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Mercy Medical Center

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-0591658 · 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 Medical Center reported $685.0 million in revenue and $658.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.52 went to program services, $18.48 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: 91.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,203,513 (Chair, Ex Officio). 622 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% 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 $658M

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 $685M

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)
81.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.5%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
1.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,203,513$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.33%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
62227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 788.9%

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
$537M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $428K · revenue $651M

Mercy Medical Center (MMC) owns and operates a 177-licensed bed general acute-care teaching hospital. MMC provides hospital services without regard to ability to pay, including medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient services, emergency room care, labor and delivery, and neonatal intensive care among other services. In Fiscal Year 2025, Mercy admitted 17,951 inpatient and observation cases, 18.6% of which was Medical Assistance revenue. MMC's largest major service category is Surgery and Centers of Excellence representing 61.8% of total hospital revenue. Mercy provided 30,356 surgical…

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
Chair, Ex Officio
Director/trustee, officer, 18.0 hrs/week
$0$2,159,214$44,299$2,203,513
Vice Chair
Director/trustee, officer, 15.0 hrs/week
$0$1,311,468$49,474$1,360,942
Secretary
Director/trustee, officer, 39.5 hrs/week
$0$1,024,977$47,592$1,072,569
Director
Director/trustee, 38.0 hrs/week
$806,950$0$33,954$840,904
SVP CLIN PROG - CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest compensated employee, 38.0 hrs/week
$709,110$0$44,299$753,409
Director
Director/trustee, 40.0 hrs/week
$650,449$0$32,496$682,945
SENIOR VP HR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$524,333$0$49,474$573,807
CCO & VP OF CLAIMS
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$501,678$0$44,299$545,977

622 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (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$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$685M$658M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$685M$658M81.5%$651M$2,203,513
FY2024 ⓘ$634M$608M80.3%$606M$1,796,208
FY2023 ⓘ$600M$584M80.2%$556M$1,961,974
FY2022 ⓘ$595M$554M80.0%$487M$1,623,456
FY2021 ⓘ$597M$535M79.8%$473M$1,344,361
FY2020 ⓘ$517M$494M80.4%$360M$1,700,213

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–1b7 · 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 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 54,362
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6256

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RTM ENTERPRISE INC
Maintenance bldg and renovation
$4,894,546
CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL SERVICES INC
Construction
$3,776,210
METZ CULINARY MANAGEMENT
Food services
$3,586,722
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Epic maintenance and technical support
$3,517,249
GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY
CONSTRUCTION- Hunt Valley MOB
$3,475,118

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 98 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Mercy Medical Center totaling $149K 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 Medical 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 Mercy Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Medical Center reported that 81.5% of its $658.3 million in expenses went to program services, 18.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,203,513, for the role of Chair, Ex Officio (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Medical Center get its money?

Of $685.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.0% came from contributions and grants and 91.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-0591658 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 202640989349300809 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531009349301308 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430999349300623 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311159349301216 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221229349301372 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111329349302206 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-0591658: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.