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Nonprofit · EIN 86-0527381

MERCY CARE

Also known as MERCY CARE PLAN

Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85040

Financials

$4.9B$4.7B2022$4.8B$4.7B2023$4.9B$4.8B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MERCY CARE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,878,786,258$4,844,576,189$34,210,069$1,037,805,736$460,767,095$577,038,641
June 30, 2024990$4,809,752,384$4,696,295,310$113,457,074$1,275,218,105$706,709,063$568,509,042
June 30, 2023990$4,853,038,833$4,696,830,938$156,207,895$1,415,146,579$937,139,861$478,006,718
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$175,463,374
of which government grants
$175,463,374
Program service revenue
$4,626,027,721
Investment income
$77,295,163
Net gain from sales of assets
$52,905,100
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,167,739
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$3,675
Program services (functional)
$4,451,821,595
Management and general (functional)
$392,754,594

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,275,218,105
Total assets, end of year
$1,037,805,736
Total liabilities, end of year
$460,767,095
Net assets, end of year
$577,038,641
Publicly traded securities
$412,398,950
Net assets without donor restrictions
$577,038,641
Gross receipts
$5,264,390,256
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
AZ

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TAD GARYCEO
Officer
40$460,109$500
RANDY EKCFO
Officer
40$381,667$1,000
ROBERT SMITHBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TONY HOUSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIM BRICKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARA DAUGHERTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARRY BLUMENTHALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADOLFO VALADEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HOLLY MEIDLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TAD GARY BEGINNING 712024CEO
Officer
40$505,544$500
RANDY EKCFO
Officer
40$434,760$1,000
ROBERT SMITHBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TONY HOUSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MARK SLYTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARA DAUGHERTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARRY BLUMENTHALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR BRIAN TIFFANYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ADOLFO VALADEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HOLLY MEIDLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LORRY BOTTRILL LEFT 6302024CEO
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LORRY BOTTRILLPRESIDENT, AND CEO
Officer
40$1,153,189$1,000
RANDY EKCFO
Officer
40$420,012$1,000
ROBERT SMITHBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ADOLFO VALADEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TAMMY WILCOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HOLLY MEIDLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK SLYTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARINAN WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JON SOHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARRY BLUMENTHALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDA HUNTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR BRIAN TIFFANYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4750 S 44TH PL STE 150, PHOENIX, AZ 85040-4015
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TAD GARY CEO, 4750 S 44TH PLACE STE 150, PHOENIX, AZ 85040
Signed the 990
ROBERT SMITH, BOARD CHAIRMAN
Phone
(602) 263-3000
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

MERCY CARE EXISTS TO ADDRESS AND ADVOCATE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IMPACT THEIR WELL-BEING, WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND THOSE WITH COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDSREGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE OR DISABILITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEDICAID/MEDICARE SERVICES MERCY CARE PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE, UNDER VARIOUS CONTRACTS WITH THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM (AHCCCS), FOR THE STATE'S INDIGENT POPULATION. MERCY CARE PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR THE ACC MEMBERS ELIGIBLE UNDER TITLE XIX MEDICAID PROGRAM AND TITLE XXI PROGRAM, INSTITUTIONAL CARE AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR THE LONG TERM CARE MEMBERS, AND MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR THE ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (DDD) AND DIVISION OF CHILD SERVICES (DCS). MERCY CARE OPERATES A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN UNDER THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), OFFERING MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS TO QUALIFIED MEMBERS. IT IS OPERATED AS A SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE.MERCY CARE PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON AN INTEGRATED BASIS TO MEDICAID ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TO OPERATE AS THE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (RBHA) TO COORDINATE THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN MARICOPA COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PROVIDERS THAT SERVE ITS MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR RECOVERY GOALS.
    Expenses $4,447,204,438 · grants $550,582 · revenue $4,626,027,721
  • COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM - IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AHCCCS CONTRACT, MERCY CARE HAS APPROVED A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM. UNDER THE PROGRAM, MERCY CARE WILL DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT OPERATES THROUGH COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CONTRIBUTING 6% OF ITS ANNUAL PROFITS FOR ACC-RBHA, ALTCS, DDD, AND DCS-CHP TO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT. THE PROGRAM FUNDSCOMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN MERCY CARE'S GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA. THESE FUNDS ARE FOR PROJECTS AND SERVICES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE OR PREVENTION DOLLARS.FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, MERCY CARE APPROVED AMOUNTS THAT RESULTED IN GRANTS TO PROVIDERS OF APPROXIMATELY $4,617,000 TO BE SPENT ON VARIOUS HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MERCY CARE SPENT $5,983,000 ON COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROJECTS.
    Expenses $4,617,157 · grants $4,617,157

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
86-0527381
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1991
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,037,805,736
Income (IRS master file)
$5,264,390,256

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,878,786,258$4,844,576,189$1,037,805,736IRS
990June 2024$4,809,752,384$4,696,295,310$1,275,218,105IRS
990June 2023$4,853,038,833$4,696,830,938$1,415,146,579XML
990June 2022$4,511,960,164$4,386,517,188$1,196,679,271IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 86-0527381).

Questions about MERCY CARE

What is the EIN of MERCY CARE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MERCY CARE is 86-0527381.
Is MERCY CARE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to MERCY CARE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MERCY CARE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of MERCY CARE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MERCY CARE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MERCY CARE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TAD GARY CEO.
Who are the officers and directors of MERCY CARE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $460,109 (TAD GARY, CEO).
How much revenue does MERCY CARE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,878,786,258, expenses of $4,844,576,189 and total assets of $1,037,805,736 at year end.

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