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← SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,391,036,296
Total expenses
$1,282,554,955
Contributions and grants received
$52,028,222
Grants paid
$401,081
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$839,781,793
Management and general expenses
$442,210,505
Fundraising expenses
$562,657
Program service expenses (Part III)
$839,781,793

Program services were 65.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • SR MARY NOEL BROWN CSA

    DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SR KATHLEEN BUCHHEIT FSM

    DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK CORCORAN

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIE DEVLIN

    DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DON IMHOLZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM MERFELD

    PART YR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EVANS RICHARDSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAMUEL L ROSS MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL ROZIER SJ

    DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES WHALEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JANICE BURNETT PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN HARDT PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROLYN KINDLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA KAISER

    DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO) & PRES/CEO

    Total calculated
    $7,886,813
    From this org
    $5,205,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,681,148
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,163,350
    Bonus
    $2,238,900
    Other
    $803,415
    Deferred
    $2,656,557
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,591
    Filer's total
    $7,886,813

  • SR JUDITH BELL FSM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEX J VALDEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOMAS VALDIVIA MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER DOLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM NAIM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THERESE PANDL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVEN SMOOT

    VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $3,484,633
    From this org
    $2,364,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,119,698
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,305,272
    Bonus
    $895,103
    Other
    $164,560
    Deferred
    $1,075,677
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,021
    Filer's total
    $3,484,633

  • KEVIN SMITH

    TREASURER & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,677,558
    From this org
    $1,050,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $627,081
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,034,519
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $15,958
    Deferred
    $586,407
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,674
    Filer's total
    $1,677,558

  • DOUGLAS LONG

    SECRETARY & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $2,287,921
    From this org
    $1,587,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $700,771
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $813,979
    Bonus
    $583,198
    Other
    $189,973
    Deferred
    $676,547
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,224
    Filer's total
    $2,287,921

  • MARK CAGWIN

    ASSISTANT TREASURER & VP TREASURY

    Total calculated
    $824,756
    From this org
    $666,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $158,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $447,018
    Bonus
    $218,155
    Other
    $1,022
    Deferred
    $143,564
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,997
    Filer's total
    $824,756

  • JENNIFER HORROM

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY & VP LEGAL

    Total calculated
    $508,136
    From this org
    $399,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,341
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,154
    Bonus
    $81,024
    Other
    $30,617
    Deferred
    $102,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,966
    Filer's total
    $508,136

  • PATRICK MCCRUDEN

    CHIEF MISSION INTEGRATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,363,835
    From this org
    $922,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $441,182
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $479,271
    Bonus
    $329,185
    Other
    $114,197
    Deferred
    $409,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,023
    Filer's total
    $1,363,835

  • ALEXANDER GARZA MD

    CHIEF COMMUNTY HEALTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,645,431
    From this org
    $1,116,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $528,512
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $592,304
    Bonus
    $463,050
    Other
    $61,565
    Deferred
    $512,785
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,727
    Filer's total
    $1,645,431

  • JANET SMITH-HILL

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,868,021
    From this org
    $1,239,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $628,976
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $699,370
    Bonus
    $502,151
    Other
    $37,524
    Deferred
    $595,901
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,075
    Filer's total
    $1,868,021

  • JOHN NGUYEN

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,603,353
    From this org
    $1,400,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $203,294
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $535,548
    Bonus
    $560,550
    Other
    $303,961
    Deferred
    $185,338
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,956
    Filer's total
    $1,603,353

  • JOAN BACHLEITNER

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,350,452
    From this org
    $859,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $490,458
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $658,684
    Bonus
    $199,600
    Other
    $1,710
    Deferred
    $449,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,555
    Filer's total
    $1,350,452

  • STEPHANIE DUGGAN

    CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,408,150
    From this org
    $876,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $531,303
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $871,945
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,902
    Deferred
    $492,217
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,086
    Filer's total
    $1,408,150

  • TODD SHUMAN MD

    CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $619,319
    From this org
    $609,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,298
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $39,233
    Bonus
    $569,788
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $619,319

  • CARTER DREDGE

    LEAD FUTURIST

    Total calculated
    $545,270
    From this org
    $516,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,212
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,366
    Bonus
    $318,263
    Other
    $429
    Deferred
    $13,920
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,292
    Filer's total
    $545,270

