Throughout essentia health, we are called to make a healthy difference in people's lives. As a member of the essentia health family, st. Mary's medical center's mission as a catholic, benedictine sponsored facility is to promote christ's ministry of holistic healing for all human life with special concern for the poor and powerless.
Key facts about St Mary's Medical Center
In short: St Mary's Medical Center gave $3.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.7M), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 41-0695604
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,458,137
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $1,729,069
- Median grant
- $1,729,069
- Total assets
- $980,579,505
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (Sister Anne Scholarship - Detroit Lakes)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$980.6M
-2.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$3.5M
+5.8% YoY
Grant Count
2
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$1.7M
+5.8% YoY
How St Mary's Medical Center gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
About St Mary's Medical Center
Based on IRS filings
St Mary's Medical Center is a public charity focused on Health, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $980.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3.5M. Net investment income was $15.8M.
Focus Areas
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from St Mary's Medical Center
Auxiliary Scholarships - Duluth Area
St Mary's Medical Center
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Grant
St Mary's Medical Center
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Sister Anne Scholarship - Detroit Lakes
St Mary's Medical Center
Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.5M (2019) to $3.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3.5M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Duluth Graduate Medical Education Council Inc ($2.4M). Together the top 2 received $3.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 25 (56%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth Graduate Medical Education Council Inc Duluth, MN | Program Support | $2,435,004 |
| Essentia Health Foundation Duluth, MN | Program Support | $1,023,133 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $980,579,505 | $1,006,908,042 | $1,020,320,837 |
| Revenue | $611,421,843 | $563,778,154 | $506,418,791 |
| Expenses | $642,140,330 | $609,876,952 | $510,786,332 |
| Net Investment Income | $15,781,451 | $8,382,361 | $10,318,839 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 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 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
St Mary's Medical Center is led by Joseph Mihalek, Board Chair on every filing since 2019; 5 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Mihalek
Board Chair
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Sertich
Board Chair
Board Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Duininck MD
Board Director, Rel Org Phys & Div Chair
Board Director → Board Director, Rel Org Phys & Div Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Siebert
Operations Senior Director
Operations Administrator → Operations Senior Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$173K (2019) → $244K (2025)
Stacy Lund
Operations Senior Director
Operations Administrator → Operations Senior Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
60 hrs/week
$185K (2021) → $238K (2025)
Alan Rock
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Baldwin MD
Board Director & Related Org Physician
Board Director → Board Director & Related Org Physician, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Beverly Raway
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Jeanne Ann Weber
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Therese Carson
Board Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Bergstrom
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Loban
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Bachand
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Yung
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky Urbanski
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Aronson Norr
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greta Johnson
Perfusionist Supervisor
On filings since 2019
60 hrs/week
$214K (2019) → $279K (2025)
Joseph Thompson
Registered Nurse
On filings since 2023
60 hrs/week
$206K (2023) → $235K (2025)
Nicole Marr
Physician Assistant
New on the 2025 filing
60 hrs/week
$229K (2025)
Anne Stephen MD
Chief Medical Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Beard
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Schade
Former Administrator
Interim Administrator & Senior Vice President Operations → Administrator, 2021
Administrator → Former Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Boren
Vice President & Finance
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Kazik
Chief Nurse Executive
Chief Nursing Officer → Chief Nurse Executive, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Jamar
Board Vice Chair
Board Director → Board Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Watters
Secretary & Rel Org Chief Legal Officer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Kritzer
Administrator
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
Eric Nelson
Senior Vice President & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Schultz MD
Chief Medical Officer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Posinski
Interim Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Nobles
Senior Vice President & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Cynthia Kent (2019–2024) — Former Snr Vice President & Nursing Excellence
- Former: Matthew Davis (2019–2024) — Perfusionist
- Former: Renee Wachter (2019–2024) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Hara Charlier (2023–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Tony Yung (2023–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Howard Klatzky (2019–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Joseph Leoni (2019–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Laura Trombino MD (2019–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Thomas Renier (2019–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Hugh Renier MD (2019–2022) — Vice President & Medical Affairs
- Former: Mark Hayward (2019–2022) — Frmr Snr Vice President & Operations
- Former: Amber Soukkala (2021–2022) — Pharmacist
- Former: James Garvey (2019–2021) — Former Administrator
- Former: Jeff Corey (2019–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Jeffrey Korsmo (2019–2021) — Frmr Interim Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Eva Cleet MD (2019–2020) — Former Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Jeffrey Lyon MD (2019–2020) — Former Chief Patient Safety Officer
- Former: Julie Pearce (2019–2020) — Nurse Practitioner
- Former: Michael Mollerus MD (2019–2020) — Former Section Chair
- Former: Scott Johnson MD (2019–2020) — Former Clinical Chief
- Former: Chuck Walt (2019) — Board Chair
- Former: Robert Norman (2019) — Former Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Steven Jorgensen (2019) — Former Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Timothy Zager MD (2019) — Former Duluth Clinic President
- Former: Wilson Ginete MD (2019) — Former Section Chair
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 $279K, to Greta Johnson (Perfusionist Supervisor). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about St Mary's Medical Center
How much does St Mary's Medical Center give each year?
St Mary's Medical Center gave $3.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.3M across 2 grants.
How large is St Mary's Medical Center?
St Mary's Medical Center reported $980.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $611.4M.
What is St Mary's Medical Center?
St Mary's Medical Center is a public charity focused on Health, based in Duluth, MN. It holds $980.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does St Mary's Medical Center operate?
St Mary's Medical Center has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Minnesota, Texas.
What is St Mary's Medical Center's EIN?
St Mary's Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0695604. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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