Mercy

Legal name: Mercy Health East Communities - Southern Region

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461412322
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2017
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
405-615-6674
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Health Systems

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,706,407
Expenses
$3,715,407
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMMONS CARL E ERIC (PRESIDENT, MERCY HOSPITAL JEFFERSON & BOARD MEMBER)
  • HUBERT MD JOHN W (PRESIDENT, MERCY CLINIC & BOARD MEMBER)
  • JOHNSTON JEFFREY A (PRESIDENT-EAST COMMUNITIES, BOARD MEMBER & OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • SORENSEN DONN (FORMER OFFICER): $1,343,788 total reported compensation
  • HUBERT MD JOHN W (PRESIDENT, MERCY CLINIC & BOARD MEMBER): $1,288,405 total reported compensation
  • JOHNSTON JEFFREY A (PRESIDENT-EAST COMMUNITIES, BOARD MEMBER & OFFICER): $1,099,960 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As the sisters of mercy before us, we bring to life the healing ministry of jesus through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

What it reported doing in 2017

Mercy health east communities southern region ("mhecsr") is exempt from federal income tax as an organization described in irc section 501(c)(3) and qualifies as a public charity under irc section 509(a)(3). As of may 2, 2018, mhecsr was formally dissolved. See schedule n.mhecsr is a supporting organization of mercy hospital jefferson. Additionally, mhecsr is the sole member of jefferson regional outpatient facilities, llc. The operations of the urgent care and outpatient facilities are reflected in this form 990.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 58
  • Accountability: 49
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 36.4%; rating input score 36; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.1%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -31.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.3M · 14 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 90 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 36/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.