Brainerd Medical Center
Also known as Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic
Brainerd Medical Center reported $37.3 million in revenue and $39.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.24 went to program services, $9.76 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: 98.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,436,525 (PHYSICIAN). 119 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 94% 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 $39MFor 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 $37MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 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 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,436,525 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.64% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 119 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -15.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 12 | 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 expenseEssentia health brainerd pharmacy operates seven retail pharmacies serving both patients and non-patients of essentia health brainerd specialty clinic and essentia health baxter specialty clinic. The pharmacy filled approximately 300,000 prescriptions during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025
Brainerd Medical Center, inc., dba essentia health brainerd specialty clinic, is created and organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes. More specifically, essentia health brainerd specialty clinic 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 brainerd specialty clinic employs 55 full time equivalents including physicians that cover a wide range of medical specialties and subspecialities and…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,367,097 | $0 | $69,428 | $1,436,525 |
| PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,210,909 | $0 | $70,423 | $1,281,332 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,159,734 | $0 | $68,831 | $1,228,565 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,163,582 | $0 | $60,317 | $1,223,899 |
| TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,054,730 | $144,686 | $1,199,416 |
| PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,019,710 | $0 | $62,411 | $1,082,121 |
| SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $773,128 | $151,399 | $924,527 |
| FORMER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $817,015 | $0 | $817,015 |
119 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brainerd Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $234K (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–1b12 · 10 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 2Yes
- 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 4No
- 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 5206
- Volunteers Part I, line 62
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Of every $100 Brainerd Medical Center spent in FY2025, $90.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Brainerd Medical Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Brainerd Medical Center reported that 90.2% of its $39.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brainerd Medical Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brainerd Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,436,525, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brainerd Medical Center get its money?
Of $37.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brainerd Medical Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-1532148 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202611319349302076 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541269349302774 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421299349303652 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311259349300941 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221309349303647 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349303145 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-1532148: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.