Mercy Assisted Care Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. (MAC) IS "EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH A PASSION FOR MAKING LIVES BETTER." THE FOUNDATION OF THIS MISSION IS BASED ON A VISION OF QUALITY: EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE; SERVICE: EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT AND CUSTOMER CARE; PARTNERING: BEST PLACE TO WORK; AND COST: COST-EFFECTIVE CARE, ALONG WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF HEALING IN THE BROADEST SENSE, PATIENTS COME FIRST, TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE FAMILY AND ALWAYS SEEK EXCELLENCE.
- Income
- $15.4 million
- Spending
- $14.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
- Employees
- 135
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $16.3 million, president/ceo (see pages 31-32)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $10.0 million spent. HOME HEALTH IS A CORE SERVICE AND HAS BECOME CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WITH HELPING TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF INSTITUTIONS WHERE COSTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER. THE HOME HEALTH CARE STAFF PROVIDED 875 PATIENTS WITH OVER 18,400 VISITS BY NURSES, THERAPISTS AND NURSE AIDES. HOSPICE HOMECARE PROVIDED 9,514 VISITS.HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IRS FORM 990, SUPPLEMENT PART IIITHE COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION OF MAC INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.1. MERCY ASSISTED CARE INC.'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT:A. THE MISSION OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE INC. IS ""EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH A PASSION FOR MAKING LIVES BETTER." MERCY ASSISTED CARE PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND FURTHER THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF JANESVILLE AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING ITS MISSION, MERCY ASSISTED CARE ROUTINELY PROVIDES: 1.) FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, 2.) CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE REIMBURSED BELOW COST, AND 3.) HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. MANY OF THE SERVICES OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE ARE FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE ELDERLY AND MEDICALLY FRAIL IN THE TYPE OF INDEPENDENT SETTING MOST APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION. B. MERCY ASSISTED CARE CONSIDERS ITS TARGET POPULATIONS TO BE RESIDENTS OF ROCK AND WALWORTH COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS PARTS OF MCHENRY COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THE SYSTEM USES MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY NEEDS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, FORMAL SURVEYS, PARTICIPATION ON COMMUNITY TASK FORCES, SUGGESTIONS FROM PATIENTS, AND DIRECT INPUT FROM ITS EMPLOYEES. MERCY ASSISTED CARE HAS WORKED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MEET THESE NEEDS:1) MERCY ASSISTED CARE SUBSIDIZES ITS HOSPICE PROGRAM (THROUGH FUNDRAISING/DONATIONS FROM MERCYHEALTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)- SO THAT THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.2) IT PROVIDES HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND AT ITS OWN SITES THROUGHOUT THE TARGET AREA.3), MERCY ASSISTED CARE PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. C. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY MERCY ASSISTED CARE TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR CHARGES AND WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY INCOME, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY ASSETS, FAMILY SIZE, AND OTHER SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL OTHER CATEGORICAL AIDS IS A PREREQUISITE BEFORE QUALIFYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PATIENTS THAT QUALIFY WILL RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN THE BALANCE OWED AND EXTENDED PAYMENT TERMS. THE AMOUNT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IS BASED ON THAT PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY AND THE SIZE OF THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE. INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, THROUGH PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, AND AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PATIENT ACCOUNTS AREAS. TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO PERSONNEL AS TO HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS PROGRAM'S AVAILABILITY TO PATIENTS AND HOW TO DIRECT PATIENT'S INQUIRIES. TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED.2. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION FOR TAX EXEMPTION- MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY.- MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.3. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMSMERCY ASSISTED CARE OFFERS MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:- PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS- PARTICIPATION IN HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUPS 4. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM'S WEB PAGE: WWW.MERCYHEALTHSYSTEM.ORGSECTION 2 - QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFITFISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025:1) CHARITY CARE - AT COST = $25,1172) MEDICAID SHORTFALL - NET EXPENSE = $125,026TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT = $150,143
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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