Discovering Mercy

Analysis

Discovering Mercy is a registered charity in United States, based in Lehighton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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, Discovering Mercy reported income of $384k and spending of $430k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $280k to $384k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Discovering Mercy sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin County Services for the Elderly Inc ($384k), Cy-Fair Helping Hands ($384k) and You Are More Than Inc ($384k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $336k against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $36k. It reported 6 employees.