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Mercy Hospital Joplin

Joplin, MO · EIN 27-0814858 · 501(c)(3) · Church
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercy Hospital Joplin reported $342.6 million in revenue and $315.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.23 went to program services, $19.77 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: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,319,329 (EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - MERCY HEALTH & BOAR). Revenue rose 53% 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 $316M

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 $343M

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)
80.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.8%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
0.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,319,329$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.73%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 388.9%

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
$39M expenses · 15.3% of program spending · revenue $52M

Mercy Hospital Joplin 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 Hospital Joplin provides a wide variety of services in their 221 bed facility and in FY25, had 243,585 total cases. Mercy Hospital Joplin 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 Hospital Joplin also provides a full complement of…

$29M expenses · 11.5% of program spending · revenue $39M

At Mercy Hospital Joplin, cancer care is about more than providing clinical treatments. Mercy Hospital Joplin also offers support services to help you maintain your physical, mental and emotional health. Mercy's cancer specialists care for almost every type of cancer and participate in clinical research to bring you the most advanced cancer treatment available. In FY25, Mercy Hospital Joplin had 16,590 cases and 1,078 patient days for this service line

$21M expenses · 8.2% of program spending · revenue $28M

Mercy Hospital Joplin has a gastroenterology team experienced in diagnosing and treating all types of illnesses affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Mercy's team can alleviate your symptoms and reduce or eliminate discomfort no matter where it may appear in your digestive system, from your esophagus and stomach to your small and large intestines, as well as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. In FY25, Mercy Hospital Joplin had 8,589 cases and 4,457 patient days for this service line

$165M 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
EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - MERCY HEALTH & BOAR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,118,418$200,911$2,319,329
PRESIDENT, SPECIALTY SERVICE LINES - MERCY HEALTH
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,736,377$187,831$1,924,208
SVP, COMMUNITY OPERATIONS & BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,256,840$129,568$1,386,408
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 25.00 hrs/week
$0$1,011,730$36,365$1,048,095
PRESIDENT, MERCY JOPLIN COMMUNITIES
Officer, 7.00 hrs/week
$0$832,578$100,702$933,280
RADIOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$795,416$30,097$825,513
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$754,532$28,766$783,298
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$729,275$31,616$760,891

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Hospital Joplin (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$343M$316M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$343M$316M80.2%$152M$2,319,329
FY2024 ⓘ$309M$288M77.2%$150M$3,448,329
FY2023 ⓘ$287M$269M77.1%$153M$2,743,690
FY2022 ⓘ$324M$295M77.9%$150M$2,714,358
FY2021 ⓘ$308M$273M80.4%$130M$8,591,850
FY2020 ⓘ$224M$458M40.6%$179M$2,027,942

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–1b3 · 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 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6116

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HEALTHTRUST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
Physician/nursing stafffing
$6,148,293
MARLAB INCORPORATED
Physician staffing
$2,779,906
LOCUMSMART
Physician staffing
$2,464,647
MORRISON HEALTHCARE
Food service vendor
$2,340,041
GCEP GROUP OF TULSA PLLC
Physician staffing
$1,259,745

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 40 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mercy Hospital Joplin'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 Joplin, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Hospital Joplin's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Hospital Joplin reported that 80.2% of its $315.6 million in expenses went to program services, 19.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Hospital Joplin pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Hospital Joplin reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,319,329, for the role of EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - MERCY HEALTH & BOAR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Hospital Joplin get its money?

Of $342.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 99.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Hospital Joplin a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-0814858 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), 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 202631329349301988 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349303047 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349308526 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349303556 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349309493 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349301735 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-0814858: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.