Centracare Health Foundation
CentraCare Health Foundation is a public charity based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It supports health care and community health efforts connected to the communities served by CentraCare, including through charitable funds and contributions.
Centracare Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Centracare Health Foundation gave $4.1M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $296K), mostly in Minnesota. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,140,628
- -26.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $295,759
- -58.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,695
- Total assets
- $107,735,112
- +21.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Centracare Health Foundation
- How to Apply
-
Submit the completed electronic contribution application for review by CentraCare’s Contributions & Community Relations team. Decisions are made monthly; the website does not specify a fixed deadline.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1406 6Th Ave North, St Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 251-2700
Website: https://centracare.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Centracare Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Cloud Hospital ($2.4M). Together the top 10 received $4.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 48 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Its 2025 grant dollars were reported as 97% to recipients in Minnesota, 2% in Wisconsin, and 0% each in Florida and New York. CentraCare’s community-contribution policy says it considers regional and local requests serving residents in counties where its locations are in Central, Southwest and West Central Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Centracare Health Foundation open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $149K; repeat grants $406K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $47K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.3M (2022) to $9.7M (2019). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Cloud Hospital St Cloud, MN | General Support | $2,384,905 |
| Centracare Health St Cloud, MN | General Support | $843,240 |
| Centracare Clinic St Cloud, MN | General Support | $409,472 |
| Centracare Health - Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, MN | General Support | $295,959 |
| Kwik Trip Inc Lacrosse, WI | Patient Items | $50,231 |
| Interstate BOOKS4SCHOOL Madison, WI | Patient Items | $43,086 |
| Centracare Health - Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN | General Support | $27,913 |
| Centracare Health - Melrose Melrose, MN | General Support | $23,477 |
| Caring Cradle Lakeland, FL | Patient Items | $19,385 |
| All About Books Canandaigua, NY | Patient Items | $10,657 |
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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 | $107,735,112 | $24,162,629 | $8,155,551 | $4,140,628 | 14 | $8,088,798 |
| 2024 | $88,754,200 | $23,601,751 | $9,121,527 | $5,628,445 | 8 | $14,066,210 |
| 2023 | $80,467,755 | $11,665,508 | $6,588,836 | $3,416,862 | 6 | $4,705,480 |
| 2022 | $72,228,347 | $13,885,888 | $5,841,569 | $3,291,742 | 10 | $8,770,071 |
| 2021 | $60,441,343 | $11,826,452 | $7,725,543 | $4,534,705 | 10 | $3,575,429 |
| 2020 | $48,664,989 | $6,428,812 | $10,034,128 | $6,942,975 | 11 | $1,931,782 |
| 2019 | $56,870,984 | $11,200,730 | $12,486,037 | $9,721,703 | 20 | $4,053,089 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website states its mission as “transforming health through philanthropy and community engagement.” In its 2024 filing, the foundation described its purpose as improving the health of communities served by CentraCare, including by promoting community health, improving health care delivery, supporting care for people with limited or no ability to pay, and promoting health and medical education.
The website identifies support areas including location-specific greatest-needs funds, behavioral health, cancer care, heart and vascular services, children’s and women’s health, and other health care programs. It says greatest-needs gifts can help address needs such as equipment, access to care for vulnerable patients, or service expansion.
The 2025 filing’s largest grants went to health care organizations. St. Cloud Hospital, which received $2,384,905, describes its mission as listening, serving, guiding and healing “because health means everything.” CentraCare Clinic, which received $409,472, gives a similar mission statement.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $4,140,628. Grants ranged from $5,500 to $2,384,905, with a median of $25,695. The largest reported grants were $2,384,905 to St. Cloud Hospital, $843,240 to CentraCare Health, $409,472 to CentraCare Clinic, and $295,959 to CentraCare Health – Sauk Centre. Each was listed for general support. Other listed grants included patient-item grants to Kwik Trip Inc. ($50,231) and Interstate Books4School ($43,086).
CentraCare’s community-contribution page says electronic funding requests are welcomed at any time, with decisions made monthly. Organizations may submit one request per year and must complete an application; incomplete applications will not be considered. The page says requests may be subject to follow-up questions or a request to present to the Contributions & Community Relations team. Its stated exclusions include individual or family benefits, religious or political activities, for-profit organizations, general operating expenses, and several other categories. The page says funding criteria are at CentraCare’s discretion and may change.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kelly O’Farrell as chair. Directors listed are Rick Butte, Dr. Edward Martin-Chaffee, MD, Tamara Congdon, MD, Mike Stoebe, Jenny Bauerly, Jim Johnson, Lara Duininck, Jeff Pierce, and Darin Prescott.
