Avera St Luke's
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 St Luke's at a glance
In short: Avera St Luke's reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $4,180 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -58.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $153,239,673
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $194,354,799
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $692,727
- +21.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $199,456,468
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Avera St Luke's funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Avera St Luke's gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $184K (2022). In 2025 it reported $4K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield Community Memorial Redfield, SD | Donation to EMS Center | $10,000 |
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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 | $153,239,673 | $194,354,799 | $199,456,468 | $4,180 | Total only | $692,727 |
| 2024 | $150,122,754 | $197,141,413 | $199,815,005 | $10,000 | 1 | $570,203 |
| 2023 | $155,386,406 | $200,128,779 | $209,172,426 | $13,020 | Total only | $191,456 |
| 2022 | $172,474,557 | $210,216,713 | $210,130,543 | $183,800 | 2 | $365,203 |
| 2021 | $180,080,420 | $208,771,594 | $199,843,482 | $163,800 | 1 | $1,185,526 |
| 2020 | $188,282,898 | $191,142,000 | $194,521,855 | $173,800 | 2 | $107,544 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avera St Luke's
Based on IRS filings
Avera St Luke's is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aberdeen, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $153.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $693K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avera St Luke's is led by Daniel Bjerknes, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 8 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Bjerknes
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
41 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Golz
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam LeFebvre MD
Board Member & Anesthesiology
Director & Anesthesiology → Board Member & Anesthesiology, 2023
On filings since 2020
41 hrs/week
$457K (2020) → $549K (2025)
Susheel Gundewar MD
Cardiology
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.5M (2020) → $2M (2025)
Garrett Wobst MD
Board Member, Orthopedics & Surgery
Board Member & Orthopedic Surgery → Board Member, Orthopedics & Surgery, 2024
On filings since 2023
41 hrs/week
$544K (2023) → $572K (2025)
Blake Heinz DO
Board Member & Hospitalist
New on the 2025 filing
41 hrs/week
$490K (2025)
Brandon Fites MD Sports
Medicine, Surgery & Orthopedics
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$2M (2025)
David Ring MD Hyperbaric
Treatment & General Surgery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$1.4M (2025)
James Macdougall MD
Orthopedics & Surgery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2025)
Patrick Miller MD Sports
Medicine, Surgery & Orthopedics
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2025)
Sr Kathleen Ann Bierne
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sr Marietta Kerkvliet
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sr Mary Kay Panowicz
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Lautt
CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Fauth
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Herman
Vice Chair
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Inman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shane Franks
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Jensen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Brandon Fites MD (2020–2024) — Sports Medicine, Surgery & Orthopedics
- Former: Diana Reynen (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tom J Snyder (2020–2024) — Vice President - Strategy Network Ops
- Former: Daniel Fritz MD (2021–2024) — Radiology
- Former: John Fritz MD (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Seyer (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Leslie Lenter MD (2024) — Interventional Radiology & Radiology
- Former: Ryan Gnesda MD (2024) — Radiology
- Former: Christopher Larson MD (2020–2023) — General Surgery
- Former: Marshall Lovrien (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Roger Werth MD (2020–2023) — General Surgery
- Former: Todd Forkel (2020–2023) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Sr Patricia Prunty (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dick Inman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Garrett Wobst MDDirector (2020–2022) — Surgery & Podiatry
- Former: Sandra Kleinknecht (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Seyer (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Todd Forkel - Left (2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Carmen Meyer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lyle Biegler MD (2020–2021) — Director & Family Medicine
- Former: Robert Fouberg (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jim Breckenridge (2021) — Former CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jim Breckenridge - Left (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Julie Lautt - Joined (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Richard Conklin (2020) — Oncologist
- Former: Sr Patricia Prunty PBVM (2020) — Director
- Former: Will FlettFormer (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $2.0M, to Brandon Fites MD Sports (Medicine, Surgery & Orthopedics). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Avera St Luke's
How much does Avera St Luke's give each year?
Avera St Luke's reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Avera St Luke's?
Avera St Luke's reported $153.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $194.4M.
What is Avera St Luke's?
Avera St Luke's is a public charity focused on Health, based in Aberdeen, SD. It holds $153.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Avera St Luke's operate?
Avera St Luke's has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Avera St Luke's's EIN?
Avera St Luke's's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0224598. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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