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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center reported $318.0 million in revenue and $326.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.49 went to program services, $12.51 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: 87.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $807,407 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 67 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 728% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $327MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $318MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 87.3% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $807,407 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.25% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 67 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 17 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePatient care activities: during the 2025 fiscal year ending june 30, 2025 mpbcc provided approximately 58,000 radiation oncology treatments and 54,000 medical oncology treatments to 35,000 patients seeking cancer care. Patients receiving care were provided access to national and local clinical research trials investigating ways to better prevent, detect, diagnose and treat cancer. Additionally, approximately 11% of encounters were derived from patient participation in medicaid and approximately 58% was derived from patient participation in medicare
Cancer program activities: mbpcc has implemented three comprehensive cancer care program models and assumed certain responsibilities for developing and delivering the cancer care continuum to the local community. Services include cancer prevention, education, early detection, free cancer screening and transportation assistance. During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025 the cancer programs screened 5,705 people at 134 free cancer screening events. 728 were navigated due to abnormal findings and 43 were diagnosed with cancer. Since 2002, over 118,000 people throughout la and ms have been…
Medical physics residency program: mbpcc plays a significant role in the Mary Bird perkinis Cancer Center louisiana state university (mbpcc-lsu) medical physics and health physics program. This academic program provides didactic instruction and clinical and research training to the lsu ms and phd graduate students in medical physics. The lsu medical physics academic program is one of the largest in the country training medical physicists to serve cancer programs nationwide
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $711,597 | $0 | $95,810 | $807,407 |
| BREAST SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $420,190 | $0 | $43,921 | $464,111 |
| MEDICAL DOCTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $405,745 | $0 | $54,674 | $460,419 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $427,693 | $0 | $28,957 | $456,650 |
| CHIEF, CLINICAL PHYSICS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $361,773 | $0 | $51,106 | $412,879 |
| BREAST SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $329,263 | $0 | $19,175 | $348,438 |
| VP OF CANCER SUPPORT & OUT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,075 | $0 | $48,216 | $268,291 |
| VP/CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $232,781 | $0 | $13,143 | $245,924 |
67 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b17 · 15 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 5493
- Volunteers Part I, line 659
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF BATON Medical oncology services | $14,321,997 |
| SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA RADIATION ONCOLOGY G Radiation oncology services | $9,320,748 |
| NORTHSHORE ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES Medical oncology services | $6,999,524 |
| ONEONCOLOGY Management services | $5,162,884 |
| MD CLINICS LLC Medical oncology services | $2,359,145 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center totaling $545K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center spent in FY2025, $87.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center reported that 87.5% of its $326.8 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $807,407, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center get its money?
Of $318.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.5% came from contributions and grants and 87.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7010520 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631349349307308 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349314800 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202433099349302463 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349313158 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349306408 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101339349306035 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7010520: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.