Mercy Rains-Africa

Analysis

Mercy Rains-Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Buckley, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2018, 8 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mercy Rains-Africa reported income of $134k and spending of $209k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $187k to $134k (-28%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mercy Rains-Africa sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Rescue Fund ($134k), Centers of Hope Missions International Inc ($134k) and Volunteers Association for Bangladesh ($134k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $54k.