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Mercy Drive

Forest Hills, NY · EIN 04-3831639 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mercy Drive reported $39.0 million in revenue and $31.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.64 went to program services, $17.36 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 83.3% of the total. Government grants made up 14.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $621,918 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.6%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
17.4%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
14.1%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
14.1%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
83.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$621,918$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.95%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 4100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$26M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

The organization services more than 1000 clients. The staff members are entitled to medicaid service coordinators. Their job is to advocate for clients so that each of them is afforded all the necessary benefits for medicaid recipients who are either phsically or mentally challanged. The organization does not charge the mediciad receipients. The organizations job is to evaluate the needs of families by making appointments, arranging transpotation and proper follow up until the appropriate services are rendered. Some of the organization staff will offer residential habilitation whereby young…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Highest compensated employee, 040.00 hrs/week
$621,918$0$0$621,918

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercy Drive (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $622K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$39M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$39M$32M82.6%$32M$621,918
FY2024 (amended) ⓘ$32M$29M93.4%$25M$537,014
FY2023 ⓘ$32M$29M94.3%$21M$437,008
FY2022 ⓘ$34M$32M96.2%$19M$460,275
FY2021 ⓘ$29M$26M95.3%$17M—
FY2020 ⓘ$31M$28M96.8%$14M—

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5150

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mercy Drive's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mercy Drive, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mercy Drive's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercy Drive reported that 82.6% of its $31.9 million in expenses went to program services, 17.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mercy Drive pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mercy Drive reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $621,918, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mercy Drive get its money?

Of $39.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 14.1% came from contributions and grants (including 14.1% from government grants) and 83.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mercy Drive a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3831639 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610479349302056 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202501299349302140 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400309349300235 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310159349300501 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230209349301003 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141189349300129 · read the filing

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