Bridges Medical Center
Also known as Essentia Health ADA
Bridges Medical Center reported $12.7 million in revenue and $11.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.21 went to program services, $18.79 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,788,790 (BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.8% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,788,790 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 16.19% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 29.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 8 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBridges Medical Center, dba essentia health ada, is created and organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes. More specifically, essentia health ada shall own, maintain, operate and conduct health care and related activities and facilities for the promotion of health within its community, including charitable care to persons unable to pay.essentia health ada has a critical access hospital with 14 licensed beds and multi-specialty clinic serving norman, polk, and mahnomen counties in minnesota and cass county, north dakota. The hospital is a level iv…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week | $0 | $1,712,767 | $76,023 | $1,788,790 |
| TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,054,730 | $144,686 | $1,199,416 |
| SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $773,128 | $151,399 | $924,527 |
| PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $440,265 | $77,439 | $517,704 |
| BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & SEC CHAIR Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week | $0 | $375,862 | $67,780 | $443,642 |
| PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $240,377 | $0 | $52,196 | $292,573 |
| FORMER SENIOR FINANCE ADVISOR Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $227,947 | $52,879 | $280,826 |
| FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $247,040 | $28,913 | $275,953 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bridges Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $788K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 554
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Of every $100 Bridges Medical Center spent in FY2025, $81.21 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Bridges Medical Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bridges Medical Center reported that 81.2% of its $11.0 million in expenses went to program services, 18.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bridges Medical Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bridges Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,788,790, for the role of BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bridges Medical Center get its money?
Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 93.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bridges Medical Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-0479568 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621319349301907 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521329349304637 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401299349304305 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311239349301406 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349301751 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101239349301875 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-0479568: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.