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Lakewood Health System

Staples, MN · EIN 41-1842965 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lakewood Health System reported $162.9 million in revenue and $160.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $84.65 went to program services, $15.35 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: 98.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $649,186 (CEO & PRESIDENT). 126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $160M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $163M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.3%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$649,186$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.40%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
12627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1188.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$122M expenses · 89.8% of program spending · revenue $140M

Hospital and clinics -Lakewood Health System (the organization) operates a 25-bed critical access hospital providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and other specialty health care services, including a 10-bed geriatric behavioral health unit in staples, minnesota. The organization also operates rural health clinics located in staples, motley, pillager, eagle bend, and browerville, minnesota. Physicians, physicians' assistants, and nurse practitioners provide clinic patients with primary care and other health care services. In addition, the organization operates a dermatology clinic in…

$14M expenses · 10.2% of program spending · revenue $20M

Senior services -the organization operates a 100-bed, medicare-certified skilled nursing facility in staples, minnesota, that provides long-term and rehabilitative care to residents. In september 2021, 13 beds were put on layaway status, reducing the total skilled nursing beds in service from 100 to 87. In addition to skilled nursing care, the organization also operates home health care and hospice programs to provide nursing care and assistance at the patient's residence. Assisted living and independent living facilities operated by the organization, located in staples, minnesota, provide…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO & PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$612,785$0$36,401$649,186
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$563,235$0$0$563,235
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$340,633$0$54,894$395,527
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$353,089$0$39,021$392,110
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$330,825$0$48,915$379,740
CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$340,170$0$26,382$366,552
VP - CLINICS & MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$297,567$0$45,351$342,918
VP OF SUPPORT SERVICES
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$286,187$0$22,276$308,463

126 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lakewood Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (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$200M201920202021202220232024$163M$160M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$163M$160M84.7%$109M$649,186
2023 ⓘ$148M$145M83.7%$104M$579,850
2022 ⓘ$136M$126M81.5%$97M$582,226
2021 ⓘ$128M$121M81.6%$91M$551,550
2020 ⓘ$115M$107M80.9%$79M$616,628
2019 ⓘ$110M$106M80.6%$70M$539,789

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b11 · 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 51,126
  • Volunteers Part I, line 637

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LAKEWOOD CLINIC PA
Physician services
$19,987,656
OCHIN
Software build services
$3,620,981
BIG STONE THERAPIES
Therapy services
$3,031,523
INFINITE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE TCO
Orthopedic services
$2,114,528
CENTRAL MN DIAGNOSTIC (CMDI)
Mri & ct services readings
$1,470,361

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 22 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Lakewood Health System totaling $1,721 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 Lakewood Health System's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lakewood Health System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Lakewood Health System's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Lakewood Health System reported that 84.7% of its $160.3 million in expenses went to program services, 15.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lakewood Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lakewood Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $649,186, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lakewood Health System get its money?

Of $162.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 98.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lakewood Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 41-1842965 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502969349300625 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443169349304074 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332829349300613 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222589349301117 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131879349300413 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041569349300034 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 41-1842965: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.