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← SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SANFORD HEALTH FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,563,205
Total expenses
$3,217,437
Contributions and grants received
$942,715
Grants paid
$3,217,437
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,217,437
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,217,437

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • BILL GASSEN

    TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $4,999,360
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $4,414,119
    Other
    $585,241
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 59.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $2,334,458 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,624,395 related
    Other
    $0 + $455,266 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $584,349 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $892 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $4,999,360 related

  • ANDY NORTH

    TRUSTEE, SECRETARY, INDEP CONTRACTOR

    Total calculated
    $379,383
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $379,383
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $379,383 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $379,383 related

  • LAURIS MOLBERT

    TRUSTEE, CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $107,199
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $107,199
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • BRENT TEIKEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $84,246
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $84,246
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • JAMES CAIN

    TRUSTEE, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $81,651
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $81,651
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • MARNIE HERMANN

    TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $80,382
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,382
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • NEIL GULSVIG

    TRUSTEE, PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $80,055
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,055
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • MARK LUNDEEN MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • DAVID SHULKIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $79,826
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $79,826
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $78,750
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $78,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • WESLEY ENGBRECHT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $77,594
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $77,594
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • DANA DYKHOUSE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $76,727
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $76,727
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02 + 4.88 related

  • SCOTT WOOTEN

    EVP, CFO (END 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $2,576,428
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,525,208
    Other
    $51,220
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 59.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $245,207 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $2,280,001 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,522 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,698 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,576,428 related

  • NICK OLSON

    EVP, CFO (BEG 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $1,171,262
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,047,876
    Other
    $123,386
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 59.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $783,688 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $138,354 related
    Other
    $0 + $125,834 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $122,494 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $892 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,171,262 related

  • BILL MARLETTE

    INTERIM, EVP, CFO (END 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $894,576
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $894,301
    Other
    $275
    Hours/week
    0.75 + 59.25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $420,002 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $470,299 related
    Other
    $0 + $4,000 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $275 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $894,576 related

  • DEB KOSKI

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $534,474
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $485,983
    Other
    $48,491
    Hours/week
    12 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $367,914 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $68,372 related
    Other
    $0 + $49,697 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $14,338 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $34,153 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $534,474 related

  • DON JACOBS

    FORMER TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $13,502
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $13,502
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $13,502 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $13,502 related

  • MICHELLE BRUHN

    FORMER EVP, CFO & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $293,725
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $293,725
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0 + $293,725 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $293,725 related

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 — 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

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
CERTAIN ITEMS LISTED ON LINE 1A ARE PROVIDED BY RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.
PART I, LINE 3
SANFORD ENGAGES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE TOTAL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF THE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR THE CEO IN ADVANCE, RELIES ON THE MARKET DATA PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM IN MAKING CHANGES, AND DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ANY CHANGES IN COMMITTEE MINUTES.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
LINE 4A - SEVERANCE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT UPON HIRE OR PROMOTION, SELECT OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN AN EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT"). THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT THE EXECUTIVE WILL RECEIVE A MULTIPLE OF HIS OR HER SALARY (BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE OR POSITION) AS A PAYMENT IN THE EVENT OF A DEFINED SEPARATION EVENT, WHICH CAN INCLUDE AN INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OR AN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY LEAVING FOR A DEFINED CONTRACTUAL REASON. EXECUTIVES MAY ALSO QUALIFY FOR A PAYMENT FOR SATISFYING A NON-COMPETE. FINAL SEPARATION PAYMENTS MIGHT VARY FROM THE AMOUNT PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AS A RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS SURROUNDING POST-SEPARATION OBLIGATIONS AND INCENTIVES (THE "SEPARATION" PAYMENT). LINE 4B - SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN PAYMENTS FOR EXECUTIVES, A PORTION OF THE RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION REPORTED RELATES TO A 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. THIS PLAN PROVIDES FOR A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY AMOUNT WILL ULTIMATELY BE PAID. SANFORD SPONSORS NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS FOR SELECT OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. CERTAIN OF THE BELOW OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WERE PAID AS A RESULT OF A VESTING EVENT. LINES 4A AND 4B - PAYMENTS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENTS AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN PAYMENTS: SCOTT WOOTEN: SEPARATION..................................$2,143,876 NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN...................$33,255 TOTAL.......................................$2,177,131
PART I, LINE 7
A MATERIAL PORTION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS LINKED TO ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS RELATED TO QUALITY OF CARE, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. THE GOALS ARE SET IN ADVANCE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349301558

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