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Avera Granite Falls

Also known as Avera Granite Falls Health Center

Granite Falls, MN · EIN 84-3156881 · 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

Avera Granite Falls reported $31.4 million in revenue and $29.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.10 went to program services, $14.90 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 $1,294,581 (CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between FY2021 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 $30M

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 $31M

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)
85.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.9%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
0.7%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.6%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,294,581$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
4.37%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 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
$25M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $8,025 · revenue $31M

Avera Granite Falls' mission is to provide healthcare services to Granite Falls, Minnesota residents and residents of the surrounding area. Avera Granite Falls is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Avera Health and controlled by Avera Marshall. Avera Granite Falls consists of a 25-bed critical access hospital, a 48-bed nursing home, a 28-unit senior living facility in Granite Falls, Minnesota, and one physician clinic. The program services offered include primary care, med/surg, lab, imaging, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, ambulance, special…

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
CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer
Officer, 0.10 hrs/week
$0$1,274,363$20,218$1,294,581
Regional President & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$578,020$18,180$596,200
Board Member/Family Medicine/OB
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$343,861$36,520$380,381
Board Member/Administrator
Director/trustee, officer, 42.00 hrs/week
$313,271$0$37,926$351,197
Director - Patient Care Services
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,612$0$45,944$195,556
Director - Ambulance
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$137,661$0$18,774$156,435
Assistant Director - Ambulance
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$120,960$0$29,119$150,079
RN - Clinical Informaticist
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$119,231$0$18,582$137,813

15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Avera Granite Falls (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $355K (Part IX, line 5).

6 filings since FY2020 (9 mo.)

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$31M$30M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$31M$30M85.1%$23M$1,294,581
FY2024 ⓘ$31M$28M86.0%$20M$1,223,076
FY2023 ⓘ$30M$28M85.7%$16M$1,103,540
FY2022 ⓘ$29M$28M83.6%$14M$1,067,422
FY2021 ⓘ$29M$28M78.4%$15M$939,923
FY2020 (9 mo.) ⓘ$14M$12M84.3%$12M$1,055,022

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 · 3 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 2Yes
  • 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 5235
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Avera Health
Shared Services
$2,557,447
Big Stone Therapies Inc
Therapy Services
$1,025,525
Central Minnesota Diagnostic Inc
Radiology Services
$326,406
AMN Healthcare Inc
Contracted Services
$246,036
Heart Institute of North Dakota
Contracted Services
$217,002

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Avera Granite Falls's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Avera Granite Falls reported that 85.1% of its $29.6 million in expenses went to program services, 14.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Avera Granite Falls pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Avera Granite Falls reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,294,581, for the role of CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Avera Granite Falls get its money?

Of $31.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 97.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Avera Granite Falls a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 84-3156881 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 202611359349301796 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349308853 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349309688 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349303489 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349312072 · read the filing
  • FY2020 (9 mo.): Form 990 for the 9-month short period ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349305234 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 84-3156881: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.