Innovis Health LLC
Innovis Health LLC is based in Fargo, North Dakota, and is classified as a public charity. Its 2024 filing describes the organization as Essentia Health West, a provider of health care services in Minnesota and North Dakota through a hospital and 21 clinics. The filing also describes charitable care and a range of inpatient and outpatient services.
Innovis Health LLC at a glance
In short: Innovis Health LLC gave $1.0M across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Minnesota. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,037,093
- +32.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,141
- -33.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,925
- Total assets
- $326,410,429
- +1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (10 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Innovis Health LLC
- Contact
Mailing address: 3000 32Nd Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 364-8000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Innovis Health LLC
Auxiliary Scholarships - Duluth Area
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Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Grant
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Rolling (quarterly review)
Joan Basgen Scholarship
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Who Innovis Health LLC funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Essentia Health Foundation ($701K). Together the top 10 received $924K.
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 78 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Innovis Health’s 2024 filing describes its health care services as serving Minnesota and North Dakota. Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota (76%) and North Dakota (24%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Innovis Health LLC open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 22 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $71K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $12K repeat.
- 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
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 $520K (2019) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Foundation Duluth, MN | Program Support | $700,957 |
| Mountain-Plains Youth Works Bismarck, ND | Program Support | $55,000 |
| Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics Inc Detroit Lakes, MN | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Soul Solutions Recovery Center Inc Fargo, ND | Program Support | $25,000 |
| The Chamber Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Fargo, ND | Program Support | $25,000 |
| United Way of Cass Clay Fargo, ND | Program Support | $22,600 |
| Bio Girls Fargo, ND | Program Support | $20,500 |
| Presentation Partners in Housing Fargo, ND | Program Support | $20,386 |
| Jeremiah Program Minneapolis, MN | Program Support | $15,000 |
| Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency Fargo, ND | Program Support | $15,000 |
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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 | $326,410,429 | $683,497,859 | $679,522,930 | $1,037,093 | 22 | $-300,765 |
| 2024 | $320,704,145 | $625,405,844 | $626,107,913 | $782,956 | 11 | $-372,647 |
| 2023 | $320,627,613 | $571,622,089 | $589,895,217 | $1,090,779 | 18 | $-2,024,687 |
| 2022 | $292,983,163 | $498,829,278 | $501,812,410 | $1,039,243 | 15 | $2,240,629 |
| 2021 | $315,096,000 | $451,261,396 | $441,093,341 | $961,984 | 12 | $2,075,579 |
| 2020 | $306,752,197 | $391,671,007 | $395,366,568 | $649,279 | 6 | $-113,357 |
| 2019 | $275,039,328 | $390,413,198 | $396,913,526 | $520,253 | 10 | $-519,767 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is “to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.” Its 2024 filing describes charitable, scientific, and educational purposes and identifies health care services and charitable care as part of its work.
The 2025 grant list includes support for organizations whose own missions address youth and family services, youth fitness, business and community development, improving lives, adolescent mental health, housing, and poverty among single mothers and their children. For example, Mountain Plains Youth Works describes its work as providing support services to youth and families; BIO Girls says it works to improve adolescent girls’ mental health; and Presentation Partners in Housing says it assists people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not Innovis Health’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Innovis reported 22 grants totaling $1,037,093. Grant amounts ranged from $7,000 to $700,957, with a median of $12,925. The largest listed grants included $700,957 to Essentia Health Foundation for program support, $55,000 to Mountain Plains Youth Works for program support, and $25,000 each to Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics, Soul Solutions Recovery Center, and The Chamber Fargo Moorhead West Fargo, also for program support.
Other listed grants included $22,600 to United Way of Cass Clay, $20,500 to BIO Girls, $20,386 to Presentation Partners in Housing, $15,000 each to Jeremiah Program and Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency, $13,700 to Immigrant Development Center, and $12,150 to Stepping Stones Ministries. The filing lists program support as the purpose for these grants.
Essentia Health’s community-grant webpage describes a separate community contributions process, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis and at least 90 days allowed for a response. It identifies four priorities: economic stability; education and healthy youth development; access to health care; and neighborhood improvements that promote health and safety. The available information does not specify whether this process applies to grants reported by Innovis Health LLC.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Adam Stibbe, MD, as physician and section chair; Benjamin Smith, MD, as board director and physician; Jerome Sampson, MD; Scott Reardon, MD; Mickey Syrquin, MD; Kimberly Kolkhorst, MD, as physician and section chair; and Traci Morris as treasurer and related-organization chief financial officer. It also lists William Heegaard, MD, as former president; Robert Green as former vice president of finance; and Richard Vetter, MD, as chief medical officer through December 2024.
