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Mercycare Service Corporation

Cedar Rapids, IA · EIN 42-1199429 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercycare Service Corporation reported $11.6 million in revenue and $3.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.17 went to program services, $2.83 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $818,087 (PRESIDENT & CEO). Revenue rose 15% 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 $3.1M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.2%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.8%11.5%
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$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$818,087$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
26.32%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
41.76.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 19100.0%

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 expense
$3.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $295K

To provide strategic direction and oversight in activities which promote the general health of the community in accordance with the ideals of the sisters of mercy

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
PRESIDENT & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$728,839$89,248$818,087
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$695,379$0$695,379
EXECUTIVE VP & COO/CFO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$506,186$69,541$575,727

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercycare Service Corporation (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$3.1M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$3.1M97.2%$11M$818,087
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$3.8M97.1%$15M$795,201
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$3.1M97.6%$19M$991,796
FY2022 ⓘ$7.8M$2.4M96.5%$18M$1,368,154
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$2.3M97.3%$18M$844,737
FY2020 ⓘ$10M$2.3M97.6%$17M$790,614

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–1b19 · 14 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 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 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 620

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercycare Service Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercycare Service Corporation reported that 97.2% of its $3.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercycare Service Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercycare Service Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $818,087, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercycare Service Corporation get its money?

Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercycare Service Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1199429 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202611349349301591 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349309119 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349313639 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349312409 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349308705 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101339349306270 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1199429: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.