Hennepin Health Foundation
Also known as Hennepin Healthcare Foundation
Hennepin Health Foundation reported $16.2 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $67.45 went to program services, $11.84 to management and general costs and $20.71 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,027,540 (CEO (THRU 05/2025)). Revenue rose 29% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 67.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.8% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 20.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,027,540 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 8.88% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 63.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 26 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseInnovations in patient care: programs funded in this area help to improve the patient and family experience, reduce barriers to health care access, assist with social determinants of health and launch innovations in care delivery. Examples of funded activities include volunteer services, inspire arts program, children's literacy, redleaf center for family healing, renovations to patient and family waiting areas, and a variety of specific department funds for urgent patient needs
Educating the workforce of tomorrow: hhs is the state's primary training center for physicians, nurses, ancillary care, pre-hospital emergency personnel and other health professions. Funded programs include: talent garden program with youth summits exposing youth to future careers in medicine, a scholarship program to assist employees in nonpatient care areas in entering health careers, various ongoing training funds for hospital departments and clinics, a fund to support emergency medicine residency education and hennepin medical history center which collects, preserves and interprets the…
Trauma and critical care: provides funding to patient care services related to hhs's level 1 trauma designation. Funded programs include patient comfort in traumatic brain injury, the burn unit, stroke, heart health, poison control and toxicology care, care during and after transplant, and care in dealing with the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse and neglect. Operating the largest multi-chamber hyperbaric oxygen (hbo) changer in the state, the hbo provided over 5,100 treatments in 2025. The minnesota regional poison center, north and south dakota, managed at hhs…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO (THRU 05/2025) Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $962,713 | $64,827 | $1,027,540 |
| INTERIM CEO Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $690,091 | $76,057 | $766,148 |
| DIRECTOR/CHAIR-EMERGENCY MEDICINE Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $585,878 | $61,911 | $647,789 |
| DIRECTOR/CHIEF ACADEMIC & RESEARCH OFFICER Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $501,412 | $64,324 | $565,736 |
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $459,062 | $64,324 | $523,386 |
| DIRECTOR/SENIOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $396,986 | $50,096 | $447,082 |
| VP OF FINANCE Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $217,907 | $34,414 | $252,321 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $177,251 | $20,286 | $197,537 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hennepin Health Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b26 · 20 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 15aNo
- 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 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 646
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Hennepin Health Foundation totaling $132K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Hennepin Health Foundation spent in 2025, $67.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hennepin Health Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Hennepin Health Foundation reported that 67.5% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.8% to management and general and 20.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hennepin Health Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hennepin Health Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $1,027,540, for the role of CEO (THRU 05/2025) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hennepin Health Foundation get its money?
Of $16.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 87.7% came from contributions and grants and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hennepin Health Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0845733 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612659349300906 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532059349300808 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401989349300915 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342169349300719 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221749349300207 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131759349301303 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012869349300721 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0845733: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.