Project Mercy INC FY2020 filing

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Fort Wayne, IN501(c)(3)Since 1977InternationalEIN 35-1410753Revenue $2.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSprojectmercy.org7011 Ardmore Ave, 46809-9500 · Fort Wayne, INTax-exempt since Sep 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The vision of Project Mercy is to "renew the heart of a nation by freeing people from physical and spiritual poverty". The mission is to transform how people live and think and build strong, self-sufficient communities in ethiopia and beyond through new knowledge, better health, sustainable food sources and strengthened character for all people as a living example of the love of jesus christ. This international ministry was started in 1977 to provide emergency relief and relocation assistance to ethiopian refugees. At its peak, the ministry grew to reach seven countries in africa with its focus on assisting displaced refugees in djibouti, guinea, ivory coast, kenya, liberia, malawi, and sudan. In 1993 the organization shifted its focus to creating a relief and development model that can be used by others to help break the cycle of famine and poverty in communities. Project Mercy is committed to making long-term, multi-generational impact. As such, our development interventions, develop

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $280K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$77K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1978.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.3M Management & general 15% · $259K Fundraising 8% · $133K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,180Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Vi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lucy Roller’s $66K as Secretary is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marta Gabre-Tsadick——$26,318$70,180$70,180$70,180
Lucy Roller$65,707$62,578$59,598$55,632——
Tsion Maru——$48,406$65,000——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Frees people from poverty and builds self-sufficient communities through knowledge, health, food, and character.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Healthcare project mercy built and runs the glenn c. Olsen memorial primary hospital. This 52-BED facility is equipped with diagnostic services, as well as wards for surgical, pediatric, delivery, and medical services.

$489Kprogram expense
02

Education education is a core component of our model integrated into all our holistic programs and services. We meet both primary and secondary educational needs to the rural communities we serve (with nearly 1,700 students in grades k- 12) and run a health science college to train midwifery nurses.

$450Kprogram expense
03

Food security the agricultural programs help by encouraging and teaching families to cultivate and consume vegetables and fruit tree products. In addition, project mercy has instituted dairy cattle breeding and poultry farming programs that enable rural families to produce higher quality and a higher quantity of milk and eggs.

$280Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$259K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$962
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$231K
SavingsLn 2$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 613
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$77K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$53K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$108K$105K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$3K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$9K$22K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$12K$8K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$7K$4K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$15K$52K
TravelLn 17$12K$9K$163$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$115
InterestLn 20$1$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$1K$571
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$16K$2K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$648
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$259K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$1.8M$234K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.0M$673K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.1M−$122K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$165K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.7M$514K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$1.7M$217K$3.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,953,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,370,285$1,945,794
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,201$3,631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,491$4,469
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,387,977$1,953,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000,805$1,106,366
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $476,956$434,492
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,412$195,823
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,714,173$1,736,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$326,196$217,213
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,953,894 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,945,794
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,945,794
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,669$2,669
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,029 · Excluded from tax −$67$962
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,469$4,469
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,167 · Excluded from tax −$67$1,953,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,736,681 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,106,366$1,106,366
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,635 · Fundraising $17,545$70,180
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,701 · Management $105,448 · Fundraising $75,330$288,479
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,782 · Management $3,195 · Fundraising $1,904$7,881
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,663 · Management $21,774 · Fundraising $9,703$40,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,359 · Management $8,248 · Fundraising $7,205$27,812
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,236$1,236
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,384$16,384
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,451$35,451
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,741 · Management $3,665 · Fundraising $12,209$22,615
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,000 · Management $51,822$66,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,728 · Management $163 · Fundraising $2,961$11,852
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,121 · Fundraising $115$4,236
IX-20 InterestManagement $1$1
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,709 · Management $1,428 · Fundraising $571$5,708
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,113$4,113
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,255 · Management $2,426 · Fundraising $5,874$24,555
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,202 · Management $648$2,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,344,377 · Management $258,887 · Fundraising $133,417$1,736,681
Part X · Balance sheet $3,426,586 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,623$231,248
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,800,304$3,065,444
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,663$22,455
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,548$7,730
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,841$52,401
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $47,308$47,308
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,141,287$3,426,586
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,174$11,533
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$65,727
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,174$77,260
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,708,141$2,084,860
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,423,972$1,264,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,132,113$3,349,326
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,141,287$3,426,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,349,326 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,953,894
XI-2 Total expenses$1,736,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,132,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,349,326

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