Mercy Ministries of Laredo

What it reported doing in 2024

Mercy ministries of laredo provides integrated primary healthcare and behavioral health services to low-income and uninsured families in webb county, Texas. Services are delivered at mercy clinic, located 2500 zacatecas street. The organization's primary programs include primary healthcare, behavioral health services, outreach and education, an adult dental clinic, and a medication assistance program. During fiscal year 2025, mercy ministries of laredo served a total of 1,673 unduplicated patients. The primary and behavioral health programs are staffed by family nurse practitioners, women's health nurse practitioners, and licensed professional counselors. During fiscal year 2025, practitioners provided 7,506 medical encounters. Behavioral health counseling and screening are fully integrated into the primary healthcare program to support patients in managing anxiety, depression, and behavior modification. There were 1,576 behavioral health counseling encounters during the year. All patients are screened annually for anxiety and depression during their wellness exams. The primary healthcare program emphasizes prevention and patient education and includes annual physical and wellness exams with screenings for diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. The program also provides screenings for breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancers. A total of 1,283 cancer screening tests were performed in fiscal year 2025. All patients with cancer diagnoses are referred for treatment and closely followed by mercy clinic case managers and social workers. Mercy clinic collaborates with local oncologists and diagnostic providers to assist patients with treatment-related expenses. Mid-level practitioners refer patients to physicians and specialty providers as medically necessary. Case managers coordinate all referrals and guide patients through the healthcare system. During fiscal year 2025, 1,371 patients were referred to medical specialists. Case managers and social workers recorded 7,766 patient encounters, playing a critical role in care coordination and follow-up. Diabetic and pre-diabetic patients are closely monitored through ongoing clinical management. Education, counseling, nutrition and exercise classes are offered to support patients in improving health outcomes and managing chronic conditions. Additional programs include a medication assistance program and an adult dental clinic. The medication assistance program helps patients obtain free or low-cost prescription medications through pharmaceutical company programs. During fiscal year 2025, pharmaceutical companies provided medications valued at $1,420,756 for mercy clinic patients. Mercy ministries also collaborates with local pharmacies to assist patients in obtaining antibiotics and other necessary medications. The adult dental clinic provides services to adult patients, prioritizing individuals with cancer and diabetes. During fiscal year 2025, the dental clinic assisted 313 unduplicated patients. A total 2,143 dental procedures, valued at $170,749, were performed. The dental clinic served 251 unduplicated patients, accounting for 754 dental visits during the year. The clinic also serves as a clinical training site for the university of Texas health science center at san antonio school of dentistry.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 95.8%; rating input score 96; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -71.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.75; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings