Mercy Clinics

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Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1193699 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercy Clinics reported $195.9 million in revenue and $242.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.63 went to program services, $9.37 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: 95.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,471,013 (DIRECTOR; CEO MERCY HEALTH NETWORK). Revenue fell 16% 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 $243M

Program services$90.63 $220M
Management & general$9.37 $23M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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 $196M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.16 $309K
Government grants$1.21 $2.4M
Program service revenue$95.48 $187M
Investment income$0.07 $142K
Other revenue$3.08 $6.0M

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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	90.6%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	9.4%	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	1.4%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	1.2%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	95.5%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$2,471,013	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.02%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	-6.8	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	7 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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$220M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $193M

Mercy Clinics operates various physician clinics in the greater des moines, iowa area, which include family practice clinics, urgent care clinics, quick care clinics, and specialty clinics which include such specialties as gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology, pediatrics, physical therapy, rheumatology, gynecologic oncology care, and general, colorectal, bariatric, plastic, reconstructive, and breast surgery.Mercy Clinics is dedicated to improving the health of its community in partnership with others. Mercy Clinics achieves this by providing…

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
DIRECTOR; CEO MERCY HEALTH NETWORK Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$2,416,873	$54,140	$2,471,013
FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,198,272	$455,195	$1,653,467
NEUROSURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,190,143	$44,195	$1,234,338
NEUROSURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,130,416	$32,462	$1,162,878
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$998,052	$26,473	$1,024,525
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$880,696	$54,079	$934,775
PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$843,357	$43,575	$886,932
DIRECTOR; CARDIOLOGIST Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$698,220	$52,640	$750,860

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Clinics (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (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

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$196M	$243M	90.6%	−$137M	$2,471,013
FY2024 ⓘ	$203M	$252M	89.2%	−$90M	$2,103,598
FY2023 ⓘ	$193M	$245M	91.9%	−$40M	$1,988,162
FY2022 ⓘ	$245M	$240M	89.5%	$25M	$1,084,740
FY2021 ⓘ	$229M	$241M	89.7%	$20M	$1,116,783
FY2020 ⓘ	$233M	$237M	93.2%	$29M	$1,034,372

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 · 7 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 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

WEATHERBY LOCUMS INC Temporary medical staffing services	$1,083,915
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE LLC Maintenance services(software)	$891,332
AHSA AMERICAN HEALTHCARE STAFFING ASSOC Temporary medical staffing services	$743,470
CCS CAPTURIS LLC Information technology services	$603,605
PHREESIA INC Maintenance services(software)	$581,613

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Clinics's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Clinics reported that 90.6% of its $242.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Clinics pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Clinics reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,471,013, for the role of DIRECTOR; CEO MERCY HEALTH NETWORK (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Clinics get its money?

Of $195.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.4% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 95.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Clinics a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1193699 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 202611319349304756 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349306401 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349302261 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341239349301034 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349306117 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121329349303102 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1193699: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.