Mercy Incorporated

Analysis

Mercy Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 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, Mercy Incorporated reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.8m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.4m (-33%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mercy Incorporated sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spring Impact Incorporated ($1.4m), Arrow ($1.4m) and Hoi Bac Ai Phanxico Franciscan Charity Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $689k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $677k. It reported 7 employees.