Mental and Emotional Resource Center

Analysis

Mental and Emotional Resource Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Mental and Emotional Resource Center reported income of $283k and spending of $301k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $234k to $283k (+21%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mental and Emotional Resource Center sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autism Empowerment ($283k), Flemington Area Emergency Medicalservice Inc ($283k) and Fellowship Services Association ($283k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. At year end it held assets of $7,799 against liabilities of $6,509, net assets of $1,290. It reported 5 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.