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St Mary's Regional Health Center

Also known as Essentia Health St Mary's-Detroit Lakes

Detroit Lakes, MN · EIN 41-1620386 · 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 Regional Health Center reported $196.2 million in revenue and $177.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.24 went to program services, $13.76 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: 97.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,788,790 (BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN). 102 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% 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 $178M

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 $196M

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)
86.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.8%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,788,790$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.01%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
10227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 888.9%

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
$140M expenses · 91.6% of program spending · grants $386K · revenue $176M

St. Mary's Regional Health Center, dba essentia health st. Mary's-detroit lakes, is created and organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes. More specifically, essentia health st. Mary's-detroit lakes 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-detroit lakes employs approximately 650…

$10M expenses · 6.8% of program spending · revenue $12M

Essentia health st. Mary's-detroit lakes has a skilled nursing facility connected to the hospital that offers transitional care and long-term nursing services in a close-knit community. The skilled nursing facility provided nearly 24,000 resident days during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025

$2.4M expenses · 1.6% of program spending · revenue $3.0M

Essentia health st. Mary's-detroit lakes' 30 assisted living apartments offer around-the-clock care while the 58 senior housing apartments provide a full spectrum of senior living opportunities. The secure apartments provide a modern, comfortable living environment supported by services and amenities to offer seniors choices to enhance their health and quality of life

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
BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$0$1,712,767$76,023$1,788,790
TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,054,730$144,686$1,199,416
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THRU 12/24
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$775,719$150,321$926,040
SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$773,128$151,399$924,527
PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$464,920$113,980$578,900
BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & SEC CHAIR
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$0$375,862$67,780$443,642
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week
$380,145$0$42,734$422,879
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week
$299,653$0$55,988$355,641

102 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Mary's Regional Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (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
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$196M$178M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$196M$178M86.2%$180M$1,788,790
FY2024 ⓘ$181M$168M86.2%$155M$1,699,598
FY2023 ⓘ$173M$161M85.8%$136M$823,588
FY2022 ⓘ$175M$152M85.5%$121M$762,345
FY2021 ⓘ$160M$142M84.7%$113M$782,039
FY2020 ⓘ$143M$131M83.5%$91M$753,735

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–1b8 · 4 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 51,029
  • Volunteers Part I, line 625

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from St Mary's Regional Health 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 Regional Health 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 Regional Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Mary's Regional Health Center reported that 86.2% of its $177.5 million in expenses went to program services, 13.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

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

The largest total compensation St Mary's Regional Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,788,790, for the role of BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Mary's Regional Health Center get its money?

Of $196.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 97.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Mary's Regional Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-1620386 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 202621319349302267 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521329349304787 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441249349300929 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331259349302318 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231239349302603 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131269349300648 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-1620386: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.