Mercyfirst
Mercyfirst reported $61.8 million in revenue and $61.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.28 went to program services, $19.39 to management and general costs and $0.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $340,703 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% 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 $61MFor 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 $62MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.30 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $340,703 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.56% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
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 expenseGroup care live-in, out-of-home care placement programs provide family-like, community settings to help meet the needs of children in crisis when staying at home is not possible and support children with more complex needs
Family foster care and adoption programs provide foster care children with a safe and loving home that promotes growth and development, enabling children to reach their fullest potential with the goal of providing each child permanency via reunification with a birth parent or adoption with a foster parent
Start with hope program provides short-term shelter to unaccompanied refugee children (minors who arrive in the US without a parent or guardian, and who are fleeing areas of extreme poverty, violence, sexual exploitation, drug related gang activity, and human trafficking) until they are unified with a sponsor family
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $290,631 | $0 | $50,072 | $340,703 |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $155,836 | $0 | $43,891 | $199,727 |
| NURSE PSYCHIATRIC PRACTITIONER Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $164,809 | $0 | $19,826 | $184,635 |
| EXECUTIVE VP OF PQI Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $140,443 | $0 | $43,420 | $183,863 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $150,983 | $0 | $21,051 | $172,034 |
| PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $144,398 | $0 | $5,894 | $150,292 |
| SVP - LI RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $123,197 | $0 | $19,178 | $142,375 |
| SVP - EFFC Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $122,680 | $0 | $1,035 | $123,715 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mercyfirst (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $902K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b15 · 15 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 5660
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BTQ FINANCIALCONSERO GLOBAL SOLUTIONS Financial consulting services | $1,821,625 |
| WHITSONS FOOD SERVICE CORP Food catering services | $646,960 |
| BDO USA LLP Audit and tax services | $497,657 |
| ACCUMEDIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC Data & processing services | $198,940 |
| CAREY & CO Financial consulting services | $157,411 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Mercyfirst totaling $62,972 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Mercyfirst's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mercyfirst reported that 80.3% of its $61.3 million in expenses went to program services, 19.4% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mercyfirst pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mercyfirst reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $340,703, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mercyfirst get its money?
Of $61.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.1% came from contributions and grants and 95.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mercyfirst a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-1635089 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202600839349301125 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501209349302160 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202540659349300719 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349310206 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349305794 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349302722 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-1635089: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.