Southeast Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS THE SISTERS OF MERCY BEFORE US, WE BRING TO LIFE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
- Income
- $404.5 million
- Spending
- $421.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 57
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, physician
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
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 96% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 96% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 16 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
10 of 10Gave 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 (4)
- $51.2 million spent. MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST 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 SOUTHEAST PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES IN THEIR 190 BED FACILITY AND IN FY25, HAD 365,678 TOTAL CASES. AT MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST, CANCER CARE IS ABOUT MORE THAN PROVIDING CLINICAL TREATMENTS. MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST ALSO OFFERS SERVICES TO HELP YOU MAINTAIN YOUR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. MERCY'S CANCER SPECIALISTS CARE FOR ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF CANCER AND PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TO BRING YOU THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER TREATMENT. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST HAD 22,133 CASES AND 1,258 PATIENT DAYS FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
- $45.9 million spent. MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST 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 SOUTHEAST ALSO PROVIDES A FULL COMPLEMENT OF CARDIAC REHABILITATION, THERAPY AND EDUCATION SERVICES. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST HAD 45,165 CASES AND 3,305 PATIENT DAYS FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
- $22.7 million spent. MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST HAS A GASTROENTEROLOGY TEAM EXPERIENCED IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ALL TYPES OF ILLNESSES AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. MERCY'S TEAM CAN ALLEVIATE YOUR SYMPTOMS AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DISCOMFORT NO MATTER WHERE IT MAY APPEAR IN YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, FROM YOUR ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH TO YOUR SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES, AS WELL AS THE LIVER, GALLBLADDER AND PANCREAS. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST HAD 13,141 CASES AND 2,417 PATIENT DAYS FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
- $218.3 million spent. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE, MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST ALSO SERVES PATIENTS IN ADDITIONAL SERVICE LINES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: EMERGENCY ROOM; NEUROSCIENCE; ORTHOPEDICS; PULMONARY; WOMEN & INFANTS.
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 July 1929.
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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