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Cook Area Health Services

Cook, MN · EIN 41-1344385 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cook Area Health Services reported $16.8 million in revenue and $16.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $59.20 went to program services, $40.80 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: 74.4% of the total. Government grants made up 24.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $377,854 (PHYSICIAN). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 1% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

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 May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

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)
59.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
40.8%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
25.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
24.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
74.4%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$377,854$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.23%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 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
$7.5M expenses · 74.7% of program spending

Provide medical services, 31,476 encounters

$2.4M expenses · 23.6% of program spending

Provide dental services, 7,873 encounters

$171K expenses · 1.7% of program spending

Provide other Health Services, 2,517 encounters

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
PHYSICIAN
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$361,637$0$16,217$377,854
PHYSICIAN
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$356,065$0$6,900$362,965
PHYSICIAN
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$320,653$0$15,123$335,776
PHYSICIAN
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$282,997$0$24,913$307,910
PHYSICIAN
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$290,361$0$5,745$296,106
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$139,283$0$31,213$170,496
FORMER CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,914$0$0$102,914

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cook Area Health Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $274K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$17M59.2%$2.5M$377,854
FY2024 ⓘ$16M$19M68.8%$2.5M$382,177
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$18M71.8%$4.9M$422,155
FY2022 ⓘ$17M$17M74.0%$4.4M$378,576
FY2021 ⓘ$17M$17M74.6%$4.2M$402,627

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 · 12 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 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 5176

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NORTHEAST SERVICES COOPERATIVE
Insurance
$989,441
HAWK CONSTRUCTION INC
Construction
$429,898
BREAKWATER HEALTH NETWORK
Clinical/bus/pat svc
$366,920
MCKESSON MEDICAL
Medical supplies
$269,505
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS
Phone/computer
$225,690

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Cook Area Health Services totaling $16 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Cook Area Health Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Cook Area Health Services reported that 59.2% of its $16.9 million in expenses went to program services, 40.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cook Area Health Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cook Area Health Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $377,854, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cook Area Health Services get its money?

Of $16.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 25.2% came from contributions and grants (including 24.1% from government grants) and 74.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cook Area Health Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-1344385 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 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 May 31, 2025, object 202620869349300627 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202540749349300214 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202303459349300435 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202213059349301011 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202133069349300028 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-1344385: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.