Mercy International

Analysis

Mercy International is a registered charity in United States, based in Boerne, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mercy International reported income of $724k and spending of $1.3m, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $495k to $724k (+46%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mercy International sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wonderful News Radio Inc ($724k), Penny Lane Beatles Museum Inc ($724k) and Imagine Community Arts Center Inc ($724k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $162k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of -$745, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 6 employees.