Mercer School

Analysis

Mercer School is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Cruces, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mercer School reported income of $172k and spending of $151k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $146k to $172k (+17%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mercer School sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Yuma ($172k), Pine Grove Area Education Foundation ($172k) and Forsan Isd Athletic Booster Club ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9,114 against liabilities of $37k, net assets of -$28k.