Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel. Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$742K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $981K a year · 8% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$742K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $948K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.0 months of spending in cash, plus $948K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.9M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.6M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$12.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2021▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$12.3M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$16.6M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$13.9M
Net assets
$12.9M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$12.9M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$16.0M
FY2025$20.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 1979.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $9.1M Management & general 13% · $1.4M

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

17 people listed on the 990; $742K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$230,581Pt VII · Sec A
Certified Nurse Practitioner
$184,499Pt VII · Sec A
Certified Nurse Practitioner
$168,712Pt VII · Sec A
Certified Nurse Practitioner
$158,404Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Connie Belford’s $205K as Nurse Practitioner is at the 22nd 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
Robert Sheckler - Left 42020————$230,581—
Connie Belford$205,451$208,386$165,495$174,125$184,499—
Kacie Jacobsen-Ahlers$180,474$150,705————
Mary Mae B Quipot-Ackerman$170,285$175,295$112,726———
Teresa Mead-Hahn———$134,798$168,712—
Daylon Wigart——$166,070$156,977$158,404—
Karalynn Kuhn—$164,549————
Kristi Livermont MBA—$141,645$134,679———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides healthcare services, including hospital, clinic, and nursing home care, to rural South Dakota residents.

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1 program · $9.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Avera Gettysburg's mission is to provide healthcare services to Gettysburg, South Dakota residents and residents of the surrounding counties including Potter, Sully Faulk, and Dewey. Avera Gettysburg is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Avera Health.

$9.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$12.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Government grantsLn 1e$436K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$33K
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$948K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.6M
Other assetsLn 15$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32$12.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5113
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$15K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$596K$948K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$12.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.6M$24.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$12.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$490$490
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.7M$4.5M$201K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$196K$186K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$859K$835K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$320K$305K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$544$445$99
Lobbying feesLn 11d$964$964
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.1M$847K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$915$3K
Office expensesLn 13$187K$99K$87K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$25K$56K
OccupancyLn 16$201K$178K$24K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$269
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$628K$549K$80K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$227K$189K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$9.1M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.6M$13.9M$2.7M$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.7M$12.9M$851K$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.8M$12.8M$9K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.3M$11.6M$651K$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $11.6M$10.5M$1.1M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.2M$8.6M$538K$11.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,602,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,508$494,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,088,226$11,067,435
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,222$33,390
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,405$7,001
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,186,361$11,602,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $350$490
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,376,829$6,041,569
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,271,664$4,413,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,648,843$10,455,726
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $537,518$1,146,826
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,602,552 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $58,784 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$59,031
VIII-1e Government grants$435,695
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,726
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,008,651$11,008,651
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $33,390$33,390
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,001$7,001
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,074,436 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,390$11,602,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,455,726 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $490$490
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,465,909 · Management $200,502$4,666,411
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $185,892 · Management $10,214$196,106
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $835,277 · Management $24,012$859,289
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $304,675 · Management $15,088$319,763
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $445 · Management $99$544
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $964$964
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,089,544 · Management $846,572$1,936,116
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $915 · Management $3,390$4,305
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99,167 · Management $87,397$186,564
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,801 · Management $56,130$80,931
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $177,606 · Management $23,855$201,461
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,643 · Management $269$12,912
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,416 · Management $1,500$5,916
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $548,537 · Management $79,695$628,232
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,545$8,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,116,850 · Management $3,697$1,120,547
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $189,407 · Management $37,223$226,630
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,056,574 · Management $1,399,152 · Fundraising $0$10,455,726
Part X · Balance sheet $24,786,516 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,430$14,696
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $989,965$1,429,300
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $147,658$124,519
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,624$20,125
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,784,382$12,606,489
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $596,446$947,938
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,040,292$9,643,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,594,797$24,786,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $918,111$944,736
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,219,532$4,409
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $830,514$10,943,671
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,968,157$11,901,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,626,640$12,885,216
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,626,640$12,885,216
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,594,797$24,786,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,885,216 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,602,552
XI-2 Total expenses$10,455,726
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,146,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,626,640
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$90,479
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$21,271
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,885,216

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