Be Merciful: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-3951201)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022	$210K
FY2023	$304K
FY2024	$375K
FY2025	$254K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022	$219K
FY2023	$314K
FY2024	$333K
FY2025	$256K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022	$15K
FY2023	$5K
FY2024	$46K
FY2025	$45K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $256K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ilie Popa

Officer

$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

Builds churches on the mission field to spread faith.

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1 program · $256K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Churches being built on mission field

$256Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$254K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K

Money outPt IX

$256K

Ln 25

Programscol B$256K

Owns and owesPt X

$45K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K

Total assetsLn 16$45K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K

Total revenueLn 12$254K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$45K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K

Total assetsLn 16$45K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$45K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$46K	$45K
Total assetsLn 16	$46K	$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$46K	$45K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$256K	$256K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$256K	$256K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$254K	$256K	−$2K	$45K	990 PDF
FY2024	$375K	$333K	$42K	$46K	990 PDF
FY2023	$304K	$314K	−$10K	$5K	990 PDF
FY2022	$210K	$219K	−$9K	$15K	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 $253,779 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,969$253,779

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $374,969$253,779

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $333,263$255,634

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,263$255,634

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,706−$1,855

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $253,779 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$253,779

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,779

VIII-12 Total revenue$253,779

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,634 across 1 line filed

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $255,634$255,634

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,634 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$255,634

Part X · Balance sheet $44,584 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,439$44,584

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,439$44,584

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,439$44,584

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,439$44,584

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,439$44,584

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,584 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$253,779

XI-2 Total expenses$255,634

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,855

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,439

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,584

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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