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Deer River Healthcare Center

Also known as Essentia Health Deer River

Deer River, MN · EIN 41-0844574 · 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

Deer River Healthcare Center reported $47.7 million in revenue and $44.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.65 went to program services, $19.35 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: 97.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,199,416 (TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% 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 $44M

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 $48M

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)
80.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.3%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
97.1%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)
2.72%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.96.6
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
$36M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $46M

Deer River Healthcare Center, inc., dba essentia health Deer River, is created and organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes. More specifically, essentia health Deer River 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 Deer River has a critical access hospital with 20 licensed beds and multi-specialty clinic serving itasca and cass counties. The hospital is a level iv trauma center and…

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
SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$773,128$151,399$924,527
BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR
Director/trustee, 0.10 hrs/week
$0$547,906$69,761$617,667
BD DIRECT THRU 2/25/SVP, OPS
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$412,659$117,001$529,660
BD DIRECT THRU 2/25/ASSOCIATE CMO
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$337,545$22,951$360,496
CNRA
Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week
$240,724$18,834$51,034$310,592
BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN
Director/trustee, 0.10 hrs/week
$0$258,062$50,172$308,234
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week
$275,202$0$29,137$304,339

22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Deer River Healthcare Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $376K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$48M$44M80.7%$51M$1,199,416
FY2024 ⓘ$47M$42M80.8%$45M$555,641
FY2023 ⓘ$44M$41M80.9%$38M$603,239
FY2022 ⓘ$48M$41M82.0%$35M$507,103
FY2021 ⓘ$43M$38M81.3%$33M$646,276
FY2020 ⓘ$38M$37M82.2%$27M$647,012

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 5253
  • Volunteers Part I, line 614

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Deer River Healthcare 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 Deer River Healthcare Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Deer River Healthcare Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Deer River Healthcare Center reported that 80.7% of its $44.1 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Deer River Healthcare Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Deer River Healthcare 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 Deer River Healthcare Center get its money?

Of $47.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Deer River Healthcare Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-0844574 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 202601319349301895 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511299349300516 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431279349303268 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331259349300118 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221239349300617 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121239349302062 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-0844574: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.