Mercy Corps FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1981InternationalEIN 91-1148123

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today's biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.3M 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
80%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$3.3M
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
13
named funders · $909K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$111.9M
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
15
independent of 16 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$423.5M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$394.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$115.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$423.5M
FY2022▲ +19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$324.5M
FY2021$357.0M
FY2022$423.5M
FY2023$522.0M
FY2024$465.5M
FY2025$376.3M
Expenses
$394.3M
FY2022▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$320.4M
FY2021$349.4M
FY2022$394.3M
FY2023$523.3M
FY2024$475.1M
FY2025$387.1M
Net assets
$115.1M
FY2022▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79.4M
FY2021$86.1M
FY2022$115.1M
FY2023$116.2M
FY2024$109.0M
FY2025$92.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMercy Corps
EINHdr · item D91-1148123
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1981
Year of formationHdr · item L1981
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q330)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mercycorps.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$314.4M
Management & general16%$63.1M
Fundraising4%$16.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25$394.3M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$227.0M
FY2022▲ +13%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$196.0M
FY2021$201.1M
FY2022$227.0M
FY2023$283.1M
FY2024$296.6M
FY2025$383.3M
Total liabilities
$111.9M
FY2022▼ -3%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$116.6M
FY2021$115.0M
FY2022$111.9M
FY2023$166.9M
FY2024$187.6M
FY2025$291.1M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$29.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$227.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$91.5M
Total assetsLn 16$227.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$111.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$115.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$420.5M · 99%
Program service revenue$2.5M · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$420.5M
Program service revenue1%$2.5M
Investment income$418K
Other revenue$30K
— government grantsLn 1e$287.6M
Total revenueLn 12$423.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $115.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $394.3M · Less non-cash grants $8.0M · Cash operating expenses/yr $386.4M
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $314.4M · Total expenses $394.3M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $63.1M · Total expenses $394.3M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $16.8M · Total expenses $394.3M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17.2M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $125.0M
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $420.5M · Total revenue $423.5M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $287.6M · Total revenue $423.5M
68%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2.5M · Total revenue $423.5M
0.6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $418K · Total revenue $423.5M
+0.10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2.5M · Total expenses $394.3M
0.6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $423.5M · Prior year $357.0M
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $115.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $423.5M · Expenses $394.3M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $227.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $115.1M · Total assets $227.0M
51%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $24.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $227.0M
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tjada D'Oyen McKenna · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $476K · Total expenses $394.3M
0.1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $141.6M · Total expenses $394.3M
36%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $1.8M · Gross raised $151K
×13
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 16%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 19%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.01%——
Legal fee ratio 0.2%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.3%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$476,473Pt VII · Sec A
Country Director
$316,028Pt VII · Sec A
Country Director
$262,816Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (partial)
$249,454Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
$248,532Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President - Programs
$238,629Pt VII · Sec A
Country Director
$236,891Pt VII · Sec A
Agrifin Accelerate - Program Director (partial)
$235,116Pt VII · Sec A

Tjada D'Oyen McKenna’s $553K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 88 $100M+ international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna$553,302$527,768$489,710$476,473$107,329—
Beth Dehamel————$445,479$262,500
Neal Keny-Guyer————$437,000$334,823
Jennifer Sime$352,990$330,131$107,380———
Chad Snelgar$349,278$301,884$133,156———
Ndubisi Anyanwu$246,248$317,258$275,147$262,816——
Michael Radcliffe$241,836—$228,695$316,028$306,004$249,299
Kimberly Keating$309,155—————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 16Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 15Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides global humanitarian aid and development support to alleviate poverty, reduce violence, and help communities recover from crises and build sustainable peace.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $256.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Livelihood and Economic Opportunity

Mercy Corps helps build strong local economies by investing in the jobs and markets that serve as the best engines of long-term recovery. Across the globe, especially in countries affected by the climate crisis, conflict and the devastating economic impact of COVID-19, Mercy Corps works with individuals and communities to achieve…

$108.3Mprogram expense
02

Humanitarian Assistance -- Relief

In the wake of natural and human-made disasters, Mercy Corps' first priority is to meet urgent needs, such as cash, food, clean water, and basic hygiene items. This year Mercy Corps worked alongside local communities to meet the urgent needs of millions of people facing emergencies around the world, from people trapped in and fleeing…

$106.0Mprogram expense
03

Civil Society and Education

Mercy Corps fosters good governance at every level to support development in communities grappling with complex problems, such as conflict and climate change. We elevate locally-led collective action among civil society, government, community members, and formal and informal leaders.

$41.9Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
See all 13 funders →
Grants paid · 36 grants · $6.8M · 2019–2024
Love City Strong INCVI · FY2024$10,000
Waves Ahead CorpPR · FY2024$10,000
Tenedor Social INCPR · FY2024$10,000
Flor De Loto Montessori CorpPR · FY2024$10,000
Comunidad CorcovadaFY2024$10,000
Centro De Microempresas Y Tecnologias Agricolas Sustentables De Yauco INC (FY2024$10,000
Fundacion Bucarabon INCPR · FY2024$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,079,911
Brownsville Partnership INCNY · FY2023$75,000
Peoples Housing INCLA · FY2023$75,000
Cultural Wellness CenterMN · FY2023$75,000
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $376.3M$387.1M-19% 990 PDF
FY2024 $465.5M$475.1M-11% 990 PDF
FY2023 $522.0M$523.3M+23% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $423.5M$394.3M+19% 990 PDF
FY2021 $357.0M$349.4M+10% 990 PDF
FY2020 $324.5M$320.4M 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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