Meca Inc

Analysis

Meca Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Meca Inc reported income of $218k and spending of $235k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $232k to $218k (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meca Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peoria Grown ($218k), Main Street Ministries Inc ($218k) and El Refugio Inc ($218k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.8% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. At year end it held assets of $127k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $127k. It reported 3 employees.