Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (GLMC) a physician led, not-for-profit healthcare system, established in 1899, provides acute and tertiary care for 21 counties located throughout western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. We serve as a regional referral center. GLMC is a teaching hospital with 325 licensed beds and a level ii trauma and emergency center. Our mission is to distinguish ourselves through excellence in patient care, education, research and improved health in the communities we serve. We will work as a team to demonstrate our values: integrity - perform with honesty, responsibility and transparency, excellence - achieve excellence in all aspects of delivering healthcare, respect - treat patients, families and coworkers with dignity, innovation - embrace change and new ideas, compassion - provide compassionate care to patients and families. Our current vision is to enhance the health and wellbeing of our communities while enriching every life we touch
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc at a glance
In short: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc gave $12.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12.5M), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,470,494
- +31.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,470,494
- +31.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,470,494
- Total assets
- $2,183,229,728
- +6.4% 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 Lutheran Medical Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc ($12.5M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Lutheran Medical Center Inc gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.3M (2020) to $16.4M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc La Crosse, WI | Operating Expense | $12,470,494 |
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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 | $2,183,229,728 | $1,731,749,423 | $1,602,976,376 | $12,470,494 | 1 | $88,646 |
| 2024 | $2,051,865,606 | $1,610,878,848 | $1,530,942,803 | $9,502,819 | 1 | $128,336 |
| 2023 | $1,973,106,299 | $1,114,928,410 | $1,105,612,047 | $7,529,968 | 1 | $339,911 |
| 2022 | $1,962,166,483 | $1,368,537,872 | $1,291,530,323 | $8,999,124 | 1 | $324,889 |
| 2021 | $1,900,711,582 | $1,289,394,000 | $1,213,492,688 | $7,996,656 | 1 | $85,555 |
| 2020 | $1,854,444,002 | $1,286,184,440 | $1,130,555,706 | $6,259,346 | 1 | $127,404 |
| 2019 | $1,650,386,121 | $1,275,939,208 | $1,059,029,736 | $16,416,652 | 2 | $493,905 |
About Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12.5M. Net investment income was $89K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc is led by Scott Rathgaber MD, Board of Trustees, Chairman & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 29 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Rathgaber MD
Board of Trustees, Chairman & CEO
Chief Executive Officer → Board of Trustees - CEO & Chairman, 2022
Board of Trustees - CEO & Chairman → Board of Trustees, CEO & Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Schimmers RN
Board of Trustees & President
Administrator Op of & Chief Nursing of → Board of Trustees - President, 2022
Board of Trustees - President → Board of Trustees & President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Erdmann
Board of Trustees & Chief Operating Officer
Administrative Vice President → Board of Trustees - Chief Operating Officer, 2022
Board of Trustees - Chief Operating Officer → Board of Trustees & Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Waller MD
Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practices
Med Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practices → Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice, 2023
Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice → Medical Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practices, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Pedretti-Fendt
Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery
Vice President Application Services → Vice President, Business Partnering & Service Delivery, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kari Adank
Vice President & Compliance
Vice President Compliance → Vice President & Compliance, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kelley Bahr MD
Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services
Board of Trustees - Member → Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kraig Schuster
Vice President
Administrative Vice President → Administrator Vice President & Community, 2022
Administrator Vice President & Community → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilu Bintz MD
Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals
Med Vice President, Committee & Cmo-Critical Access Hosp → Chief Population Health Officer, CMO Critical Access Hospitals & Associated Clinics, 2023
Chief Population Health Officer, CMO Critical Access Hospitals & Associated Clinics → Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Michael McKee
Vice President
Administrator Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems → Administrator Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice, 2023
Administrator Vice President, Acute Care, Nursing & Systems Practice → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Borge MD
Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
Board of Trustees - Member → Board of Trustees - Member & Chief of Med. Staff, 2022
Board of Trustees - Member & Chief of Med. Staff → Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Carroll MD
Medical Vice President
Mee Vice President → Former Medical Vice President, 2021
Former Medical Vice President → Medical Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Todd Kowalski MD
Board of Trustees & Medical Chief Operating Officer
Board of Trustees - Medical Chief Operating Officer → Board of Trustees -Medical Chief Operating Officer, 2023
Board of Trustees -Medical Chief Operating Officer → Board of Trustees & Medical Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Kleven MD
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees - Chief Medical Officer → 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
