Mercy Hospital Columbus

Analysis

Mercy Hospital Columbus is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mercy Hospital Columbus reported income of $6.3m and spending of $5.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $6.3m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy Hospital Columbus sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance Health Management Services LLC ($6.3m), Visiting Nurse Association Health Services ($6.3m) and Cornerstone Support Services ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $770k against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $564k.