What is the EIN of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER is 41-0695602.

Is ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.

When is the next return of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER 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 ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER 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 ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK.

Who are the officers and directors of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 8 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $320,979,644, expenses of $297,690,722 and total assets of $482,142,174 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 41-0695602

ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER

Tax-exempt · BRAINERD, MN 56401

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$320,979,644	$297,690,722	$23,288,922	$482,142,174	$58,079,588	$424,062,586
June 30, 2024	990	$292,136,675	$279,100,535	$13,036,140	$438,535,356	$56,508,192	$382,027,164
June 30, 2023	990	$275,955,489	$263,747,087	$12,208,402	$404,572,269	$53,519,264	$351,053,005

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $1,089,625
of which government grants: $870,573
Program service revenue: $307,180,414
Investment income: $12,137,996
Net rental income: $58,898
Net gain from sales of assets: $5,143,598
Other revenue: $571,609

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $341,108
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $1,815,350
Other salaries and wages: $118,897,414
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $149,198,837
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Legal fees: $20
Occupancy: $3,261,089
Travel: $593,610
Depreciation: $6,797,977
Program services (functional): $260,332,161
Management and general (functional): $37,358,561

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $438,535,356
Total assets, end of year: $482,142,174
Total liabilities, end of year: $58,079,588
Net assets, end of year: $424,062,586
Land, buildings and equipment: $60,860,492
Net assets without donor restrictions: $424,062,586
Gross unrelated business income: $620,957
Gross receipts: $479,438,723
Employees: 1,356
Volunteers: 53
Year formed: 1985
State of legal domicile: MN

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.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	From related orgs	Other / benefits
TRACI MORRIS	TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF Officer	1	$0	$1,054,730	$144,686
WILLIAM HEEGAARD MD	FORMER PRESIDENT Former	0	$0	$975,947	$122,346
KRISTA SKORUPA MD	FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT Former	1	$0	$806,396	$146,142
MICHAEL WATTERS	SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF Officer	1	$0	$773,128	$151,399
KEVIN CASEY MD	FORMER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Former	0	$0	$817,015	$0
KEVIN BOREN	VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE Officer	1	$0	$554,813	$123,808
TROY DUININCK MD	BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$547,906	$69,761
TODD DEFREECE	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Key employee	1	$412,659	$0	$117,001
SARA LOKSTAD MD	ASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee	1	$0	$337,545	$22,951
SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK	ADMINISTRATOR Officer	1	$0	$295,750	$56,507
MATTHEW MOHRENWEISER	CRNA MANAGER Highest-paid employee	60	$275,040	$0	$56,355
JAN BALDWIN MD	BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$258,062	$50,172
WESTON KROHN	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$269,002	$0	$29,467
TERRI OSTER	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$266,649	$0	$30,230
KACIE WOTTRENG	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$276,826	$0	$15,063

