Winona Health Foundation
The mission of the Winona Health Foundation is to gather, steward, and distribute resources needed to support and advance the mission of Winona Health and its affiliates.
Winona Health Foundation at a glance
In short: Winona Health Foundation gave $1.5M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $484K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,451,275
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $483,758
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $88,752
- Total assets
- $68,090,807
- +12.0% 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 Winona Health Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Winona Health Services ($1.3M). Together the top 3 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 14 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Winona Health Foundation gives
- Giving grew 25% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $785K (2023) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Winona Health Services Winona, MN | Operations | $1,345,988 |
| Winona Senior Services Inc Winona, MN | Operations | $88,752 |
| Winona Health Volunteers Winona, MN | Operations | $16,535 |
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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 | $68,090,807 | $3,368,093 | $1,911,732 | $1,451,275 | 3 | $2,872,234 |
| 2024 | $60,787,789 | $8,969,865 | $1,630,996 | $1,294,982 | 3 | $5,503,766 |
| 2023 | $47,544,457 | $2,930,854 | $1,194,538 | $784,940 | 3 | $2,048,560 |
| 2022 | $43,588,351 | $1,748,604 | $1,518,008 | $1,158,195 | 3 | $1,057,214 |
| 2021 | $52,309,191 | $3,660,037 | $1,525,295 | $1,171,624 | 2 | $3,114,803 |
| 2020 | $43,842,577 | $2,233,362 | $1,178,441 | $931,268 | 2 | $1,545,328 |
| 2019 | $40,912,965 | $2,361,846 | $1,626,544 | $1,373,169 | 2 | $1,631,485 |
About Winona Health Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Winona Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Winona, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $68.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $2.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Winona Health Foundation is led by Rachelle Heising-Schultz, President, CEO & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rachelle Heising-Schultz
President, CEO & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Mogren
Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Vaselaar
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Semling
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Gilmer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fatima Said
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Evans
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katrina Hammel MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Broghammer MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Modjeski MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Williams
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Burke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Blue
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
E Allen Beguin MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Sonnenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Paulson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Remington
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Toni Highum (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Brosnahan (2019–2023) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Mark Wagner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brett Whyte MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vicki Decker (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.
Frequently asked questions about Winona Health Foundation
How much does Winona Health Foundation give each year?
Winona Health Foundation gave $1.5M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 3 grants.
What is Winona Health Foundation's typical grant size?
Winona Health Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $88,752, and its average grant was $483,758, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Winona Health Foundation give grants?
Winona Health Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Winona, MN (3 grants).
Does Winona Health Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Winona Health Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (3 grants).
How large is Winona Health Foundation?
Winona Health Foundation reported $68.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
What is Winona Health Foundation?
Winona Health Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Winona, MN. It holds $68.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Winona Health Foundation's EIN?
Winona Health Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1879744. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
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