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Neuman MD
Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services
Board of Trustees - Member → Medical Vice President & Ambulatory Services, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Hauser RN
Board of Trustees, Vice President, Acute Care La Crosse & System Cno
Board of Trustees-Cno, Administrator Vice President Nursing & System Practices → Board of Trustees - Chief Nursing Officer & Administrator Vice President, 2023
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
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Shapiro MD
Chief Medical Foundation Officer
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Daniel Lilly
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
Secretary → Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, 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
Rachel Albrecht
Vice President
Administrator Vice President & Ambulatory Services → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
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 2022
No compensation reported
Tina Lechnir
Vice President
Administrator Vice President & Cross-Functional Care → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
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
John Ceelen
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Micka
Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Assistant Treasurer → Vice President, Finance & Accounting, 2025
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
Robert Holness MD
Medical Vice President, Community & Cmo-Critical Access Hospitals
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 (53)
- Former: Gerald Oetzel (2019–2024) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Janine Luz (2019–2024) — Vice President Learning
- Former: Jonathan Zlabek MD (2019–2024) — Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
- Former: Mary Kuffel MD (2019–2024) — Interim Medical Vice President & Cross-Functional Care
- Former: Michael Dolan MD (2019–2024) — Southern Chief Clinical Officer
- Former: Pamela Maas (2019–2024) — Former Vice President Business Services
- Former: William Farrell (2019–2024) — Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
- Former: Ashley Tao (2021–2024) — Lead Physicist
- Former: Kimberly A. Schmidt (2021–2024) — Senior Physicist
- Former: Praveen Chopra (2021–2024) — Chief Digital & Information Officer
- Former: Tina L. Pike (2021–2024) — Lead Physicist
- Former: Andrea Werner (2024) — Chief Population Officer
- Former: Eric D. Rauch (2024) — Perfusionist
- Former: Leanne Andersen (2024) — Chief People Officer
- Former: Lisa Harton (2024) — Chief Quality Officer
- Former: P. Michael Jacobs MD (2024) — Medical Vice President
- Former: Terry Barnes (2024) — Charge Perfusionist
- Former: Dan Florness (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Treasurer
- Former: Gerald Arndt (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Chair
- Former: Glena Temple PhD (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Secretary
- Former: Gregory Thompson MD (2019–2022) — Former Chief Med Officer
- Former: John Lyche (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Vice Chair
- Former: Mark Glendenning (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Mary Ellen McCartney (2019–2022) — Chief Human Resources Officer
- Former: P. Michael Jacobs Dpm (2019–2022) — Medical Vice President
- Former: Richard Radcliffe (2019–2022) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Benjamin Jarman MD (2021–2022) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Jack Schwartz (2021–2022) — Vice President Foundation
- Former: Chris Eberlein MD (2022) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Kate Sheehan (2022) — Rn & Acute Hospital
- Former: Paula Strand (2022) — Rn & Admission Referral Coordinator
- Former: Tita Yutuc (2022) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Brad Sturm (2019–2021) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Daniel P Breazeale (2019–2021) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Elizabeth Smith-Houskamp PhD RN (2019–2021) — Administrator COO
- Former: Garith Steiner (2019–2021) — Former Vice President
- Former: Lisa Wied (2019–2021) — Administrative Vice President
- Former: Todd Bille (2020–2021) — Vice President Grwth & Stratgy
- Former: Loren Carrell (2021) — Clinical Operations Director
- Former: Paraic Kenny PhD (2021) — Medical Research
- Former: David Morrison MD (2019–2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Wendy Lommen (2019–2020) — Board of Tste - Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Andrew Colburn MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Steve Copps MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: William Bishop MD (2020) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Alaina Webb MD (2019) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Alan Pratt MD (2019) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Dana Benden MD (2019) — Board of Trustees - Member
- Former: Jeffrey Thompson MD (2019) — Former CEO
- Former: Justin Shurts DO (2019) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Mark Teresi (2019) — Interim CFO Term
- Former: Mike O'Neill (2019) — Vice President Strategy Execution
- Former: Rose Ann-Laureto (2019) — Chief Info Officer
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 Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc
How much does Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc give each year?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc gave $12.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc reported $2.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7B.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in La Crosse, WI. It holds $2.2B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc operate?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc's EIN?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0813416. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- 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)
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