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Kootenai Health Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Coeur d'Alene, ID EIN: 82-0380784 Website

We improve health one patient at a time in a friendly and professional culture committed to superior quality and safety.

Kootenai Health Inc at a glance

In short: Kootenai Health Inc gave $157K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Idaho. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$157,059
+109.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,437
+79.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,103
Total assets
$960,781,692
+7.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Idaho (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Kootenai Health Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Safe Passage Children's Advocacy Center: $56KSafe Passage Children'sAdvocacy Center$56KUniversity of Idaho Foundation: $30KUniversity of Idaho Foundation$30KBenewah County Hospital: $20KBenewah County Hospital$20KKootenai County EMS: $16KKootenai County EMS$16KSyringa Hospital District: $13KSyringa Hospital District$13KKootenai Health Foundation: $12KKootenai Health Foundation$12KJobs Plus Inc DBA Coeur D'Alene Area Economic Development Corporation: $10KJobs Plus Inc DBA CoeurD'Alene Area Economic…$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Safe Passage Children's Advocacy Center ($56K). Together the top 7 received $157K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 22 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Coeur d'AleneCottonwoodSt MariesGrangevilleMoscowOrofino

How Kootenai Health Inc gives

  • Giving fell 96% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2024) to $3.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $157K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Safe Passage Children's Advocacy Center Coeur d'Alene, IDCommunity Partner for OVW Grant$56,242
University of Idaho Foundation Moscow, IDMedical Student Scholarships$30,000
Benewah County Hospital St Maries, IDRegional Healthcare Coalition$19,879
Kootenai County EMS Coeur d'Alene, IDRegional Healthcare Coalition$16,103
Syringa Hospital District Grangeville, IDRegional Healthcare Coalition$12,835
Kootenai Health Foundation Coeur d'Alene, IDFM Residency$12,000
Jobs Plus Inc DBA Coeur D'Alene Area Economic Development Corporation Coeur d'Alene, IDGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$960,781,692$1,175,246,868$1,111,740,802$157,0597$10,390,462
2024$890,541,814$1,001,675,291$973,897,402$74,8216$9,282,491
2023$2,604,566$1,496,882$1,213,497$991,8383$66,587
2022$15,049,750$4,639,108$4,393,332$3,758,4863$295,223
2021$17,172,662$2,507,936$1,894,474$1,248,8303$500,460
2020$16,099,464$4,629,407$3,928,557$3,271,7253$701,508
2019$14,214,105$2,382,853$3,444,465$2,770,7181$866,026

About Kootenai Health Inc

Based on IRS filings

Kootenai Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Coeur d'Alene, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $960.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $157K. Net investment income was $10.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kootenai Health Inc is led by Jameson Smith, CEO on every filing since 2024; 7 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jameson Smith

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $795K (2024) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Robert McFarland MD

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darin Hayes

    Director

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Brodie

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Colvin

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Detar MD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Clark RN

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Godbehere RN

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Yuditsky

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Alger-Keough

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erick Montero MD

    Cardiothoracic Surgeon

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2024) → $1.4M (2025)

  • John McGowan MD

    Neurosurgeon

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $1.2M (2024) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Michele Bouit

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $710K (2024) → $760K (2025)

  • Robert Burnett MD

    Cardiovascular Surgery Med

    Cardiovascular Surgery Medical Director → Cardiovascular Surgery Med, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $1.4M (2024) → $1.4M (2025)

  • Tori Lennox MD

    Cardiothoracic Surgeon

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $1.1M (2024) → $1.4M (2025)

  • Charles Cui MD

    Cardiologist

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2025)

  • Teri Farr

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Bobbitt

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: John Weinsheim (2024) — Executive Vice President Kootenai Clinic
  • Former: Jon Ness (2024) — CEO
  • Former: Kelly Espinoza (2024)
  • Former: Michele Murphy-Cook MD (2024) — Heart Services Physician
  • Former: Ryan Smith (2024) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Chad Murray (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Heidi Rogers (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Randy Oaks (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Rebecca Boifeuillet (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Pierce (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kreg Shelby (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Anderson (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Todd Chapman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Meyer (2021–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Mary Brinkman (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cara Nielsen (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Emily Petersen (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Linda Fournier (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Stegmann (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Clark (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dave Bobbitt (2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Liz Godbehere (2023) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Almond (2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Matheson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Eve Knudtsen (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Julianne Holt (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Georgianne Jessen (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jana Erny (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Linthicum (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Susan Thilo (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chris Meyer (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Peter Wagstaff (2019) — Past Chair
  • Former: Steve Griffitts (2019) — Director

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

Robert Burnett MD — Cardiovascular Surgery Med: $1.4MRobert Burnett MDCardiovascular Surgery Med$1.4MErick Montero MD — Cardiothoracic Surgeon: $1.4MErick Montero MDCardiothoracic Surgeon$1.4MTori Lennox MD — Cardiothoracic Surgeon: $1.4MTori Lennox MDCardiothoracic Surgeon$1.4MCharles CUI MD — Cardiologist: $1.3MCharles CUI MDCardiologist$1.3MJameson Smith — CEO: $1.2MJameson SmithCEO$1.2MJohn McGowan MD — Neurosurgeon: $1.2MJohn McGowan MDNeurosurgeon$1.2MMichele Bouit — CFO: $760KMichele BouitCFO$760K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.4M, to Robert Burnett MD (Cardiovascular Surgery Med). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Kootenai Health Inc

How much does Kootenai Health Inc give each year?

Kootenai Health Inc gave $157K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 6 grants.

What is Kootenai Health Inc's typical grant size?

Kootenai Health Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,103, and its average grant was $22,437, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Kootenai Health Inc give grants?

Kootenai Health Inc gives mostly in Idaho: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Coeur d'Alene, ID (4 grants).

Does Kootenai Health Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 14% of Kootenai Health Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Regional Healthcare Coalition" (3 grants).

Who are Kootenai Health Inc's largest grantees?

Kootenai Health Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Safe Passage Children's Advocacy Center ($56,242), University of Idaho Foundation ($30,000) and Benewah County Hospital ($19,879), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kootenai Health Inc?

Kootenai Health Inc reported $960.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2B.

What is Kootenai Health Inc?

Kootenai Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Coeur d'Alene, ID. It holds $960.8M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kootenai Health Inc's EIN?

Kootenai Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0380784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 31, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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