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Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc

EIN 73-1500629 · Ardmore, OK

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

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
$227.3 million
Spending
$196.9 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
38
Highest pay
$798,530, hospitalist

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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% 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 25

    6 of 8 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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 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)
  1. $26.3 million spent. MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE 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 ARDMORE PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES IN THEIR 190 BED FACILITY AND IN FY25, HAD 189,046 TOTAL CASES. MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE HAS A TEAM OF EXPERT DOCTORS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS THAT BLEND COMPASSIONATE CARE WITH THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT RESOURCES IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY CARE. MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS READY 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR WITH FAST, EXPERIENCED AND PROFESSIONAL CARE. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE HAD 65,316 CASES FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
  2. $15.3 million spent. AT MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE, CANCER CARE IS ABOUT MORE THAN PROVIDING CLINICAL TREATMENTS. MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE ALSO OFFERS SUPPORT 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 AVAILABLE. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE HAD 6,004 CASES AND 468 PATIENT DAYS FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
  3. $11.9 million spent. MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES FROM ROUTINE CHECKUPS AND MAMMOGRAMS TO OBSTETRICS CARE TO MENOPAUSE TREATMENT. OUR MERCY TEAM PROVIDES SCREENING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH CARE, BREAST HEALTH CARE, AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER CARE. IN FY25, MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE HAD 4,387 CASES AND 1,518 PATIENT DAYS FOR THIS SERVICE LINE.
  4. $115.3 million spent. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE, MERCY HOSPITAL ARDMORE ALSO SERVES PATIENTS IN ADDITIONAL SERVICE LINES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CARDIOVASCULAR; GASTROENTEROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; ORTHOPEDICS; PULMONARY.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. 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.

  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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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