Acts of Mercy

Analysis

Acts of Mercy is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunnyvale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Acts of Mercy reported income of $141k and spending of $157k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $203k to $141k (-31%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Acts of Mercy sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project for the People of Paraguay ($141k), Into Freedom Inc ($141k) and Project Heal Foundation Inc ($141k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $140k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $140k.