Mercy Corps

Analysis

Mercy Corps is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mercy Corps reported income of $522.0m and spending of $523.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $311.7m to $522.0m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mercy Corps sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feed the Children Inc ($502.0m), Plan International Inc ($755.9m) and Food for the Poor Inc ($453.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.2m (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114.9m. It paid $1.5m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $283.1m against liabilities of $166.9m, net assets of $116.2m. It reported 642 employees.