Merge

Analysis

Merge is a registered charity in United States, based in Phenix City, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Merge reported income of $235k and spending of $185k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $133k to $235k (+76%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Merge sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crook County Kids Inc ($235k), Regents of the University of Minnesota ($235k) and Neighborhood Change Youth Organization Inc ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $73k.