Mercyworldwide

Analysis

Mercyworldwide is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Mercyworldwide reported income of $433k and spending of $479k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $360k to $433k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mercyworldwide sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fathers Who Care ($433k), The Peace for Paul Foundation of Oregon Inc ($433k) and Crystal Springs Home Inc ($432k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $267k. It reported 3 employees.