Acts of Mercy Foundation

Analysis

Acts of Mercy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Rcho Sta Marg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Acts of Mercy Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $977k to $1.4m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Acts of Mercy Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Orr Shalom Inc ($1.4m), Mid-South Immigration Advocates Inc ($1.4m) and Huru International Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $271k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 8 employees.