Gundersen Clinic Ltd
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.
Gundersen Clinic Ltd at a glance
In short: Gundersen Clinic Ltd gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,304,551
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,304,551
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,304,551
- Total assets
- $337,663,034
- +53.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gundersen Clinic Ltd funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc ($1.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Gundersen Clinic Ltd gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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 $979K (2023) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc La Crosse, WI | Operations Support | $1,304,551 |
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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 | $337,663,034 | $277,202,108 | $384,539,340 | $1,304,551 | 1 | $256,668 |
| 2024 | $220,088,578 | $244,302,568 | $327,479,756 | $1,309,464 | 1 | $323,956 |
| 2023 | $218,304,419 | $160,292,970 | $227,793,357 | $979,407 | 1 | $175,356 |
| 2022 | $198,877,511 | $202,179,692 | $271,698,125 | $1,305,876 | 1 | $214,194 |
| 2021 | $196,742,108 | $170,123,058 | $229,129,867 | $1,305,876 | 1 | $1,198,818 |
| 2020 | $210,830,345 | $159,193,400 | $269,927,525 | $1,305,876 | 1 | $-573,418 |
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.
Focus Areas
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 & Chairman → 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
Administrative Operation Officer & 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, 2023
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 - Membr, Secretary & Treasurer → Medical Governors - Member, 2023
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, 2022
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, 2023
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 Governors - Member → 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, 2022
Chief Medical Foundation Officer → Former Chief Medical Foundation Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Benjamin Orozco MD
Medical Governors
Board of Governors - Member → Medical Governors - Member, 2023
Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025
On filings since 2022
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 2022
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 2022
No compensation reported
Shannon Mulligan
Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards
Vice President Hr & Total Rewards → Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Christopher Eberlein MD
Medical Governors
Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Cogbill MD
Medical Governors
Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Little
Former Chief Financial Officer
Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Begin → Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, 2024
Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
David Gerhard MD
Medical Governors
Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
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
Paul Bergl
Medical Governors
Medical Governors - Member → Medical Governors, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janine Luz-Jensen
Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- 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: Daniel Lilly (2022–2024) — General Counsel
- Former: Trey Folkers MD (2023–2024) — Medical Governors - Member
- Former: Andrea Werner (2024) — Chief Population Officer
- 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: Azene Ezana MD (2023) — Medical Governors - Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Brian Sieck MD (2020–2022) — Former Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Chris Eberlein MD (2020–2022) — Board of Governors - Member
- Former: Gregory Thompson MD (2020–2022) — Former Chief Med Officer
- Former: Kurt Oettel MD (2020–2022) — Board of Governors - Member
- Former: Kurt Ziegelbein MD (2020–2022) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Mary Ellen McCartney (2020–2022) — Chief Human Resources Officer
- Former: P. Michael Jacobs Dpm (2020–2022) — Medical Vice President
- Former: Stephanie Neuman MD (2020–2022) — Board of Governors - Member
- Former: Christine Waller MD (2021–2022) — Board of Governors - Member
- Former: Jack Schwartz (2021–2022) — Vice President Foundation
- 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: Julio Bird MD (2020–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Kelley Bahr MD (2020–2021) — Board of Governors - Member
- Former: Lisa Wied (2020–2021) — Administrative Vice President
- Former: Todd Bille (2020–2021) — Vice President Grwth & Stratgy
- 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
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