Mercer Society

Analysis

Mercer Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Humble, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2021, Mercer Society reported income of $244k and spending of $246k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2021, income grew from $114k to $244k (+114%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mercer Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($244k), Tree Davis ($244k) and Carmel Little League ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $2,621, net assets of $299k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.