St Luke's Foundation
St. Luke's foundation provides financial support to aspirus st. Luke's hospital of duluth and the region it serves to advance patient care, health education, and clinical research.
St Luke's Foundation at a glance
In short: St Luke's Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,195,380
- +240.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,195,380
- +240.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,195,380
- Total assets
- $18,199,938
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who St Luke's Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Luke's Hospital of Duluth ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 7 (29%).
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 St Luke's Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $351K (2024) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital of Duluth Duluth, MN | Purchase of property, health education, hospice and miscellaneous support | $1,195,380 |
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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 | $18,199,938 | $2,273,026 | $2,025,079 | $1,195,380 | 1 | $758,338 |
| 2024 | $16,474,374 | $1,033,661 | $666,162 | $351,035 | 1 | $322,155 |
| 2023 | $15,474,436 | $1,598,383 | $1,289,575 | $642,287 | 2 | $379,300 |
| 2022 | $12,265,513 | $1,780,139 | $1,768,562 | $1,181,437 | 1 | $265,616 |
| 2021 | $14,804,830 | $2,156,464 | $1,343,690 | $829,938 | 2 | $941,982 |
| 2020 | $13,143,432 | $4,917,384 | $1,653,635 | $1,097,644 | 2 | $3,565,862 |
About St Luke's Foundation
Based on IRS filings
St Luke's Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $758K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
St Luke's Foundation is led by Eric Lohn, Co-Pres., CEO & CFO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eric Lohn
Co-Pres., CEO & CFO
CFO → Co-President, CEO & CFO, 2021
Co-President, CEO & CFO → Co-Pres., CEO & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Van Deelen MD
Co-President, CEO & CMO
CMO → Co-President, CEO & CMO, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Heywood
President & CEO Aspirus
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Carter Huber
Executive Director & CDO
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$181K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Jc Welles
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2022
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Jacobson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pakou Ly
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roni Salo
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Scherer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Lawien
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Niemi
Director & Physician
Director → Director & Physician, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Waldo Avello
Director & Physician
Director → Director & Physician, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Althoen
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Weisz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Harvey
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Olson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Wendland
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2022
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Lyons
Past Chair
Chair → Chair & Past Chair, 2022
Chair & Past Chair → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Dastoor
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerstyn Hendricks
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry M. Yang
Svp-Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer → Svp-Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jeffrey Jones (2024) — Svp-Cfo
- Former: Del Prevost (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Helena Jackson (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: John Cloutier (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lizette Lawien (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Goltz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Maypakou Ly (2022) — Director
- Former: Edwin King Hall (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin Nokels (2020–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Paul Sanford (2020–2021) — Director
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $216K, to Catherine Carter Huber (Executive Director/CDO).
Frequently asked questions about St Luke's Foundation
How much does St Luke's Foundation give each year?
St Luke's Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $351K across 1 grant.
How large is St Luke's Foundation?
St Luke's Foundation reported $18.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is St Luke's Foundation?
St Luke's Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Duluth, MN. It holds $18.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does St Luke's Foundation operate?
St Luke's Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is St Luke's Foundation's EIN?
St Luke's Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1448118. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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