MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL (EIN 26-2414132)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-31
IRS object ID
201812439349301301
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-31T15:08:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11000 Texan Trail STE 125AddressLine1Txt
CityGrapevineCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76051ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN262414132EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mercy ShipsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9039397000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115862 State Highway 110 NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonFred GrotePersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9039397000PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFrancis K Brown IIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01074795PTIN
Phone8173286510PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDonovan PalmerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line115862 State Highway 110 NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$72,010,645GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mercyships.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOperate hospital ships in developing countries to provide free medical care.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee274TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1226TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$77,807,654PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$1,728,583PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,778,588CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$84,307PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$54,115CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$331,852PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$280,663CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$79,952,396PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$71,253,635CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$21,698,844PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,307,641CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,176,354PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,446,358PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,793,949CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,022,913CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$24,341,217PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$60,662,773PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$62,442,780CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$19,289,623PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,810,855CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$75,169,137TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$82,865,047TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,985,667TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,428,076TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$66,183,470NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$75,436,971NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMercy Ships operates hospital ships in underdeveloped countries, providing free medical care to patients, and conducting training and education for medical professionals. Mercy Ships also engages in medical infrastructure improvement projects.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$47,209,973ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,307,641GrantAmt
Revenue$2,006,198RevenueAmt
DescMercy Ships follows the 2,000 year old example of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the forgotten poor. In 2017, Mercy Ships continued providing medical services at no cost, including, but not limited to:* Specialty surgeries performed 2,792; * Patients screended for surgery 35,488; * Healthcare professionals trained and mentored 1,935; * Dental procedures 19,309; * Volunteer crew 1,219;* Crew nationalities represented 62; * Trained in sustainable improved agriculture 51Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$47,209,973TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document48IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee274EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryUKForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryGVForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryTOForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountrySLForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryBNForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryMAForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryCMForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Fred Grote CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9039397669PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line115862 State Highway 110 NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Donovan Palmer
Group Managing Director45.000.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$240,415$0$16,297
Don Stephens
Chairman/President45.002.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$293,186$0$70,000
Peter B Schulze
Treasurer2.001.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald L Goode PhD
Secretary2.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leland Paris
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AC Musgrave
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Brandenberg
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Allen
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Waldrop
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vanda Davey Part Year
CFO45.000.70Yes (X)$215,900$0$0
Fred Grote
CFO45.000.70Yes (X)$61,271$0$3,431
Dr Gary Parker
Chief Med. Off. (see Sch. O)45.00$146,245$0$0Yes (X)
Kerry Peterson
VP Marketing45.000.20$139,002$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,096,019TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$89,728TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Russ Reid
2 North Lake Avenue Ste 600PasadenaCA91101Mail Solicitations$1,636,864
Societe Provider Services Group
General Building$1,395,526BP 2073DoualaCM
Astican
Shipyard Services$1,193,950Ave de las Petroliferas s/nPalmas Gran CanariaSP
Bravo Group
20 North Market Square Ste 800HarrisburgPA17101Public Relations$899,115
Stena Rederi AB
Project Management$428,400SE-405 19GoteburgSW
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K24CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$96,295FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$833,635FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$15,736,049RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$53,035,616AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$8,257,557NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$69,701,595TotalContributionsAmt

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DescCrew & Volunteer FeesDesc
Business624200BusinessCd
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,778,588TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$49,630TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$49,630ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$45,230RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$45,230RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$45,230ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$4,485SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$4,485SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,485TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,485ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$553,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$329,945GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$203,507CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Misc. income900099$36,190$36,190
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Other Revenue Total$101,172OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion-$454,158ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$12,015,411TotalAmt
Program Services$12,015,411ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$9,000TotalAmt
Program Services$9,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$283,230TotalAmt
Program Services$283,230ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$900,500TotalAmt
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Management And General$101,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,985FundraisingAmt

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Total$11,949,913TotalAmt
Program Services$8,051,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,897,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,000,753FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,392,873TotalAmt
Program Services$1,114,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96,467FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$709,289TotalAmt
Program Services$408,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,676FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$1,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,218FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,211TotalAmt
Program Services$36,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,793,949TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,793,949FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,144,144TotalAmt
Program Services$4,774,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$370,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$3,943,439TotalAmt
Program Services$938,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$574,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,430,013FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$1,939,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,901FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$538,824TotalAmt
Program Services$504,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,949FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,274,073TotalAmt
Program Services$496,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$360,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$416,995FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,614,220TotalAmt
Program Services$1,301,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$247,187FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,896TotalAmt
Program Services$22,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,486FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187TotalAmt
Program Services$142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$829,098TotalAmt
Program Services$775,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,389TotalAmt
Program Services$331,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Medical Contributed Goo$5,879,551$5,766,630$76,849$36,072
Marine Expenses (inc. F$4,076,179$3,744,077$321,645$10,457
Postage & Printing$4,003,195$804,290$2,575,590$623,315
Medical Supplies$1,903,153$1,850,941$52,083$129

