Mercy Hospitals East Communities

Analysis

Mercy Hospitals East Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesterfield, MO. 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 hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mercy Hospitals East Communities reported income of $1.76bn and spending of $1.49bn, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.51bn to $1.76bn (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy Hospitals East Communities sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baystate Medical Center Inc ($1.75bn), Pitt County Memorial Hospital Inc ($1.77bn) and Fallon Community Health Plan Inc ($1.75bn).

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 $519.0m. At year end it held assets of $855.5m against liabilities of $79.8m, net assets of $775.7m. It reported 40 employees.