St Francis Regional Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ST. FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (ST. FRANCIS) HAS A RICH TRADITION OF PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN SCOTT, CARVER AND WESTERN DAKOTA COUNTIES OF MINNESOTA. FOUNDED BY A SMALL GROUP OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS IN 1938, ST. FRANCIS HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RAPIDLY EXPANDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS FAST-GROWING AREA. LOCAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE MAKES ST. FRANCIS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY ASSET, BOTH TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ST. FRANCIS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY IN THE HEALING OF BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. THIS COMMITTMENT IS REFLECTED IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT "AT ST. FRANCIS, WE WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE THE HEALING EXPERIENCE WE WOULD EXPECT FOR OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES."
- Income
- $239.3 million
- Spending
- $220.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 221
- Highest pay
- $849,074, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 36 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $162.6 million spent. HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICESST.FRANCIS, LOCATED IN THE TWIN CITIES SOUTHWEST METRO IN THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY, RESPECTFUL HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS. AS A CATHOLIC, MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, ST.FRANCIS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIFELONG HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ST. FRANCIS SHARES ITS CAMPUS WITH ST.GERTRUDE'S HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER, ALLINA HEALTH CLINIC, PARK NICOLLET CLINIC, CANCER CENTER, DIALYSIS CENTER, EMERGENCY AND URGENT CARE, MEDICAL AND DENTISTRY, AND MANY OTHER SERVICES AND SPECIALTY CLINICS HOUSED IN ADJOINING MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. ST. FRANCIS IS JOINTLY OWNED BY ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, AND ESSENTIA HEALTH.IN 2024 ST. FRANCIS EXPENDED $ 162.6 MILLION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS THAT INCLUDED NEARLY 6,500 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, OVER 105,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND NEARLY 1,000 BIRTHS.
- $30.9 million spent. COSTS OF PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMSTO PROMOTE ACCESS TO CARE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, ST. FRANCIS PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS: MEDICARE, MEDICAID, MINNESOTACARE, AND GENERAL ASSISTANCE. PAYMENTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY DO NOT COVER THE COSTS ST. FRANCIS INCURS TO SERVE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES. THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN ON COSTS RELATED TO THESE PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL TAXES AND FEES.COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PAYMENTSST. FRANCIS PROVIDES SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PUBLIC PROGRAM ENROLLEES (MEDICAID). PUBLIC PROGRAMS TYPICALLY REIMBURSE AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN COST. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS EXPENDED $17.1 MILLION BEYOND REIMBURSEMENTS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS AND AN ADDITIONAL $8.5 MILLION BEYOND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS.MEDICAID SURCHARGEST. FRANCIS IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE MEDICAID SURCHARGE PROGRAM. THE CURRENT PROGRAM INCLUDES A 1.56% SURCHARGE ON A HOSPITAL'S NET PATIENT REVENUE (EXCLUDING MEDICARE REVENUE). REPORTED AMOUNTS ARE NET OF ANY DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE ADJUSTMENTS. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS PAID $2.1 MILLION FOR THE MEDICAID SURCHARGE.MINNESOTACARE TAXST. FRANCIS ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE FUNDING OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED THROUGH A MINNESOTACARE TAX OF 1.8% ON CERTAIN NET REVENUE. PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO GET INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR EMPLOYER ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MINNESOTACARE. ST. FRANCIS PAID $2.9 MILLION FOR MINNESOTACARE TAX IN 2024.
- $9.6 million spent. UNCOMPENSATED CARECHARITY CAREST. FRANCIS PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT REDUCED COST TO RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT SERVES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE. OUR CHARITY CARE PROGRAM KNOWN AS ALLINA HEALTH PARTNERS CARE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SUCH AS MEDICAID AND WHOSE ANNUAL INCOMES ARE AT OR BELOW 275% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. CHARITY CARE DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT (CHARGES WRITTEN OFF AS UNPAID AND UNCOLLECTIBLE). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, ST. FRANCIS STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE QUALITY MEDICAL CARE; REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS PROVIDED $855 THOUSAND IN CHARITY CARE.UNINSURED DISCOUNT PROGRAMFOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID OR MEET THE FINANCIAL THRESHOLD FOR CHARITY CARE, BUT REQUIRE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ST. FRANCIS PROVIDES A SLIDING SCALE DISCOUNT. ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A MINIMUM OF A 25 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON BILLED CHARGES AND MAY QUALIFY FOR DISCOUNTS UP TO 44 PERCENT BASED ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS PROVIDED $8.7 MILLION IN SUCH DISCOUNTS TO LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. BAD DEBTST. FRANCIS PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO ALL IN NEED. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PATIENT ACCOUNT BALANCES GO UNPAID, KNOWN AS BAD DEBT. THESE BAD DEBT CHARGES IN 2024 TOTALED $5.2 MILLION. BAD DEBT EXPENSE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25 BUT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A REDUCTION TO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 2B.
