Lakeview Health Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION), THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, DEVELOPS RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT ENABLE LAKEVIEW HEALTH (LH) TO FULFILL ITS MISSION - TO PROMOTE AND SPONSOR SUPERIOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 12 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, secretary
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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 9 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 (2)
- $1.1 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE THE LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS, AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HPI IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF GROUP HEALTH, INC. (GHI), WHICH IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF LAKEVIEW HEALTH, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). LAKEVIEW HEALTH IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION, THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, DEVELOPS RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT ENABLE LAKEVIEW HEALTH, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP TO FULFILL THEIR MISSION TO PROMOTE AND SPONSOR SUPERIOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $730,204 IN CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS IN 2024 AND DIRECTED FUNDS TO SEVERAL CHARITY CARE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PROGRAM SUPPORT, GREATEST NEED ALLOCATIONS, AND CAPITAL REQUESTS. CANCER CARE: CANCER CAN BE A LIFE-CHANGING DIAGNOSIS, STOPPING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN THEIR TRACKS AS THEY LOOK FOR CARE AND GUIDANCE ON WHAT'S NEXT. LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL IS HOME TO AN EXCEPTIONAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM THAT COMBINES TWIN CITIES MEDICAL EXPERTISE WITH A SMALL-TOWN FEEL. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO CANCER CARE RESOURCES AND PROVIDING PERSONAL TOUCHES THAT MAKE THE CANCER JOURNEY EASIER. FUND EXPENSES WERE $1,720. EMERGENCY CLOTHING: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED SIMPLE EMERGENCY CLOTHING, SUCH AS A TSHIRTS, FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO RETURN TO HOME IN THEIR DAMAGED CLOTHING. FUND EXPENSES WERE $1,489. DIABETES EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES HAVE ACCESS TO THE DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED DIABETES PATIENTS WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE COVERAGE, LIMITED COVERAGE, OR A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE. PATIENTS LEARN ABOUT THIS PROGRAM THROUGH A PROGRAM BROCHURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF. THE PROGRAM WAS FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH 198 DIABETES GRANT PATIENTS IN 2024. TO HELP OFFER MORE AFFORDABLE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION, A WEIGHT LOSS SERIES CALLED HEALTHY WEIGHT MATTERS IS OFFERED AT ALL FOUR HEALTHPARTNERS VALLEY HOSPITAL SITES. MONTHLY COMMUNITY CLASSES ARE OFFERED THAT RANGE FROM FREE TO $20 PER CLASS, INCLUDING STOMP OUT DIABETES, FOOD FOR LIFE (HEART HEALTHY EATING),AND CLASSES RELATED NUTRITION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTHY BONES, BRAIN HEALTH, GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES, AND MORE. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH AFFORDABILITY OF DIABETES MEDICATIONS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, INCLUDING WORK WITH THE LAKEVIEW PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE MEDICATION COMPANIES AND OFFERING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY. TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN IN DIABETES EDUCATION IN 2024: 1,092. EXPENSES FOR THE PROGRAM WERE $28,981. THE GREATEST NEEDS PROGRAM: IN THE GREATEST NEEDS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION DIRECTS FUNDS TO AN AREA OF HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, AND ADVANCING SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AREAS. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED NEONATE TELEMETRY FOR THE LAKEVIEW WOMEN'S CENTER AND A SOLO-STEP OVERHEAD TRACK AND HARNESS SYSTEM FOR CANCER CARE. FUND EXPENSES WERE $105,037. HOMECARE, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL'S HOMECARE, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES CONVENIENT, COST EFFECTIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE ST. CROIX VALLEY AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, SERVING PATIENTS' MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS. THE FOUNDATION HELPED PROVIDE TWENTY-NINE VOLUNTEERS TO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL'S 1,860 PATIENTS IN HOSPICE AND 2,595 PATIENTS IN HOMECARE IN 2024. THE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE THERAPIES MISSION IS TO ENHANCE HEALTH AND THE HEALING PROCESS BY PROVIDING INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE BALANCE OF MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IS THE TREATMENT USED IN ADDITION TO A DOCTOR'S STANDARD CARE. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION HELPED SUPPORT THERAPY VISITS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF AROMATHERAPY PATCHES (3,900), MUSIC THERAPY (583 SESSIONS) AND PET THERAPY. THE FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SERVES LOCAL STUDENTS, HOSPITAL AND CLINIC EMPLOYEES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE PURSUING A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION GRANTED TEN SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $21,750 AND INCLUDED STUDENTS PURSUING MD
