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Star Tribune Nonprofit 100

The Star Tribune nonprofit 100 is a measure of the largest nonprofit organizations in Minnesota ranked by revenue. Data presented also includes the company's total expenses for the year, the ratio of expenses to revenues, the excess of revenues over expenses and the total compensation of the organization's top executive.

Nonprofits, charities and charitable trusts registered with the state must file IRS Form 990 with the Minnesota attorney general's office each year. Most of the financial information for organizations on our list was taken from their 2006 Form 990s or from audited financial statements.

The Star Tribune's list includes the top officer and that person's total compensation, including salary, contributions to employee-benefit plans and deferred compensation, plus expense accounts and other allowances.

CAUTION Trouble ahead

The recession of 2008 has hit nonprofits harder and faster than previous recessions. At the same time they are facing decreased donation they are being asked to cut budgets and expenses in 2009. The nonprofit sector reports financial information on a slower yearly cycle than private companies do, so the Star Tribune's annual Nonprofit 100 survey relies on the most recent information reported by Minnesota nonprofits. For most organizations on this year's list, that's 2007 - the calm before the storm. Overall, most of the state's largest nonprofits appeared strong as they headed into toughest economy in decades.

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Company 2007 Rank (revenue) 2007 Expenses
(in mil.)
2006 Expenses
(in mil.)
1-year percent change Expense ratio Excess
(in mil.)
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
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1 8,477.5 7,911.2 7.2 101.2 25.1
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Mayo Clinic 2 6,700.0 6,200.0 8.1 91.5 622.4
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Medica
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3 3,396.1 3,214.8 5.6 99.7 11.1
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HealthPartners 4 2,864.4 2,677.6 7.0 98.0 57.3
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Allina Health System
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5 2,523.0 2,337.3 7.9 97.8 57.8
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Fairview Health Services 6 2,176.7 1,976.7 10.1 96.0 89.7
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Park Nicollet Health Services 7 1,232.1 1,129.4 9.1 99.1 11.8
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Essentia Health 8 1,184.0 1,057.3 12.0 98.4 18.9
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UCare 9 1,002.8 872.0 15.0 96.5 36.1
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HealthEast 10 718.6 674.1 6.6 97.9 15.6
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CentraCare Corp. 11 641.2 578.4 10.9 89.3 76.6
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North Memorial Health Care 12 592.7 543.0 9.2 93.8 39.2
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Children's Hospitals and Clinics 13 488.6 447.3 9.2 89.2 59.0
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Northstar Education Finance Inc. 14 407.6 312.7 30.4 99.8 1.0
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St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth 16 282.3 264.2 6.9 99.6 1.2
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University of Minnesota Physicians 17 249.6 226.3 10.3 98.0 5.0
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University of St. Thomas 15 242.1 224.8 7.7 84.0 46.2
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National Marrow Donor Program 20 189.6 165.1 14.8 102.6 -4.9
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Presbyterian Homes and Services 18 186.4 161.1 15.7 94.2 11.4
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St. Olaf College 19 128.5 119.7 7.4 67.4 62.0
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Stillwater Health System, dba Lakeview Health 23 126.4 112.2 12.6 92.1 10.8
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Hennepin Faculty Associates 25 126.0 122.2 3.1 102.2 -2.7
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Carleton College 21 120.0 114.7 4.7 71.4 48.0
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Ecumen 29 113.8 115.4 -1.4 100.7 -0.8
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American Public Media Group 24 113.4 101.9 11.3 84.6 20.6
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Olmsted Medical Center 26 112.9 103.8 8.7 93.0 8.5
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Scholarship America 31 108.6 108.4 0.2 98.1 2.1
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Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare 27 108.4 98.9 9.6 91.7 9.8
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Bethel University 28 108.1 99.2 8.9 93.7 7.3
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Ridgeview Medical Center 32 103.9 101.3 2.6 94.8 5.7
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Macalester College 22 102.9 99.0 3.9 70.5 43.1
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Hamline University 33 96.8 90.5 7.0 88.8 12.2
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Hazelden Foundation 35 95.3 101.5 -6.1 91.0 9.4
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Gustavus Adolphus College 34 94.8 89.9 5.4 88.1 12.8
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Concordia College 30 93.7 93.7 0.0 84.1 17.7
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FirstSolutions 39 91.2 77.6 17.5 102.5 -2.2
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College of Saint Catherine, The 36 85.5 81.5 4.9 88.0 11.6
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North Country Health Services 37 83.6 79.7 4.9 89.0 10.4
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Elim Care Inc.
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42 82.8 73.1 13.3 99.3 0.6
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Augsburg College 43 79.1 71.7 10.3 96.2 3.1
