Tender Mercies Ministries

Analysis

Tender Mercies Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 December 2023, Tender Mercies Ministries reported income of $320k and spending of $320k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $135k to $320k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tender Mercies Ministries sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Mall of Virginia ($320k), Society of St Vincent Depaul Central Cascades District Council ($320k) and Stand with Trans ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19k. At year end it held assets of $325k against liabilities of $671, net assets of $324k. It reported 2 employees.