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Mercy Clinic East Communities

Chesterfield, MO · EIN 43-1771217 · 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 Clinic East Communities reported $804.6 million in revenue and $1.05 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.66 went to program services, $4.34 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: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,345,497 (FORMER OFFICER). 1,180 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 111% 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 $1.05B

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 $805M

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)
95.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.3%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
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
99.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,345,497$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.22%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1,18027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-0.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 2388.9%

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
$282M expenses · 28.1% of program spending · revenue $226M

Mercy Clinic 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 Clinic East Communities provides a wide variety of services in their clinic facilities and in FY25, had 2,941,991 total cases. Mercy Clinic East Communities has a team of pediatricians, family medicine and internal medicine doctors who can handle all your routine health care needs. Mercy's primary care providers help with annual checkups, preventive…

$139M expenses · 13.8% of program spending · revenue $111M

Mercy Clinic 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 Clinic East Communities also provides a full complement of cardiac rehabilitation, therapy and education services. In FY25, Mercy Clinic East Communities had 517,372 cases for this service line

$117M expenses · 11.7% of program spending · revenue $94M

Mercy Clinic 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 Clinic East Communities had 341,862 cases for this service line

$465M 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$2,182,852$162,645$2,345,497
PRESIDENT, SPEC SERVICE LINES - MERCY HEALTH & BM
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,736,377$187,831$1,924,208
REGIONAL PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE
Director/trustee, officer, 43.00 hrs/week
$0$1,593,949$112,692$1,706,641
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,490,251$0$25,587$1,515,838
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,465,181$0$18,227$1,483,408
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,434,764$0$42,365$1,477,129
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,440,170$0$32,134$1,472,304
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,439,019$0$22,605$1,461,624

1,180 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Clinic East Communities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $8.8M (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$500M$1.00B$1.50B$2.00BFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$805M$1.05B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$805M$1.05B95.7%−$41M$2,345,497
FY2024 ⓘ$740M$930M94.9%−$49M$2,141,295
FY2023 ⓘ$546M$776M95.5%−$57M$1,392,094
FY2022 ⓘ$452M$652M94.0%−$53M$1,558,921
FY2021 ⓘ$535M$656M95.4%−$46M$1,564,079
FY2020 ⓘ$381M$530M95.3%$62M$1,418,909

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–1b23 · 0 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 51,345
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MUSICK CONSTRUCTION CO
Construction and design services
$4,024,034
MCCARTHY BUILDING CO
Construction and design services
$2,990,753
LOCUMSMART
Labor management svcs
$2,713,953
ST LOUIS MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE CENTER
Spine/pain professional services
$2,364,546
CLARACORP INC
Construction and design services
$2,128,921

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 36 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Clinic East Communities reported that 95.7% of its $1.05 billion in expenses went to program services, 4.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

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

The largest total compensation Mercy Clinic East Communities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,345,497, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Clinic East Communities get its money?

Of $804.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 99.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Clinic East Communities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-1771217 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 202601279349302140 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349307627 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349302574 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349307637 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349305646 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349304188 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-1771217: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.