Merrick Community Services

Analysis

Merrick Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1951, 75 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, Merrick Community Services reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.0m (+31%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Merrick Community Services sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Door Mission ($3.0m), Scera Corporation ($3.0m) and Young Mens Christian Association ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $751k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 26 employees.