West African Mercy Ministries

Analysis

West African Mercy Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Waukesha, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, West African Mercy Ministries reported income of $262k and spending of $226k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $359k to $262k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, West African Mercy Ministries sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valentino Achak Deng Foundation ($262k), The Chatham House Foundation Inc ($262k) and In Defense of Christians ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $110k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $110k. It reported 1 employees.