Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital

Analysis

Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, 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 church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital reported income of $17.7m and spending of $20.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.9m to $17.7m (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ourcare Inc ($17.7m), Family Resource Center of Northwest Ohio Inc ($17.7m) and Magee Benevolent Association ($17.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $235k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.3m. At year end it held assets of $18.7m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 147 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.