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Fairview is driven to heal, discover and educate for longer, healthier lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 840 volunteers and 32,054 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $288.4M a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22.8M
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $75K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9B
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$5.3B
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9B
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.6B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3B
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9B
FY2021$4.1B
FY2022$4.4B
FY2023$4.7B
FY2024$5.3B
Expenses
$4.9B
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8B
FY2021$3.7B
FY2022$4.2B
FY2023$4.4B
FY2024$4.9B
Net assets
$2.6B
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7B
FY2021$2.8B
FY2022$2.5B
FY2023$2.5B
FY2024$2.6B

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $4.1B Management & general 15% · $736.7M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $22.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$5,208,444Pt VII · Sec A
$1,929,528Pt VII · Sec A
$1,900,793Pt VII · Sec A
$1,643,003Pt VII · Sec A
$1,577,623Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$1,310,190Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chf Shared Clinical Svcs
$1,304,189Pt VII · Sec A
Chf Digital Officer
$1,183,898Pt VII · Sec A

James Hereford’s $5.2M as President & CEO is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Hereford$5,208,444$3,370,758$2,262,435$1,905,996
Michael Campoli M D———$1,976,472
Laura Reed$1,929,528$1,544,185——
Michael Campoli MD$1,900,793$1,777,439$1,835,309—
Rohann Lall MD——$1,752,757$1,709,651
Rohan Lall$1,310,190$1,675,417——
Joseph Gaylord$1,643,003$714,491——
Mark Welton$1,577,623$1,326,543——

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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Programs and updates

Provides medical care, conducts clinical research, and trains healthcare professionals to improve patient treatments and community health outcomes.

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3 programs · $3.6B · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Fairview Health Services is an integrated academic health system located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, is one of the leading health care providers in Minnesota with $7.3 billion in operating revenue for 2023.

$1.9Bprogram expense
02

Cost of Participating in Government Programs

Fairview is committed to serving the health care needs of members of its community. To support full access to services, Fairview participates in the following public health care programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and MinnesotaCare. Reimbursement from these programs for services rendered, generally falls below the cost of providing the care.

$1.5Bprogram expense
03

The primary purpose of our educational and research programs is to benefit patients and the community at large by educating health professionals both within Fairview and in the broader community, and by fostering advances in knowledge and evidence-based improvements to clinical treatments and approaches to health care delivery.

$220.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$75K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $924K · 2020–2023
Fairview FoundationMN · FY2023$25,277
Fairview FoundationMN · FY2022$96,800
Fairview FoundationMN · FY2021$174,531
Fairview FoundationMN · FY2020$627,088

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $4.0M federal money spent
Hospital Preparedness Program (hpp) Ebola Preparedness and Response ActivitiesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.817 · Direct$2.1M
Rural Healthcare Services ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.912 · Direct$666K
Immunization Cooperative AgreementsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.268 · Through MN Department of Health$466K
Rural Health Research CentersDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.155 · Direct$296K
Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.331 · Direct$219K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $4.2M federal money spent
Hospital Preparedness Program (hpp) Ebola Preparedness and Response ActivitiesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.817 · Direct$1.7M
Congressional DirectivesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.493 · Direct$904K
Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality ImprovementDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.912 · Direct$470K
Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis ResponseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.354 · Through MN Department of Health$306K
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through State of Minnesota$305K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 4 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $98.6M federal money spent
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through State of Minnesota$49.8M
Covid-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural DistributionDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$47.6M
Hospital Preparedness Program (hpp) Ebola Preparedness and Response ActivitiesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.817 · Direct and through MN Department of Health$770K
Congressional DirectivesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.493 · Direct$85K
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Through MN Department of Health$84K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $16.6M federal money spent
Covid-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural DistributionDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$15.0M
Covid-19 Testing for the UninsuredDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.461 · Direct$728K
Covid-19 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through MN Department of Health$408K
Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis ResponseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.354 · Through MN Dept of Health$304K
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.838 · Through MN Dept of Human Services$60K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3B
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3B
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.5M
Money outPt IX
$4.9B
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1B
Managementcol C$736.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6B
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$6.5B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9B
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.3B
Total revenueLn 12$5.3B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$6.5B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9B
Net assetsLn 32$2.6B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532,054
VolunteersI 6840
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $5.3B$4.9B$440.3M$2.6B 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $4.7B$4.4B$323.7M$2.5B 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $4.4B$4.2B$169.2M$2.5B 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $4.1B$3.7B$404.8M$2.8B 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $3.9B$3.8B$104.1M$2.7B 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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