Mercy Flights
Mercy Flights reported $34.5 million in revenue and $34.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.45 went to program services, $26.55 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: 94.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $520,099 (CEO). 39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 72% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $34MFor 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 $34MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.6% | 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 | 5.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.1% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $520,099 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.52% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 39 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 10 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo provide air and land transportation of ill or injured persons or emergency medical supplies to medical centers as well as other healthcare services,life-saving transportation available to the community in times of public disaster
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 | $482,029 | $0 | $38,070 | $520,099 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,151 | $0 | $38,649 | $241,800 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,851 | $0 | $23,222 | $233,073 |
| RN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,396 | $0 | $20,801 | $174,197 |
| RN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,603 | $0 | $20,818 | $173,421 |
| CHIEF PILOT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,015 | $0 | $35,192 | $170,207 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,858 | $0 | $21,499 | $169,357 |
| PILOT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,822 | $0 | $19,953 | $160,775 |
39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Flights (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $895K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b10 · 9 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 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 5251
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BEST PRACTICES MEDICINE Contract labor | $1,229,190 |
| KRUCIAL STAFFING LLC Contract labor | $375,530 |
| ROBERT HALF Accounting | $201,733 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Mercy Flights totaling $61,000 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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Questions people ask
How much of Mercy Flights's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Mercy Flights reported that 73.4% of its $34.1 million in expenses went to program services, 26.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mercy Flights pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mercy Flights reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $520,099, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mercy Flights get its money?
Of $34.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 5.4% came from contributions and grants (including 3.1% from government grants) and 94.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mercy Flights a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-0512235 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 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 202543219349316144 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349309959 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349306927 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349316441 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133099349301328 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202140149349300939 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-0512235: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.