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,529,281TotalAmt
Program Services$1,318,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,357FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,442,780TotalAmt
Program Services$47,209,973ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,209,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,022,913FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,907,495BOYAmt
EOY$7,150,094EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,104,163BOYAmt
EOY$18,746,049EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,159BOYAmt
EOY-$13,682EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644,889BOYAmt
EOY$151,060EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,075,121BOYAmt
EOY$3,193,944EOYAmt

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BOY$470,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,085,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$57,947,888LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,484,003LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,754,125BOYAmt
EOY$52,463,885EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$6,248BOYAmt
EOY$6,248EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,822BOYAmt
EOY$81,556EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,169,137BOYAmt
EOY$82,865,047EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,942,084BOYAmt
EOY$6,255,154EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,129BOYAmt
EOY$92,266EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$984,454BOYAmt
EOY$1,080,656EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,985,667BOYAmt
EOY$7,428,076EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,112,941BOYAmt
EOY$55,577,543EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,283,529BOYAmt
EOY$18,872,428EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$787,000BOYAmt
EOY$987,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,183,470BOYAmt
EOY$75,436,971EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,169,137BOYAmt
EOY$82,865,047EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,810,855ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,643NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$487,425PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$919,428OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,774,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,875,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,701,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$310,575,159TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,774,085CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,875,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,701,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$310,575,159TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$19,118,678SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$291,456,481PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,176CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,467CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90,149CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$94,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$270,652TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$131,836CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$213,595CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$197,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$644,204TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$311,490,015TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,875,046GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91580PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationReimbursed revenue - 2014 Amount: $ 113,284. 2015 Amount: $ 164,230. 2016 Amount: $ 148,696. 2017 Amount: $ 64,982. Gainloss on foreign currency exchange - 2014 Amount: $ 18,552. 2015 Amount: $ 4,107. 2016 Amount: $ 10,559. Misc income - 2015 Amount: $ 45,258. 2016 Amount: $ 38,346. 2017 Amount: $ 36,190.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$835,019BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,869InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,049,888EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$620,609BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$205,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,410InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$835,019EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$407,029BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$210,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,580InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$620,609EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$168,810BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$230,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,219InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$407,029EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$122,949BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$168,810EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01410BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.94010PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04580TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$543,455OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$163,199DepreciationAmt
Book Value$380,256BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,438,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,114,094DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,324,235BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,966,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,206,710DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,759,394BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,463,885TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescShip bank payableDesc
Amt$1,080,656Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,080,656TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$93,492,464TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,643NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,535,209DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$4,692,977OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$22,238,829RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$71,253,635RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$71,253,635TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$83,751,538TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$17,535,209DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,773,549OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$21,308,758ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$62,442,780ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$62,442,780TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Endowment funds are intended to be used for 1) The support of staff/crew that need assistance in raising the support necessary for monthly living expenses and 2) To help support the organization's operational and/or programmatic activities.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 203,507. Loss on foreign currency translation 919,428. Intercompany grant 3,016,539. Fundraising Expenses 553,503.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 203,507. Intercompany grant 3,016,539. Fundraising Expenses 553,503.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa1450Program servicesFree medical services$20,780,234
Sub-Saharan Africa00Grants to recipients located in region$127,055
Central America and the Caribbean00Grants to recipients located in region$6,466
Europe15Grants to recipients located in the region$149,709
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees455SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee455TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$21,063,464SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$21,063,464TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$16,400Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaDisaster recovery - Cyclone$5,386PayPal account
Central America and the CaribbeanRebuild home after hurricane$6,466Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$9,566Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$15,445Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaDrill wells near six schools in Benin$24,360Check
