Mercy Connections

Analysis

Mercy Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Beaverton, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Mercy Connections reported income of $92k and spending of $327k, spending 354% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $804k to $92k (-89%), an average of -66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mercy Connections sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Wings Community Foundation ($92k), Our Daily Bread Inc ($92k) and Benaiah Ministries Group Inc ($92k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $281k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $268k.