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Mercy Project INC FY2023 filing

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College Sta, TX501(c)(3)Since 2010Human Services EIN 27-1987472Revenue $458K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmercyproject.net3467 Matoska Rdg, 77845-5772 · College Sta, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mercy Project seeks to encourage economic development within ghana in order to reduce the need for child slavery. The organization focuses on implementing new agricultural fishing methods in ghanaian villages, which will allow for villagers to work without having to utilize child labor. Upon release of the children, Mercy Project works to reintegrate the former slaves with their families and provide for their basic needs, including education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$486K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$418K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2023▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$601K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$516K
Expenses
$486K
FY2023▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$486K
Net assets
$418K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$350K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $432K Management & general 7% · $34K Fundraising 4% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Page
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Sewell
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Derek Dictson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Field’s $1K as CEO/Founder is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Field$1,250$30,000$30,200$30,200$30,200

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Frees children from forced labor by partnering with families and communities on sustainable economic solutions.

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3 programs · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Child Rehabilitation and Reintegration Into Their Families

Upon a village's release of their trafficked children, mercy project transports the children to a specialized rehabilitation shelter where the children begin receiving physical and emotional support.

$307Kprogram expense
02

Aquaculture Projects

Mercy project provides a village with the construction of fishing cages, fish and fish food, and the education needed to harvest large amounts of fish. The purpose of the fishing cages is to eliminate the village's need of using child labor to fish the lake all day, every day.

$81Kprogram expense
03

Missionary Establishment and Support

Mercy project has a country director who lives in a rural part of the country that functions as a headquarters for all mercy project work on lake volta and around the country. Their role is critical in the ongoing relationships and problem solving that comes with such a complex process.

$44Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Bcs MarathonFY2025$55K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$418K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$418K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$133K
Total assetsLn 16$451K$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$446K$418K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$76K$6K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$431$418
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$852$852
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$570$7K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$369
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$13K$667
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$332K$332K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$432K$34K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $516K$486K$30K$350K 990 PDF
FY2024 $484K$549K−$65K$353K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $458K$486K−$28K$418K 990 PDF
FY2022 $769K$733K$37K$446K 990 PDF
FY2021 $601K$595K$6K$428K 990 PDF
FY2020 $711K$614K$98K$424K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $457,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $799,003$476,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,863$1,677
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,724−$19,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $769,142$457,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,196$94,056
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $429,404$391,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $732,600$485,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,542−$27,789
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,933 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,096 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$109,439
VIII-1d Related organizations$34,600
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$332,041
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$476,080
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,677$1,677
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$21,920−$21,920
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,147$457,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,722 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,277 · Management $5,630 · Fundraising $5,465$87,372
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,835 · Management $431 · Fundraising $418$6,684
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,850$1,850
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $852$852
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14,000$14,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $570 · Management $7,362$7,932
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,768$11,768
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,468 · Management $369$2,837
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,060 · Management $667$13,727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $331,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$331,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,560 · Management $34,279 · Fundraising $19,883$485,722
Part X · Balance sheet $423,168 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,417$192,886
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,380$133,294
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,393$13,219
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $52,176$52,176
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,420$31,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $450,786$423,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,546$4,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,546$4,762
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $446,240$418,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $446,240$418,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $450,786$423,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $418,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,933
XI-2 Total expenses$485,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$446,240
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$45
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$418,406

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