Mercy Projects is a Christian 501c3 organization with a "Christ-centered, family-focused" vision of assisting vulnerable children, the poor and the widow. We assist vulnerable children and desire to build strong families primarily in Ukraine with other ministry programs in Kosovo, Armenia, and Russia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $49K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$845K
Spent
$563K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$911K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$845K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$845K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$778K
FY2024$818K
Expenses
$563K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$563K
FY2021$720K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$938K
FY2024$949K
Net assets
$911K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$911K
FY2021$979K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$969K
FY2024$874K

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 Apr 1986.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $487K Management & general 8% · $44K Fundraising 6% · $31K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$41,580Pt VII · Sec A
$13,875Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Thompson$71,608$54,793$51,480$50,195$41,580
Paula Thompson$17,366$19,586$17,741$15,778$13,875

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps vulnerable children and families through Christ-centered programs in Ukraine and other countries.

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1 program · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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2020 Ministry Accomplishments: Locations: Kosovo 15 Needy Families Supported with Monthly Groceries and/or medical help. We also support church planting efforts in Malisheve, Kosovo. Armenia Christian Camp programs for 45 needy children (cancelled due to covid-19) Ukraine 800 Vulnerable Children from 271 Families / 29 Students receive…

$487Kprogram 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$49K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$845K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Investment incomeLn 3$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$563K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$911K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$862K
Total assetsLn 16$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$141K
Total revenueLn 12$845K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$862K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$862K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$911K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$862K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$537K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$679K$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$629K$911K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$66K$19K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$44K$12K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$799$558
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$769$521$146$102
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$745$209$146
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$13K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$517$350$98$69
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$919$642
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$443$309
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$346K$340K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$9K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$563K$487K$44K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $818K$949K−$132K$874K 990 PDF
FY2023 $778K$938K−$160K$969K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$174K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $849K$720K$129K$979K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $845K$563K$282K$911K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $845,068 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $755,262$698,373
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,831$144,184
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,027$2,511
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $774,120$845,068
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,685$175,542
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $571,681$387,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $792,366$562,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,246$282,123
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $845,068 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,086 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$698,373
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$698,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $2,916 · Excluded from tax $0$2,916
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $425 · Excluded from tax $0$425
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $141,268 · Excluded from tax $0$141,268
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $146,695 · Excluded from tax $0$845,068
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,945 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,097 · Management $18,572 · Fundraising $12,964$97,633
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,713 · Management $12,282 · Fundraising $8,573$64,568
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,843 · Management $799 · Fundraising $558$4,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,188 · Management $1,739 · Fundraising $1,214$9,141
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $521 · Management $146 · Fundraising $102$769
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $745 · Management $209 · Fundraising $146$1,100
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,901 · Management $3,625 · Fundraising $2,530$19,056
IX-17 TravelPrograms $350 · Management $98 · Fundraising $69$517
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,271 · Management $919 · Fundraising $642$4,832
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,577 · Management $443 · Fundraising $309$2,329
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,331 · Management $3,181 · Fundraising $2,220$345,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,848 · Management $2,485 · Fundraising $1,735$13,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,385 · Management $44,498 · Fundraising $31,062$562,945
Part X · Balance sheet $930,685 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $28,688; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,743$861,865
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,092$11,172
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $536,809$28,960
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $679,225$930,685
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,152$19,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,152$19,489
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $620,705$911,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,368$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $629,073$911,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,225$930,685
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $911,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$845,068
XI-2 Total expenses$562,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$282,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$629,073
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$911,196

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