Misericordia Home
Misericordia Home reported $182.4 million in revenue and $129.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.02 went to program services, $10.25 to management and general costs and $0.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 45.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $288,176 (VP CLINIC SERVICES). 55 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% 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 $129MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $182MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 31.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 45.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $288,176 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.22% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 55 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 32.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 11 | 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 expenseFounded in chicago in 1921 Misericordia Home provides a network of services and a continuum of care for over 600 children and adults from diverse racial religious and socioeconomic backgrounds with disabilities ranging from mild or moderate to severe and profound. Each resident has an individually designed program developed to meet his/her unique needs with an overall goal of living as independent and meaningful a life as possible. Misericordia provides: -residential and day to day support from 24-hour skilled nursing care to independent living in one of nineteen cila homes in the community…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP CLINIC SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $239,308 | $0 | $48,868 | $288,176 |
| CORP SECRETARY & CFO (END 02/25) Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $207,481 | $0 | $32,936 | $240,417 |
| AVP CLINIC SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,279 | $0 | $40,818 | $230,097 |
| ASST. EXEC DIRECTOR (END 01/25) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,421 | $0 | $24,697 | $220,118 |
| CIO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,606 | $0 | $50,110 | $217,716 |
| CFO (BEG 04/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,783 | $0 | $44,617 | $180,400 |
| VP BUILDING OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,364 | $0 | $22,631 | $177,995 |
| PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,923 | $0 | $9,083 | $150,006 |
55 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Misericordia Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $743K (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–1b11 · 9 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 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 51,878
- Volunteers Part I, line 63,500
Private foundation grants it received
120 private foundations reported grants to Misericordia Home totaling $4.1M 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 Misericordia Home's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Misericordia Home, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Misericordia Home spent in FY2025, $89.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Misericordia Home's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Misericordia Home reported that 89.0% of its $129.2 million in expenses went to program services, 10.3% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Misericordia Home pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Misericordia Home reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $288,176, for the role of VP CLINIC SERVICES (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Misericordia Home get its money?
Of $182.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 31.8% came from contributions and grants (including 4.1% from government grants) and 45.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Misericordia Home a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2170153 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621359349314907 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530159349301458 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420169349301167 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300239349301755 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103499349301815 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013589349301311 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2170153: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.