Park Nicollet
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $2.2 billion
- Spending
- $2.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 11,915
- Volunteers
- 711
- Highest pay
- $3.8 million, president & ceo
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: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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.
Independent board
25 of 2514 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 (2)
- $1.9 billion spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE THE PARK NICOLLET GROUP RETURN (GROUP) INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS PARK NICOLLET): PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL (METHODIST), PARK NICOLLET CLINIC (PNC), PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS (PNHCP), AND PNMC HOLDINGS ALL OF WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICE. EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND ARE PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION REFERRED COLLECTIVELY AS "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 PARK NICOLLET, 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. PARK NICOLLET CARES FOR PATIENTS AT MORE THAN 30 LOCATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA. THESE INCLUDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS AND HOSPITALS. WITHIN PARK NICOLLET ARE SEVERAL NATIONALLY RENOWNED SPECIALTY CARE FACILITIES: PARK NICOLLET'S BARIATRIC SURGERY & WEIGHT CENTER HAS BEEN HELPING PATIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AND HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A COMPREHENSIVE CENTER BY THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP). PARK NICOLLET'S FRAUENSHUH CANCER CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT CANCER, INCLUDING SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY. CANCER CARE AND TREATMENT IS PERSONALIZED FOR EACH PATIENT. FAMILIES AND PATIENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM SERVICES, INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION, ALL IN THE PATIENT'S ROOM AND IN ONE LOCATION. PARK NICOLLET'S HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER OFFERS EXTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES AND PROCEDURES CENTERED ON THE PATIENT. THE CENTER PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPPORT FROM A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TEAM USING THE LATEST INNOVATIONS, ALL IN A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED FOR COMFORT AND HEALING. PARK NICOLLET'S TEAM-BASED APPROACH DRAWS FROM SPECIALISTS IN CARDIOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, SURGERY, PHYSIOLOGY, REHABILITATION AND MORE. THAT MEANS PARK NICOLLET CAN OFFER COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED CARE FOR ALL HEART AND VASCULAR CONDITIONS. PARK NICOLLET JANE BRATTAIN BREAST CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL WOMEN AT ALL LIFE STAGES. OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS IS CONNECTED TO OUR TEAM OF ONCOLOGISTS, SURGEONS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS. WE USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING 3D MAMMOGRAMS. PARK NICOLLET MELROSE CENTER HAS PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE, EXPERT CARE FOR ALL TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE AND GENDER FOR OVER 35 YEARS. PARK NICOLLET HAS HELPED GUIDE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOWARD RECOVERY USING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT. THIS MEANS THAT PARK NICOLLET HAS BASES THE PROGRAMS ON THE LATEST RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS. PARK NICOLLET STRUTHERS PARKINSON'S CENTER IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PARKINSON'S. STRUTHERS PARKINSON'S CENTER IS A NATIONAL PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. THE WOMEN'S CENTER IN ST. LOUIS PARK WAS DESIGNED FOR BUSY WOMEN. THEY GET CARE, COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, ALL IN ONE LOCATION. THIS MEANS THEY CAN ADDRESS MULTIPLE NEEDS IN ONE VISIT. PARK NICOLLET OFFER A FULL RANGE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING OBSTETRICS AND PRENATAL CARE, GYNECOLOGY AND UROGYNECOLOGY, BIRTH CONTROL, MENOPAUSE, INCONTINENCE AND PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS. METHODIST, IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, IS LICENSED FOR 426 INPATIENT BEDS AND ADMITS NEARLY 30,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. THERE ARE MORE THAN 60,000 EMERGENCY CENTER PATIENTS TREATED EACH YEAR. METHODIST DELIVERS NEARLY 2,800 BABIES EACH YEAR AT THE FAMILY BIRTH CENTER. PNHCP PROVIDES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SUPPORTING ONGOING PATIENT CARE FOR METHODIST AND PNC PATIENTS. PNHCP IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PROVIDER RECOMMENDED HEALTH RELATED PRODUCTS. PNHCP IS VIEWED BY PARK NICOLLET AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PROVIDER'S CARE, BY PROVIDING PRODUCTS USED AT HOME TO HELP PATIENTS ENSURE SUCCESS WITH SELF-MANAGING ANY NUMBER OF HEALTH ISSUES. MUSIC THERAPY CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PATIENT CARE THROUGHOUT METHODIST. IN 2024 THERE WERE 696 CONSULTS AND 1,137 PATIENTS. WITH 554 FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT, THE TOTAL WAS 1,691 CONNECTIONS. PATIENTS REPORTED DECREASES IN PAIN, ANXIETY, NAUSEA AND INCREASED MOOD. INTEGRATIVE THERAPY IN 2024 INCLUDED MESSAGE AND HEALING TOUCH. THERAPISTS PROVIDED 541 ENCOUNTERS AND 267 CONSULTS, MOSTLY IN ONCOLOGY. PATIENTS REPORTED DECREASES IN PAIN, ANXIETY, NAUSEA, NEUROPATHY AND INCREASES IN MOOD. THERAPISTS ALSO PROVIDED 40 TEAM MEMBERS WITH EITHER MASSAGE OR HEALING TOUCH SESSIONS POSITIVELY IMPACTING STAFF HEALTH AND THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TYPES OF THERAPIES AND HOW THE
