Mercy Medical Center - Newton

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Newton, IA · EIN 42-1470935 · 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 Medical Center - Newton reported $33.3 million in revenue and $34.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.90 went to program services, $14.10 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: 96.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,653,467 (FORMER OFFICER). Revenue fell 3% 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 $34M

Program services$85.90 $29M
Management & general$14.10 $4.8M
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 $33M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.56 $184K
Government grants$0.48 $161K
Program service revenue$96.46 $32M
Investment income$0.80 $266K
Other revenue$1.70 $566K

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)	85.9%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	14.1%	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	1.0%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.5%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	96.5%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$1,653,467	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	4.83%	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	-0.8	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 10	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

$29M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $8,932 · revenue $32M

Mercy Medical Center - newton (mercyone newton) is a rural hospital located in newton, iowa in jasper county. The hospital is proud to offer a full spectrum of services, from family health services and primary care to surgery to the skilled care provided by the visiting physicians in the mercyone newton specialty clinic. Emergency services are available to all regardless of their ability to pay.please see schedule h and visit our website for additional information about our services and specialties: www.mercyone.org/newton

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
FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,198,272	$455,195	$1,653,467
DIR; VP RURAL HOSP & REG OPERATIONS Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week	$0	$555,239	$55,265	$610,504
FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week	$0	$428,790	$30,461	$459,251
DIRECTOR; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$0	$253,409	$25,189	$278,598
TREAS; VP FINANCE CRITICAL ACC HOSP Officer, 10.00 hrs/week	$0	$210,751	$38,794	$249,545
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$187,416	$41,744	$229,160
MANAGER, PHARMACY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$157,537	$42,168	$199,705
PHARMACIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$151,289	$20,431	$171,720

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Medical Center - Newton (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $279K (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 ⓘ	$33M	$34M	85.9%	−$2.2M	$1,653,467
FY2024 ⓘ	$42M	$43M	88.0%	−$2.2M	$1,084,868
FY2023 ⓘ	$38M	$42M	85.2%	−$743K	$1,329,473
FY2022 ⓘ	$40M	$45M	92.3%	$7.3M	$1,326,785
FY2021 ⓘ	$37M	$39M	92.9%	$12M	$1,050,903
FY2020 ⓘ	$34M	$35M	92.8%	$12M	$964,251

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–1b10 · 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 50
Volunteers Part I, line 651

Largest outside contractors

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

HEARTLAND ANESTHESIA & CONSULTING Health care services	$1,350,000
HALLMARK HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS INC Temporary medical staffing services	$1,256,477
CCS CAPTURIS LLC Information technology services	$709,310
ONENECK IT SOLUTIONS LLC Maintenance services	$662,737
IOWA ORTHO Health care services	$638,866

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Medical Center - Newton's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Medical Center - Newton reported that 85.9% of its $34.3 million in expenses went to program services, 14.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Medical Center - Newton pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Medical Center - Newton reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,653,467, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Medical Center - Newton get its money?

Of $33.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 96.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Medical Center - Newton a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1470935 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 202611319349304471 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511279349302016 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401299349303905 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341299349301924 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349306955 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111329349303501 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1470935: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.