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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,508,669
Total expenses
$4,751,059
Contributions and grants received
$4,759,945
Grants paid
$1,967,103
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$823,714
Other revenue
-$74,990
Total assets, end of year
$36,679,491
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,101,007
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$33,578,484
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,599,725
Management and general expenses
$1,423,336
Fundraising expenses
$727,998
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,599,725

Program services were 54.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $35,474

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,151,793

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,572,678

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $139,031

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $633,634 · excluded $633,634

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,831,033

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,640,953

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $190,080

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $190,080 · excluded $190,080

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $134,766

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $35,474

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $216,789

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$82,023 · excluded -$82,023

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $10,245

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $5,484

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $4,761 · excluded $4,761

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $18,719

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $16,647

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,072 · excluded $2,072

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $200 · excluded $200

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,595,772 · program services $1,595,772

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $371,331 · program services $371,331

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $276,584 · management and general $133,883 · fundraising $142,701

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $908,601 · program services $79,677 · management and general $418,881 · fundraising $410,043

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,611 · program services $3,553 · management and general $15,192 · fundraising $13,866

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $152,725 · program services $35,139 · management and general $58,739 · fundraising $58,847

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $84,249 · program services $4,735 · management and general $39,796 · fundraising $39,718

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $84,792 · management and general $84,792

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $680,073 · program services $106,478 · management and general $569,842 · fundraising $3,753

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,961 · program services $7,824 · management and general $2,816 · fundraising $4,321

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $82,342 · program services $8,377 · management and general $49,903 · fundraising $24,062

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,970 · management and general $9,081 · fundraising $8,889

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,451 · program services $31,726 · management and general $1,813 · fundraising $912

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $36,440 · management and general $19,881 · fundraising $16,559

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,048 · management and general $3,056 · fundraising $2,992

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

    total $354,579 · program services $354,579

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES

    total $11,480 · management and general $10,145 · fundraising $1,335

  • 24c · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIP

    total $2,423 · program services $188 · management and general $2,235

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,760 · management and general $1,760

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,867 · program services $346 · management and general $1,521

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $515,926 · end of year $172,768

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,471,700 · end of year $5,961,333

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,422,907 · end of year $1,384,491

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $10,087

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,659 · end of year $5,457

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $96,112

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $94,990

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,170 · end of year $1,122

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $25,306,961 · end of year $28,373,456

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $870,347 · end of year $780,864

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $277,686 · end of year $248,701

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $834,216 · end of year $649,587

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,483,173 · end of year $2,202,719

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,365,042 · end of year $20,501,905

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,718,640 · end of year $13,076,579

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES BY FOSTERING CHARITABLE SUPPORT FOR PATIENT CARE. ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA FOR LOCAL FOUNDATIONS WITHIN THE ESSENTIA HEALTH SYSTEM, BUILDING ON COMMON STRENGTHS AND PROVIDING ECONOMIES OF SCALE. OUR GOALS INCLUDE BUILDING UPON OUR CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY AND GRATITUDE, INCREASING FUNDRAISING, ACTING AS A RESOURCE TO LOCAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE ESSENTIA SYSTEM, AND REDUCING COSTS TO LOCAL FOUNDATIONS.