Innovis Health LLC is led by Stefanie Gefroh Ellison MD, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 27 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stefanie Gefroh Ellison MD
President
Physician - Division Chair → Interim CMO, 2024
Interim CMO → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
57 hrs/week
$413K (2019) → $532K (2025)
Mark Thompson MD
President
On filings since 2024
57 hrs/week
$258K (2024) → $702K (2025)
Joel Haugen MD
Board Chair & Retired Physician
Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022
Board Chair → Board Chair & Retired Physician, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
$302K (2019) → $108K (2025)
Joshua Gebur MD
Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair
Physician Leader → Physician - Division Chair, 2023
Physician - Division Chair → Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$564K (2019) → $710K (2025)
Tanya Diegel DO
Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair
Physician - Section Chair → Physician - Division Chair, 2023
Physician - Division Chair → Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
59 hrs/week
$342K (2020) → $544K (2025)
Walter Johnson MD
Former Physician & Section Chair
Physician - Section Chair → Former Physician & Section Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
$350K (2020) → $250K (2025)
Alan Bruns MD
Former Ke, Physician & Divison Chair
Physician - Division Chair → Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair, 2024
Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair → Former Ke, Physician & Divison Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
60 hrs/week
$762K (2022) → $891K (2025)
Andrew Moen MD
Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair
Physician Leader → Physician - Division Chair, 2023
Physician - Division Chair → Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
60 hrs/week
$386K (2022) → $373K (2025)
Taylor Mertz MD
Board Director, Physician & Secretary Chair
Board Director → Board Director, Physician & Secretary Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
58.2 hrs/week
$390K (2022) → $371K (2025)
Kimberly Kolkhorst MD
Physician & Section Chair
Physician - Section Chair → Physician & Section Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
$1.3M (2023) → $1.3M (2025)
Adam Stibbe MD
Physician & Section Chair
On filings since 2024
60 hrs/week
$1.7M (2024) → $1.8M (2025)
Benjamin Smith MD
Board Director & Physician
Physician → Board Director, 2022
Board Director → Board Director & Physician, 2024
On filings since 2019
59.2 hrs/week
$1M (2019) → $1.7M (2025)
Dan Beauchamp
Former Ke & Facilities Snr Director
Facilities Administrator → Facilities Senior Director, 2022
Facilities Senior Director → Former Ke & Facilities Snr Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$156K (2019) → $97K (2025)
James Christensen MD
Board Director & Physician
Board Director → Board Director & Physician, 2024
On filings since 2020
59.2 hrs/week
$340K (2020) → $146K (2025)
Laurie Lewandowski
Board Director
Board Director → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Board Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Beverly Horn
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arrick Jackson
Board Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Brinkman
Former Ke & Operations Snr Director
Operations Administrator II → Operations Senior Director, 2022
Operations Senior Director → Former Ke & Operations Snr Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anderson St George
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Olson
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Pladson
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Carlson
Former Ke, Vice President & Operations
Operations Senior Director → Former Ke & Operations Snr Director, 2024
Former Ke & Operations Snr Director → Former Ke, Vice President & Operations, 2025
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$188K (2019) → $257K (2025)
Richard Vetter MD
Chief Medical Officer
Interim President & Chief Med Officer → Interim President, 2024
Interim President → Chief Medical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
58 hrs/week
$484K (2019) → $776K (2025)
Al Hurley
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2020
56 hrs/week
$462K (2020) → $706K (2025)
Joseph Wendt
Former Ke, Vice President & Administrator
Operations Administrator → Operations Senior Director, 2022
Operations Senior Director → Former Ke, Vice President & Administrator, 2024
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$29K (2020) → $281K (2025)
William Heegaard MD
Former President
President → Former President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$505K (2021) → $528K (2025)
Rae Salus
Former Senior Vice President Operations
Senior Vice President & Operations → Former Senior Vice President Operations, 2025
On filings since 2022
$224K (2022) → $352K (2025)
Robert Green
Former Vice President & Finance
Vice President & Finance → Former Vice President & Finance, 2024
On filings since 2022
$9K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Suzanne Zeltinger
Chief Nursing Officer
Operations Senior Director → Chief Nursing Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
60 hrs/week
