Essentia Institute of Rural Health
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$12.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$5.3m
$978k liabilities
Net assets
$4.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.2 years on average
Staff
113
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Daniel Nikcevich MD
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Essentia Institute of Rural Health's network
5 people5 organisationsi5 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nikcevich MD Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Walter Leino MD Chair | Board Chair Thru 12/22 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anthony Sertich | Board Secretary/Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joseph Leoni (also filed as Joe Leoni) | Board Director Thru 12/22 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laurie Lewandowski | Board Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Olson | Research Scientist II | 2022 |
| Courtney Donahoe | Resident Physician | 2023 |
| Daniel Saman | Research Scientist II | since 2019 |
| Irina Haller | Research Scientist II | since 2018 |
| Jamie Hammer | Resident Physician | 2023 |
| Katherine Dean | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Kevin Galazen | Senior Manager | 2021 |
| Melissa Harry | Research Scientist II | 2022 |
| Patricia Conway | Research Scientist III | since 2018 |
| Paul Hitz | Research Informatics Supervisor | since 2020 |
| Staci Loken | Resident Physician | 2023 |
| Stephen Waring | Research Scientist III | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Dean | Executive Director | 60 | $275k | $54k | |
| Stephen Waring | Principle Scientist | 60 | $188k | $35k | |
| Jacob Wilcox | Resident Physician | 60 | $149k | $22k | |
| Elena Jaffer | Resident Physician | 60 | $147k | $23k | |
| Anthony Olson | Research Scientist II | 60 | $129k | $888 | $8k |
| Melissa Harry | Research Scientist II | 60 | $126k | $23k | |
| Daniel Nikcevich MD | Board Chair/Related Org Physician | 1 | $0 | $871k | $61k |
| Laurie Lewandowski | Board Director | 1 | $0 | $23k | |
| Anthony Sertich | Board Secretary & Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $5k |
About
- Legal name
- Essentia Institute of Rural Health
- EIN
- 271291124
- Address
- 502 E 2nd St, Duluth, MN, 55805-1913
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- We are called to make a healthy difference in people's lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H90 Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Katherine Dean (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedCLINICBrainerd Medical Center IncRelatedHOSPITAL/CLINICBridges Medical CenterRelatedHOSPITAL/CLINIC/SKILLED NURSING FACILITYDeer River Healthcare Center IncRelatedSUPPORTING ORGEssentia Health
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDaniel Nikcevich MD
≥8years on the filingsWalter Leino MD
≥7years on the filingsJoseph Leoni
≥3years on the filingsAnthony Sertich
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.3m
- Total liabilities
- $978k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.8m
- Program service revenue
- $3m
- Employees
- 113