Ballad Health

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