$152K (2022) → $252K (2025)
Tanner Goodrich
Senior Vice President & Operations
On filings since 2022
57 hrs/week
$317K (2022) → $465K (2025)
Doug Arvin
Vice President & Finance
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
$371K (2024) → $445K (2025)
Jerome Sampson MD
Physician
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
$1.2M (2023) → $1.6M (2025)
Mickey Syrquin MD
Physician
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
$1.2M (2023) → $1.3M (2025)
Michelle Stenbeck
Chief Nursing Officer
On filings since 2024
60 hrs/week
$268K (2024) → $295K (2025)
Scott Reardon MD
Physician
On filings since 2024
60 hrs/week
$1.4M (2024) → $1.4M (2025)
Michael Watters
Secretary & Rel Org Chief Legal Officer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Traci Morris
Treasurer & Rel Org Chief Fincl Officer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Heilman
Board Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Daniel Smith MD (2019–2024) — Physician
- Former: Timothy Sayler (2019–2024) — Former Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Tim Heilman (2020–2024) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Tracey Zaun (2021–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Mark Finstad (2022–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Michele Thieman MD (2022–2024) — Former Ke, Physician & Division Chair
- Former: Nicole Christensen (2019–2023) — Chief Nursing Officer
- Former: Prasad Sawardeker MD (2019–2023) — Physician - Section Chair
- Former: John Sperrazza (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President & Operations
- Former: Mitchell Crider MD (2022–2023) — Physician - Section Chair
- Former: Gregory Glasner MD (2019–2022) — Former President
- Former: Kyle Dorow (2019–2022) — Former Vice President & Finance
- Former: Robert Wroblewski MD (2019–2022) — Board Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Julio Williams MD (2020–2022) — Physician
- Former: Mark Cooper MD (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Robert Overmoe (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Rebecca Ziegler MD (2022) — Physician - Section Chair
- Former: Gary Matthys MD (2019–2021) — Physician
- Former: Kevin Moug (2019–2021) — Former Board Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Kenneth Heffron (2021) — Operations Administrator
- Former: Saraswathy Manickavasagam MD (2021) — Physician
- Former: Curt Noyes (2019–2020) — Board Director
- Former: James Anderson (2019–2020) — Board Chair
- Former: Jerry Rogers MD (2019–2020) — Board Director
- Former: Peter Jacobson (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Operations
- Former: Thomas Mohs MD (2019–2020) — Board Director
- Former: Eunkyung Bahn MD (2020) — Physician
- Former: Francis Cormier MD (2020) — Physician
- Former: Michael Briggs MD (2020) — Former Clinical Chief
- Former: Scott Johnson MD (2020) — Former Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Kimberley Wolf (2019) — Vice President Service Lines
- Former: Kristine Olson (2019) — Former Senior Vice President Mktg, Quality & Phy Srvcs
- Former: Robert Cunningham (2019) — Former Senior Vice President West & Metro
- Former: Sumit Tiwari MD (2019) — Physician
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.8M, to Adam Stibbe MD (Physician & Section Chair). 27 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Innovis Health LLC
How much does Innovis Health LLC give each year?
Innovis Health LLC gave $1.0M across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $783K across 11 grants.
What is Innovis Health LLC's typical grant size?
Innovis Health LLC's median grant in 2025 was $12,925, and its average grant was $47,141, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Innovis Health LLC that year got $19K on average.
Where does Innovis Health LLC give grants?
Innovis Health LLC gives mostly in Minnesota: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Dakota (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fargo, ND (9 grants), Bismarck, ND (4 grants) and Moorhead, MN (4 grants).
Does Innovis Health LLC give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Innovis Health LLC's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (22 grants).
Who are Innovis Health LLC's largest grantees?
Innovis Health LLC's largest 2025 grantees include Essentia Health Foundation ($700,957), Mountain-Plains Youth Works ($55,000) and Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics Inc ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Innovis Health LLC?
Innovis Health LLC reported $326.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $683.5M.
What does Innovis Health LLC fund?
The organization’s stated mission is “to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.” Its 2024 filing describes charitable, scientific, and educational purposes and identifies health care services and charitable care as part of its work. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Innovis Health LLC?
Innovis Health LLC has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Innovis Health LLC's EIN?
Innovis Health LLC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1175213. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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