Messengers of Mercy

Analysis

Messengers of Mercy is a registered charity in United States, based in Lindale, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Messengers of Mercy reported income of $318k and spending of $349k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $312k to $318k (+1.8%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Messengers of Mercy sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tenth Mountain Division Foundation Inc ($318k), Eastern Gateway Community College Foundation Inc ($318k) and Coaniquem Burn Center Aid for Children Foundation ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $363k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $363k.