Mercy

Legal name: Mercy Hospital Springfield

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
440552485
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Saint Louis, MO, United States
Phone
314-251-6000
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,453,548,711
Expenses
$1,282,462,969
Assets
$593,415,325
Liabilities
$46,877,906

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MYERS JOHNATHON (PRESIDENT, MERCY SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES & BM)

Highest reported compensation

  • ARGUETA DAVID (FORMER OFFICER): $1,386,408 total reported compensation
  • LEE MD SHANG-CHIUN (PHYSICIAN): $1,357,028 total reported compensation
  • PARVATHANENI MD SUNTHOSH (PHYSICIAN): $1,344,349 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. 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. Mercy is committed to supporting charitable organizations and activities consistent with our mission to improve the health and quality of life in the communities we serve. Mercy provides funds to support the outreach efforts of organizations with similar goals. Decisions and actions are determined by Mercy’s five core values: Dignity:** We cherish each person as created in the image of God. The organization’s sponsorship opportunity must be consistent with Mercy’s mission and core values and aimed at improving the health status and well-being of the community The activities and projects associated with the sponsorship must support Mercy’s commitment to community outreach and collaboration _Mercy does not make contributions to individuals, political...

What it reported doing in 2024

Mercy hospital springfield provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay by offering essential health services to its community. In active pursuit of this mission, mercy hospital springfield provides a wide variety of services in their 504 bed facility and in fy25, had 1,440,577 total cases. Mercy hospital springfield offers comprehensive heart and vascular services, a wide variety of treatment options and advanced technologies to diagnose and treat a full range of conditions. Mercy hospital springfield also provides a full complement of cardiac rehabilitation, therapy and education services. In fy25, mercy hospital springfield had 225,828 cases and 23,552 patient days for this service line.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% 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 the filed numbers largely add up. 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: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 91.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2B in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 16 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $61.4M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 82 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.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.