Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo reported $594.3 million in revenue and $519.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.64 went to program services, $12.36 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 89.3% of the total. Government grants made up 9.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,912,200 (President & CEO Admin. CH). 518 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $520MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $594MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.4% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 9.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 9.6% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 89.3% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,912,200 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.37% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 518 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -2.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 14 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseInpatient Routine/Surgery Visits: Acute Care Patient Days = 82,098Newborn Patient Days = 5,570Skilled Nursing Patient Days = 30,345IP Surgeries = 5,774
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Admin. CH Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,851,882 | $60,318 | $1,912,200 |
| President CHS - Former Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,851,336 | $13,203 | $1,864,539 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,018,192 | $0 | $49,217 | $1,067,409 |
| Executive VP, COO Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $993,464 | $44,425 | $1,037,889 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $877,210 | $0 | $39,214 | $916,424 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $887,781 | $0 | $15,372 | $903,153 |
| CFO Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $868,881 | $29,130 | $898,011 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $816,346 | $0 | $33,658 | $850,004 |
518 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52,830
- Volunteers Part I, line 671
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BUFFALO MEDICAL GROUP Physician Services | $7,841,272 |
| LOCUMTENENSCOM LLC Healthcare Staffing Services | $6,326,782 |
| TRIMEDX Healthcare Services | $6,010,440 |
| TELCO CONSTRUCTION INC Construction Services | $3,331,641 |
| SOUND PHYSICIANS Physician Services | $2,801,887 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 74 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Mercy Hospital of Buffalo's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Mercy Hospital of Buffalo's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo reported that 87.6% of its $519.8 million in expenses went to program services, 12.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mercy Hospital of Buffalo pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mercy Hospital of Buffalo reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,912,200, for the role of President & CEO Admin. CH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mercy Hospital of Buffalo get its money?
Of $594.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 9.7% came from contributions and grants (including 9.6% from government grants) and 89.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-0756336 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533169349304923 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423169349302457 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349302170 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233139349300408 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123159349301222 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023179349304527 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-0756336: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.