Essentia Health
Duluth, MN · EIN 20-0360007 · Health care · Rank 1,645 by total revenue
We are called to make a healthy difference in people's lives.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $400,833,680
- Total expenses
- $382,968,872
- Total assets
- $996,812,762
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $236,064,674
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $301,701,059
- Employees
- 3,459
- Salary base per employee
- $68,247
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (36)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Herman MD | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $3,993,228 |
| Traci Morris | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $1,199,416 |
| Michael Watters | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $924,527 |
| Alan Hodnik | BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | $45,000 |
| George Goldfarb | BOARD VICE CHAIR THRU 9/24 | Board, Officer | 2 | $22,500 |
| Mark Ronnei | BOARD VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | $20,000 |
| Jodi Mansfield | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, COO | Key employee | 60 | $1,886,181 |
| Bradley Beard | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - EAST | Key employee | 1 | $1,179,194 |
| William Heegaard MD | PRES-EAST THRU 4/24/FRMR PRES-WEST | Key employee | 1 | $1,098,293 |
| Diane Davidson | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFF THRU 4/24 | Key employee | 60 | $984,980 |
| Krista Skorupa MD | PRESIDENT - EAST | Key employee | 1 | $952,538 |
| Jason Schultz MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - EAST | Key employee | 1 | $942,581 |
| Richard Vetter MD | CMO - WEST THRU 12/24 | Key employee | 1 | $926,040 |
| Gratia Pitcher MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | 60 | $904,340 |
| Al Hurley | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - WEST | Key employee | 1 | $835,977 |
| Rhonda Kazik | CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE | Key employee | 54 | $818,976 |
| Mark Thompson MD | PRESIDENT - WEST THRU 7/24 | Key employee | 1 | $742,423 |
| Anne Stephen MD | CMO - EAST THRU 5/24 | Key employee | 1 | $569,897 |
| John Von Arb | INTERIM CHRO | Key employee | 60 | $381,012 |
| Lloyd Ketchum MD | BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR | Board | 2 | $1,189,608 |
| Stefanie Gefroh Ellison MD | BD DIRECTOR THRU 2/25/PRESIDENT-WEST | Board | 2 | $629,098 |
| Joshua Honeyman MD | BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR | Board | 2 | $593,517 |
| Jane Rudd MD | BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR | Board | 2 | $398,494 |
| Kevin Moug | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $30,000 |
| Laurie Lewandowski | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $23,375 |
| Kimberly Stokes | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $22,500 |
| Sandeep Wadhwa MD | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $1,296 |
| David McMillan | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Frank Frederickson | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Leann Littlewolf | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Patrick Courneya MD | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sister Beverly Raway | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sister Clare Marie Trettel | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sister Kathleen Hofer | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sister Therese Carson | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tim Pawlenty | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $14,431,844, which is 6.1% of the $236,064,674 salary base shared by 3,459 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Herman MD | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $3,582,443 | $0 | $410,785 | $3,993,228 |
| Jodi Mansfield | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, COO | Key employee | 60 | $1,682,569 | $0 | $203,612 | $1,886,181 |
| Traci Morris | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $1,054,730 | $0 | $144,686 | $1,199,416 |
| Lloyd Ketchum MD | BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR | Board | 2 | $20,000 | $1,098,019 | $71,589 | $1,189,608 |
| Bradley Beard | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - EAST | Key employee | 1 | $0 | $1,000,148 | $179,046 | $1,179,194 |
| William Heegaard MD | PRES-EAST THRU 4/24/FRMR PRES-WEST | Key employee | 1 | $0 | $975,947 | $122,346 | $1,098,293 |
| Charles Watson | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 60 | $859,620 | $0 | $145,067 | $1,004,687 |
| Diane Davidson | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFF THRU 4/24 | Key employee | 60 | $839,519 | $0 | $145,461 | $984,980 |
| Krista Skorupa MD | PRESIDENT - EAST | Key employee | 1 | $0 | $806,396 | $146,142 | $952,538 |
| Karyn Baum MD | CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFF THRU 1/24 | Highly paid employee | 60 | $911,354 | $0 | $32,365 | $943,719 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202621319349301822 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-0360007
- Organization website (as filed): www.essentiahealth.org