Mercy House Teen Challenge

Analysis

Mercy House Teen Challenge is a registered charity in United States, based in Georgetown, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Mercy House Teen Challenge reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.3m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy House Teen Challenge sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health and Wellness Center of Miami Inc ($4.3m), West Cental Dental Resources Inc ($4.3m) and The Menopause Society ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $563k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 54 employees.