- $2.3 million spent. COMMUNITY SERVICESST. FRANCIS IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS CONTRIBUTED $1.1 MILLION TO RESEARCH AND TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY. BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ST. FRANCIS SUPPORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE UNDER THE CATEGORIES PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION (CHA) AND VHA, INC. THE ACTIVITIES IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DO NOT GENERATE INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT BILLS. ST. FRANCIS SUPPORTS MANY PROGRAMS THAT FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY. A FEW EXAMPLES INCLUDE:RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES:ST. FRANCIS PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES (RIVER VALLEY). RIVER VALLEY PROVIDES SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AND BI-LINGUAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT AT SITES IN SCOTT AND CARVER COUNTIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. IN 2024 RIVER VALLEY CONTINUED TO MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO CARE AS 100% OF THE CLIENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. RIVER VALLEY HELPS PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX PROBLEMS NAVIGATE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THEM. IN 2024, RIVER VALLEY REACHED ADDITIONAL PATIENTS THROUGH 12 COMMUNITY SCREENINGS. RIVER VALLEY OPERATES AS A FREE MEDICAL CLINIC WITH ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO DIABETES OUTREACH AND CARE, AND IS CO-LOCATED AT THE SHAKOPEE CAP AGENCY OFFICES PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE A GREATER NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.ST. FRANCIS IS A PARTNER TO SOUTHERN VALLEY ALLIANCE (SVA), A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY LOCATED IN SCOTT AND CARVER COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA, SUPPORTING SVA'S HOSPITAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE NEW DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCACY CENTER IN SHAKOPEE. THE HOSPITAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM ALLOWS SVA ADVOCATES TO REMOTELY CONNECT WITH AN EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENT BEING TREATED FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJURY, WORKING WITH THE HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE PATIENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.ST. MARY'S HEALTH CLINICST. MARY'S HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDES QUALITY, FREE HEALTH SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. FOR MANY YEARS, ST. FRANCIS HAS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, CLINIC SPACE AND SUPPLIES TO ALLOW ST. MARY'S HEALTH CLINIC TO OPERATE IN SHAKOPEE. ST. MARY'S HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDES LABORATORY TESTING, RADIOLOGY, OUTPATIENT CARE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. THE ST. MARY'S CLINIC IN SHAKOPEE PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PEOPLE IN SCOTT, CARVER AND WESTERN DAKOTA COUNTIES. VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND NURSES PROVIDE CARE INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE VISITS, LAB TESTS, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, HEALTH SCREENING, RADIOLOGY SERVICES, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND ANY OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES. INTERPRETING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, AND THE DIABETES EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (DEEP) PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE DIABETES SCREENING AND CARE MANAGEMENT TO PATIENTS. ALL PATIENTS SEEN AT ST. MARY'S CLINIC IN SHAKOPEE ARE AT OR BELOW THE 275% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PATIENTS.HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ST. FRANCIS ACTIVELY SUPPORTS NUMEROUS MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS INVESTED $640 THOUSAND IN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORING PARTNERSHIPS, AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. ST. FRANCIS IS COMMITTED TO THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ENSURES THE AVAILABILITY OF A HIGHLY TRAINED WORKFORCE TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONSST. FRANCIS PROVIDES NUMEROUS IN-KIND AND MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 2024, ST. FRANCIS FUNDED $372 THOUSAND FOR DONATIONS TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND STAFF TIME. ST. FRANCIS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS POSSESSING EXPERTISE, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN NEED. COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIESST. FRANCIS AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT TARGET THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER. EXAMPLES INCLUDE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING. IN 2024, THE VALUE ST. FRANCIS PROVIDED IS VALUED AT $59,000.RELATED ORGANIZATIONS - ST. FRANCIS ALSO INDIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE NUMEROUS CHARITABLE PURPOSES SUPPORTED BY ITS RESPECTIVE JOINT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF ESSENTIA HEALTH, ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM AND PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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