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Samuel U Rodgers Health Center

Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-0899356 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Samuel U Rodgers Health Center reported $30.8 million in revenue and $34.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.69 went to program services, $20.31 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: 57.8% of the total. Government grants made up 31.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $302,197 (PHYSICIAN). 39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $34M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31M

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)
79.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.3%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
40.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
31.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
57.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$302,197$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.89%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
3927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
14.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1188.9%

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
$27M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $18M

For more than 57 years, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center ("Sam Rodgers") has provided affordable, high-quality healthcare services to children, adults, and families throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 1968 by Dr. Samuel U. Rodgers, the first board-certified African American OB/GYN in Kansas City, the organization was established on the principle that healthcare is a basic human right. Today, Sam Rodgers continues its mission to provide compassionate, comprehensive healthcare services to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. Sam Rodgers is a federally…

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
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$262,498$0$39,699$302,197
CEO/PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$269,582$0$28,486$298,068
PHYSICIAN/CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$263,724$0$21,169$284,893
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$252,655$0$12,119$264,774
OBGYN PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$225,579$0$28,143$253,722
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$236,269$0$11,651$247,920
CFO/TREASURER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$166,947$0$23,970$190,917

39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Samuel U Rodgers Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $585K (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
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$31M$34M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$31M$34M79.7%$41M$302,197
FY2024 ⓘ$34M$35M79.0%$39M$285,616
FY2023 ⓘ$32M$30M77.9%$36M$276,525
FY2022 ⓘ$29M$28M73.2%$28M$274,740
FY2021 ⓘ$32M$26M71.9%$28M$288,172
FY2020 ⓘ$21M$25M80.1%$22M$278,203

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–1b11 · 11 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 15aYes
  • 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 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 5369
  • Volunteers Part I, line 688

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
AL HUBER GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Construction
$3,935,869
COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACY SERVICES LLC
Pharmacy management
$810,583
PREFERRED TITLE OF ST JOSEPH LLC
Title management
$400,000
BURTIN AND ASSOCIATION
Commercial janitorial services
$345,915
VESTA TELERADIOLOGY
Radiology services
$282,250

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Samuel U Rodgers Health Center totaling $3.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Samuel U Rodgers Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Samuel U Rodgers Health Center reported that 79.7% of its $34.1 million in expenses went to program services, 20.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Samuel U Rodgers Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Samuel U Rodgers Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $302,197, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Samuel U Rodgers Health Center get its money?

Of $30.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 40.3% came from contributions and grants (including 31.2% from government grants) and 57.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Samuel U Rodgers Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-0899356 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622049349301262 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349302497 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349302111 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332269349301538 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222229349301342 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142239349302204 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-0899356: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.