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Wilderness Health

  • Two Harbors, MN
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 2016
  • EIN: 46-5482766

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Health — General and Rehabilitative / Nonmonetary Support N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.74M (2023)

Expenses
$1.65M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.25M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$299k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,744,395
Expenses
$1,647,236
Net Income
$97,159
Net Assets
$1,948,492
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,398,015
80.1%
Program Services $346,380
19.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $834,658
50.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,247,585
Total Liabilities $299,093
Net Assets $1,948,492
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $219,143 $0
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $169,135 $14,613
Eric Lohn (Board Member) $0 $1,026,111 $79,070
Greg Ruberg (Chair) $0 $300,272 $49,893
Joni Morse (Board Member) $0 $227,959 $2,025
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $242,839 $24,523
Patti Banks (Board Member) $0 $248,682 $32,976
Rick Breuer (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $450,176 $51,512
Teresa Debevec (Vice Chair) $0 $195,554 $49,619
Jamie Perell (Board Member) $0 $198,685 $31,241
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990
Filed on Oct. 22, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,866,314
Expenses
$1,505,558
Net Income
$360,756
Net Assets
$1,851,333
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,529,882
82.0%
Program Services $336,432
18.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $722,629
48.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,389,707
Total Liabilities $538,374
Net Assets $1,851,333
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $222,475 $0
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $165,800 $13,589
Eric Lohn (Board Member) $0 $1,010,981 $196,303
Greg Ruberg (Chair) $0 $282,805 $76,317
Joni Morse (Board Member) $0 $206,050 $14,867
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $267,126 $47,431
Patti Banks (Board Member) $0 $220,560 $8,150
Rick Breuer (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $449,426 $30,500
Teresa Debevec (Vice Chair) $0 $191,020 $44,392
Jamie Perell (Board Member) $0 $169,998 $21,000
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,435,030
Expenses
$1,060,643
Net Income
$374,387
Net Assets
$1,490,577
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,199,330
83.6%
Program Services $235,700
16.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,715,347
Total Liabilities $224,770
Net Assets $1,490,577
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $199,592 $0
Eric Lohn (Board Member) $0 $748,380 $185,686
Greg Ruberg (Chair) $0 $205,733 $69,418
Heidi Lahti (Board Member) $0 $183,065 $0
Jean Macdonell (Board Member (Through June 2021)) $0 $372,775 $75,151
Joni Morse (Board Member) $0 $155,119 $0
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $221,433 $43,783
Patti Banks (Board Member) $0 $183,818 $6,150
Rick Breuer (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $406,592 $49,334
Robert Pastor Ii (Board Member) $0 $332,125 $31,924
Teresa Debevec (Vice Chair) $0 $177,001 $11,936
Kevin Nokels (Board Member (Through March 2021)) $0 $1,021,958 $44,198
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $149,394 $13,277
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,189,067
Expenses
$1,338,800
Net Income
-$149,733
Net Assets
$1,116,190
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,189,067
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $498,630
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,570,688
Total Liabilities $454,498
Net Assets $1,116,190
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Nokels (Board Member) $0 $661,922 $171,953
Eric Lohn (Board Member) $0 $625,178 $117,642
Rick Breuer (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $352,727 $48,281
Jean Macdonell (Board Member) $0 $276,197 $43,956
Robert L Pastor Ii (Board Member) $0 $257,448 $0
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $216,870 $43,946
Greg Ruberg (Board Member And Board Cha) $0 $209,583 $30,066
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $188,391 $18,736
Patti Banks (Board Member) $0 $183,818 $0
Teresa Debevec (Board Member And Vice Chai) $0 $179,633 $13,789
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $139,634 $13,166
Heidi Lahti (Board Member) $0 $134,711 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,306,444
Expenses
$2,061,516
Net Income
-$755,072
Net Assets
$1,265,924
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,306,444
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $350,810
17.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,624,580
Total Liabilities $358,656
Net Assets $1,265,924
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Strange (Board Chair (Through Feb. 2019)) $0 $852,580 $153,164
Eric Lohn (Board Member (Through Aug. 2019)) $0 $595,366 $111,948
Rick Breuer (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $332,918 $0
