Own and operate a 23-unit apartment project known as Mercy Gardens, INC. Located in san diego, california, providing housing and services for persons with aids

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $174K a year · 57% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
183% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 183% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$349K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
98%
Net assets
−$915K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$349K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$349K
Expenses
$511K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$511K
Net assets
−$915K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$207K
FY2021−$336K
FY2022−$504K
FY2023−$754K
FY2024−$915K

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 Oct 1998.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $498K Management & general 2% · $12K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides housing and services for people with AIDS in San Diego.

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1 program · $498K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Mercy gardens was organized on may 29, 1998 as a california nonstock, nonprofit corporation for the purpose of constructing and operating a low income rental housing project under section 811 of the national affordable housing act. Such projects are regulated by hud as to rent charges and operating methods.

$498Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$349K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$498K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
−$915K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Government grantsLn 1e$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$349K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$918K
Other assetsLn 15$102K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$915K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$918K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$754K−$915K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$106K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$84$84
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$168K$168K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$153K$153K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$498K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $349K$511K−$161K−$915K 990 PDF
FY2023 $296K$546K−$250K−$754K 990 PDF
FY2022 $312K$480K−$168K−$504K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$412K−$129K−$336K 990 PDF
FY2020 $281K$443K−$162K−$207K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $349,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $190,493$233,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,759$113,352
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $607$1,046
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,010$1,658
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,869$349,249
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $546,186$510,505
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $546,186$510,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$250,317−$161,256
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,249 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $568 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$233,193
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$233,193
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $113,352$113,352
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,046$1,046
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,090$1,090
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,010 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,046$349,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $510,505 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $30,173$30,173
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,372$12,372
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,690$105,690
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $84$84
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,919$10,919
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,778$167,778
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,444$4,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $152,632$152,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,413$26,413
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $498,133 · Management $12,372 · Fundraising $0$510,505
Part X · Balance sheet $1,105,149 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,601$64,986
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,335$7,513
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,804$12,670
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,046,336$917,619
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $159,389$102,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,222,465$1,105,149
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $894,690$937,283
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,351$6,965
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,019$8,019
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,976,302$2,020,242
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$753,837−$915,093
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$753,837−$915,093
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,222,465$1,105,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$915,093 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,249
XI-2 Total expenses$510,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$161,256
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$753,837
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$915,093

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

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