Centracare Health Foundation is led by Kenneth Holmen MD, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 48 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Holmen MD
President & CEO
Ex-Officio → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kelly O'Farrell
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Francis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Stoebe
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Congdon MD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Martin-Chaffee MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Butte
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Bauerly
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Wolak
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lara Duininck
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Warne
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darin Prescott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Pierce
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kanthi Yalamanchili
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nettesheim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy M. Porwoll
Chief Information System O
Ciso & Senior Vice President → Chief Information System Officer & Senior Vice President, 2024
Chief Information System Officer & Senior Vice President → Chief Information System O, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Anthony Gardener
Former Chief Marketing & Communications
Vice President → Chief Marketing & Communications, 2021
Chief Marketing & Communications → Former Chief Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Christopher Boelter
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David A. Larson
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph D. Hellie
Former Vice President
Vice President → Former Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph H. Kalkman
Physician, Former CAO & Senior Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer → Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Vice President, 2024
Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Vice President → Physician, Former CAO & Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph M. Blonski
Vice President
Vice President → Vice President Ambulance Care, 2021
Vice President Ambulance Care → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joy M. Plamann
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President
Vice President → COO & Senior Vice President, 2023
COO & Senior Vice President → Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael W. Schramm
Former Key Employee
Carris Health, President & CEO → Former Key Employee, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Thomas Schrup
Chief Physician Officer & Executive Vice President
Chief Physician Officer & Executive Vice President → Cpo & Executive Vice President, 2023
Cpo & Executive Vice President → Chief Physician Officer & Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tom D. St Hilaire
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra G. Peterson
Former Vice President
Former Key Employee → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Former Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
John R. Hering
Former Key Employee
Monticello Director → Former Key Employee, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lynn McFarling
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Nathanial J. Slinkard
Physician
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Michael Blair
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President & Treasurer, 2024
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President & Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Dexter Casta
Physician
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Leah Schammel
Physician
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Maria Mallory
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Bryan Bauck
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Bryan Lydick
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Holly Gulden
Vice President & Foundation
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurel Wessman
Physician
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Matthew Kunkel
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Santo Cruz
Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President
Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President & Secretary → Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Andrea Smart
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kimberly Egan
Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Philip Luitjens
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rachael Lesch
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Ryan Engdahl
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Zachary Bork
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (48)
- Former: Peter Spaniol (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Cindy Firkins Smith MD (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Ulrika M. Wigert (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Melissa Weber (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Sasan Moshirzadeh (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: Pat Lynch (2024) — Director
- Former: Bernie Perryman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Brad Konkler (2019–2023) — Vice President & Foundation
- Former: Chad Roggeman (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Craig Broman (2019–2023) — Former Officer
- Former: George A. Morris MD (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Kathleen M. Parsons (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jan Dingmann (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Brad Schmidt (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Janet Handrigan MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Reuter MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Radeke (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Tod W. Speer MD (2020–2022) — Physician
- Former: Mark Raitor (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Laraway (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Catherine Greenlee (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Joe Kalkman (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jonathan Silva (2022) — Anesthesiologist
- Former: Yun Chau Lee (2022) — Physician
- Former: Diane Wojtanowicz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elaina Lee MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Linda Mielke (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Liz Pohlmann (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pam Raden (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rose Windschitl (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Diane R. Buschena-Brenna (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kurt Otto MD (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Mark S. Matthias MD (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Donald J. Jurgens MD (2021) — Director-Cchs
- Former: Mick Quinn (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Shirley Carter (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Timothy P. Michals (2021) — Physician
- Former: David Smith MD (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Deb Vogt (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Michael Benusa (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Nancy Anderson (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Beth A. Honkomp (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Carmie Mick (2019) — Director
- Former: Christy Gilleland (2019) — Chair
- Former: David Tilstra MD (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Elizabeth Hayden (2019) — Director
- Former: Kevin Smith MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Yvonne Kremers (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Centracare Health Foundation
How much does Centracare Health Foundation give each year?
Centracare Health Foundation gave $4.1M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.6M across 8 grants.
What is Centracare Health Foundation's typical grant size?
Centracare Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,695, and its average grant was $295,759, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Centracare Health Foundation that year got $149K on average.
Where does Centracare Health Foundation give grants?
Centracare Health Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St Cloud, MN (5 grants).
Does Centracare Health Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Centracare Health Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Patient Items" (7 grants).
Who are Centracare Health Foundation's largest grantees?
Centracare Health Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Cloud Hospital ($2,384,905), Centracare Health ($843,240) and Centracare Clinic ($409,472), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Centracare Health Foundation?
Centracare Health Foundation reported $107.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24.2M.
What does Centracare Health Foundation fund?
The foundation’s website states its mission as “transforming health through philanthropy and community engagement.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Centracare Health Foundation?
Submit the completed electronic contribution application for review by CentraCare’s Contributions & Community Relations team. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Centracare Health Foundation's EIN?
Centracare Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1855173. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 18, 2020)
- 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 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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