Mercy House of Chambersburg

Analysis

Mercy House of Chambersburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Chambersburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Mercy House of Chambersburg reported income of $375k and spending of $418k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $375k (-68%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mercy House of Chambersburg sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doddridge County Starting Point Center Inc ($375k), Cross Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($375k) and Project Paul Inc ($375k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $236k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 28 employees.