Mercy Deliverance Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843365556
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Vestavia Hills, AL, USA
Phone
2057676917
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,345,394
Expenses
$1,485,175
Assets
$852,592
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTOINETTE D VINES (DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANTOINETTE D VINES (DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT)
  • BRYAN S GUNN (DIRECTOR AND TREASURER)
  • BARBARA WALLACE EDWARDS (DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our goal at mercy deliverance ministries is to break cycles of poverty by providing educational opportunities, healthcare services, and access to affordable healthy food. We are committed to empowering individuals and families by offering a range of programs and services designed to address the root causes of poverty. Through our educational initiatives, we aim to equip people with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Our healthcare services, delivered via mobile health clinics, ensure that underserved communities have access to essential medical care. Additionally, we work to combat food insecurity by providing fresh, nutritious food through our mobile grocery bus, free food box distributions, and pop-up markets, making healthy eating accessible to all.

What it reported doing in 2025

Healthcare programming mercy deliverance ministries offers a range of healthcare programs aimed at serving underserved communities. Their healthcare services are delivered via mobile health clinics, which provide preventive services to those living in areas with limited access to healthcare. These clinics offer high-risk behavior prevention training, sexual health and abstinence education, and other essential health services.in addition to the mobile health clinics, mercy deliverance ministries also organizes bible study groups and youth sports camps, which contribute to the overall well-being of the community. These programs are designed to address both the physical and spiritual health of individuals, promoting a holistic approach to healthcare.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 75% for direct work, and 25% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 40.4% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 33.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.9% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.