  • JOY GROSSER

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,313,117
    From this org
    $1,023,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $289,898
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $672,390
    Bonus
    $273,644
    Other
    $77,185
    Deferred
    $277,641
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,257
    Filer's total
    $1,313,117

  • KAREN REWERTS

    VP FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $1,080,323
    From this org
    $845,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $234,843
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $601,026
    Bonus
    $176,014
    Other
    $68,440
    Deferred
    $198,391
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,452
    Filer's total
    $1,080,323

  • MICHAEL GRAY

    VP SUPPLY CHAIN

    Total calculated
    $977,140
    From this org
    $806,128
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $171,012
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $446,562
    Bonus
    $129,596
    Other
    $229,970
    Deferred
    $147,952
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,060
    Filer's total
    $977,140

  • TIMOTHY JOHNSON

    VP CLINICAL INTEGRATION

    Total calculated
    $1,061,933
    From this org
    $820,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $241,430
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $567,495
    Bonus
    $192,243
    Other
    $60,765
    Deferred
    $204,984
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,446
    Filer's total
    $1,061,933

  • AMY WILSON

    CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $988,666
    From this org
    $744,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $244,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $609,502
    Bonus
    $132,922
    Other
    $1,710
    Deferred
    $218,756
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,776
    Filer's total
    $988,666

  • RANDALL COMBS

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,483,527
    From this org
    $1,454,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,506
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,766
    Bonus
    $923,306
    Other
    $206,949
    Deferred
    $13,881
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,625
    Filer's total
    $1,483,527

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A HAD CHARTER TRAVEL DURING 2024. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A RECEIVED A TAX INDEMNIFICATION/GROSS UP PAYMENTS IN 2024. THE PAYMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THEIR TAXABLE COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A:
SSM HEALTH HAS ADOPTED A SEVERANCE POLICY TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL TRANSITION IN THE EVENT OF INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS. THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPENSATION IS BASED ON THE POSITION HELD AND LENGTH OF SERVICE WITH SSMH. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990 RECEIVED PAYMENTS UNDER THE PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR: JOHN NGUYEN - $236,079
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B:
PENSION RESTORATION PLAN SSM HEALTH (SSMH) PROVIDES THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DEFINED BENEFIT NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN TO ANY EMPLOYEE WHO IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SSMH QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN WHO EARNS OVER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COMPENSATION LIMIT. THE PLAN "RESTORES" THE BENEFITS TO THESE EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED UNDER THE SSMH QUALIFIED PLAN IF THE REGULATIONS DID NOT IMPOSE COMPENSATION LIMITS. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN TAKE A DISTRIBUTION FROM THE PLAN AT (1) AGE 65 OR OLDER IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS STILL EMPLOYED BY SSMH OR (2) AGE 55 OR OLDER IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY SSMH. NO INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON PART VII OF FORM 990 RECEIVED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PLAN IN 2024. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN: SSMH PROVIDES THIS SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN TO EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED A PERCENTAGE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S BASE SALARY INTO THEIR CHOICE OF A SELECT LIST OF INVESTMENTS. THE DEPOSITS AND EARNINGS OF THE PLAN ARE OWNED BY SSMH AND ARE TAX-DEFERRED UNTIL A DISTRIBUTION IS MADE TO THE EMPLOYEE. IN ADDITION, THE PLAN HAS SPECIAL SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCIES, OTHER THAN INSOLVENCY. FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE PLAN IN 2014 OR AFTER, THE DISTRIBUTION WILL OCCUR AFTER THE COMPLETION OF FOUR PLAN YEARS FOR ALL EXECUTIVES THAT ARE STILL ACTIVELY EMPLOYED ON THE DISTRIBUTION DATE. ANY ACTIVE PARTICIPANT 65 YEARS OR OLDER WILL RECEIVE THE CONTRIBUTION IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON PART VII OF THE FORM 990 RECEIVED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THIS PLAN IN 2024. ALL DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR WERE INCLUDED IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S TAXABLE COMPENSATION. STEVE SMOOT $159,608 JENNIFER HORROM $29,615 ALEXANDER GARZA $59,662 MICHAEL GRAY $179,359 JOHN NGUYEN $66,565 KAREN REWERTS $60,917 TIM JOHNSON $58,143

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349322866

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