Mercy Education Project
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 383209556
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3139635881
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,432,024
- Expenses
- $1,227,147
- Assets
- $3,066,789
- Liabilities
- $317,954
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DOUGLAS BOHRER (PRESIDENT AND CHAIRPERSON)
- ROBERT BUENTELLO (VICE PRESIDENT)
- MARK MALS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- MARK MALS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $116,374 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 provide educational opportunities, life skills and workforce development and cultural enrichment for women and girls who have limited access to resources to enable them to improve the quality of their lives.
What it reported doing in 2024
Thirteen women received their ged during py24-25.mep's measurable skill gain (msg) performance was 60.00% (abe levels 1-4). The statewide average and the federal negotiated target performance level of 42.6%. Inclusion of all outcomes + msgs brings mep's unduplicated participant total to 55.19%.technology continues to be integrated into all aspects of mep's programs. All assessments are conducted online. We offer women's program classes onsite, remotely (synchronous) or recorded for later viewing (asynchronous). We operate two computer labs - with twenty computers total - to accommodate tabe and ged standardized testing, and for use by our esl abe students studying burlingtonenglish in the classroom. Mep's women's program performance exceeded the state benchmarks in the Michigan adult education reporting system (maers). For the employment rate 2nd quarter after exit, the statewide average and the federal negotiated performance level outcome measure was 46.50%. Mep's outcome measure was 52.24% for the employment rate 4th quarter after exit, the statewide average and the federal negotiated performance level outcome measure was 47.50%. Mep's outcome measure was 53.33%. For the median earnings, the statewide average and the federal negotiated performance level outcome measure was $5,800. Mep's outcome measure was $4,640. Mep's women's program served 134 women during py24-25thirteen women received their ged during py24-25.mep's measurable skill gain (msg) performance was 60.00% (abe levels 1-4). The statewide average and the federal negotiated target performance level of 42.6%. Inclusion of all outcomes + msgs brings mep's unduplicated participant total to 55.19%.technology continues to be integrated into all aspects of mep's programs. All assessments are conducted online. We offer women's program classes onsite, remotely (synchronous) or recorded for later viewing (asynchronous). We operate two computer labs - with twenty computers total - to accommodate tabe and ged standardized testing, and for use by our esl abe students studying burlingtonenglish in the classroom.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 63
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76
- Fundraising efficiency: $6.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th 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: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- 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: 14.3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 68.6% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $933K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.