Mercy Partners

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452834265
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Winston Salem, NC, USA
Phone
9109200004
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,056
Expenses
$121,206
Assets
$196,155
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tom Kilian (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Tom Kilian (Executive Director): $27,000 total reported compensation
  • Sandie Kilian (Administrative Assistant): $27,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mercy Partners creates service programs within conflict zones that foster immediate care and sustainable aid, train native evangelists to care for their local people. Educate the general public about the humanitarian and spiritual needs of people that reside in conflict zones. Mercy Partners was formed exclusively for Christian charitable and educational purposes.

What it reported doing in 2024

A.MERCY PARTNERS CREATES SERVICE PROGRAMS WITHIN CONFLICT ZONES THAT FOSTER IMMEDIATE CARE FOR DISPLACED and AT RISK PERSONS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, DENTAL CARE, DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MEDICINE, FOOD, CHARCOAL, HAND WASHING STATIONS, PERSONAL HYGIENE KITS CLOTHING AND COUNSEL- Our immediate care program 2024-2025 provided physical and psychological care, therefore our partnered evangelist were able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in a practical manner. Enabling the local church to do this work provides a platform for the church to attend the spiritual needs of the locally village and avoids complications of language and culture. Assisting the displaced population, aids them for the next transition of sufficiency. We had also provided food for the indigent population and displaced during war on several occasions impacting thousands. approx. cost of $7.00 per person. Also under this title is the provision of medical care, medicines, First aid Kits and hundreds of Personal Hygiene Kits and distribution thereof. Food distribution and medicine. Elderly Care, Child transport and medical logistics 2024-2025 IMMEDIATE CARE A. $17009

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.1%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.8% of revenue deployed · 89% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $27K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.