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Mercy Hospital Springfield

Springfield, MO · EIN 44-0552485 · 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 Hospital Springfield reported $1.45 billion in revenue and $1.28 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.21 went to program services, $8.79 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: 98.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,386,408 (FORMER OFFICER). Revenue rose 44% 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 $1.28B

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 $1.45B

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)
91.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.8%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,386,408$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.11%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 688.9%

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
$176M expenses · 15.1% of program spending · revenue $217M

Mercy Hospital Springfield 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 Hospital Springfield provides a wide variety of services in their 504 bed facility and in FY25, had 1,440,577 total cases. Mercy Hospital Springfield 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 Hospital Springfield also provides a…

$124M expenses · 10.6% of program spending · revenue $153M

At Mercy Hospital Springfield, cancer care is about more than providing clinical treatments. Mercy Hospital Springfield also offers support services to help you maintain your physical, mental and emotional health. Mercy's cancer specialists care for almost every type of cancer and participate in clinical research to bring you the most advanced cancer treatment available. In FY25, Mercy Hospital Springfield had 56,530 cases and 7,251 patient days for this service line

$82M expenses · 7.0% of program spending · revenue $101M

Mercy Hospital Springfield's orthopedic physicians share a passion for protecting and preserving your mobility and strength and can care for nearly any medical condition or injury that affects the musculoskeletal system. Mercy's orthopedic specialists and surgeons treat everything from achy joints and sports injuries to hand injuries and trauma. In FY25, Mercy Hospital Springfield had 17,216 cases and 10,061 patient days for this service line

$788M 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$1,256,840$129,568$1,386,408
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,310,863$46,165$1,357,028
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,318,126$26,223$1,344,349
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,216,210$39,665$1,255,875
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,210,592$12,705$1,223,297
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,162,711$39,593$1,202,304
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$809,036$121,388$930,424
PRESIDENT, MERCY SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES & BM
Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$764,864$105,171$870,035

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Hospital Springfield (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$1.45B$1.28B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$1.45B$1.28B91.2%$547M$1,386,408
FY2024 ⓘ$1.30B$1.15B87.8%$453M$1,659,657
FY2023 ⓘ$1.12B$1.04B89.0%$429M$1,399,539
FY2022 ⓘ$1.05B$1.03B90.7%$397M$1,306,592
FY2021 ⓘ$1.12B$950M89.5%$483M$8,591,850
FY2020 ⓘ$1.01B$882M90.9%$529M$1,422,920

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–1b6 · 3 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 6398

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HEALTHTRUST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
Contract labor agency
$43,574,459
LOCUMSMART LLC
Contract wages for non-integrated physic
$10,504,941
TOWNE PARK LLC
Valet and sitter services
$2,729,243
MCCARTHY BUILDING COMPANIES INC
Building and renovation services
$2,722,171
D3 ONCOLOGY INC
Radiation therapy contract services
$1,845,792

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 74 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Mercy Hospital Springfield totaling $36,500 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 Mercy Hospital Springfield'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 Hospital Springfield, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Hospital Springfield's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Hospital Springfield reported that 91.2% of its $1.28 billion in expenses went to program services, 8.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Hospital Springfield pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Hospital Springfield reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,386,408, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Hospital Springfield get its money?

Of $1.45 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 98.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Hospital Springfield a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 44-0552485 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 202601289349303275 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511339349302601 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349309711 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331319349307593 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349310107 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349304692 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 44-0552485: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.