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Nonprofit · EIN 26-1175213

INNOVIS HEALTH LLC

Also known as STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON MBR

Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58103

Financials

$571.6M$589.9M2022$625.4M$626.1M2023$683.5M$679.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$683,497,859$679,522,930$3,974,929$326,410,429$353,881,294-$27,470,865
June 30, 2024990$625,405,844$626,107,913-$702,069$320,704,145$351,947,823-$31,243,678
June 30, 2023990$571,622,089$589,895,217-$18,273,128$320,627,613$351,244,759-$30,617,146
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,806,034
of which government grants
$603,864
Program service revenue
$677,826,212
Investment income
-$300,765
Net rental income
$1,131,329
Net gain from sales of assets
-$311,681
Net income from sales of inventory
$147,857
Other revenue
$3,166,378

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,089,951
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$5,218,703
Other salaries and wages
$279,169,491
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$341,545,857
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,010
Accounting fees
$1,492
Occupancy
$8,001,136
Travel
$1,760,888
Depreciation
$22,268,396
Program services (functional)
$616,056,224
Management and general (functional)
$63,466,706

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$320,704,145
Total assets, end of year
$326,410,429
Total liabilities, end of year
$353,881,294
Net assets, end of year
-$27,470,865
Land, buildings and equipment
$206,023,538
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$27,470,865
Gross unrelated business income
$846,850
Gross receipts
$684,544,304
Employees
3,244
Volunteers
75
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
DE

