Mother of Mercy House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
475049973
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2157391079
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$453,165
Expenses
$486,520
Assets
$288,231
Liabilities
$41,853

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN CRANE (PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIANNE HOFFMAN (EXECUTIVE DIR & BOARD MEMB): $82,816 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 establish a catholic church presence in the impoverished neighborhood of kensington in philadelphia and to help with the residents' material needs by providing food, clothing, health care, childrens' programs, etc.

What it reported doing in 2024

Food programs and family assistance: we provide consistent and nutritious food access through our food pantry for families and seniors and also provide sit-down meals for homeless people. We seek food donations but also have to purchase food for distribution. Our food pantry serves more than 120 families each week. Home delivery is provided for seniors and families unable to come in person. During holidays we provide turkeys and all the fixings to over 150 families. We offer sit-down meals inside and outside of our building, which we must purchase, for the homeless people in the neighborhood living with mental challenges and/or substance use disorders. Counselors, healthcare providers, and housing specialists are present to offer support and assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.89 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: 73.3%; rating input score 73; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.4%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.2% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 15 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $375K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $83K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.