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Merrick Medical Center

Central City, NE · EIN 82-0906268 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Merrick Medical Center reported $30.2 million in revenue and $26.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.29 went to program services, $12.71 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: 96.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $552,133 (DIRECTOR). 24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 74% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%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
1.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$552,133$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.09%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
2 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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $29M

Merrick Medical Center (mmc), is a hospital organization located in central city, nebraska, and is part of the bryan health system. Mmc was incorporated on march 15, 2017, with hospital operations commencing on july 1, 2017. Mmc operates a 6 licensed bed critical access hospital and 2 physician clinics. Mmc is committed to serving patients and the community by investing funds in facilities, technology, physicians, and staff to deliver premium healthcare to central city and the surrounding communities. Mmc supports numerous health care services, fitness and wellness programs, telehealth…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$506,079$46,054$552,133
PHYSICIAN/EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 50.0 hrs/week
$476,776$0$48,990$525,766
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$455,560$0$50,419$505,979
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$446,004$47,424$493,428
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$416,232$0$52,424$468,656
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$410,940$0$48,001$458,941
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$323,326$0$52,276$375,602
RN ANESTHETIST
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$297,165$0$51,960$349,125

24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Merrick Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $648K (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$40M201920202021202220232024$30M$26M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$30M$26M87.3%$26M$552,133
2023 ⓘ$27M$25M91.4%$22M$1,188,554
2022 ⓘ$23M$25M89.5%$20M$1,265,063
2021 ⓘ$24M$18M90.3%$22M$1,561,578
2020 ⓘ$19M$16M90.2%$13M$1,057,238
2019 ⓘ$17M$15M91.7%$9.8M$409,593

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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 · 2 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 2Yes
  • 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 5160
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
FOCUSONE SOLUTIONS LLC
Temporary labor
$645,108
SHARED MEDICAL SERVICES INC
Mobile imaging services
$147,477
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS
Laboratory diagnostics services
$107,072

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Merrick 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 Merrick Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Merrick Medical Center reported that 87.3% of its $26.4 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Merrick Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Merrick Medical Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $552,133, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Merrick Medical Center get its money?

Of $30.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.1% from government grants) and 96.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Merrick Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 82-0906268 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513159349302786 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349308038 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349301317 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349308199 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143149349303849 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033179349300938 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 82-0906268: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.