Mercy Life of Alabama

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273163002
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Livonia, MI, USA
Phone
2512878420
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,000,078
Expenses
$18,095,942
Assets
$25,004,790
Liabilities
$3,664,408

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIEL DRAKE (DIR, PRESIDENT & CEO CONT CARE)
  • KATHRYN OVERTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIEL DRAKE (DIR, PRESIDENT & CEO CONT CARE): $1,010,454 total reported compensation
  • MARCUS BOWENS (TREASURER, CFO CONTINUING CARE): $726,523 total reported compensation
  • KAREN NICHOLS MD (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER): $535,471 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We, trinity health pace and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. In the tradition of the sisters of mercy, we are committed to continuing the healing ministry of jesus christ through home and community-based health care services which address the whole person within a culture of inclusion.mercy life of Alabama (mercy life) is a member of trinity health pace and trinity health.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mercy life of Alabama is a pace program, program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. It was formed in 2011 as the first pace organization in the state of Alabama, and serves the residents of mobile and baldwin counties. It is a unique program providing a full spectrum of health care services, from primary to acute to long-term care for frail elderly individuals who are certified to require nursing home care. The program is administered from a life health center. At the center, clinical and rehabilitative services are coordinated and participants visit, socialize and build meaningful relationships with doctors, nurses and other program participants. The program is able to provide the entire continuum of care and services to seniors with chronic care needs while maintaining their independence in their homes for as long as possible. The integrated care provided by the life center includes all medical, nursing, social and behavioral services, such as adult day care, medication, vision & hearing care, dental care, nutrition, occupational, physical and speech therapies, spiritual support, and more.please visit our website for additional information: www.mercylifeal.com

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.5%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 16th 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: 9.5%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.5% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1M · 20 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.5M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 308 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: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.