Mercysong INC

Tax-deductible

Stockbridge, MA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 30-0186552

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Foster a deeper experience of god's mercy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $67
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$447K
348% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 348% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$82K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$52K
FY2024▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$52K
Expenses
$82K
FY2024▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$82K
Net assets
−$318K
FY2024▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$299K
FY2021−$298K
FY2022−$278K
FY2023−$288K
FY2024−$318K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $75K Management & general 8% · $6K Fundraising 1% · $507

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

5 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Treasurer
$9,300Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$1,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vincent Flynn’s $9K as President & Treasurer is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K religion 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vincent Flynn$9,300$13,800$4,000$36,000$52,000
Erin Flynn$1,600$1,340$1,600$2,590$6,040
Donna Flynn$200$585$1,155$2,035$4,070

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps people connect with God's mercy through deeper spiritual experiences.

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3 programs · $74K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Publishing Ministry

The organization reached an estimated 50,000 individuals through the distribution of 20,000 catholic books, e-books, and DVDS in english, spanish, polish, dutch, slovakian, korean, chinese, and croatian.

$64Kprogram expense
02

Teaching and Personal Ministry

The organization reached an estimated 150,000 individuals with catholic teachings, via live and virtual presentations, social media, and TV/LIVESTREAM programs.

$7Kprogram expense
03

Music/Recording Ministry

The organization reached an estimated 5,000 individuals through the distribution of 2,000 CDS and digital audios of religious music and devotional prayers that foster a deeper experience of god's mercy.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$67

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$82K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$507
Owns and owesPt X
−$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$936
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$52K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$936
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$936
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$104K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
Net assetsLn 32−$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$936
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$132K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K$447K
Net assetsLn 32−$288K−$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$18K$2K$465
Payroll taxesLn 10$849$637$170$42
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$315$315
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$796$796
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$82K$75K$6K$507

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $52K$82K−$30K−$318K 990 PDF
FY2023 $56K$66K−$10K−$288K 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$63K$20K−$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 $82K$81K$1K−$298K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$100K$25K−$299K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $51,936 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30,185 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,860
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,000$3,000
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $16,891$16,891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,860 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,575 · Management $1,860 · Fundraising $465$19,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $637 · Management $170 · Fundraising $42$849
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,821$3,821
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $315$315
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,170$2,170
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,484$3,484
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $33,215$33,215
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,600$9,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,494$5,494
IX-20 InterestPrograms $796$796
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,916$1,916
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,887 · Management $6,466 · Fundraising $507$81,860
Part X · Balance sheet $128,178 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,395$936
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,866$2,829
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,025$20,913
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $103,500$103,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,786$128,178
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $418,709$446,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $420,259$446,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$288,473−$318,397
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$288,473−$318,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,786$128,178
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$318,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,936
XI-2 Total expenses$81,860
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$288,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$318,397

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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