Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc
La Crosse, WI · EIN 39-1606449 · Health care · Rank 525 by total revenue
To support gundersen health system's health and other orgs missions throughout our services area, managing the larger portion of business services, education and investing.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,251,736,689
- Total expenses
- $1,205,954,321
- Total assets
- $1,113,322,472
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $803,505,471
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,041,050,996
- Employees
- 9,950
- Salary base per employee
- $80,754
"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 (27)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Woleske | PRESIDENT, (END 7.1.25) | Officer | 2 | $2,089,672 |
| Scott Rathgaber MD | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CHAIRMAN, CEO | Board, Officer | 20 | $1,397,550 |
| Heather Schimmers RN | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $914,152 |
| Michael Dolan MD | CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER | Officer | 46 | $815,309 |
| John Ceelen | TREASURER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $782,368 |
| Peter Vandenhouten | SR VP LEGAL COUNSEL | Officer | 2 | $715,069 |
| Robert Holness MD | MEDICAL VP, COMMUNITY AND CMO-CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS | Officer | 46 | $701,196 |
| Daniel Lilly | SECRETARY, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 36 | $692,102 |
| Stephanie Neuman MD | MEDICAL VICE PRESIDENT, AMBULATORY SERVICES | Officer | 46 | $655,610 |
| Christine Waller MD | MEDICAL VP, ACUTE CARE AND NURSING & SYSTEMS PRACTICES | Officer | 46 | $643,888 |
| Todd Kowalski MD | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEDICAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Board, Officer | 46 | $635,175 |
| Cindy Lasecki MD | CHIEF CLINIC OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $560,664 |
| Bryan Erdmann | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Board, Officer | 40 | $519,860 |
| Kelley Bahr MD | MEDICAL VICE PRESIDENT, AMBULATORY SERVICES | Officer | 44 | $514,776 |
| Robyn Borge MD | MEDICAL VICE PRESIDENT, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL CARE | Officer | 46 | $491,989 |
| Lisa Harton | CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $469,453 |
| Michelle Micka | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | Officer | 36 | $451,686 |
| Andrea Werner | CHIEF POPULATION HEALTH OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $443,536 |
| Kraig Schuster | VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 46 | $374,554 |
| Michael McKee | VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $361,652 |
| Andrea Hauser RN | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, VICE PRESIDENT, ACUTE CARE LA CROSSE & SYSTEM CNO | Board, Officer | 46 | $353,150 |
| Tina Lechnir | VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 42 | $304,638 |
| Rachel Albrecht | VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 44 | $302,138 |
| Praveen Chopra | CHIEF DIGITAL AND INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $795,647 |
| Leanne Andersen | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Key employee | 46 | $752,236 |
| William Farrell | CHIEF STRATEGY & INNOVATION OFFICER | Key employee | 46 | $644,065 |
| Jennifer Kleven MD | BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Board | 44 | $457,834 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $12,263,781, which is 1.5% of the $803,505,471 salary base shared by 9,950 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Woleske | PRESIDENT, (END 7.1.25) | Officer | 2 | $0 | $1,888,539 | $201,133 | $2,089,672 |
| Scott Rathgaber MD | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CHAIRMAN, CEO | Board, Officer | 20 | $1,324,275 | $0 | $73,275 | $1,397,550 |
| Mark Topolski | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $1,310,243 | $0 | $72,175 | $1,382,418 |
| Douglas Hughes | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $1,226,944 | $0 | $67,280 | $1,294,224 |
| Steven Whitford | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $1,177,421 | $0 | $75,167 | $1,252,588 |
| Jerry Davis | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $1,123,276 | $0 | $58,167 | $1,181,443 |
| Jeffrey Lawrence | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 50 | $1,068,811 | $0 | $71,967 | $1,140,778 |
| Heather Schimmers RN | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $841,877 | $0 | $72,275 | $914,152 |
| Michael Dolan MD | CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER | Officer | 46 | $737,919 | $0 | $77,390 | $815,309 |
| Praveen Chopra | CHIEF DIGITAL AND INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 44 | $717,801 | $0 | $77,846 | $795,647 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202612269349301111 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-1606449
- Organization website (as filed): www.gundersenhealth.org