Men of Mercy of Louisiana

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752967507
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2013
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Lafayette, LA, USA
Phone
3372328994
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,376
Expenses
$46,734
Assets
$48,934

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • OLIVER M CARMICHAEL (President)

People named in this filing

  • OLIVER M CARMICHAEL (President)
  • HARVEY G WHEELER (Secretary)
  • BYRON FINN (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Financial assistance to qualifying charities and individuals based upon financial need

What it reported doing in 2013

Assistance to qualifying charities & individuals based upon financial needs

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.4%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 96% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2012 to 2013
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.