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN ESSENTIA HEALTH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION FACILITATES CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN ESSENTIA HEALTH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDRAISING IS CONDUCTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING PLAN THAT INCLUDES DIRECT RESPONSE, SPECIAL EVENTS, GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS AND DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS. COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, PHYSICIANS, AND STAFF PARTICIPATE BY GIVING TO THE FOUNDATION. DONATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CHARITABLE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ESSENTIA HEALTH'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING PATIENT COMPASSIONATE CARE INITIATIVES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, RESEARCH, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE, AND RECRUITMENT. ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION PROVIDES PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT THROUGH DISBURSEMENT OF FOUNDATION FUNDS TO PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY ESSENTIA HEALTH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF IN ADVANCING OUR MISSION.IN TOTAL, $2.8 MILLION WAS GIVEN TO THE FOUNDATION IN 2023 BY OVER 4,500 DONORS, MOST OF WHOM RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ESSENTIA HEALTH. THE FOUNDATION'S LOCAL ADVISORY BOARDS DISTRIBUTED $2 MILLION TO ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHICH IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATIONS ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS PART OF ESSENTIA HEALTH.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING PATIENTS IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND NORTH DAKOTA. HEADQUARTERED IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ESSENTIA HEALTH COMBINES THE STRENGTHS AND TALENTS OF OVER 15,000 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2,200 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS, WHO SERVE OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE MISSION OF BEING CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. ESSENTIA HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES MANY CATHOLIC FACILITIES, IS GUIDED BY THE VALUES OF QUALITY, HOSPITALITY, RESPECT, JOY, JUSTICE, STEWARDSHIP AND TEAMWORK. THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS ON ITS MISSION BY HAVING PATIENT-CENTERED FOCUS AT 14 HOSPITALS, APPROXIMATELY 78 CLINICS, SIX LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, TWO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, THREE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES, SEVERAL REHABILITATION CENTERS, SEVEN AMBULANCE SERVICES, 27 RETAIL PHARMACIES, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, AND ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. ESSENTIA HEALTH SERVES A PREDOMINANTLY RURAL POPULATION WHOSE MEDIAN INCOMES GENERALLY FALL BELOW AVERAGES OF THE STATES WHERE THEY LIVE. THE PRESENCE OF OUR CLINICS AND HOSPITALS ENSURES THAT PEOPLE WITH FEW ECONOMIC RESOURCES DO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE AN HOUR OR MORE TO RECEIVE BASIC (AND IN SOME CASES LIFESAVING) MEDICAL CARE. THE LEGAL ENTITIES COMPRISING ESSENTIA HEALTH FILE SEPARATE FORM 990S.ESSENTIA HEALTH'S HOSPITALS HAVE A TOTAL OF 1,202 LICENSED BEDS WHICH PROVIDED OVER 203,000 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND NEARLY 776,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023. THE CLINICS HAD NEARLY 2 MILLION ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, ESSENTIA HEALTH PROVIDED TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF OVER $165 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED COSTS OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE, COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, MEDICAID SURCHARGE, MINNESOTACARE TAX, COMMUNITY SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Expenses $2,599,725 · Grants $1,967,103

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ROBERT ERICKSON MD

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $564,187
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $513,046
    Other
    $51,141
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $509,957 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $3,089 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,400 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,741 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $564,187 related

  • DEREK GROVES

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THRU 7/22

    Total calculated
    $303,599
    From this org
    $275,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,738
    Hours/week
    5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,480
    Bonus
    $36,095
    Other
    $45,286
    Deferred
    $12,168
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,570
    Filer's total
    $303,599

  • SUSAN OMDALEN

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,822
    From this org
    $136,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,663
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,419
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $740
    Deferred
    $7,281
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,382
    Filer's total
    $167,822

  • GRANT HAUSCHILD

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,158
    From this org
    $123,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,218
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,859
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $81
    Deferred
    $6,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,638
    Filer's total
    $150,158

  • LEANN MOUW

    INTERIM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $144,959
    From this org
    $136,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,914
    Hours/week
    60

  • KIMBERLY STOKES

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related

  • JASON SCHULLER

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KERRI EDBLAD-CHILCOTE

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAINIE JANKE

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MELISSA LAGE

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD BROWN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT BENNETT

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHARA FISCHER

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
ESTABLISHING CEO'S COMPENSATION: ESSENTIA HEALTH, AS A RELATED ORGANIZATION, USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH ESSENTIA HEALTH FOUNDATION'S CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER'S COMPENSATION: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES SPC LTD

    C · SELF INSURANCE · CJ · controlled entity

  • MID DAKOTA CLINIC INC

    C · CLINIC OPERATIONS CEASED 9/30/22 · ND · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431219349300443

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