- HEALTHPARTNERS TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: 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. IN 2024, THE TLC MEMBERS CONTINUED TO BE ENGAGED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS CONTINUED TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY LEARNING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCEPTS AND CHOOSING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. POWERUP IN 2024, THE POWERUP COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT KIDS AND FAMILIES TO EAT BETTER, MOVE MORE AND FEEL GOOD. THIS YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS DEEPENED ITS FOCUS ON "FEEL GOOD" RESOURCES, OFFERING SIMPLE AND APPROACHABLE WAYS FOR KIDS TO BUILD HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH PRACTICING MINDFULNESS, FINDING MOMENTS TO UNPLUG, OR SPREADING KINDNESS, POWERUP PROVIDED FUN AND PRACTICAL IDEAS TO SUPPORT KIDS IN FEELING THEIR BEST. IN-PERSON OUTREACH REMAINED STRONG, CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THROUGH EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AS MENTAL WELL-BEING CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, POWERUP IS PROUD TO BE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF SUPPORT, HELPING KIDS AND FAMILIES BUILD SELF-CARE HABITS, STRENGTHEN EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND FIND EVERYDAY MOMENTS OF JOY AND CONNECTION. WWW.POWERUP4KIDS.ORG IN SPRING OF 2024, AS PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS' POWERUP PROGRAM, METHODIST NURSES, PARTNERING WITH THE NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, CONDUCTED A FREE VEGETABLE TASTING ACTIVITY FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED SCHOOL CHILDREN AT BROOKLYN CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. STUDENTS IN GRADES K-5 TRIED NEW VEGETABLES AND LEARNED ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE JOY OF TRYING NEW FOODS IN A FUN, INTERACTIVE DAY. HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH - PARK NICOLLET CARE TEAMS, DEPARTMENTS AND CLINICS PROVIDED INFORMATION AND OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SETTINGS INCLUDING AT LOCAL FOOD SHELVES AND WITH FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS. PARK NICOLLET JANE BRATTAIN BREAST CENTER'S MOBILE MAMMO-A-GO-GO COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPORTED 73 EVENTS, PROVIDING NO-FEE BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, 1,351 WOMEN WERE SCREENED, WITH 83% IDENTIFYING AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. OF THOSE SCREENED, 153 (11%) REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP DIAGNOSTICS, RESULTING IN FOUR CANCER DIAGNOSES. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AT PARK NICOLLET IS COORDINATED BY THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE). SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT PNC AND METHODIST HOST NURSING STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS TO HELP EXPAND THEIR EDUCATION AND GIVE THEM THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. PARK NICOLLET TRAIN'S LABORATORY STUDENTS FROM A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AT PARK NICOLLET LOCATIONS. PARK NICOLLET ALSO HAD TWO HP WESTERN WISCONSIN FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY RESIDENTS AND SIX UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (UMN) RESIDENTS (UMN METHODIST HOSPITAL CREEKSIDE FAMILY MEDICINE) FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT RESIDENT MD'S. UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS CAME TO METHODIST IN GROUPS OR AS SINGLE STUDENTS FOR CLINICAL EXPOSURE TO THE HEALTH CARE TEAM. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES YOUTH SERVED - FOUR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL VISITS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO GRADUATION WHO MAY HAVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE. SERVICES INCLUDED TREATMENT OF ACUTE ILLNESSES; WELL-CHILD VISITS, CHRONIC DISEASES AND PHYSICALS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, IMMUNIZATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, DENTAL CARE AND VISION CHECKS. IN 2024, 1,843 STUDENTS WERE DIRECTLY SERVED BY THE FOUR HEALTH CENTERS, AN INCREASE OF 11% COMPARED TO 2023. RESEARCH RESEARCH AT PARK NICOLLET IS COORDINATED AND SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE AND EMBEDDED IN DEPARTMENTS AND STRATEGIES ACROSS PARK NICOLLET TO SUPPORT QUALITY INITIATIVES AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. RESEARCH ENCOMPASSES INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED STUDIES, CLINICAL TRIALS, PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH, OUTCOMES AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DATA ANALYTICS, STATISTICS, SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND FOCUS GROUPS. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT METHODIST A TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED DOCTORS, SPECIALISTS AND HOSPITAL STAFF WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR THE PATIENTS. METHODIST IS GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FROM MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHOW OUR DEDICATION TO OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. IN 2024, METHODIST RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS A U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2024-25 BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL, WAS NAMED A TOP 25 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENT BY PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, EARNED THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (NRC HEALTH) EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD, AND RECEIVED SEVERAL AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR ITS STROKE CARE, INCLUDING GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE GOLD PLUS AND TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE. PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION, LLC, WAS ORGANIZED AS AN LLC IN 2018, FOR WHICH PNC IS THE SOLE MEMBER. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, A HIGHLY RESPECTED HEALTH CARE PUBLICATION, IS RECOGNIZING PARK NICOLLET AS ONE OF THE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW. THIS RECOGNITION IS BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING QUALITY AND COST. THERE ARE ABOUT 650 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ACOS IN THE U.S. ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE CARE FROM AN ACO. PARK NICOLLET HAS PARTICIPATED IN ACO MODELS SINCE 2012. SINCE THEN, IT HAS SAVED MEDICARE MEMBERS MORE THAN $6 MILLION DOLLARS.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 2011.
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 October 21, 2026.
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