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St Mary's Medical Center

Also known as Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Duluth, MN · EIN 41-0695604 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

St Mary's Medical Center reported $611.4 million in revenue and $642.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.27 went to program services, $14.73 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: 96.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,199,416 (TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF). 417 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $642M

For 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 $611M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.7%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,199,416$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.19%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
41727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
17.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1288.9%

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 expense
$548M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $3.5M · revenue $588M

St. Mary's Medical Center, dba essentia health st. Mary's Medical Center, is created and organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes. More specifically, essentia health st. Mary's Medical Center is created and organized to own, maintain, operate and conduct, directly or indirectly, and to assist and coordinate activities of facilities for health care, education, care for the aged and social services in accordance with the charitable works tradition of the roman catholic church.essentia health st. Mary's Medical Center provides health care services in…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,054,730$144,686$1,199,416
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,000,148$179,046$1,179,194
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$771,443$171,138$942,581
SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$773,128$151,399$924,527
CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$685,390$133,586$818,976
FORMER ADMINISTRATOR
Former, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$636,028$47,564$683,592
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$554,813$123,808$678,621
ADMINISTRATOR THRU 5/25
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$537,081$98,465$635,546

417 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Mary's Medical Center (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$611M$642M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$611M$642M85.3%$912M$1,199,416
FY2024 ⓘ$564M$610M84.0%$931M$1,233,381
FY2023 ⓘ$506M$511M84.7%$955M$1,069,895
FY2022 ⓘ$520M$480M86.6%$931M$962,368
FY2021 ⓘ$523M$456M85.7%$966M$920,580
FY2020 ⓘ$476M$445M84.3%$831M$902,277

Governance 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 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 53,719
  • Volunteers Part I, line 690

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from St Mary's Medical Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for St Mary's Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of St Mary's Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Mary's Medical Center reported that 85.3% of its $642.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Mary's Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Mary's Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,199,416, for the role of TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Mary's Medical Center get its money?

Of $611.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 96.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Mary's Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-0695604 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 202621319349302407 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541269349302249 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431299349300043 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321289349300812 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241299349302864 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141329349304304 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-0695604: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.