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Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities

Fort Smith, AR · EIN 26-1318597 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities reported $159.2 million in revenue and $217.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.76 went to program services, $6.24 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: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,376,259 (PHYSICIAN). 198 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 88% 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 $217M

For 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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $159M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.2%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
0.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,376,259$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.63%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
19827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 788.9%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$65M expenses · 31.7% of program spending · grants $2,110 · revenue $50M

Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay by offering essential health services to its community. In active pursuit of this mission, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities provides a wide variety of services in their clinic facilities and in FY25, had 740,085 total cases.Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities has a team of pediatricians, family medicine and internal medicine doctors who can handle all your routine health care needs. Mercy's primary care providers help with annual…

$33M expenses · 16.1% of program spending · revenue $26M

Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities offers comprehensive heart and vascular services, a wide variety of treatment options and advanced technologies to diagnose and treat a full range of conditions. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities also provides a full complement of cardiac rehabilitation, therapy and education services. In FY25, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities had 108,237 cases

$23M expenses · 11.1% of program spending · revenue $18M

Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities orthopedic physicians share a passion for protecting and preserving your mobility and strength and can care for nearly any medical condition or injury that affects the musculoskeletal system. Mercy's orthopedic specialists and surgeons treat everything from achy joints and sports injuries to hand injuries and trauma. In FY25, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities had 65,279 cases for this service line

$84M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,342,379$0$33,880$1,376,259
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,203,960$0$38,993$1,242,953
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,181,483$0$39,065$1,220,548
COMMUNITY PRESIDENT & BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 10.00 hrs/week
$0$1,077,465$124,422$1,201,887
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,152,606$0$35,765$1,188,371
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,114,434$0$35,765$1,150,199
PHYSICIAN & BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$761,162$0$16,005$777,167
VP, PATIENT SERVICES & BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$473,262$43,055$516,317

198 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.4M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$100M$200M$300M$400MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$159M$217M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$159M$217M93.8%$19M$1,376,259
FY2024 ⓘ$139M$181M82.5%$22M$1,418,509
FY2023 ⓘ$113M$160M81.8%$8.4M$1,074,451
FY2022 ⓘ$109M$147M81.2%$12M$1,473,302
FY2021 ⓘ$93M$127M90.4%$13M$8,591,850
FY2020 ⓘ$85M$128M91.3%$8.9M$1,422,920

Governance 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–1b7 · 0 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 4No
  • 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 5227

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BESHEARS CONSTRUCTION INC
Construction services
$4,957,641
LOCUMSMART LLC
Contract labor
$4,223,308
MEURER MEDICAL
Contract labor
$939,600
BOULDER ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Contract labor
$772,244
ASCLEPIUS CARDIOLOGY PC
Contract labor
$504,300

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities'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 Clinic Fort Smith Communities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities reported that 93.8% of its $217.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,376,259, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities get its money?

Of $159.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.2% came from contributions and grants and 99.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-1318597 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 202621329349307977 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349304676 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441279349301884 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349309481 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349305379 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349301853 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-1318597: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.