Mercy Life of Alabama

Analysis

Mercy Life of Alabama is a registered charity in United States, based in Livonia, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mercy Life of Alabama reported income of $18.6m and spending of $17.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.0m to $18.6m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy Life of Alabama sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Native American Community Clinic ($18.6m), Affordable Business Solutions Inc ($18.6m) and Kent County Visiting Nurse Association ($18.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $21.0m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $16.7m.