17 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	From related orgs	Other / benefits
SAMUEL BRANDL	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$277,303	$0	$13,370
MELISSA MCKAY	NURSING DIRECTOR III Key employee	59	$236,611	$0	$50,303
MICHAEL LARSON	FORMER SENIOR VP, OPERATIONS Former	0	$163,836	$0	$0
PETER HENRY MD	FORMER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Former	0	$0	$111,544	$8,922
JOSEPH MIHALEK	BOARD CHAIR THRU 12/24 Trustee or director, Officer	0.1	$0	$7,800	$0
THOMAS JAMAR	BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer	0.1	$0	$6,600	$0
ALAN ROCK	BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 12/24 Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$6,000	$0
GEORGE LOBAN	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$5,600	$0
ANTHONY SERTICH	BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer	0.1	$0	$5,400	$0
AMY BERGSTROM	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$5,000	$0
ANTHONY YUNG	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$3,600	$0
ADAM BACHAND	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0
BECKY URBANSKI	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0
NANCY ARONSON NORR	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER BEVERLY RAWAY	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER JEANNE ANN WEBER	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER THERESE CARSON	BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 12/24 Trustee or director	0.1	$0	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	From related orgs	Other / benefits
WILLIAM HEEGAARD	PRESIDENT THRU 4/24 Officer	1	$0	$879,244	$182,878
TRACI MORRIS	TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF Officer	1	$0	$900,190	$125,852
KEVIN CASEY MD	CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THRU 10/23 Key employee	1	$0	$828,826	$141,717
MICHAEL WATTERS	SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF Officer	1	$0	$645,998	$132,655
TROY DUININCK MD	BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR Trustee or director	1	$0	$569,417	$65,272
JON PRYOR MD	FORMER PRESIDENT Former	0	$0	$591,355	$9,781
KEVIN BOREN	VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE Officer	1	$0	$482,367	$105,611
KRISTA SKORUPA MD	INTERIM PRESIDENT THRU 5/24 Officer	1	$0	$469,439	$86,202
TODD DEFREECE	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Key employee	1	$307,414	$0	$77,657
JAN BALDWIN MD	BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN Trustee or director	1	$0	$314,140	$51,815
SARA LOKSTAD MD	ASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee	1	$0	$320,356	$20,866
SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK	ADMINISTRATOR Officer	1	$0	$270,678	$50,892
MICHAEL LARSON	SENIOR VP, OPERATIONS THRU 6/23 Key employee	1	$264,107	$0	$34,076
MATTHEW MOHRENWEISER	CRNA MANAGER Highest-paid employee	60	$242,145	$0	$51,875
BETHANY UNDIS	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$241,973	$0	$43,457
TERRI OSTER	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$251,126	$0	$28,861
KACIE WOTTRENG	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$254,460	$0	$14,208
MELISSA MCKAY	REGIONAL NURSING DIRECTOR Key employee	1	$218,794	$0	$46,622
SAMUEL BRANDL	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$250,497	$0	$12,421
PETER HENRY MD	FORMER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Former	0	$0	$118,625	$8,098
JOSEPH MIHALEK	BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$12,700	$0
ALAN ROCK	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$10,100	$0
ANTHONY SERTICH	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$10,100	$0
RENEE WACHTER	BOARD VICE CHAIR THRU 12/23 Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$8,700	$0
THOMAS JAMAR	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$7,200	$0
TOM YUNG	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$7,200	$0
AMY BERGSTROM	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE LOBAN	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
HARA CHARLIER	BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 12/23 Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER BEVERLY RAWAY	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER JEANNE ANN WEBER	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER THERESE CARSON	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	From related orgs	Other / benefits
JON PRYOR MD	PRESIDENT THRU 1/23 Officer	1	$0	$1,131,335	$37,830
WILLIAM HEEGAARD	PRESIDENT Officer	1	$0	$902,097	$138,409
KEVIN CASEY MD	CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee	1	$0	$816,807	$130,502
PETER HENRY MD	CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THRU 6/22 Key employee	1	$0	$611,303	$60,578
KEVIN BOREN	VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE Officer	1	$0	$528,452	$89,011
KRISTA SKORUPA MD	INTERIM PRESIDENT Officer	1	$0	$533,408	$69,831
MICHAEL LARSON	SENIOR VP, OPERATIONS THRU 6/23 Key employee	1	$471,133	$0	$76,360
NATHAN LAPOSKY MD	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$472,744	$60,793
JARED REESE MD	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$319,049	$59,832
JANELLE TEPPER	CRNA MANAGER Highest-paid employee	60	$255,295	$0	$50,205
JESSE LIND	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$242,409	$0	$49,649
SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK	VICE PRESIDENT, CLINIC OPERATIONS Key employee	60	$0	$252,295	$33,152
SAMUEL BRANDL	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$266,279	$0	$12,662
MELISSA MCKAY	REGIONAL NURSING DIRECTOR Key employee	1	$227,716	$0	$44,277
KACIE WOTTRENG	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$236,208	$0	$13,279
DEAN COCHRANE	CRNA Highest-paid employee	60	$231,555	$0	$13,643
JESSICA TABATT MD	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$219,592	$19,128
JOHN SPERRAZZA	SENIOR VP, OPERATIONS THRU 5/22 Key employee	1	$172,122	$35,078	$4,572
MARK RONNEI	BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$21,500	$0
GINNY KNUDSON	BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$1,500	$0
KRISTA SOUKUP	BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$1,500	$0
GEORGE LOBAN	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
HARA CHARLIER	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
MIKE PAULUS	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0
SISTER BEVERLY HORN	BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$0	$0
SISTER DANILE LYNCH	BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 523 N 3RD ST, BRAINERD, MN 56401-3054
In care of: % TODD DEFREECE
Principal officer (990 for 2024): SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK, 523 N 3RD ST, BRAINERD, MN 56401
Signed the 990: KEVIN BOREN, VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Phone: (218) 829-2861
Website: WWW.ESSENTIAHEALTH.ORG

Mission

THROUGHOUT ESSENTIA HEALTH, WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.AS A MEMBER OF THE ESSENTIA HEALTH FAMILY, ST. JOSEPH'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.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER, DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER, IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED TO OWN, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND CONDUCT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AND TO ASSIST AND COORDINATE ACTIVITIES OF FACILITIES FOR HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, CARE FOR THE AGED AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITABLE WORKS TRADITION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER HAS A JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED HOSPITAL WITH 162 LICENSED BEDS AND 18 CLINICS SERVING CROW WING, CASS, AND MORRISON COUNTIES. THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER AND DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. IT OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE 24 HOURS A DAY. ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, LAB, SURGERY, BIRTHING SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR, REHABILITATION, AND CANCER SERVICES.ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 925 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED NEARLY 20,000 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND OVER 125,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE CLINICS HAD NEARLY 240,000 ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $1.9 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE, $15.9 MILLION COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, $299,000 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND $239,000 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 $260,332,161 · grants $341,108 · revenue $307,180,414

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 year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 41-0695602
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status: Hospital or medical research organization
Exempt since: 1946
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Health care (E220)
Group exemption: 0928: UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Assets (IRS master file): $482,142,174
Income (IRS master file): $479,438,723

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$320,979,644	$297,690,722	$482,142,174	IRS
990-T	June 2025	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2024	$292,136,675	$279,100,535	$438,535,356	IRS
990-T	June 2024	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2023	$275,955,489	$263,747,087	$404,572,269	XML
990-T	June 2023	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2022	$295,781,052	$251,430,786	$376,719,623	IRS
990-T	June 2022	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990-T	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 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 41-0695602).

Questions about ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER

What is the EIN of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?: The employer identification number (EIN) of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER is 41-0695602.
Is ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER 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 ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER 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 ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER 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 ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SANDY ZUTZ-WICZEK.
Who are the officers and directors of ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 8 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ST JOSEPH S MEDICAL CENTER have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $320,979,644, expenses of $297,690,722 and total assets of $482,142,174 at year end.

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