Meriter Hospital
Meriter Hospital reported $643.3 million in revenue and $620.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.22 went to program services, $13.78 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: 97.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $707,912 (BOARD MEMBER & PRESIDENT /CEO). 305 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $620MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $643MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.8% | 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 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $707,912 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.11% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 305 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 13 | 88.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMeriter Hospital, inc. Is a 448-bed community hospital focused on delivering quality care and patient safety. Meriter provides solutions to many community health care needs, and provides the region's only available child and adolescent psychiatry services, and sexual assault nurse examiner services. Meriter is proud to deliver more babies than any other hospital in wisconsin and received numerous awards:-pageen small, clinical ethicist was recently published in the bioethics today blog "you need more friends": making space for latine diversity in bioethics (bioethicstoday.org). -unitypoint…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD MEMBER & PRESIDENT /CEO Director/trustee, officer, 15.00 hrs/week | $0 | $616,026 | $91,886 | $707,912 |
| MARKET CMO/ASST SECRETARY Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $627,345 | $38,015 | $665,360 |
| MARKET CFO/TREASURER Officer, 15.00 hrs/week | $0 | $506,881 | $52,549 | $559,430 |
| MARKET CNO Key employee, 15.00 hrs/week | $0 | $448,831 | $63,663 | $512,494 |
| MARKET COO Key employee, 15.00 hrs/week | $0 | $368,620 | $48,628 | $417,248 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $347,047 | $56,522 | $403,569 |
| FORMER CEO UPH-MERITER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $390,202 | $11,972 | $402,174 |
| MARKET VP HR/SECRETARY Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $0 | $325,041 | $49,093 | $374,134 |
305 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meriter Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $12,500 (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
2024 · 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 · 11 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 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 54,121
- Volunteers Part I, line 6505
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL AND CLI Interns, residents, med-flight, and teac | $18,706,096 |
| AMN HEALTHCARE ALLIED INC Contracted registered nurses | $14,115,459 |
| JP CULLEN AND SONS INC Construction | $5,014,631 |
| MADISON ANESTHESIOLOGY Medical services | $4,870,824 |
| UW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH Interns and teaching | $3,803,259 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 46 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Meriter 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 Meriter Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Meriter Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Meriter Hospital reported that 86.2% of its $620.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Meriter Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Meriter Hospital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $707,912, for the role of BOARD MEMBER & PRESIDENT /CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Meriter Hospital get its money?
Of $643.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.4% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 97.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Meriter Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-0806367 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513179349312021 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349309427 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349313138 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349305777 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349310902 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349307467 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-0806367: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.