Mercy House Ministries

Analysis

Mercy House Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Moss Point, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mercy House Ministries reported income of $91k and spending of $93k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $157k to $91k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy House Ministries sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connection Project Inc ($91k), Wyo Hoofbeats Eal ($91k) and B Foundation Inc ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $175k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $175k. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.