Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin
Also known as Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison
Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin reported $770.2 million in revenue and $666.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.08 went to program services, $11.92 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: 96.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $7,886,813 (FMR OFF, PRESIDENT/CEO AT SSM HEALTH). 451 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 12% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $667MFor 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 $770MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 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 | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $7,886,813 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.18% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 451 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 12 | 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 expenseSsm Health Care of Wisconsin provides Health Care services at three wholly-owned acute care hospitals, Ssm Health st. Mary's hospital - madison, Ssm Health st. Clare hospital - baraboo and Ssm Health st. Mary's hospital - janesville, as well as at two nursing homes Ssm Health st. Mary's care center in madison and Ssm Health st. Clare meadows care center in baraboo. Serving south central wisconsin since 1912, Ssm Health st. Mary's hospital madison (st. Mary's madison hospital) is a 440-tertiary referral hospital offering inpatient and outpatient treatment and diagnostic services in primary…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR OFF, PRESIDENT/CEO AT SSM HEALTH Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $5,205,665 | $2,681,148 | $7,886,813 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, COO AT SSM HEALTH Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,364,935 | $1,119,698 | $3,484,633 |
| SECRETARY, CLO AT SSM HEALTH Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,587,150 | $700,771 | $2,287,921 |
| DIRECTOR, REGIONAL PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $1,377,728 | $0 | $548,240 | $1,925,968 |
| TREASURER, CFO AT SSM HEALTH Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,050,477 | $627,081 | $1,677,558 |
| FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,454,021 | $29,506 | $1,483,527 |
| REGIONAL VP ACUTE CARE Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $757,276 | $0 | $232,342 | $989,618 |
| REG CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $686,940 | $0 | $220,758 | $907,698 |
451 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.2M (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–1b12 · 9 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 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 53,780
- Volunteers Part I, line 6392
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| J H FINDORFF & SON INC Construction services | $15,748,097 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Medical & physician services | $3,789,059 |
| TRIMEDX HOLDINGS LLC Clinical engineering services | $2,995,116 |
| STERIS CORPORATION Contract sterilization services | $1,574,152 |
| HEALTH DIMENSIONS CONSULTING INC Consulting services | $979,242 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 50 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin spent in 2024, $88.08 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin reported that 88.1% of its $666.7 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $7,886,813, for the role of FMR OFF, PRESIDENT/CEO AT SSM HEALTH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin get its money?
Of $770.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 96.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ssm Health CARE of Wisconsin a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-0688874 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 202503219349320840 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349315474 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349329642 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349313485 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143099349303044 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023099349302482 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-0688874: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.