To provide a safe haven for abandoned, malnourished and impoverished children in northern haiti.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
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
3
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$902K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M

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 Mar 1996.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.0M Management & general 27% · $380K Fundraising 1% · $17K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder, Secretary & Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Shelters and nourishes abandoned, malnourished, and impoverished children in northern Haiti.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Orphanages

Mercy & sharing owns a well-secured, 17-ACRE campus with 35,000 square feet of living space, cafeteria, chapel, and storage warehouse, therapy center, disabled school, laboratory and other accessory buildings.

$682Kprogram expense
02

Education

Mercy & sharing schools (the learning academy) employ haitians as teachers who currently teach 1,300+ students who otherwise would not be in school. The curriculum is based on the curriculum established by the government of haiti: science, math, geography, history, french, and grammar.

$242Kprogram expense
03

Medical

Mercy & sharing cares for over 67 children with disabilities who need medical care, physical and occupational THERAPY.NUTRITION programs: mercy & sharing operates seven different feeding programs at their schools, clinic, and orphanages and in two small villages in the cap haitian area of northern haiti.

$92Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$66K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $200K · 2022–2022
Food for the Poor INCFL · FY2022$200,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$118
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$380K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$504
Investment incomeLn 3$118
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5161
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$193K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$525K$345K$180K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$19K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$4K$20K$341
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$204$4K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$14K$29K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$54K$17K
TravelLn 17$72K$28K$40K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$56K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$678
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$504K$471K$33K$350
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$17K$14K$901
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$380K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$902K$113K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.0M$382K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$74K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$354K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.4M−$163K$1.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,248,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,486,356$1,240,625
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,056$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140$118
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,474$8,094
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,496,026$1,248,837
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 $640,421$582,847
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $872,258$829,273
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,512,679$1,412,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,653−$163,283
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,248,837 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,094 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$504
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,121
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$73,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $118$118
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,094 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $118$1,248,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,412,120 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $344,938 · Management $179,595$524,533
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $16,480$16,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,270 · Management $22,564$41,834
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,875$3,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,265 · Management $19,668 · Fundraising $341$24,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,064 · Management $204 · Fundraising $3,634$4,902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,415 · Management $28,764 · Fundraising $5,762$48,941
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,532 · Fundraising $2,050$4,582
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,183 · Management $17,468$71,651
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,776 · Management $40,250 · Fundraising $3,637$71,663
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,630$55,630
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,597 · Management $678$7,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $470,607 · Management $33,467 · Fundraising $350$504,424
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,051 · Management $14,104 · Fundraising $901$32,056
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,015,796 · Management $379,649 · Fundraising $16,675$1,412,120
Part X · Balance sheet $1,530,690 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $65; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,169$69,442
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $824$103,890
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $923$1,554
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $145$1,145
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,789$1,054
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,385,996$1,353,540
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,049$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,601,948$1,530,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,875$73,182
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,875$114,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,566,073$1,415,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,566,073$1,415,854
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,601,948$1,530,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,415,854 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,248,837
XI-2 Total expenses$1,412,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$163,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,566,073
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,064
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,415,854

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