- THE HEALTHPARTNERS TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (TLC) CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESILIENT LEADERS BY AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICE AND GIVING THEM A PLATFORM TO MAKE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEMONSTRATED THROUGH INCREASED GROWTH IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE, A SENSE OF BELONGING AND GREATER RESILIENCY. THE LC HAS REACHED 500,000+ TEENS THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HAS FOCUSED ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) EDUCATION. THROUGH THE TLC, 11,400 STUDENTS WERE REACHED THROUGH THEIR CONSULTATION WITH EVERY MEAL, TASTE-TESTING FOOD PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE IN WEEKEND MEAL KITS. FOUR HUNDRED MEALS FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AT THE ST. PAUL OPPORTUNITY CENTER WERE PREPARED AND SERVED, AND 1,417 OPIOID PREVENTION KITS WERE PACKED FOR STEVE RUMMLER HOPE NETWORK, PREVENTING 5,668 OVERDOSES. IN 2024, FUND EXPENSES WERE $12,421. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT (LMC) IS A CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CHANGE BEHAVIOR BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF CHILDREN'S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT DURING THEIR FIRST 1,000 DAYS OF LIFE. FROM THE START, LMC ENVISIONED A BROAD, INCLUSIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE A STRONG BEGINNING AND BRIGHT FUTURE. IN 2024, 115 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS, INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION, PARTNERED WITH LMC TO REACH OVER 8,000 FAMILIES THROUGH THE LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT BIRTH CENTER AND HOME VISITING PARTNERS. THE PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) FACILITATES ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS TO LOW INCOME OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS FOR FREE OR AT GREATLY REDUCED COSTS. THIS FREE, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH QUALIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT IN ESTABLISHED PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND/OR WITH COPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AS AVAILABLE. THE PAP PROVIDES QUALIFIED PATIENTS WITH THE RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THEIR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION REGIMENS, WHICH RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE PROGRAM SERVES PATIENTS OF LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS STILLWATER CLINIC (INCLUDING THE SOMERSET, WISCONSIN CLINIC) WHO ARE LOW INCOME, LACKING PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE, UNDERINSURED, OR STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THEIR PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. PATIENTS QUALIFY FOR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE BASED ON PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES' FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL INCOME GUIDELINES. INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUFFER FROM CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, COPD, DIABETES, DEPRESSION, HYPERTENSION AND FIBROMYALGIA AS WELL AS VARIOUS CANCERS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CROSS MANY ETHNICITIES AND ARE ACCEPTED REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, GENDER, OR RELIGION. PATIENTS' AGES RANGE FROM BIRTH TO 94 AND PATIENTS ARE PRIMARILY RESIDENTS OF THE ST. CROIX VALLEY. IN 2024, THERE WERE 193 PATIENTS WHO USED THE PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO FILL THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS AND $42,810, PRIMARILY IN COPAYS, WERE COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM. AT LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, 417 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE FILLED AT A RETAIL VALUE OF $17,332 FOR PATIENTS WHO VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR MEDICATIONS. THE ST. CROIX VALLEY FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LAKEVIEW HEALTH AND LOCAL CONGREGATIONS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED WITHIN THE BUDGET OF THE FOUNDATION WITH $145,534 OF EXPENDITURES IN 2024. THE PROGRAM INVOLVES A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE, EMPLOYED BY LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AS A LIAISON BETWEEN LAKEVIEW HEALTH AND THE CONGREGATION. FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES ARE LICENSED REGISTERED NURSES, WITH ADVANCED EDUCATION IN HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE. IN 2024, THE TOTAL REACH OF ALL CONGREGATIONS WAS 25,000; THE TOTAL SERVED DIRECTLY BY A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE WAS 4,888; THE NURSES MADE 4,120 REFERRALS TO THE COMMUNITY, WHILE THE TOTAL SERVED BY EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS WAS 1,308. TELEMEDICINE IS A SHARED COST WITH EIGHT HOSPITALS IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY, PROVIDING SERVICE FOR PATIENTS COMING TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS EPISODE. LAST YEAR 55 PATIENTS WERE SEEN VIRTUALLY BY A LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST/SOCIAL WORKER, DIAGNOSED, AND MOVED INTO A CARE REGIMEN WITHIN 72 HOURS. THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES ANNUALLY FOR THIS SERVICE. FUND EXPENSES WERE $25,212 IN 2024. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS QUALITY CARE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING OUR PROGRAM HEALTHY BEGINNINGS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM OUR STAFF PROVIDED REFERRALS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT WITH INFANT FORMULA, DIAPERS, BEDDING, CAR SEATS, GIFT CARDS, GAS CARDS AND CRITICAL PRENATAL EDUCATIONAL CLASSES FOR NEW MOTHERS. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED THREE LACTATION CHAIRS ($3,172) AND CRIBS ($7,613).
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 July 1977.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Foundation Health LLC (Fairbanks, AK), EIN 81-3021580. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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