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ADAM STIBBE MDPHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,784,680$0$70,470
BENJAMIN SMITH MDBOARD DIRECTOR & PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
59.2$1,709,392$3,375$76,023
JEROME SAMPSON MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,613,917$0$51,857
SCOTT REARDON MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,352,487$0$76,564
MICKEY SYRQUIN MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,303,324$0$66,896
KIMBERLY KOLKHORST MDPHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,260,253$0$66,946
TRACI MORRISTREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF
Officer
1$0$1,054,730$144,686
WILLIAM HEEGAARD MDFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
1$527,729$448,218$122,346
ROBERT GREENFORMER VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Former
0$0$782,582$151,254
RICHARD VETTER MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THRU 12/24
Key employee
58$775,719$0$150,321
MICHAEL WATTERSSECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF
Officer
1$0$773,128$151,399
ALAN BRUNS MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISON CHAIR
Former
60$891,122$0$33,137
AL HURLEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
56$706,163$0$129,814
JOSHUA GEBUR MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$709,763$0$69,074
MARK THOMPSON MDPRESIDENT THRU 7/24
Officer
57$702,130$0$40,293
23 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON MDPRESIDENT
Officer
57$532,220$30,000$66,878
TANYA DIEGEL DOFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
59$543,585$0$66,608
TANNER GOODRICHSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
57$464,920$0$113,980
DOUG ARVINVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Officer
60$445,233$0$34,888
TAYLOR MERTZ MDBD DIRECTOR/PHYSICIAN & SEC CHAIR
Trustee or director
58.2$371,362$4,500$67,780
ANDREW MOEN MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$372,780$0$69,550
RAE SALUSFORMER SENIOR VP OPERATIONS
Former
0$351,547$0$3,359
JOSEPH WENDTFORMER KE/VP, ADMINISTRATOR
Former
60$280,871$0$58,507
MICHELLE STENBECKCHIEF NURSING OFFICER THRU 1/24
Key employee
60$294,844$0$24,013
KERRY CARLSONFORMER KE/VP, OPERATIONS
Former
60$257,429$0$52,424
SUZANNE ZELTINGERCHIEF NURSING OFFICER
Key employee
60$252,448$0$18,546
DAN BEAUCHAMPFORMER KE/FACILITIES SNR DIRECTOR
Former
1$96,740$103,311$50,972
WALTER JOHNSON MDFORMER PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR
Former
0$250,000$0$0
CHRISTY BRINKMANFORMER KE/OPERATIONS SNR DIRECTOR
Former
1$0$218,377$13,846
JAMES CHRISTENSEN MDBOARD DIRECTOR & PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
59.2$145,864$2,250$26,779
JOEL HAUGEN MDBOARD CHAIR/RETIRED PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$108,155$8,000$0
LAURIE LEWANDOWSKIBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$23,375$0
ARRICK JACKSONBOARD DIRECTOR THRU 5/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0$4,500$0
TIMOTHY HEILMANBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$4,500$0
ANDERSON ST GEORGEBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0$0
JENNY OLSONBOARD DIRECTOR THRU 2/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0$0
KIM PLADSONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0$0
SISTER BEVERLY HORNBOARD DIRECTOR THRU 4/25
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ADAM STIBBE MDPHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,689,715$0$67,093
BENJAMIN SMITH MDBOARD DIRECTOR & PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
56$1,622,550$4,500$72,548
DANIEL SMITH MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,482,681$0$63,604
KIMBERLY KOLKHORST MDPHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,472,390$0$63,719
JEROME SAMPSON MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,474,056$0$49,349
SCOTT REARDON MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,416,515$0$71,151
WILLIAM HEEGAARD MDFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
0$211,048$668,196$182,878
TRACI MORRISTREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF
Officer
1$0$900,190$125,852
RICHARD VETTER MDINTERIM PRES THRU 8/23/CMO
Officer
58$725,972$0$131,548
AL HURLEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
54$741,059$0$111,212
ALAN BRUNS MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$792,923$0$31,732
ROBERT GREENFORMER VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Former
0$0$645,032$140,047
MICHAEL WATTERSSECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF
Officer
1$0$645,998$132,655
JOSHUA GEBUR MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$643,563$0$65,846
STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON MDINTERIM CMO THRU 8/23/PHY & DIV CHAIR
Key employee
57$488,999$0$68,680
TANYA DIEGEL MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$480,374$0$65,198
ANDREW MOEN MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$464,476$0$63,477
TANNER GOODRICHSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
57$391,911$0$96,304
TAYLOR MERTZ MDBD DIRECTOR/PHYSICIAN & SEC CHAIR
Trustee or director
56$351,219$0$65,847
DOUG ARVINVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Officer
60$371,448$0$13,718
RAE SALUSSENIOR VP, OPERATIONS THRU 6/23
Key employee
60$322,210$0$25,589
MICHELE THIEMAN MDFORMER KE/PHYSICIAN & DIVISION CHAIR
Former
60$300,084$0$37,455
JAMES CHRISTENSEN MDBOARD DIRECTOR & PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
56$275,772$3,375$47,567
MARK THOMPSON MDPRESIDENT
Officer
58$258,393$0$47,471
MICHELLE STENBECKCHIEF NURSING OFFICER THRU 1/24
Key employee
60$268,072$0$16,014
JOSEPH WENDTFORMER KE/VP, ADMINISTRATOR
Former
60$223,212$0$52,067
KERRY CARLSONFORMER KE/OPERATIONS SNR DIRECTOR
Former
60$214,060$0$51,211
DAN BEAUCHAMPFORMER KE/FACILITIES SNR DIRECTOR
Former
60$181,830$0$48,093
CHRISTY BRINKMANFORMER KE/OPERATIONS SNR DIRECTOR
Former
1$0$190,152$12,233
SUZANNE ZELTINGEROPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$167,746$0$15,342
TIMOTHY SAYLERFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Former
0$116,149$0$0
JOEL HAUGEN MDBOARD CHAIR/RETIRED PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$101,152$0$0
LAURIE LEWANDOWSKIBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$24,500$0
ARRICK JACKSONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$4,500$0
MARK FINSTADBOARD DIRECTOR THRU 2/24
Trustee or director
1$0$4,500$0
TIM HEILMANBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$3,375$0
TRACEY ZAUNBOARD DIRECTOR THRU 12/23
Trustee or director
1$0$2,200$0
SISTER BEVERLY HORNBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PRASAD SAWARDEKER MDPHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,317,815$0$63,078
KIMBERLY KOLKHORST MDPHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,288,790$0$59,556
BENJAMIN SMITH MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
60$1,229,142$1,125$68,078
MICKEY SYRQUIN MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,182,405$0$59,634
MITCHELL CRIDER MDPHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
60$1,172,792$0$60,641
JEROME SAMPSON MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,154,418$0$46,166
WILLIAM HEEGAARD MDPRESIDENT THRU 3/23
Officer
1$902,097$0$138,409
RICHARD VETTER MDINTERIM PRESIDENT/CHIEF MED OFFICER
Officer
58$714,040$0$109,548
ALAN BRUNS MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
60$743,821$0$26,704
JOSHUA GEBUR MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
60$699,956$0$60,974
AL HURLEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
55$624,072$0$92,838
STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
57$574,111$30,000$64,402
ROBERT GREENVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE THRU 8/22
Officer
10$331,589$229,156$38,858
ANDREW MOEN MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
60$482,558$0$62,091
TANNER GOODRICHSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
58$436,762$0$97,171
RAE SALUSSVP, OPERATIONS THRU 6/23
Key employee
60$442,264$0$81,180
TANYA DIEGEL MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
60$417,063$0$60,534
TAYLOR MERTZ MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
60$339,281$1,125$62,086
JAMES CHRISTENSEN MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
60$338,315$4,500$47,506
NICOLE CHRISTENSENCHIEF NURSING OFFICER THRU 5/22
Key employee
60$335,902$0$8,747
MICHELE THIEMAN MDPHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR
Key employee
60$302,307$0$36,140
KERRY CARLSONOPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$228,189$0$46,863
JOSEPH WENDTOPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$213,658$0$48,875
DAN BEAUCHAMPFACILITIES SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$186,760$0$45,685
JOHN SPERRAZZASVP, OPERATIONS THRU 1/22
Key employee
1$35,078$172,122$4,572
CHRISTY BRINKMANOPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
1$0$190,363$12,241
SUZANNE ZELTINGEROPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$158,994$0$17,329
TIMOTHY SAYLERFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Former
0$143,333$0$0
JOEL HAUGEN MDBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$99,812$0$0
LAURIE LEWANDOWSKIBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$25,375$0
ARRICK JACKSONBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$4,500$0
TIM HEILMANBOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$4,500$0
TRACEY ZAUNBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$4,500$0
MARK FINSTADBOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$2,250$0
SISTER BEVERLY HORNBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUG ARVINVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Officer
60$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3000 32ND AVE S, FARGO, ND 58103-6132
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON, 3000 32ND AVE S, FARGO, ND 58103
Signed the 990
DOUG ARVIN, VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Phone
(701) 364-8000

