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Mercy Hospitals East Communities

St Louis, MO · EIN 43-0653493 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercy Hospitals East Communities reported $1.97 billion in revenue and $1.74 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.22 went to program services, $11.78 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: 98.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $8,335,401 (FORMER OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $1.74B

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 $1.97B

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)
88.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.8%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
0.9%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.5%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$8,335,401$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.48%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 1288.9%

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
$213M expenses · 13.8% of program spending · revenue $268M

Mercy Hospitals East Communities provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay by offering essential health services to its community. In active pursuit of this mission, Mercy Hospitals East Communities provides a wide variety of services in their 928 bed facility and in FY25, had 1,376,333 total cases. At Mercy Hospitals East Communities, cancer care is about more than providing clinical treatments. Mercy Hospitals East Communities also offers support services to help you maintain your physical, mental and emotional…

$166M expenses · 10.8% of program spending · revenue $209M

Mercy Hospitals East Communities offers comprehensive heart and vascular services, a wide variety of treatment options and advanced technologies to diagnose and treat a full range of conditions. Mercy Hospitals East Communities also provides a full complement of cardiac rehabilitation, therapy and education services. In FY25, Mercy Hospitals East Communities had 72,234 cases and 27,165 patient days for this service line

$134M expenses · 8.7% of program spending · revenue $169M

Mercy Hospitals East Communities offers a full spectrum of women's health services from routine checkups and mammograms to obstetrics care to menopause treatment. Our mercy team provides screening, prevention and treatment, pregnancy and childbirth care, breast health care, and gynecologic cancer care. In FY25, Mercy Hospitals East Communities had 62,175 cases and 27,348 patient days for this service line

$1.03B all other programs (line 4d)

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
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$7,558,489$776,912$8,335,401
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$2,182,852$162,645$2,345,497
REGIONAL PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,593,949$112,692$1,706,641
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week
$0$1,364,061$37,606$1,401,667
COMMUNITY PRESIDENT - HOSPITAL
Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,232,456$128,948$1,361,404
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$1,300,000$6,639$1,306,639
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,258,263$39,065$1,297,328
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,231,452$39,554$1,271,006

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Hospitals East Communities (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$500M$1.00B$1.50B$2.00BFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$1.97B$1.74B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$1.97B$1.74B88.2%$874M$8,335,401
FY2024 ⓘ$1.88B$1.59B86.5%$846M$5,580,955
FY2023 ⓘ$1.76B$1.49B86.5%$776M$3,650,338
FY2022 ⓘ$1.64B$1.39B87.6%$608M$2,482,952
FY2021 ⓘ$1.64B$1.34B86.1%$608M$4,589,973
FY2020 ⓘ$1.55B$1.31B88.6%$632M$1,789,367

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–1b12 · 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 532
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6622

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HEALTHTRUST INC - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY
Labor management svcs
$21,543,262
WESTERN ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
Anesthesiology services
$16,700,115
WEST COUNTY RADIOLOGICAL GROUP INC
Radiological services
$5,771,727
IMAGEFIRST OF ST LOUIS
Healthcare linen services
$3,774,505
MCCARTHY BUILDING CO
Construction and design services
$3,348,080

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 105 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Hospitals East Communities's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Hospitals East Communities reported that 88.2% of its $1.74 billion in expenses went to program services, 11.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Hospitals East Communities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Hospitals East Communities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $8,335,401, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Hospitals East Communities get its money?

Of $1.97 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 98.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Hospitals East Communities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-0653493 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611279349301886 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349307669 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411319349302506 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349308007 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349307050 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349304603 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-0653493: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.