Mercy Care Center

Analysis

Mercy Care Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mercy Care Center reported income of $1.6m and spending of $3.9m, spending 246% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 5220%. Over the whole period it spent 374% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mercy Care Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Autism Society Inc ($1.6m), Harrisonburg Rescue Squad Incorporated ($1.6m) and Americans for Better Hearing Foundation ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $2.7m.

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.