Mercys Shore

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871198923
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$111,234
Expenses
$103,411
Assets
$165,838
Liabilities
$2,040

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Douglas Dunn (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Douglas Dunn (CEO)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mercys Shore reunites children with their previously incarcerated mothers in a residential Christ-centered program providing a safe place to live trauma-informed services accountability and grace.

What it reported doing in 2024

As one element of the program Mercys Shore provides a fully furnished fully decorated one-bedroom apartment for each of the participants in the program. In addition each of the participants are required to participate in life skills classes including financial literacy parenting Brain Health Biblical Keys critical thinking anger management conflict resolution health wellness nutrition 12-step recovery Bible study. All participants receive a vocational and academic assessment to determine their aptitudes and interests for career purposes. If a participant does not have a high school diploma or GED they will be required to complete a GED program and receive their GED. After a GED is received in most cases each participant will begin a course of study to pursue the area for which they have the aptitude and interest.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 68% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.4%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 68.2%; rating input score 68

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.6; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.4% of revenue deployed · 68.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.