Droplets of Mercy USA
Legal name: Droplets of Mercy USA Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 992199172
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- McLean, VA, USA
- Phone
- 888 965 7860
- Rating
- 67
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Relief
- Affiliation
- Islam
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $790,451
- Expenses
- $921,532
- Assets
- $202,719
- Liabilities
- $333,800
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LISA VOGL (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- LISA VOGL (CEO): $47,917 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To empower individuals with the necessary resources and tools to chart their own path out of poverty, prioritizing long-term commitments over short-term relief to ensure lasting change. We believe in addressing the multifaceted nature of poverty. Our programs are designed to tackle various aspects of poverty, including education, healthcare, and economic empowerment, ensuring comprehensive support for those in need. Strategic Our efforts are guided by strategic planning and evidence-based practices. We continuously assess and refine our programs to maximize their impact and ensure that our resources are used effectively. Our Values Holistic Approach We believe in addressing the multifaceted nature of poverty.
What it reported doing in 2024
Jordan winter campaign the goal of the project is to alleviate the immediate hardships of winter for displaced families and orphans in jordan by providing essential winterization supplies. This project aims to enhance their overall quality of life and restore a sense of dignity and normalcy through the distribtion of winter & hygiene kits and personalized shopping experiences. Long-term, the project aspires to build resilience within these communities by reducing winter-related health risks and fostering a sense of community support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 85% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 75
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 15
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 59%; rating input score 59
- Fundraising efficiency: $2.49 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
- Requires narrative reports: Limited
- Conducts field audits: Limited
- May suspend future funding: Limited
- Requires financial reports: Limited
- Conducts site visits: Limited
- Requires grant agreements: Limited
- May require repayment: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -16.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.65; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 5 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 59% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported · 0 of 6 affiliation controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $543K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $48K · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 7/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.