Mercy Medical Health Center

Analysis

Mercy Medical Health Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Hodge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 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 September 2023, Mercy Medical Health Center reported income of $18.2m and spending of $16.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $18.2m (+1276%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy Medical Health Center 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 97th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Valley Community Health Services Inc ($18.2m), CHMC Community Health Services Network ($18.2m) and Crystal Lake Supportive Environments Inc ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $32k (0.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $539k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 22 employees.