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Blessing Hospital

Quincy, IL · EIN 37-0661183 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Blessing Hospital reported $731.2 million in revenue and $706.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.07 went to program services, $20.93 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: 91.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,715,556 (PHYSICIAN). 525 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $706M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $731M

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)
79.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.9%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
1.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,715,556$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.24%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
52527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 1388.9%

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
$558M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $4.4M · revenue $672M

Since it was founded in 1873, Blessing Hospital has provided quality health care services to all patients regardless of race, sex, national origin, age, or ability to pay. In serving all members of its communities, Blessing Hospital continues this tradition by providing free/subsidized care, care to persons covered by governmental programs at less than full charges, and community heath/education/wellness programs. For fiscal year 2025, the cost of charity care provided was 8,110,560 and medicare shortfalls were 110,542,589. Blessing Hospital treated patients through the following services…

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
$1,657,384$0$58,172$1,715,556
PHYSICIAN &
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,496,679$0$50,554$1,547,233
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,258,275$0$67,797$1,326,072
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,282,405$0$43,285$1,325,690
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,158,956$0$52,099$1,211,055
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,158,275$0$36,236$1,194,511
PHYSICIAN &
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$987,112$0$68,115$1,055,227
PRES/CEO BCS
Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$827,269$155,433$982,702

525 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blessing Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.9M (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$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$731M$706M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$731M$706M79.1%$555M$1,715,556
FY2024 ⓘ$705M$688M79.5%$525M$1,613,614
FY2023 ⓘ$625M$602M76.2%$493M$1,461,238
FY2022 ⓘ$590M$536M73.4%$453M$2,014,745
FY2021 ⓘ$575M$468M73.3%$508M$1,523,077
FY2020 ⓘ$495M$399M73.4%$423M$1,150,361

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–1b13 · 8 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 54,529
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6382

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
QUINCY ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES PC
Anesthesia svcs
$16,760,110
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Contract labor
$6,697,204
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE LLC
Software svcs
$6,196,974
WEST CENTRAL PATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS
Pathology svcs
$3,858,801
QUINCY MEDICAL GROUP
Healthcare svcs
$2,790,182

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 94 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Blessing Hospital totaling $51,246 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Blessing Hospital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Blessing Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Blessing Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Blessing Hospital reported that 79.1% of its $706.1 million in expenses went to program services, 20.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Blessing Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Blessing Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,715,556, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Blessing Hospital get its money?

Of $731.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 1.8% came from contributions and grants (including 1.1% from government grants) and 91.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Blessing Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 37-0661183 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 September 30, 2025, object 202602039349301315 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511919349300941 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202411999349300306 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332159349301108 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212159349301326 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102239349300620 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 37-0661183: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.