Mercy Crusade Inc

Analysis

Mercy Crusade Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oxnard, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1952, 74 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2022, Mercy Crusade Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.4m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $2.1m to $3.0m (+43%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mercy Crusade Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paws for Life K9 Rescue ($2.9m), Richmond Animal League Inc ($3.0m) and International Wolf Center ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $982k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $392k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 35 employees.