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Gundersen Clinic Ltd

Public charity · Grantmaker La Crosse, WI EIN: 39-1028657 Website

To provide medical and surgical services, engage in medical education and research, and promote community health to deliver the highest quality comprehensive health care to all patients without regard to their ability to pay.

Key facts about Gundersen Clinic Ltd

In short: Gundersen Clinic Ltd gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
39-1028657
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,304,551
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,304,551
Median grant
$1,304,551
Total assets
$337,663,034
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$337.7M

+53.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.3M

-0.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.3M

-0.4% YoY

How Gundersen Clinic Ltd gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Gundersen Clinic Ltd

Based on IRS filings

Gundersen Clinic Ltd is a public charity focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $337.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $257K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

La Crosse

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $979K (2023) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc: $1.3MGundersen Lutheran MedicalFoundation Inc$1.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc ($1.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc La Crosse, WIOperations Support$1,304,551

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200M$400M$600M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$337,663,034$220,088,578$218,304,419
Revenue$277,202,108$244,302,568$160,292,970
Expenses$384,539,340$327,479,756$227,793,357
Net Investment Income$256,668$323,956$175,356

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gundersen Clinic Ltd is led by Scott Rathgaber MD, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Rathgaber MD

    CEO

    CEO & Board of Governors - Membr → Chief Executive Officer, 2024

    Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Schimmers RN

    Ex-Officio & President

    Administrator Operating Offcr & Cno → Southern Counties Regional President & Ex-Officio, 2024

    Southern Counties Regional President & Ex-Officio → Ex-Officio & President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Kleven MD

    Medical Governors & Chairman

    Board of Governors - Member → Medical Governors - Chair, 2024

    Medical Governors - Chair → Medical Governors & Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Jarman MD

    Medical Governors

    Board of Governors - Member → Medical Governors - Member, 2024

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Pedretti-Fendt

    Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery

    Vice President Application Ser → Vice President Application Services, 2021

    Vice President Application Services → Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kari Adank

    Vice President & Compliance

    Vice President Compliance → Vice President & Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Marilu Bintz MD

    Former Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals

    Chief Population Health Offcr → Chief Population Health Officer, 2024

    Chief Population Health Officer → Former Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Carroll MD

    Medical Governors

    Former Medical Vice President → Medical Governors - Member, 2024

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ezana Azene MD

    Medical Governors, Secretary & Treasurer

    Board of Govnrs -Membr → Medical Governors - Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Medical Governors - Secretary & Treasurer → Medical Governors, Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Shapiro MD

    Former Chief Medical Foundation Officer

    Chief Medical Foundation Offcr → Chief Medical Foundation Officer, 2024

    Chief Medical Foundation Officer → Former Chief Medical Foundation Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Orozco MD

    Medical Governors

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Eberlein MD

    Medical Governors

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Gerhard MD

    Medical Governors

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Cogbill MD

    Medical Governors

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Dehn

    Vice President, Digital Solutions & Enterprise Architecture

    Vice President Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design → Vice President, Digital Solutions & Enterprise Architecture, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • John Ceelen

    Chief Financial Officer

    Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krister Mattson

    Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Data Science

    Vice President Enterprise Analytics → Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Data Science, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Bergl

    Medical Governors

    Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Mulligan

    Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards

    Vice President Hr & Total Rewards → Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Little

    Former Chief Financial Officer

    Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Janine Luz-Jensen

    Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (43)
  • Former: Bryan Erdmann (2020–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Douglas Hughes MD (2020–2024) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Gerald Oetzel (2020–2024) — Former Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Janine Luz (2020–2024) — Vice President Learning
  • Former: Jeffrey M. Lawrence MD (2020–2024) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Jerry Davis MD (2020–2024) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Jonathan Zlabek MD (2020–2024) — Medical Vice President
  • Former: Kraig Schuster (2020–2024) — Administrative Vice President
  • Former: Mary Kuffel MD (2020–2024) — Interim Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
  • Former: Michael Dolan MD (2020–2024) — Southern Chief Clinical Officer
  • Former: Michael McKee (2020–2024) — Administrative Vice President
  • Former: Pamela Maas (2020–2024) — Former Vice President Business Services
  • Former: Robyn Borge MD (2020–2024) — Medical Governors - Member
  • Former: Todd Kowalski MD (2020–2024) — Medical Vice President
  • Former: William Farrell (2020–2024) — Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
  • Former: Andrea Hauser RN (2021–2024) — Chief Nursing Officer & Administrator Vice President
  • Former: Mark S. Topolski MD (2021–2024) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Praveen Chopra (2021–2024) — Chief Digital & Information Officer
  • Former: Andrea Werner (2024) — Chief Population Officer
  • Former: Daniel Lilly (2024) — General Counsel
  • Former: Leanne Andersen (2024) — Chief People Officer
  • Former: Lisa Harton (2024) — Chief Quality Officer
  • Former: P. Michael Jacobs MD (2024) — Medical Vice President
  • Former: Steven Whitford MD (2024) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Trey Folkers MD (2024) — Medical Governors - Member
  • Former: Brian Sieck MD (2020–2021) — Former Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Eberlein MD (2020–2021) — Board of Governors - Member
  • Former: Daniel P Breazeale (2020–2021) — Vice President Finance
  • Former: Elizabeth Smith-Houskamp PhD RN (2020–2021) — Administrator COO & Cno
  • Former: Garith Steiner (2020–2021) — Former Vice President
  • Former: Gregory Thompson MD (2020–2021) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Julio Bird MD (2020–2021) — Former Officer
  • Former: Kelley Bahr MD (2020–2021) — Board of Governors - Member
  • Former: Kurt Oettel MD (2020–2021) — Board of Governors - Member
  • Former: Kurt Ziegelbein MD (2020–2021) — Medical Doctor
  • Former: Lisa Wied (2020–2021) — Administrative Vice President
  • Former: Mary Ellen McCartney (2020–2021) — Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Former: P Michael Jacobs DPM (2020–2021) — Medical Vice President
  • Former: Stephanie Neuman MD (2020–2021) — Board of Governors - Member
  • Former: Todd Bille (2020–2021) — Vice President Grwth & Stratgy
  • Former: Christine Waller MD (2021) — Board of Govnrs -Membr
  • Former: Jack Schwartz (2021) — Vice President Foundation
  • Former: Edward Riley II MD (2020) — Medical Doctor

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.

Frequently asked questions about Gundersen Clinic Ltd

How much does Gundersen Clinic Ltd give each year?

Gundersen Clinic Ltd gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Gundersen Clinic Ltd?

Gundersen Clinic Ltd reported $337.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $277.2M.

What is Gundersen Clinic Ltd?

Gundersen Clinic Ltd is a public charity focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. It holds $337.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gundersen Clinic Ltd operate?

Gundersen Clinic Ltd has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Gundersen Clinic Ltd's EIN?

Gundersen Clinic Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1028657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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