Merida Foundation

Analysis

Merida Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jefferson Cty, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 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, Merida Foundation reported income of $133k and spending of $80k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $133k (-91%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Merida Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission 14 Inc ($133k), Rescue Humanity Inc ($133k) and Mazahua Valley Ministries ($133k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m.