Mercy Medical Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Like the Sisters of Mercy before us, we witness God's healing love for all people by providing excellent clinical services within a community of compassionate care. As an independent Catholic hospital, we pledge to enhance the health of our region and serve all people of every creed, color, economic, and social condition.
- Income
- $685.0 million
- Spending
- $658.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 4,362
- Volunteers
- 256
- Highest pay
- $2.2 million, chair, ex officio
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
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 43% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% 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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 7 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 (1)
- $536.7 million spent. Mercy Medical Center (MMC) owns and operates a 177-licensed bed general acute-care teaching hospital. MMC provides hospital services without regard to ability to pay, including medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient services, emergency room care, labor and delivery, and neonatal intensive care among other services. In Fiscal Year 2025, Mercy admitted 17,951 inpatient and observation cases, 18.6% of which was Medical Assistance revenue. MMC's largest major service category is Surgery and Centers of Excellence representing 61.8% of total hospital revenue. Mercy provided 30,356 surgical cases and 8,585 interventional cases during the period. Continued on Schedule O MMC's second largest major service category is Medicine, representing 23.8% of total hospital revenue. In Fiscal Year 2025, Mercy served 7,402 medical admissions and observation cases and provided care for 45,549 Emergency Room visits. MMC's third largest major service category is Obstetrics/Neonatal Intensive Care/Pediatrics, representing 14.2% of total hospital revenue. In Fiscal Year 2025, MMC provided care for 2,383 Nursery Births and 340 NICU births during the period. MMC is the largest birthing hospital in Baltimore City. Approximately 57.5 % of mothers delivering at Mercy are Medicaid insured.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1949.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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