Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation
Our mission is to support the diverse and changing healthcare needs of the mille lacs area through volunteerism and charitable giving.
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation gave $256K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $256K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $256,031
- +3100.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $256,031
- +3100.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $256,031
- Total assets
- $668,455
- -8.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mille Lacs Health System ($256K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $256K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $256K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Health System | General Support | $256,031 |
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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 | $668,455 | $428,039 | $278,794 | $256,031 | 1 | $10,392 |
| 2024 | $728,122 | $552,431 | $42,696 | $8,000 | 1 | $9,618 |
| 2023 | $678,323 | $438,179 | $86,751 | $35,627 | 1 | $6,566 |
| 2022 | $2,231,872 | $454,567 | $30,098 | $9,589 | Total only | $2,568 |
| 2021 | $1,864,180 | $835,464 | $31,206 | $11,440 | 1 | $2,641 |
| 2020 | $1,029,979 | $416,542 | $146,426 | $125,000 | 1 | $3,561 |
| 2019 | $695,042 | $157,158 | $26,445 | $14,031 | Total only | $3,079 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Onamia, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $668K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $256K. Net investment income was $10K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation is led by Jamie Root-Larsen, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jamie Root-Larsen
Executive Director
Secretary → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$40K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Mary Paula Monteiro
President
Board Member & Vice President → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Burr
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hans Woelfle
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Sumner
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shellie Athman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Hermel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Stott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kayla Moeller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Stenvold
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marge Stott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Pelzer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Hass
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Osterman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Stafford
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Lemieux
Vice President
Board Member → Director, 2022
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Caron
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Doug Halvorson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Solberg (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph Walsh (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sharon Hegstrom (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sheila Athman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Angie Stowell Left November (2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Sumner Left April (2022) — Director
- Former: Angie Stowell (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Sumner (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Darla Roache (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Niesen (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Diane Seefeld Foundation (2021) — Director
- Former: Jamie Root-Larsen Board Member (2021) — Then Fdtn Director
- Former: Beth Vanderplaats (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Byron Ninham (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Diane Seefeld (2019–2020) — Foundation Director
- Former: Elaine Litke (2019–2020) — Vice President
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $63K, to Jamie Root-Larsen (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation
How much does Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation give each year?
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation gave $256K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation?
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation reported $668K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $428K.
What is Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation?
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Onamia, MN. It holds $668K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation operate?
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation's EIN?
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3155412. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 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 July 31, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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