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Ssm Health CARE Group

Also known as Slu CARE Physician Group

St Louis, MO · EIN 88-0988603 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Ssm Health CARE Group reported $351.9 million in revenue and $463.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.85 went to program services, $0.13 to management and general costs and $0.02 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,484,633 (VICE PRESIDENT, COO AT SSM HEALTH). 894 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $463M

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 $352M

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)
99.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%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
$0.15$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$3,484,633$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.75%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
89427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-5.66.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
1 of 388.9%

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
$462M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $138K · revenue $351M

Ssm Health Care Group (slucare physician group) is an academic medical practice with over 600 Health Care providers in hospitals and medical offices throughout st. Louis, missouri. Slucare physician group provides highly trained proivders, including national and international experts renowned for research and innovation in medicine in more than 50 specialties

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
VICE PRESIDENT, COO AT SSM HEALTH
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,364,935$1,119,698$3,484,633
SECRETARY, CLO AT SSM HEALTH
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,587,150$700,771$2,287,921
TREASURER, CFO AT SSM HEALTH
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,050,477$627,081$1,677,558
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,566,551$0$68,644$1,635,195
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$1,454,021$29,506$1,483,527
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,372,995$0$46,223$1,419,218
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,349,740$0$37,418$1,387,158
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,279,841$0$56,982$1,336,823

894 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ssm Health CARE Group (Part VII, line 2).

3 filings since FY2022 (10 mo.)

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$200M$400M$600M$800M20232024$352M$463M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$352M$463M99.9%−$217M$3,484,633
2023 ⓘ$335M$414M99.9%−$84M$3,420,428
FY2022 (10 mo.) ⓘ$178M$183M100.0%−$5.3M$2,904,291

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–1b3 · 1 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 52,838

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HAYES LOCUMS LLC
Physician staffing services
$778,992
BARTON & ASSOCIATES INC
Physician staffing services
$698,636
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Medical & physician services
$506,161
MEDICUS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LLC
Physician staffing services
$492,877

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 30 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Ssm Health CARE Group's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ssm Health CARE Group, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Ssm Health CARE Group's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Ssm Health CARE Group reported that 99.9% of its $463.0 million in expenses went to program services, 0.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Ssm Health CARE Group pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Ssm Health CARE Group reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $3,484,633, for the role of VICE PRESIDENT, COO AT SSM HEALTH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Ssm Health CARE Group get its money?

Of $351.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 99.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Ssm Health CARE Group a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 88-0988603 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202543219349321969 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349313633 · read the filing
  • FY2022 (10 mo.): Form 990 for the 10-month short period ending December 31, 2022, object 202333209349300723 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 88-0988603: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.