Mercy CARE
Mercy CARE reported $4.88 billion in revenue and $4.84 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.89 went to program services, $8.11 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: 94.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $460,609 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $4.84BFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $4.88BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| 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 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.8% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $460,609 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.01% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 7 | 100.0% |
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 expenseMedicaid/medicare services Mercy Care provides medical coverage, under various contracts with the arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs), for the state's indigent population. Mercy Care provides behavioral health and medical coverage for the acc members eligible under title xix medicaid program and title xxi program, institutional care and home and community based services for the long term care members, and medical coverage for the eligible members of the division of developmentally disabled (ddd) and division of child services (dcs). Mercy Care operates a medicare advantage…
Community reinvestment program - in accordance with the ahcccs contract, Mercy Care has approved a community reinvestment program. Under the program, Mercy Care will demonstrate a commitment to the local communities in which it operates through community reinvestment activities including contributing 6% of its annual profits for acc-rbha, altcs, ddd, and dcs-chp to community reinvestment. The program fundscommunity projects that enhance the lives of people in the communities in Mercy Care's geographic service area. These funds are for projects and services not eligible for service or…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $460,109 | $0 | $500 | $460,609 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $381,667 | $0 | $1,000 | $382,667 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy CARE (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–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 11aNo
- 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 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
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AETNA MEDICAID ADMINISTRATORS Management services | $259,975,060 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Mercy CARE totaling $35,000 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 CARE'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 CARE, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Mercy CARE's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy CARE reported that 91.9% of its $4.84 billion in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mercy CARE pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mercy CARE reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $460,609, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mercy CARE get its money?
Of $4.88 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.6% came from contributions and grants (including 3.6% from government grants) and 94.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mercy CARE a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-0527381 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202641349349306284 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521269349302062 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421249349301727 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320949349301702 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210679349300311 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111129349301331 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-0527381: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.