House of Mercy Inc

Analysis

House of Mercy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 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 June 2023, House of Mercy Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.2m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, House of Mercy Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Father Factor ($2.2m), Schuylkill Women in Crisis ($2.2m) and Puyallup Valley St Francis House ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 40 employees.