Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health System

Analysis

Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health System is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. 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, Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health System reported income of $695.3m and spending of $685.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $574.1m to $695.3m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health System sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital ($694.5m), Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc ($697.4m) and Jefferson Health-Northeast ($690.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $166.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.10bn against liabilities of $138.0m, net assets of $964.5m. It reported 3,612 employees.