Always Mercy EIN 88-3220209 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Builds a hospice and palliative care center in rural western Kenya. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $122K in revenue, $159K in expenses, and $21K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2022
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Hospitals
Location
Maryville, TN
Website
www.alwaysmercy.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$122KFY2025
Expenses
$159K
Net assets
$21K
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  88-3220209 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Maryville, TN Founded 2022
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds a hospice and palliative care center in rural western Kenya.
Leadership
Christopher Boehle-Silva · Executive Director
Money in and out
$122K revenue, $159K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$122K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$159K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$21K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs+0.3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-30%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -293% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$122K
FY2025▼ -53%
Expenses
$159K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total assets
$21K
FY2025▼ -64%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$122K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$159K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$21K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$21K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlways Mercy
EINHdr · item D88-3220209
Principal addressHdr · item CMaryville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.alwaysmercy.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2022
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHospitals (E21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $159K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Always Mercy provided grants to Diakonia Compassionate Ministry (DCM) in Kenya for the purpose of continuing the building of a private charitable hospice and palliative care center in rural western Kenya. We were able to send an additional $30,825 gift to DCM above revenue from prior year fund balance of $40,766.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$122K
Investment income$13
Total revenueLn 12$122K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.01
Program services98%$156K
Management & general1%$2K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$21K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $21K · Operating expenses/yr $159K
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $156K · Total expenses $159K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $159K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $159K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $190K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $122K · Total revenue $122K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $122K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $122K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13 · Total revenue $122K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $159K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $122K · Prior year $258K
-53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $21K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $122K · Expenses $159K
-30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $21K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $21K · Total assets $21K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $21K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Boehle-Silva · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $159K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $159K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -53%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$158K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$122K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$258K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$127K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$37K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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