Mission

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INNOVIS HEALTH, LLC, DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST, IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES, ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL AND 21 CLINICS, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY.THE MULTI-SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WITH 142 LICENSED BEDS IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND IS DESIGNED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN 24 HOURS PER DAY. ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR ITS PATIENTS, INCLUDING CRITICAL CARE, PEDIATRIC SERVICES, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, MATERNITY CARE, IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, LAB, SURGERY, HEART AND VASCULAR, AND CANCER SERVICES.ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1,980 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED MORE THAN 41,000 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND 255,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE CLINICS HAD APPROXIMATELY 662,000 ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $5.8 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE, $19.3 MILLION COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, $968,000 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND $1.4 MILLION IN HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL ENTITIES THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ESSENTIA HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SYSTEM OR "ESSENTIA HEALTH").
    Expenses $616,056,224 · grants $1,089,951 · revenue $677,826,212

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-1175213
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2009
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$326,410,429
Income (IRS master file)
$684,544,304

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$683,497,859$679,522,930$326,410,429IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$625,405,844$626,107,913$320,704,145IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$571,622,089$589,895,217$320,627,613XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$498,829,278$501,812,410$292,983,163IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1175213).

Questions about INNOVIS HEALTH LLC

What is the EIN of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC is 26-1175213.
Is INNOVIS HEALTH LLC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to INNOVIS HEALTH LLC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INNOVIS HEALTH LLC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INNOVIS HEALTH LLC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON.
Who are the officers and directors of INNOVIS HEALTH LLC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 27 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,784,680 (ADAM STIBBE MD, PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR).
How much revenue does INNOVIS HEALTH LLC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $683,497,859, expenses of $679,522,930 and total assets of $326,410,429 at year end.

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