Bethesda

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Willmar, MN501(c)(3)Since 1897Health CareEIN 41-0693843Revenue $50.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbethesdaliving.org901 Willmar Ave Se, 56201-4604 · Willmar, MNTax-exempt since Jun 1984Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Serving others together in faith, community, and life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 72 volunteers and 945 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.0M a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$918K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67.1M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$50.5M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$41.7M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$55.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$50.5M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.4M
FY2021$31.6M
FY2022$30.9M
FY2023$40.9M
FY2024$42.7M
FY2025$50.5M
Expenses
$41.7M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.5M
FY2021$24.8M
FY2022$28.6M
FY2023$30.8M
FY2024$37.7M
FY2025$41.7M
Net assets
$55.8M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.8M
FY2021$28.5M
FY2022$33.0M
FY2023$42.7M
FY2024$47.8M
FY2025$55.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1984.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $37.7M Management & general 9% · $3.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $918K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$299,077Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$142,225Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$135,815Pt VII · Sec A
$122,958Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Dev & Mktg
$118,009Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$99,860Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Haefner’s $299K as CEO is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Haefner$299,077$319,864$310,782$301,782$284,743$261,432
Ashley Bormann—$11,795$161,531$172,509$126,087$122,962
Sam Quam$142,225$131,598$117,228$111,828——
Baillee Krieger$135,815$114,318————
Crystal Moran$122,958$108,257$102,493———
Joann Woltjier———$119,368——
Kristin Rucks$118,009—————
Virginia Erickson————$116,424—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers housing and nursing care for elderly and disabled individuals.

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3 programs · $37.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Bethesda is located in willmar, minnesota. Bethesda operates exclusively to promote health, religious, and general social welfare of physically and mentally disadvantaged persons, primarily the elderly. Bethesda is a medicare certified agency.

$31.4Mprogram expense
02

North point is an 80 unit independent, enhanced assisted living and enhanced memory care living facility in new london, MN. This facility meets the needs of the area's aging community through individualized living options, health and wellness services and modern amenities which include a salt water pool.

$3.5Mprogram expense
03

Home health services provides in-home health care, while day break services provides daily health care support to individuals who need help , but remain in the community. Home health provides in-home skilled nursing, home health aides, homemaker services, physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Sunrise VillageFY2024$1.7M
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$2.1M
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $162K · 2020–2020
Sunrise VillageMN · FY2020$161,989

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$50.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$41.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$37.7M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$55.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$122.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$67.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$949K
Total revenueLn 12$50.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.4M
SavingsLn 2$11.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83.8M
Other assetsLn 15$10.8M
Total assetsLn 16$122.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$67.1M
Net assetsLn 32$55.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5945
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.2M$15.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.3M$83.8M
Total assetsLn 16$91.8M$122.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.0M$67.1M
Net assetsLn 32$47.8M$55.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$332K$740K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.3M$21.9M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$250K$245K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.0M$2.8M$182K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.7M$150K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$392K$392K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.4M$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$198K$191K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$418K$584K
Information technologyLn 14$173K$173K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$1.0M$38K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$98K$98K
InterestLn 20$963K$928K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.1M$2.0M$74K
InsuranceLn 23$307K$296K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.2M$4.1M$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$459K$459K
Total functional expensesLn 25$41.7M$37.7M$3.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $50.5M$41.7M$8.8M$55.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $42.7M$37.7M$5.0M$47.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $40.9M$30.8M$10.1M$42.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $30.9M$28.6M$2.3M$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $31.6M$24.8M$6.8M$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29.4M$26.5M$2.8M$20.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $50,461,847 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,229,390$2,462,913
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,599,791$45,533,665
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $631,954$1,515,957
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $242,377$949,312
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,703,512$50,461,847
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,607,110$29,358,040
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,086,691$12,305,626
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,693,801$41,663,666
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,009,711$8,798,181
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $50,461,847 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,675,000
VIII-1e Government grants$61,968
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$725,945
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,462,913
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,533,665$45,533,665
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,515,957$1,515,957
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $40,222 · Excluded from tax $909,090$949,312
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,533,665 · Unrelated business $40,222 · Excluded from tax $2,425,047$50,461,847
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $41,663,666 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $332,412 · Management $740,129$1,072,541
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,892,923 · Management $1,358,489$23,251,412
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $245,354 · Management $4,403$249,757
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,796,436 · Management $182,459$2,978,895
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,655,675 · Management $149,760$1,805,435
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,866$10,866
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $391,591$391,591
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,589$21,589
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,378,788 · Management $13,135$1,391,923
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $191,212 · Management $7,135$198,347
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $418,249 · Management $583,666$1,001,915
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $172,987$172,987
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,024,141 · Management $38,213$1,062,354
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,720$8,720
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $97,899$97,899
IX-20 InterestPrograms $928,236 · Management $34,635$962,871
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,989,308 · Management $74,226$2,063,534
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $296,375 · Management $11,058$307,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,118,470 · Management $36,458$4,154,928
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $458,669$458,669
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,734,968 · Management $3,928,698 · Fundraising $0$41,663,666
Part X · Balance sheet $122,879,060 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,155$4,401,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,220,411$11,488,938
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,232,308$5,037,523
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $110,579$98,664
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,288,600$83,824,231
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,397,026$4,717,344
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $342,800$342,800
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,993,848$2,125,608
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,189,889$10,842,346
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,777,616$122,879,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,189,998$4,840,709
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $283,889$567,339
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $493,536$368,489
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $187,816$97,782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,970,994$67,072,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $47,806,622$55,806,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,806,622$55,806,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,777,616$122,879,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,806,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,461,847
XI-2 Total expenses$41,663,666
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,798,181
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,806,622
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$422,428
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,220,488
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,806,743

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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