Avera Queen of Peace
Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel. Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values.
Avera Queen of Peace at a glance
In short: Avera Queen of Peace reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $13,070 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -98.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $223,057,999
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $159,924,028
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,115,322
- +178.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $148,662,322
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Avera Queen of Peace funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $750K (2024). In 2025 it reported $13K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Area Development Corporation Mitchell, SD | Affordable Housing Project | $750,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $223,057,999 | $159,924,028 | $148,662,322 | $13,070 | Total only | $5,115,322 |
| 2024 | $180,639,963 | $142,581,166 | $136,987,027 | $750,000 | 1 | $1,835,209 |
| 2023 | $169,784,455 | $133,510,856 | $129,039,907 | $42,005 | Total only | $682,898 |
| 2022 | $163,885,965 | $134,194,265 | $127,364,994 | $16,640 | 2 | $1,461,910 |
| 2021 | $173,794,004 | $133,877,982 | $120,671,575 | $14,848 | Total only | $4,184,931 |
| 2020 | $166,237,397 | $118,154,483 | $115,976,645 | $7,250 | 1 | $1,409,273 |
| 2019 | $139,254,238 | $117,502,522 | $118,035,616 | $25,000 | 1 | $2,312,286 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avera Queen of Peace
Based on IRS filings
Avera Queen of Peace is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mitchell, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $223.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $13K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avera Queen of Peace is led by Hilary Rockwell MD, Regional President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hilary Rockwell MD
Regional President & CEO
Board Member & Physician → Board Member & Emergency Medicine, 2023
Board Member & Emergency Medicine → Regional President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
42 hrs/week
$518K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Douglas Ekeren
Former Regional President & CEO
Regional President → Regional President & CEO, 2023
Regional President & CEO → Former Regional President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ryan Thompson
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kampmann MD
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Chris Krouse DO
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2019) → $1.3M (2025)
Dennis G Leland MD
General Surgery
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$635K (2019) → $614K (2025)
Kelly Smith MD
Diagnostic Radiology & Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology → Diagnostic Radiology & Radiology, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$719K (2020) → $740K (2025)
Jessica Claussen MD
Board Member & Opthalmology
Opthalmology → Board Member & Opthalmology, 2022
On filings since 2021
42 hrs/week
$616K (2021) → $563K (2025)
Michael Gedwill DO
Radiology
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$773K (2024) → $807K (2025)
Jennifer Tegethoff MD FAAP
Board Member & Pediatrics
New on the 2025 filing
42 hrs/week
$512K (2025)
Brad Zomer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Sandhoff
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Koehler
Board Member
Chairperson → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hunhoff
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Larson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Lautt
CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Bergeleen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Puetz
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Stahle
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Dierks
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Buckmiller
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fredel Thomas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Joyce Feteral
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Vicky Larson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Jay Tolsma (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Julie Brookbank (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Clark (2019–2024) — Former Regional President & CEO · Filing note: Ended 122022
- Former: Jennifer Tegethoff MD (2022–2024) — Board Member & Pediatrics
- Former: Mandi Greenway Bietz MD (2022–2024) — Dermatology
- Former: Sister Erin Colgan (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Bradley (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ryan Huber (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sister Kathleen Bierne (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Matthew Finke MD FACEP MPH (2023) — Emergency Medicine
- Former: Stephanie Ellwein (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gopal Vyas (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rochelle Reider (2019–2022) — Vice President Patient Services
- Former: Darleen Bergeleen-Joined (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Quinten Burg - Left (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Thad Kandel MD (2022) — General Surgery
- Former: Jim Breckenridge (2019–2021) — Former CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Michael Krause DO (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Quinten Burg (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sister Erin Colgan OSB (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Novak (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Aaron Baas (2019–2020) — General Surgery
- Former: Scott VanKeulen MD (2019–2020) — Board Member & President Medical Staff
- Former: Jim Breckenridge - Left (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Julie Lautt - Joined (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Will Flett (2020) — Former Secretary
- Former: Sharry Knock (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sister Joan Reichelt (2019) — Board Member
- Former: William E Flett (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Xenofon Papadopoulos MD (2019) — Urology
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.3M, to Chris Krouse DO (Orthopedics & Sports Medicine). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Avera Queen of Peace
How much does Avera Queen of Peace give each year?
Avera Queen of Peace reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $750K across 1 grant.
How large is Avera Queen of Peace?
Avera Queen of Peace reported $223.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $159.9M.
What is Avera Queen of Peace?
Avera Queen of Peace is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mitchell, SD. It holds $223.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Avera Queen of Peace operate?
Avera Queen of Peace has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Avera Queen of Peace's EIN?
Avera Queen of Peace's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0224604. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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