EuropePurchase of surgical tools$149,709Wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Mercy Ships only reimburses for charitable costs incurred and documented. These grants were primarily used for the effective operation of the ship assets and/or partners that are used to further its exempt purpose.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenditures are accounted for according to the accrual basis of accounting, using expense reports, annual reports from grantees, and other appropriate documentation.
Additional Supplemental Information:Africa Mercy Malta is the maritime legal entity that owns the hospital ship Africa Mercy, that is operated by Mercy Ships to carry out its charitable activities. Africa Mercy Malta is owned and controlled by Mercy Ships International, a related organization.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Russ Reid
PO Box 90125PasadenaCA91109Mail solicitations0$6,711,796$1,636,864$5,074,932
WestFall Group
75 14th Street NE Ste 3050AtlantaGA30309Special events0$833,635$675,384$158,251
Gateway Communications
16805 NE Mason CtPortlandOR97230Phone solicitations0$16,564$35,204-$18,640
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$7,561,995TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$2,347,452TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$5,214,543TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Founders WeekendEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$833,635GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$833,635CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$94,611RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$135,136FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$323,756OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$833,635GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$833,635CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$94,611RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$135,136FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$323,756OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$553,503DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$553,503NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn addition to the $1,636,864 paid to Russ Reid in professional fundraising services, Mercy Ships also reimbursed Russ Reid $6,741,195 for direct fundraising expenses such as printing and mailing. These expenses were substantiated and reported separately by Russ Reid on its invoices.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Mercy Ships Foundation
PO Box 1298LindaleTX75771752641151501(c)(3)$12,003,180Programmatic support
Cure Internations
774 Limekiln RdNew CumberlandPA17070582248383501(c)(3)$10,351Programmatic support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient13RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$9,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMercy Ships conducts periodic reviews of funds granted to ensure all funds are properly recorded, and are being used in accordance with the organization's charitable purposes and written policy.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Donovan Palmer
Group Managing Director$240,415$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$16,273$0$256,688$0$0$0
Don Stephens
Chairman/President$293,186$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$70,000$0$363,186$0$0$0
Vanda Davey Part Year
CFO$215,900$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$215,900$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA minister's housing allowance is provided under Code Section 107 to the organization's Chairman/President. This is treated as a non-taxable benefit.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution49ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$640,767NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Market QuoteMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,315NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution438ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,649,641NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Supplies129$2,486,786FMV - Similar Sales
Yes (X)Fuel6$470,498FMV - Similar Sales
Yes (X)Barter donation3$1,550FMV - Similar Sales
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received12Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a, Executive committee:The Board of Directors may elect three or more persons from among its members to serve as an Executive Committee. The Chairman of this committee shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall have and exercise the authority of the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board of Directors, as prescribed by the Board, to supervise the affairs of the Corporation, regulate its internal economy, approve expenditures and commitments, and act for and carry out the established policies of the Corporation. All actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the Board next succeeding such action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Board of Directors of Mercy Ships International, a Texas nonprofit corporation shall appoint Directors from among nominees by a voice vote or written ballot.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe organization's Form 990 was prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the Chief Financial Officer. The 990 was then provided electronically to all members of the board for their review and comment. Board members were then given at least one week to review the Form 990 and send comments to the Chief Financial Officer. After all comments and questions were addressed, the 990 was filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members and senior staff including officers are required to complete a Conflicts of Interest Questionnaire on an annual basis. Disclosures are required to be updated with potential conflicts as they become known throughout the year. The signed Questionnaires are reviewed by the Audit and Finance Committee. If a conflict is identified by management or by the board, the person with a conflict recuses themselves from the decision-making process, and the board votes on whether or not to engage in the transaction, based on whether it is in the best interests of Mercy Ships.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Mercy Ships Board of Directors establishes the compensation of the organization's top management. A compensation committee comprised of independent top management personnel reviews and approves all other compensation. Comparability data is used annually and the decisions rearched are documented in both the minutes of the board and committee and individual personnel files.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Mercy Ships makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available for public inspection at the International Support Center during regular business hours. Documents are also made available upon written request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section AChief Medical Officer Dr. Gary Parker, like other long-term crew members, is responsible for raising his own personal funding to support his full-time professional services on a hospital ship.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Unrealized G/L on Foreign Currency Translation 919,428.
Form 990, Part XII, lines 2c - Explanation of Responsibility:The audit and finance committee of the board of directors is responsible for overseeing the audit and selecting the independent accounting firm. This process has not changed from the previous year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mercy Ships Community of Faith LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115862 Highway 110 NorthAddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300455568EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupporting entity pursuant to Reg Sec 301 7701-2PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$3,068,131TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$16,399EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mercy ShipsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
Mercy Ships Foundation
PO Box 1298LindaleTX75771752641151Ownership of real estate used in exempt activityTX501(c)(3)Line 12c, III-FIMercy Ships0
Mercy Ships International
PO Box 2020LindaleTX75771752685233Provides governance to Mercy ShipsTX501(c)(3)Line 70N/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (10 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt
Mercy Ships Foundation
B
Mercy Ships Foundation
C
Mercy Ships Foundation
K
Mercy Ships Foundation
N
Mercy Ships Foundation
O
Mercy Ships Foundation
Q
Mercy Ships International
B
Mercy Ships International
N
Mercy Ships International
O
Mercy Ships International
Q

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