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Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital

Also known as Mee Memorial Healthcare System

King City, CA · EIN 94-1502014 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital reported $80.7 million in revenue and $73.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $66.52 went to program services, $33.48 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: 97.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $967,188 (/ CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 01/2025)). 97 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 51% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $73M

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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $81M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
66.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
33.5%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
1.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.9%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$967,188$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.32%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
9727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 588.9%

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 expense
$49M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $79M

Mee memorial operates a 25 acute care bed and 48 skilled nursing bed licensed facility that provides comprehensive medical care to the local community and outlying areas within a 50-mile radius, and serves as a critical access hospital for the region. In addition, mee memorial has a network of four clinics to serve its clientele, three in king city and one in greenfield. Types of care offered include acute, long-term, and rural health clinic services. Over the september 30, 2025 fiscal year, total patient days were 15,740. The emergency service department had 16,660 visits and outpatient…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
/ CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 01/2025)
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$967,188$0$0$967,188
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$471,406$0$0$471,406
TRUSTEE / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$387,754$0$45,428$433,182
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$415,227$0$230$415,457
PHYSICIAN - FAMILY MEDICINE/OB
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$346,532$0$18,802$365,334
PHYSICIAN - PEDIATRICS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$292,492$0$22,065$314,557
/ CHIEF OF STAFF (START 01/2025)
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$308,000$0$0$308,000
PHYSICIAN - INTERNAL MEDICINE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$304,025$0$987$305,012

97 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.9M (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$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$81M$73M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$81M$73M66.5%$55M$967,188
FY2024 ⓘ$72M$73M82.6%$47M$827,382
FY2023 ⓘ$71M$68M84.4%$48M$799,581
FY2022 ⓘ$81M$65M81.9%$44M$514,800
FY2021 ⓘ$93M$61M76.6%$28M$545,325
FY2020 ⓘ$54M$63M79.7%−$4.0M$313,920

Governance 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–1b5 · 3 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 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 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 5459
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ORACLE AMERICA INC
System services
$3,054,905
SODEXO INC & AFFILIATES
Dietary & environmental svcs
$2,725,095
VITUITY
Medical services
$2,270,095
FTG BUILDERS INC
Construction services
$2,126,444
PACIFIC REHABILITATION & PAIN
Medical services
$1,125,480

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 66 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital totaling $90,000 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital reported that 66.5% of its $73.2 million in expenses went to program services, 33.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $967,188, for the role of / CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 01/2025) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital get its money?

Of $80.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.9% from government grants) and 97.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-1502014 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642239349300924 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542239349300729 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432209349301853 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349301617 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232169349300833 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122289349304412 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-1502014: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.