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Ssm Health Care St Louis

EIN 43-1343281 · Saint Louis, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak45 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THROUGH OUR EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WE REVEAL THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD.

Income
$2.2 billion
Spending
$2.1 billion
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
-5.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 98%
Employees
10,220
Volunteers
330
Highest pay
$7.9 million, fmr off & pres/ceo at ssm health

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 127% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $1.6 billion spent. SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT SIX WHOLLY-OWNED ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS: SSM HEALTH DEPAUL HOSPITAL-ST. LOUIS, SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL-ST. LOUIS, SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH-ST. CHARLES, SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL-FENTON, SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL-LAKE ST. LOUIS, AND SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL-WENTZVILLE. SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS ALSO IS PARTIAL OWNER OF SSM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, A SPECIALTY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL THAT OFFERS CARE AND ADVANCED TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH STROKE, BRAIN INJURY, SPINAL CORD INJURY, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, AMPUTATION, JOINT REPLACEMENT AND OTHER ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA, AS WELL AS GENERAL MEDICAL REHABILITATION NEEDS.SSM HEALTH DEPAUL HOSPITAL - ST. LOUIS (DEPAUL HOSPITAL) TREATS PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF BRIDGETON, FLORISSANT, HAZELWOOD, ST. ANN, ST. JOHN, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, OVERLAND AND COMMUNITIES IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY. DEPAUL HOSPITAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE, A LEVEL I TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS STEMI CENTER AND A JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. DEPAUL HOSPITAL USES SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEART, SPINE, KNEE, HIP AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. ALL PATIENT ROOMS ARE PRIVATE, ALLOWING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO REST AND HEAL IN A QUIET, SOOTHING ENVIRONMENT. EACH AND EVERY DAY THE COMPASSIONATE EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS AT DEPAUL HOSPITAL BRING HOPE AND HEALING TO ST. LOUIS.SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - ST. LOUIS (ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL) IS A TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE PREMIER AWARD FOR QUALITY AND HAS EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR THE ADVANCED PRIMARY HEART ATTACK CENTER CERTIFICATION. CENTRALLY LOCATED IN METRO ST. LOUIS, IT PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO ALL PATIENTS AND ARE A LEVEL II TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS STEMI CENTER. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL SPECIALIZES IN HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY CARE. ADDITIONALLY, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL HAS A CHEST PAIN CENTER, CERTIFIED STROKE CENTER, AND IMAGING AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES ENSURE PATIENTS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF IN ANY SITUATION. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES AS A TEACHING HOSPITAL, OFFERING AN INDEPENDENT, ACCREDITED INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AND ITS FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - ST. CHARLES CONTINUES TO MEET THE EVOLVING HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. LOCATED CONVENIENTLY IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ST. CHARLES, OUR 329-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IS A JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, A LEVEL II TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS STEMI CENTER, AND A BRONZE STANDARD, LEVEL 3 GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. OUR HERITAGE OF HEALING THE ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY CONTINUES TODAY WITH THE EXCEPTIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE YOU'LL RECEIVE WITH SSM HEALTH.SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - FENTON, A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, LEVEL II TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS STEMI CENTER, AND A PRIMARY HEART ATTACK CENTER SERVES THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE EXPANDING COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY. SPECIALIZING IN HEART AND VASCULAR, NEUROSCIENCES, CANCER CARE, MATERNITY AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES, SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - FENTON MAKES YOUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS A PRIMARY FOCUS.SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - LAKE ST. LOUIS, ESTABLISHED IN 1986, OFFERS RESIDENTS OF WESTERN ST. CHARLES, LINCOLN, AND WARREN COUNTIES EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE CLOSE TO HOME. OUR 216-BED HOSPITAL IS A STATE-DESIGNATED LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER, A LEVEL II TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS STEMI CENTER AND SPECIALIZES IN OBSTETRIC AND PEDIATRIC CARE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SPECIALTIES.SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - WENTZVILLE IS THE HIGH-QUALITY, HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO RESIDENTS OF WESTERN ST. CHARLES, WARREN, LINCOLN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. OUR FACILITY OFFERS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND AMBULATORY SERVICES, WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC, CARDIOLOGY, PULMONARY AND REHAB SERVICES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE IS ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART TO OUR SERVICES. WE PROVIDE CARE FOR SENIORS, ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS, HELPING THEM FIND AND NAVIGATE THEIR HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.

    The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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