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Mercy Health System Corporation

The mission of MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION (mhsc) is "exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better." the foundation of this mission is based on a vision of quality: excellence in patient care; service: exceptional patient and customer care; partnering: best place to work; and cost: cost-effective care,…

$9.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $194,225, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,069,018 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $8,874,793 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $175k
$12,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$988M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MILTON$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER$20,000
ROCK COUNTY CANCER COALITION$20,000
WISCONSIN HOCKEY PARTNERS LLC$20,000
DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE INC$15,000
YMCA NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY$12,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE$12,500
AMERICAN HEARTH ASSOCIATION$10,000
HEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY$10,000
BLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$10,000
UNITED WAY OF BLACKHAWK REGION$10,000
SIDE EFFECTS INC DBA POWER AD$10,000
FORWARD JANESVILLE INC$9,850
ELKHORN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE$9,375
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%ELKHORN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $9k → 10%YMCA NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY: $13k → 10%AMERICAN HEARTH ASSOCIATION: $10k → 10%SIDE EFFECTS INC DBA POWER AD: $10k → 6%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER: $20k → 10%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE: $13k → 10%HEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY: $10k → 10%FORWARD JANESVILLE INC: $10k → 10%SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MILTON: $25k → 10%WISCONSIN HOCKEY PARTNERS LLC: $20k → 10%ROCK COUNTY CANCER COALITION: $20k → 10%UNITED WAY OF BLACKHAWK REGION: $10k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce

Promote economic development in jefferson wi for its members

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2
Janesville Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
3
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc

Fox cities chamber of commerce and industry, inc. is dedicated to developing, advancing, and promoting the economic, industrial, commerical, professional, cultural, and civic welfare of the fox cities area.

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4
River District

To Promote Civic Pride

Community Improvement
5
Rochester Regional Health

The organization is organized and operated for the benefit of all of the affiliates within rochester regional health system. the organization supports and assists the affiliates by reviewing and monitoring their missions, objectives,…

Health
6
Johnson City - Jonesborough- Washington County Chamber Foundation

The foundation serves the community through support of projects, programs, and events that focus on community development, education, health, the environment, and recreation.

Philanthropy
7
Rock Rapids Development Corporation Inc

To retain and develop industrial, commercial and retail businesses in rock rapids, iowa. to promote our community as a great place to live, work, play and conduct business

Membership Benefit
8
The Unity Hospital of Rochester

See schedule oto make a positive difference in the lives and health status of individuals in the city of rochester, ny and western monroe county. we will educate our community, our providers, and future health care professionals in order…

Health
9
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wi

Mission: we partner with members and the communities we serve to maximize health and well-being. (continued on schedule o)

Health
10
Embolden Wi Inc

Embolden wi amplifies and catalyzes innovative health equity and civic health advocacy programs in wisconsin.

Health
11
Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition Inc

The mission of jay county drug prevention coalition (jcdpc) is to empower youth and adults through education, awareness, advocacy, and relationships to strengthen an improved quality of life for all. our goals and focus are to (1) promote…

Health
12
Regional West Medical Center

We are committed to advancing the health and wellness of the individuals and communities we are honored to serve.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Healthnet of Rock County Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 14 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
10/11
Grantees still filing
2/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT: $25,000 · OtherMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICTWISCONSIN HOCKEY PARTNERS LLC: $20,000 · OtherWISCONSIN HOCKEY PARTNERS LLCYMCA OF NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY INC: $12,500 · OtherYMCA OF NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY INCBLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherBLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCPOWER OF AD CORPORATION: $10,000 · OtherPOWER OF AD CORPORATIONForward Janesville Inc: $9,850 · OtherForward Janesville IncELKHORN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM CENTER INC: $9,375 · OtherELKHORN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM CENTER INCROCK COUNTY CANCER COALITION INC: $20,000 · HealthROCK COUNTY CANCER COAL…American Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Associat…HEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $10,000 · HealthHEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNT…UW-WHITEWATER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · EducationUW-WHITEWAT…DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE INC: $15,000 · Community ImprovementBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $12,500 · Youth DevelopmentUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Other$96,725Health$40,000Education$20,000Community Improvement$15,000Youth Development$12,500Philanthropy$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROCK COUNTY CANCER COALITION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetUW-WHITEWATER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDOWNTOWN JANESVILLE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetYMCA OF NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetForward Janesville Inc: $9,850 over 1y, 1.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Jpc FoundationAlliant Energy Founda…Janesville Foundation…Claremont S Jackman F…Baird Foundation IncThe Chicago Community…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin IncWI19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc · Jpc Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Janesville Foundation Inc · Claremont S Jackman Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Baird Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Mercy Health System Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mercy Health System Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Mercy Health System Corporation?

    Find your warmest path to Mercy Health System Corporation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 14 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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