Mercy drops' mission is to build lasting relationships within the community that bring hope alive. Mercy Drops brings hope alive by offering free resources and services to connect people with a need to a community of support that addresses their immediate and long-term needs. Mercy Drops operates in the areas of homelessness, poverty, and education. Mercy Drops dream center serves as a resource center for the community through both their residential and outreach programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$19K 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$19K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$264K
Spent
$200K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$398K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$264K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$969K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$200K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$398K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$398K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$259K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2015.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $95K Management & general 52% · $105K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $19K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,900Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Friszolowski’s $22K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1691 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Friszolowski$21,515$28,370$21,515$18,900

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people with needs to community support for homelessness, poverty, and education.

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3 programs · $95K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Care Packages for the Community

Prepare and distribute care packages to the homeless community and underserved people in portsmouth, va.

$51Kprogram expense
02

Adopt-A-Block

Routine community trash pickup and re-beautification.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Dream Closet

Provides clothing and shoes to individuals free of charge.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,122

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$38
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$398K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$38
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$306K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$398K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6639
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$307K$306K
Total assetsLn 16$338K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$334K$398K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$189$189
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$2K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$95K$105K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$32K$259K 990 PDF
FY2023 $969K$1.0M−$60K$300K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M−$7K$351K 990 PDF
FY2021 $260K$300K−$40K$358K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $264K$200K$64K$398K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $264,184 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,617$264,146
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$38
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $98,627$264,184
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,639$63,272
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $750$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,856$137,147
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,245$200,419
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,382$63,765
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $264,184 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,146
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,146
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $38$38
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38$264,184
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,419 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,900$18,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $40,900$40,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,472$3,472
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,099$5,099
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,418$14,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,155$1,155
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,370$2,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,586$4,586
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $189$189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,623$8,623
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,146$8,146
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,140$54,140
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,100 · Management $36,321$38,421
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,299 · Management $105,120 · Fundraising $0$200,419
Part X · Balance sheet $399,909 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,631$94,300
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $306,732$305,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338,363$399,909
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,184$1,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,184$1,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,179$397,944
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $334,179$397,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338,363$399,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $397,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$264,184
XI-2 Total expenses$200,419
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,765
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$334,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$397,944

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