Non-profit hospitals in Missouri: revenue, profit and executive pay
What 47 non-profit hospital organizations covering 52 Missouri hospitals reported to the IRS on their public Form 990: how much they took in, what they spent and what they paid their leaders.
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Non-profit hospital organizations
47 organizations
They file for 52 Missouri hospitals listed on this site and together reported $16.3 billion in revenue.
Took in more than they spent
62%
29 reported a surplus and 18 a deficit. The typical margin (surplus as a share of revenue) was 1.8%, against 2.9% nationally.
Largest non-profit hospitals in Missouri
By total revenue on the latest Form 990. The percentage is the margin: how much of each dollar was left after expenses.
SSM Health Care St Louis
Bridgeton · 5 hospitals in Missouri
$2.2 billion
Margin 5.4% · Dec 2023
Childrens Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
$2.0 billion
Margin 13.0% · Jun 2023
Lester E Cox Medical Center
Springfield
$1.6 billion
Margin 1.7% · Sep 2023
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City
$1.2 billion
Margin 6.8% · Dec 2023
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield
$1.1 billion
Margin 7.3% · Jun 2023
Truman Medical Center Incorporated
Kansas City · 2 hospitals in Missouri
$776.1 million
Margin 1.1% · Jun 2023
Every non-profit hospital organization in Missouri
One row per Form 990 filing, with the Missouri hospitals it covers. Click a column to sort. Officer pay is the total for all current officers, directors, trustees and key employees together, not one person.
Surplus is revenue minus expenses; a negative figure is a deficit. Net assets are what the organization owns minus what it owes. When a health system files one return for several hospitals, the figures are the system's totals, which may include hospitals in other states.
How Missouri compares with the U.S.
The typical non-profit hospital organization in Missouri kept 1.8% of its revenue after expenses, lower than the national median of 2.9%.
| Measure | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median margin | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Share with a surplus | 62% | 65% |
| Median revenue | $102.9 million | $124.0 million |
| Median officer pay (total) | $2.1 million | $1.3 million |
Questions about non-profit hospitals in Missouri
What are the largest non-profit hospitals in Missouri?
By revenue on their latest IRS Form 990: SSM Health Care St Louis ($2.2 billion), Childrens Mercy Hospital ($2.0 billion), Lester E Cox Medical Center ($1.6 billion), St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City ($1.2 billion), Mercy Hospital Springfield ($1.1 billion). Some of these filings cover a whole health system, including hospitals in other states.
How much do non-profit hospitals in Missouri make?
The 47 non-profit hospital organizations we matched in Missouri reported $16.3 billion in combined revenue on their latest Form 990. 29 reported a surplus (more revenue than expenses) and 18 a deficit. The typical (median) margin was 1.8%, lower than the U.S. median of 2.9%.
Which non-profit hospital in Missouri pays its officers the most?
Childrens Mercy Hospital reported the highest total: $11.6 million. That is the combined pay of all its current officers, directors, trustees and key employees, not one person. Pay for each named executive is in the full filing.
Do non-profit hospitals in Missouri pay taxes?
Non-profit hospitals are exempt from federal income tax and usually from state and local property and sales taxes. In return they are expected to provide community benefits, such as charity care, and must file a public Form 990 with the IRS each year.
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Source: IRS Form 990 data (Exempt Organizations Business Master File and SOI annual extracts). Organizations are matched to hospitals by legal name and address. Figures are as filed for the latest available tax year. For-profit and government hospitals don't file a Form 990, so they are not listed. About the data.