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Mercy Hospital South

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 43-0980256 Website

As the sisters of mercy before us, we bring to life the healing ministry of jesus through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

Mercy Hospital South at a glance

In short: Mercy Hospital South gave $1.2M across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $246K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,228,557
-5.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$245,711
-5.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$539,437,492
+4.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mercy Hospital South funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Mercy Health Foundation South: $1.1MMercy Health Foundation South$1.1MYMCA: $38KYMCA$38KIFM Community Medicine: $35KIFM Community Medicine$35KOffice of Worship Archdioc STL: $27KOffice of Worship Archdioc STL$27KAmerican Heart Association: $10KAmerican Heart Association$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mercy Health Foundation South ($1.1M). Together the top 5 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 25 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

St. LouisDallasFenton

How Mercy Hospital South gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M6 grants2019 9 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86K (2021) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mercy Health Foundation South St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$1,119,040
YMCA St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$37,500
IFM Community Medicine St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$35,000
Office of Worship Archdioc STL St. Louis, MOCharitable Support$27,017
American Heart Association Dallas, TXCharitable Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$539,437,492$709,067,431$662,157,959$1,228,5575$4,754,484
2024$515,834,000$661,262,166$608,913,396$1,299,6335$3,611,277
2023$505,550,321$625,201,966$584,895,722$1,253,9726$18,405,681
2022$494,393,425$617,196,385$587,820,639$774,2605$194,627
2021$456,217,232$573,638,198$515,039,815$86,3994$618,057
2020$423,178,463$506,094,128$523,052,152$366,8449$505,286
2019$426,632,976$517,616,638$505,497,635$384,1656$382,455

About Mercy Hospital South

Based on IRS filings

Mercy Hospital South is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $539.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $4.8M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mercy Hospital South is led by Hogan Sean Joseph, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Hogan Sean Joseph

    President

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reed Iii Winthrop B.

    Board Member & 1st Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Montez Kadi

    Former Key Employee

    Vice President of It → Vice President Operations & Strategic Initiatives, 2021

    Vice President Operations & Strategic Initiatives → Former Key Employee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    $251K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Bippen Daniel

    Board Member & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eckenfels Daniel

    Former Officer

    Vice President Finance → Former Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Graham Mary

    Board Member

    Physician & Board Member → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnston Jeffrey A.

    Former Key Employee

    President Mercy Health East Committee → Former Key Employee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Matejka Cheryl L.

    Former Officer

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO & Treasurer, 2021

    CFO & Treasurer → Former Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Mayhall Richard A.

    Board Member & 1st Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merlotti Mark

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Powers James G.

    Board Member & 2nd Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trulove Ron

    Former Key Employee

    Chief Revenue Officer → Former Key Employee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Evans Rsm Sr Gayle

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moore Elaine

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akhtar Aamina

    Former Key Employee

    Chief Medical Officer → Former Key Employee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Carey Md Charles

    Physician & Board Member

    Physician → Physician & Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sturgeon Tyler

    Chief Financial Officer

    Chief Financial Officer-Start → Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Boyer Do Joseph

    Medical Chief of Staff & Board Member

    Medical Chief of Staff → Medical Chief of Staff & Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calcara Md David

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nast Do Joshua

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Sharma Md Pooja

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Suk Do William

    Physician

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Head Md Richard

    Physician

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (38)
  • Former: Ellis Carol (2019–2024) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Hugo Justin H. (2022–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Scodary Daniel (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Blankenship Stacy A. (2021–2023) — Chief Nursing Officer
  • Former: Cherian Kunjumol (2022–2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Conger Susan (2022–2023) — Medical Director - Care Management
  • Former: Thaggard Paul (2022–2023) — Manager & Perfusion
  • Former: Miranda Hazel (2023) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Hoefer Bill (2019–2022) — Former Officer
  • Former: Nischback Michelle (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Novelly Paul (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Sowa Phillip (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Symank Scott (2021–2022) — Directory - Pharmacy Services
  • Former: Frazier Donna M. (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Holter Dennis (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: McCurry Mike (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President, COO & Board Member
  • Former: Rehm Md Charles (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Vollmar Martin (2019–2021) — Board Member President of Med Staff
  • Former: Clayton Agnes (2020–2021) — Registered Nurse
  • Former: Monroe James (2020–2021) — Physicist
  • Former: Risse Brian (2021) — Clinical Team Leader
  • Former: Hastie Stacy (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sorensen Donn (2019–2020) — Executive Vp-Ops & Board Member
  • Former: Swaminathan Rajesh (2019–2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Weible Douglas (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Edelstein Thomas (2020) — Vice President Mission
  • Former: Grant Sr Barbara (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Krafcik James (2020) — Physician
  • Former: Mrad Richard (2020) — Hospitalist
  • Former: Allen Chris (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Botteron Gregory (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Frame Laura (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: Handa Rajiv (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Noda Seiichi (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Shapiro Michael (2019) — Physician
  • Former: Sindelar David (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: Wetzler Kelly (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: Wilkinson Jeffrey (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Hugo Justin H — Physician & BM: $29KHugo Justin HPhysician & BM$29K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $29K, to Hugo Justin H (Physician & BM).

Frequently asked questions about Mercy Hospital South

How much does Mercy Hospital South give each year?

Mercy Hospital South gave $1.2M across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 5 grants.

What is Mercy Hospital South's typical grant size?

Mercy Hospital South's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $245,711, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Mercy Hospital South give grants?

Mercy Hospital South gives mostly in Missouri: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (4 grants).

Does Mercy Hospital South give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Mercy Hospital South's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Support" (5 grants).

Who are Mercy Hospital South's largest grantees?

Mercy Hospital South's largest 2025 grantees include Mercy Health Foundation South ($1,119,040), YMCA ($37,500) and IFM Community Medicine ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mercy Hospital South?

Mercy Hospital South reported $539.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $709.1M.

What is Mercy Hospital South?

Mercy Hospital South is a public charity focused on Health, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $539.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mercy Hospital South's EIN?

Mercy Hospital South's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0980256. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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