Mayhem Mission EIN 85-0655530 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Mayhem Mission

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Provides financial aid and volunteer help to poverty and disaster victims worldwide. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $572K in revenue, $647K in expenses, and $273K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Cookeville, TN
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$572KFY2024
Expenses
$647K
Net assets
$273K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  85-0655530 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cookeville, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides financial aid and volunteer help to poverty and disaster victims worldwide.
Leadership
Ben Brus · Director · $57K
Money in and out
$572K revenue, $647K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$572K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$647K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$273K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.25
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -62% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -859% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$572K
FY2024▲ +84%
Expenses
$647K
FY2024▲ +112%
Total assets
$278K
FY2024▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024
Total revenue
$572K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$647K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$273K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$278K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMayhem Mission
EINHdr · item D85-0655530
Principal addressHdr · item CCookeville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$57,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Brus’s $57K as Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ben Brus$57,000$38,173
Tasia Percevecz$1,000$11,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $487K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The objective of Mayhem Mission is to impact communities, both domestic and abroad. Through financial gifts and volunteer service teams, Mayhem Mission will reach victims of poverty, as well as crisis and natural disasters.

$487Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$523K · 91%
Program service revenue$49K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$523K
Program service revenue9%$49K
Investment income$166
Total revenueLn 12$572K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.25
Program services75%$487K
Management & general25%$160K
Total functional expensesLn 25$647K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$278K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$273K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $278K · Operating expenses/yr $647K
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $487K · Total expenses $647K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $160K · Total expenses $647K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $647K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $356K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $523K · Total revenue $572K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $572K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $49K · Total revenue $572K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $166 · Total revenue $572K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $49K · Total expenses $647K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $572K · Prior year $311K
+84%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $79K · FY2024 $572K
+64%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $273K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $572K · Expenses $647K
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $278K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $273K · Total assets $278K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $278K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ben Brus · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $57K · Total expenses $647K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $72K · Total expenses $647K
11%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 25%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 84%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 26 grants · $628K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,824
Neverthirst INCAL · FY2024$51,197
Togo Missions INCAL · FY2024$29,250
Longarm OrphanageFY2024$21,005
Baja Bound Ministries INCCA · FY2024$9,925
Associacio SixsportFY2024$7,775
Neverthirst INCAL · FY2023$25,000
Atlas FreeFY2023$23,433
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,340
Togo Missions INCAL · FY2023$12,850
Project Onyx INCIA · FY2023$10,000
Mustard Seed RanchFY2023$10,000
Longarm OrphanageFY2023$9,000
Keala FoundationFY2023$6,000
First DescentsCO · FY2023$5,100
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,047
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$572K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$311K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$302K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$455K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$79K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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