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Key facts about Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc
In short: Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc gave $892K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Wisconsin. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 39-1606449
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $892,282
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- Average grant
- $29,743
- Median grant
- $20,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (7 of 30, 2025)
- Total assets
- $1,113,322,472
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$1.1B
-0.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$892K
+5.6% YoY
Grant Count
30
-11.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$30K
+19.7% YoY
Is Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 30 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $24K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
About Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc
Based on IRS filings
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 30 grants totaling $892K. Net investment income was $64.2M.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 30 itemized 2025 grant dollars.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
141 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VARC INC Viroqua, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $165,000 |
| LA CROSSE AREA FAMILY YMCA La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $77,500 |
| SAINT CLARE HEALTH MISSION La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| LA CROSSE MEDICAL HEALTH SCIENCE CONSORTIUM La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $68,304 |
| GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY Onalaska, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $55,750 |
| MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE Winona, MN | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| LA CROSSE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $35,050 |
| KARUNA INC La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| NEW HORIZONS SHELTER AND OUTREACH CENTERS La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| FAMILY AND CHILDRENS CENTER La Crosse, WI | OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $30,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,113,322,472 | $1,116,323,421 | $1,008,817,960 |
| Revenue | $1,251,736,689 | $1,171,831,507 | $866,304,960 |
| Expenses | $1,205,954,321 | $1,150,241,528 | $823,416,379 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $64,237,504 | $31,476,411 | $25,048,489 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
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 14, 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)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc is led by Scott Rathgaber MD, Board of Trustees, Chairman & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 37 of 43 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Rathgaber MD
Board of Trustees, Chairman & CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO & Board of Governors - Membr, 2021
CEO & Board of Governors - Membr → Board of Trustees, CEO & Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$877K (2020) → $1.3M (2025)
Heather Schimmers RN
Board of Trustees & President
Administrator Operating Officer & Cno → Board of Trustees - President, 2024
Board of Trustees - President → Board of Trustees & President, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$146K (2021) → $842K (2025)
Christine Woleske
President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Erdmann
Board of Trustees & Chief Operating Officer
Administrative Vice President → Board of Trustees - Chief Operating Officer, 2024
Board of Trustees - Chief Operating Officer → Board of Trustees & Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$267K (2020) → $444K (2025)
Ellen Pedretti-Fendt
Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery
Vice President Application Services → Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery, 2025
On filings since 2020
$177K (2020) → $229K (2025)
Jennifer Kleven MD
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees - Member → Board of Trustees - Chief of Medical & Clinical Staff, 2024
Board of Trustees - Chief of Medical & Clinical Staff → Board of Trustees, 2025
On filings since 2020
44 hrs/week
$187K (2020) → $406K (2025)
Kari Adank
Vice President & Compliance
Vice President Compliance → Vice President & Compliance, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$207K (2020) → $270K (2025)
Kelley Bahr MD
Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services
Board of Trustees - Member → Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services, 2024
On filings since 2020
44 hrs/week
$361K (2020) → $443K (2025)
Kraig Schuster
Vice President
Administrative Vice President → Administrator Vice President & Community, 2024
Administrator Vice President & Community → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$237K (2020) → $316K (2025)
Marilu Bintz MD
Former Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals
Chief Population Health Offcr → Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals, 2024
Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals → Former Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals, 2025
On filings since 2020
$574K (2020) → $261K (2025)
Michael Dolan MD
Chief Clinical Officer
Executive Vice President & Medical COO → Southern Chief Clinical Officer, 2024
Southern Chief Clinical Officer → Chief Clinical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$621K (2020) → $738K (2025)
Michael McKee
Vice President
Administrative Vice President → Administrator Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice, 2024
Administrator Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$227K (2020) → $290K (2025)
Robyn Borge MD
Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
Chf of Med Staff → Board of Tste, Chf Med & Clncl Staff, 2021
Board of Tste, Chf Med & Clncl Staff → Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care, 2024
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$267K (2020) → $443K (2025)
Stephanie Carroll MD
Medical Vice President
Med. Vice President → Former Medical Vice President, 2021
Former Medical Vice President → Medical Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$337K (2020) → $322K (2025)
Stephanie Neuman MD
Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services
Board of Tste -Member → Board of Tste - Membr, 2021
Board of Tste - Membr → Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services, 2024
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$432K (2020) → $578K (2025)
Steven Whitford
Physician
Medical Doctor → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$857K (2020) → $1.2M (2025)
Todd Kowalski MD
Board of Trustees & Medical Chief Operating Officer
Medical Vice President → Board of Trustees - Medical Chief Operating Officer, 2024
Board of Trustees - Medical Chief Operating Officer → Board of Trustees & Medical Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$391K (2020) → $557K (2025)
William Farrell
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Chief Business & Strategy Offr → Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, 2024
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer → Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$397K (2020) → $595K (2025)
Andrea Hauser RN
Board of Trustees, Vice President, Acute Care La Crosse & System Cno
