Mercy Health Foundation St Louis
Mercy Health Foundation St Louis reported $11.2 million in revenue and $11.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.69 went to program services, $13.53 to management and general costs and $7.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 102.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $8,335,401 (FORMER OFFICER). Revenue rose 74% 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 $11MFor 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 $11MOther revenue was negative: −$441K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 102.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $8,335,401 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 73.29% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 47.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMercy Health Foundation st. Louis is a not-for-profit corporation created to enhance, through philanthropy, the quality of care and services provided by mercy hospital st. Louis in missouri. This objective is accomplished by raising revenue from a variety of sources including donations. The goal of the foundation is to seek, acquire, accept, hold, invest, re-invest, and administer any gifts, bequests, devises, benefits of trust, and property to use and disburse income and principal thereof for the benefit of mercy hospitals east communities
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $7,558,489 | $776,912 | $8,335,401 |
| COMMUNITY PRESIDENT - HOSPITAL Officer, 10.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,232,456 | $128,948 | $1,361,404 |
| FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,300,000 | $6,639 | $1,306,639 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER & BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 4.00 hrs/week | $0 | $758,167 | $115,189 | $873,356 |
| CFO Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $483,042 | $90,041 | $573,083 |
| VP, DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $215,226 | $7,818 | $223,044 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Health Foundation St Louis (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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 · 10 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 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Mercy Health Foundation St Louis totaling $225K 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.
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Every number above is copied from Mercy Health Foundation St Louis'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 Health Foundation St Louis, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Mercy Health Foundation St Louis spent in FY2025, $78.69 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Mercy Health Foundation St Louis's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Health Foundation St Louis reported that 78.7% of its $11.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 7.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mercy Health Foundation St Louis pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mercy Health Foundation St Louis reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $8,335,401, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mercy Health Foundation St Louis get its money?
Of $11.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 102.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mercy Health Foundation St Louis a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-2410020 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202641279349303404 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349307482 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411319349300041 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349307639 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349305773 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349304452 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-2410020: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.