Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.03x
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Asset Growth
48th percentile
Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Flat$10,341
Flat from 2022
Net Assets
Flat$10,000
Flat from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$341
Flat from 2022
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Expenses
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Net Income
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2024
- Return Version
- 2023v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $0
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The SSM Policy Institute was created to identify health care issues of special concern to SSM Health (SSMH).
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS, SSM HEALTH (SSMH) HAS EXISTED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SSMH IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEAL TH SYSTEM SERVING THE COMPREHENSIVE HEAL TH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE NATION. WITH CARE DELIVERY SITES IN ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, AND WISCONSIN, SSMH INCLUDES 23 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND OTHER OUTPATIENT AND VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES, 10 POST-ACUTE FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A PHARMACY BENEFIT COMPANY, A HEAL TH INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION. THE HEAL TH SYSTEM EMPLOYS NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH 11,000 PHYSICIANS MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMH STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEAL TH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE SSM POLICY INSTITUTE (SSMPI) WAS CREATED TO IDENTIFY HEAL TH CARE ISSUES OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO SSM HEAL TH (SSMH) ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HEAL TH CARE AND TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY SSMH. THE SSMPI BOARD HAS REVIEWED ISSUES AND RECOMMENDED POLICY POSITIONS TO SSM HEAL TH'S SYSTEM LEADERSHIP IN THE PAST. SSMPI DRAFTED POSITION PAPERS THAT WERE SHARED WITH SYSTEM LEADERS TO BE USED WITH LEGISLATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THEY ALSO WERE SHARED WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF AS WELL AS LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. THE SSMPI ALSO HELD LEGISLATIVE FORUMS IN ST. LOUIS AND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF TO DISCUSS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN GREATER DEPTH. THE SSMPI HAS DRAFTED A NUMBER OF POSITION PAPERS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTRONIC HEAL TH RECORD IN DELIVERING QUALITY HEAL TH CARE OUTCOMES TO SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HEAL TH CARE REFORM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE SSMPI DRAFTED SSM HEAL TH'S PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE HEAL TH CARE REFORM, BASED ON THE SYSTEM'S MISSION AND VALUES. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE SMOOT | Director, Vice President, COO Of Ss | - | $0 | - | - |
| DOUGLAS LONG | Director, Secretary,General Counsel | - | $0 | - | - |
| LAURA KAISER | Director, President, CEO At Ssm Hea | - | $0 | - | - |
| BARBARA POTTS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RANDY COMBS | Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Ssm Policy Institute
- EIN
- 43-1788151
- Phone
- 3149947800
- Address
- 12800 CORPORATE HILL DRIVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63131
Signing Officer
- Name
- Stephanie King
- Title
- VP Finance
- Phone
- 3149947800
- Signed
- 2024-11-15
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: prepaid expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 341. End of year amount: 341.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: intercompany payables. Beg. Of year amount: 341. End of year amount: 341.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $10,341
- Liabilities
- $341
- Net assets
- $10,000
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $0
- Net income
- $0