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Winona Health
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45 74.4 65.1 14.1 96.9 2.4
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Augustana Care Corp.
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47 72.5 60.7 19.3 99.9  
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College of Saint Benedict 41 72.3 66.8 8.1 85.7 12.0
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College of St. Scholastica 46 71.9 66.7 7.8 94.3 4.3
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Minnesota Masonic Charities
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40 68.9 67.0 2.9 80.8 16.4
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Northwestern College 48 67.9 56.2 20.9 94.0 4.4
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Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital 49 66.4 62.1 6.9 96.1 2.7
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Regina Medical Center 53 64.9 48.6 33.5 102.9 -1.8
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American Baptist Homes of the Midwest
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54 61.3 60.0 2.1 101.7 -1.0
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St. Mary's University of Minnesota 52 61.2 55.9 9.5 96.6 2.2
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St. John's University
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38 60.9 60.5 0.7 67.1 29.9
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Lakewood Health System 51 60.4 44.6 35.6 94.7 3.4
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Volunteers of America Care Facilities 58 59.3 57.8 2.5 101.8 -1.1
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Walker Methodist 62 53.1 52.0 2.1 103.9 -2.0
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Unity Family Healthcare 59 50.7 49.2 3.0 94.1 3.2
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Augsburg Fortress Publishers 60 50.6 46.0 10.2 95.3 2.5
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Lake Region Healthcare Corp. 56 49.9 48.5 2.8 85.0 8.8
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Glencoe Regional Health Services 63 45.5 41.3 10.3 92.7 3.6
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Minnesota Historical Society 67 43.7 39.7 10.0 93.0 3.3
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Courage Center 78 40.2 36.1 11.2 110.1 -3.7
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Sholom Community Alliance
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72 39.9 37.8 5.4 100.8 -0.3
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Concordia University 70 39.5 37.5 5.5 96.9 1.2
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Riverview Healthcare Association 71 38.5 36.1 6.6 96.5 1.4
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Community Memorial Hospital Association 74 36.6 33.1 10.8 95.2 1.8
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Nexus 69 36.6 36.0 1.7 89.3 4.4
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Memorial Blood Centers 81 34.5 31.9 8.1 97.2 1.0
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Tri-County Hospital Inc. 77 34.4 32.0 7.5 94.2 2.1
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Blake School, The 73 34.1 32.5 5.0 86.9 5.1
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Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts
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61 33.4 33.4 0.0 65.0 18.0
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Guthrie Theater Foundation 95 32.9 19.6 67.9 119.4 -5.3
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St. Joseph's Area Health Services 80 32.5 31.8 2.1 90.4 3.5
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Minnesota Orchestral Association 75 32.2 31.8 1.4 84.3 6.0
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Science Museum of Minnesota 85 32.1 31.9 0.6 98.8 0.4
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Breck School 64 32.1 29.4 9.2 65.4 17.0
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Stevens Community Medical Center 82 31.1 28.7 8.3 88.1 4.2
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Pheasants Forever Inc. 87 30.7 31.9 -3.7 98.4 0.5
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St. Therese Home Inc. 91 30.4 25.8 17.6 101.1 -0.3
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Queen of Peace Hospital 88 29.2 25.0 16.7 94.9 1.6
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William Mitchell College of Law 89 28.9 28.6 1.1 94.7 1.6
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Roseau Area Hospital and Homes Inc. 86 28.3 26.1 8.6 87.8 3.9
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Twin Cities Public Television 98 27.9 25.9 7.4 107.6 -2.0
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Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization Inc. 97 26.3 26.6 -1.2 100.7 -0.2
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American Academy of Neurology 94 26.3 22.4 17.4 95.0 1.4
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Northwestern Health Services University 99 25.2 23.8 5.8 97.6 0.6
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Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation 100 24.9 24.1 3.6 97.5 0.6
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Shattuck-St. Mary's School 96 17.9 17.1 5.1 67.1 8.8

Definitions

Revenue - includes program sales, fees and government contracts (such as Medicare payments); government grants; investment income and charitable contributions.
2006 rank - revenue rank of the organization
1-year percent changeÊ - percentage change in revenue or expensesÊfrom previous fiscal year.
Expenses - includes costs for program services, management costs and fundraising costs.
Expense ratio - Expenses divided by revenue. Ratios of more than 100 percent indicate that expenses exceed revenue.
Excess - the excess of revenues over expenses
Total compensation - includes salary, contributions to benefit plans and other allowances.
NA - Not available. NM - Not meaningful.