Kevin Nokels (Board Member) $0 $256,961 $68,875
Michael Coyle (Board Member) $0 $276,406 $29,300
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $216,005 $46,638
Greg Ruberg (Board Member And Board Chair) $0 $204,830 $45,986
Robert L Pastor Ii (Board Member) $0 $235,515 $0
Jim Bymark (Board Member (Through Nov. 2019)) $0 $193,096 $16,310
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $182,998 $18,727
Teresa Debevec (Board Member And Vice Chair) $0 $165,797 $12,930
Mike Youso (Board Member) $0 $175,892 $25,577
Heidi Lahti (Board Member) $0 $139,856 $14,515
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $142,295 $6,366
Jean Macdonell (Board Member) $0 $97,825 $16,875
Mike Delfs (Vice Chair (Through Feb. 2019)) $0 $33,366 $7,683
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990
Filed on Oct. 21, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,437,064
Expenses
$522,995
Net Income
$1,914,069
Net Assets
$2,020,996
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $2,437,064
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $238,552
45.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,477,793
Total Liabilities $456,797
Net Assets $2,020,996
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Strange (Chair) $0 $786,872 $175,584
Mike Delfs (Vice Chair) $0 $262,148 $18,000
Rick Breuer (Secretary, Treasurer) $0 $333,350 $0
Jim Bymark (Board Member) $0 $196,302 $15,846
Teresa Debevec (Board Member) $0 $160,166 $12,271
Bonnie Erickson (Board Member (Through August 2018)) $0 $164,519 $0
Robert L Pastor Ii (Board Member (Started Sept 2018)) $0 $123,097 $0
Greg Ruberg (Board Member) $0 $163,826 $39,363
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $184,758 $19,224
Mike Youso (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $194,835 $39,341
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $139,455 $5,689
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990
Filed on Oct. 30, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$531,030
Expenses
$424,103
Net Income
$106,927
Net Assets
$106,927
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $168,521
31.7%
Program Services $362,509
68.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $206,600
48.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $362,368
Total Liabilities $255,441
Net Assets $106,927
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Strange (Chair) $0 $710,090 $164,880
Mike Delfs (Vice Chair) $0 $224,766 $18,000
Rick Breuer (Secretary, Treasurer) $0 $331,236 $0
Jim Bymark (Board Member) $0 $180,412 $0
Teresa Debevec (Board Member) $0 $147,434 $11,647
Bonnie Erickson (Board Member) $0 $200,000 $0
Greg Ruberg (Board Member) $0 $144,079 $41,331
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $215,744 $0
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $161,912 $37,668
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $135,382 $15,142
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990
Filed on Sept. 18, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$417,896
Expenses
$465,504
Net Income
-$47,608
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,480
7.5%
Program Services $386,416
92.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $149,525
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $272,976
Total Liabilities $272,976
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Strange (Chair) $0 $663,097 $155,741
Mike Delfs (Vice Chair) $0 $261,081 $0
Rick Breuer (Secretary, Treasurer) $0 $331,236 $31,202
Jim Bymark (Board Member) $0 $176,240 $9,826
Teresa Debevec (Board Member) $0 $133,792 $10,480
Bonnie Erickson (Board Member) $0 $119,231 $0
Dan Odegaard (Board Member (Through May 2016)) $0 $321,631 $0
Greg Ruberg (Board Member) $0 $148,407 $0
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $180,857 $4,393
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $161,032 $38,386
Cassandra Beardsley (Executive Director) $0 $126,938 $22,719
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$306,233
Expenses
$306,233
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $43,163
14.1%
Program Services $263,070
85.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $122,494
40.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $343,819
Total Liabilities $343,819
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cassandra Beardsley (Chief Executive Officer) $99,807 $27,799 $21,710
John Strange (Chair) $0 $652,610 $150,236
Mike Delfs (Vice Chair) $0 $222,960 $29,300
Rick Breuer (Secretary, Treasurer) $0 $263,571 $33,453
Jim Bymark (Board Member) $0 $175,736 $18,605
Teresa Debevec (Board Member) $0 $128,816 $9,735
Dan Odegaard (Board Member) $0 $340,047 $30,757
Greg Ruberg (Board Member) $0 $131,714 $20,165
Aaron Saude (Board Member) $0 $187,243 $28,521
Al Vogt (Board Member) $0 $36,785 $3,062
Kimber Wraalstad (Board Member) $0 $170,060 $35,550
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990
Filed on Dec. 13, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$127,634
Expenses
$127,634
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $127,618
Total Liabilities $127,618
Net Assets $0

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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