Vice President Patient Exp & Dept Nursing → Board of Trustees - Chief Nursing Officer & Administrator Vice President, 2024
Board of Trustees - Chief Nursing Officer & Administrator Vice President → Board of Trustees, Vice President, Acute Care La Crosse & System Cno, 2025
On filings since 2021
46 hrs/week
$203K (2021) → $289K (2025)
Daniel Lilly
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
General Counsel → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
36 hrs/week
$478K (2021) → $618K (2025)
Praveen Chopra
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Chief Information Officer → Chief Digital & Information Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
44 hrs/week
$501K (2021) → $718K (2025)
Stephen Shapiro MD
Chief Medical Foundation Officer
Chief Medical Foundation Offcr → Chief Medical Foundation Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
48 hrs/week
$488K (2021) → $548K (2025)
Christine Waller MD
Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practices
Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice → Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practices, 2025
On filings since 2024
46 hrs/week
$542K (2024) → $561K (2025)
Douglas Hughes
Physician
Medical Doctor → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2024) → $1.2M (2025)
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
50 hrs/week
$382K (2024) → $313K (2025)
Jeffrey M. Lawrence MD
Physician
Medical Doctor → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2024) → $1.1M (2025)
Jerry Davis
Physician
Medical Doctor → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2024) → $1.1M (2025)
Krister Mattson
Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Data Science
Vice President Enterprise Analytics → Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Data Science, 2025
On filings since 2024
48 hrs/week
$358K (2024) → $306K (2025)
Leanne Andersen
Chief People Officer
On filings since 2024
46 hrs/week
$564K (2024) → $680K (2025)
Mark S. Topolski MD
Physician
Medical Doctor → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.3M (2024) → $1.3M (2025)
Michelle Micka
Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Assistant Treasurer → Vice President, Finance & Accounting, 2025
On filings since 2024
36 hrs/week
$199K (2024) → $379K (2025)
Rachel Albrecht
Vice President
Administrator Vice President & Ambulatory Services → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
44 hrs/week
$235K (2024) → $245K (2025)
Robert Holness MD
Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals
On filings since 2024
46 hrs/week
$530K (2024) → $637K (2025)
Shannon Mulligan
Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards
Vice President Hr & Total Rewards → Vice President, Hr & Total Rewards, 2025
On filings since 2024
$330K (2024) → $289K (2025)
Steve Little
Former Chief Financial Officer
Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
$333K (2024) → $210K (2025)
Tina Lechnir
Vice President
Administrator Vice President & Cross-Functional Care → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
42 hrs/week
$236K (2024) → $246K (2025)
Janine Luz-Jensen
Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$246K (2025)
Joni Olson
Former Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
$169K (2025)
Andrea Werner
Chief Population Health Officer
Chief Population Officer → Chief Population Health Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Ceelen
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Harton
Chief Quality Officer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Vandenhouten
Senior Vice President Legal Counsel
Assistant Secretary → Senior Vice President Legal Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Lasecki MD
Chief Clinic Officer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Gerald Oetzel (2020–2024) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Janine Luz (2020–2024) — Vice President Learning
- Former: Jonathan Zlabek MD (2020–2024) — Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
- Former: Mary Kuffel MD (2020–2024) — Interim Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
- Former: Pamela Maas (2020–2024) — Former Vice President Business Services
- Former: P. Michael Jacobs MD (2024) — Medical Vice President
- Former: Brad Sturm (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Dan Florness (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Treasurer
- 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: Gerald Arndt (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Chair
- Former: Glena Temple PhD (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Secretary
- Former: Gregory Thompson MD (2020–2021) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: John Lyche (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Vice Chair
- Former: Lisa Wied (2020–2021) — Administrative Vice President
- Former: Mark Glendenning (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Mary Ellen McCartney (2020–2021) — Chief Human Resources Officer
- Former: P Michael Jacobs DPM (2020–2021) — Medical Vice President
- Former: Richard Radcliffe (2020–2021) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Todd Bille (2020–2021) — Vice President Grwth & Stratgy
- Former: Benjamin Jarman MD (2021) — Board of Tste - Membr
- Former: Jack Schwartz (2021) — Vice President Foundation
- Former: Rajiv Naik MD (2021) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Stephen Israel MD (2021) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Travis Smith MD (2021) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Victor Uko MD (2021) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Collin Driscoll MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Ezana Azene MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Kurt Ziegelbein MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Martin Koop DDS (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Wendy Lommen (2020) — Board of Trste - Trustee Emeritus
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
Frequently asked questions about Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc
How much does Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc give each year?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc gave $892K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $845K across 34 grants.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's typical grant size?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $29,743, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc that year got $24K on average.
Where does Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc give grants?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were La Crosse, WI (19 grants), Onalaska, WI (3 grants), Winona, MN (2 grants) and Decorah, IA (2 grants).
Does Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations Support" (30 grants).
Who are Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's largest grantees?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Varc Inc ($165,000), La Crosse Area Family YMCA ($77,500) and Saint Clare Health Mission ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc reported $1.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3B.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. It holds $1.1B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's EIN?
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1606449. 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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