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Mercy Beyond Borders EIN 26-0323282

Mercy Beyond Borders

EIN  26-0323282 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Clara, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers women and girls in poverty to learn, connect, and lead for positive change.
Leadership
Amy Gonzales · Director
Money in and out
$2.9M revenue, $1.7M expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Empowers women and girls in poverty to learn, connect, and lead for positive change. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.9M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, and $4.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
26.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +220% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +34%
Total liabilities
$41K
FY2025▼ -43%
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

East Africa

Provided direct support for a primary school in south sudan. Provided scholarships for 212 young women attending high school and university.

$653Kprogram expense
02

Haiti

Provided funding and lodging for a girls' primary school in haiti. Provided scholarships for 102 young women attending high schools and colleges.

$226Kprogram expense
03

Malawi

Provided university scholarships for 98 women in malawi.

$191Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMercy Beyond Borders
EINHdr · item D26-0323282
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Clara, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mercybeyondborders.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Amy Gonzales
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Grimes
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Kim
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rocky Lin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacy Markel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tarini Anand
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eden La Forge’s $44K as COO (until 08/2022) is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1170 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Eden La Forge$44,483$99,660$99,812
Catherine Cook$12,081$41,295—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.8M · 95%
Investment income$145K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$2.8M
Investment income5%$145K
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.19
Program services64%$1.1M
Management & general17%$286K
Fundraising19%$336K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$41K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.7M · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.7M
26.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.7M
64%
Management & General
Management & general $286K · Total expenses $1.7M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $336K · Total expenses $1.7M
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $221K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.3M
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.8M · Total revenue $2.9M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.9M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $145K · Total revenue $2.9M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.7M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.9M · Prior year $2.0M
+46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.4M · FY2024 $2.9M
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.9M · Expenses $1.7M
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.5M · Total assets $4.6M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.6M
32%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy Gonzales · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.7M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $357K · Total expenses $1.7M
21%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth 46%——
Accounting fee ratio 8%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Mark & Judith Bloomberg Family Foundation INCFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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