Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,744,395

Total expenses

$1,647,236

Contributions and grants received

$1,398,015

Grants paid

$319,712

Program service revenue

$346,380

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$2,247,585

Total liabilities, end of year

$299,093

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,948,492

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,179,870

Management and general expenses

$467,366

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,179,870

Program services were 71.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• WILDERNESS HEALTH, INC. IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES AS A COLLABORATIVE OF INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ALL OF WHICH ARE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OR 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. THESE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PROVIDE HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.-THE PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO ADVANCE PATIENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES, IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AND LOWER THE COSTS OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS TO EXPLORE WAYS THEY CAN PROVIDE THEIR CHARITABLE SERVICES MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE ARE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON HEALTH ISSUES IN THE MOSTLY RURAL COMMUNITIES OUR MEMBERS SERVE AND WHERE THEIR PATIENT BASES RESIDE.OUR CURRENT INITIATIVES ARE THE FOLLOWING:-FULFILL AND EFFECTUATE THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION, AND FACILITATE COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES BETWEEN VARIOUS HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA;-PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, REPORT ON QUALITY AND COST METRICS AND COORDINATE CARE;-PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS PAYOR CONTRACTS AND ACCOUNTABLE CARE PROGRAMS, AND APPLY FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSES;-DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FRAMEWORK FOR SHARED SERVICES BETWEEN MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE CORPORATION;-ENABLE THE CORPORATION'S PARTICIPANTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MANAGE AND COORDINATE CARE FOR BENEFICIARIES;-ESTABLISH, REPORT AND ENSURE PROVIDER COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH CARE QUALITY CRITERIA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, QUALITY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS;-FULFILL THE FUNCTIONS OF AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION, AS PROVIDED IN VARIOUS PAYOR CONTRACTS;-RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE SHARED SAVINGSCOMMITTEES, SUBCOMMITTEES, AND ROUNDTABLES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH BOTH MEMBER RESPRESENTATION AS WELL AS INDEPEDENT PROVIDERS (SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, COUNTIES, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES THAT COLLABORATE WITH WILDERNESS HEALTH AND ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AND PATIENTS.WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND COMMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD:ACCESS AND INNOVATION: IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES FOR OBSTACLES TO CARE. LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS COMMON BARRIERS TO CARE. SOME KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE EXPANDING ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LISTENING SESSIONS, AND PARTNERING WITH OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS TO COORDINATE, NOT DUPLICATE, REGIONAL RESOURCES. SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK INCLUDES FUNDING FROM HRSA RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, WHICH HAVE SEEDED DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN BOTH THE AMBULATORY AND EMERGENCY ROOM SETTINGS AT SEVERAL MEMBER SITES.QUALITY-FOCUSED CARE: ENHANCING CARE MANAGEMENT AND ADDRESSING UTILIZATION BARRIERS TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY, EFFICIENT PATIENT CARE WHILE ALSO MEETING OR EXCEEDING NETWORK CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE ENHANCING POST-ACUTE CARE, INCREASING PREVENTIVE VISITS, AND REVIEWING UTILIZATION REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES. SINCE JANUARY 2015, WILDERNESS HEALTH HAS CONTRACTED WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN THE INTEGRATED HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (IHP), WHICH IS A DEMONSTRATION MEDICAID ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) PROGRAM. IHPS ARE PART OF MINNESOTA'S EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE PARTICIPATION IN ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS OF PAYMENT FOR ATTRIBUTED MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS WHILE REDUCING THE TOTAL COST OF CARE. PROVIDERS ARE MEASURED AGAINST TARGETS FOR COST AND QUALITY AND RECEIVE CLAIMS DATA AND ANALYSIS FROM THE STATE REGARDING THEIR PATIENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE WERE 18,496 PATIENTS ATTRIBUTED TO WILDERNESS HEALTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE IHP.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: RECRUIT, EDUCATE, AND RETAIN A HEALTHY, SKILLED, AND SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE. KEY FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF, ROUNDTABLE SUPPORT, AND DEVELOPING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK.

  Expenses $1,169,870 · Grants $319,712 · Revenue $346,380

• WILDERNESS HEALTH HAS BEEN ACTING AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT COVID-19 GRANT-FUNDED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS TO THE LOCAL AFRICAN HERITAGE COMMUNITY. THIS WORK INCLUDES MASK DISTRIBUTION, COMMUNITY SURVEYS, EDUCATION, TESTING, AND VACCINE OUTREACH EFFORTS. THROUGH 2020 THIS WAS WITH THE DULUTH NAACP AND HAS SHIFTED TO HEALTH EQUITY NORTHLAND AS OF 2021.

  Expenses $10,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER

  $150,512

  PHARMACIST GRANT

• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

  $107,942

  IMMUNIZATION GRANT AND VACCINATION COORDINATOR GRANT

• ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF DULUTH

  $61,250

  IMMUNIZATION GRANT AND VACCINATION COORDINATOR 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.

• BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL

  HOSPITAL · MN

• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

• COOK HOSPITAL

  HOSPITAL · MN

• COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (DBA NORTH SHORE HEALTH)

  HOSPITAL · MN

• RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (DBA FAIRVIEW RANGE)

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

• LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

  Directly controlled by ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH

• INTERNATIONAL FALLS MEM HOSP ASSN (DBA RAINY LAKE MED CTR)

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

• ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

• GRAND ITASCA

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

• ELY - BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · MN

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

22 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202412969349301786

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