Avera St Mary'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 Mary's at a glance
In short: Avera St Mary's reported $11K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $10,911 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -56.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $101,112,444
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $133,864,086
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $598,027
- +41.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $132,012,173
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Avera St Mary's funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $25K (2024). In 2025 it reported $11K 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.
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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 | $101,112,444 | $133,864,086 | $132,012,173 | $10,911 | Total only | $598,027 |
| 2024 | $98,108,691 | $122,108,607 | $121,182,506 | $24,893 | Total only | $423,128 |
| 2023 | $94,524,377 | $108,673,352 | $114,138,300 | $23,205 | Total only | $258,432 |
| 2022 | $107,994,147 | $109,840,175 | $115,233,359 | $22,503 | Total only | $509,743 |
| 2021 | $117,599,795 | $115,525,378 | $105,237,181 | $19,517 | Total only | $1,826,519 |
| 2020 | $117,040,382 | $106,933,224 | $99,690,229 | $9,613 | Total only | $19,078 |
| 2019 | $98,749,089 | $102,985,489 | $96,503,701 | $24,000 | 2 | $404,247 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avera St Mary's
Based on IRS filings
Avera St Mary's is a public charity focused on Health, based in Pierre, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $101.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $11K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $598K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avera St Mary's is led by Shantel Krebs, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 5 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shantel Krebs
President & CEO
Interim President & CEO → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2023
42 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Wylie
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Roark
Crna
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$224K (2019) → $279K (2025)
Nick Jung
Crna
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$221K (2019) → $275K (2025)
Michael Murphy
Crna
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$228K (2022) → $274K (2025)
Matthew Deichert
Crna
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$242K (2023) → $291K (2025)
Scott Oswald
Crna
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$270K (2023) → $314K (2025)
Sr Lynn Marie Welbig
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Lautt
CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Cronin
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Brost
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Olson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hagy
Board Member & Orthopedics
On filings since 2023
42 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Lee
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Debra Kolecka
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Hallem
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rena Robbennolt Board Member
Nurse Practitioner
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Michael Larson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Weisgram (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Mikel Holland (2019–2024) — Former Regional President & CEO
- Former: Karna Pfeffer (2022–2024) — Director - Clinical Excellence & Education
- Former: Rena Robbennolt (2023–2024) — Board Member & Nurse Practicioner · Filing note: Began 032023
- Former: Sr Penny Bingham (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Forkel (2019–2023) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Amy Lueking - Board mbr (2023) — To, Vice President of Med Affairs & CMO
- Former: Dan Lusk (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Erica Trebesch (2019–2022) — Crna
- Former: Joseph Wyatt (2019–2022) — Board Member & Urology
- Former: Sr Lynn Marie Welbig PBVM (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Victoria Waitman (2020–2022)
- Former: Amy Lueking (2022) — Board Member, Ob & Gyn
- Former: Scott Isburg - Left (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Forkel - Left (2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Christopher Miller (2019–2021) — Crna
- Former: Jessica Rasmussen (2019–2021) — Board Member, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Former: Jim Breckenridge (2019–2021) — Former CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Scott Isburg (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Terry Fitzke (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Kevin Yackley (2021) — Crna
- Former: Joseph VillaVice Chair (2019–2020) — Treasurer, Secretary, Emergency & Family
- Former: Justin Cronin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Will Flett (2019–2020) — Former Secretary
- Former: Jim Breckenridge - Left (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Julie Lautt - Joined (2020) — CFO Avera Health, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Steven Lee (2019) — Director-Specialty Clinic
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 $314K, to Scott Oswald (CRNA). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Avera St Mary's
How much does Avera St Mary's give each year?
Avera St Mary's reported $11K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $25K in grants paid.
How large is Avera St Mary's?
Avera St Mary's reported $101.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $133.9M.
What is Avera St Mary's?
Avera St Mary's is a public charity focused on Health, based in Pierre, SD. It holds $101.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Avera St Mary's operate?
Avera St Mary's has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Avera St Mary's's EIN?
Avera St Mary's's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0230199. 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)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- 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 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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