MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL (EIN 26-2414132)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-24
IRS object ID
201722369349300027
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-24T11:24:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 Texan Trail STE 125AddressLine1Txt
CityGrapevineCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76051ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN262414132EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVanda DaveyPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9039397000PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaren DaigaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01074795PTIN
Phone8173286510PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.240.105.108IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-08-24IPDt
IP Tm10:24:13IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$80,223,357GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee241TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1143TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$66,416,311PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$77,807,654CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,858,718PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,728,583CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$42,467PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$84,307CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$399,469PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$331,852CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$68,716,965PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$79,952,396CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$15,164,064PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$21,698,844CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,990,540PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,176,354CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,431,170PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,446,358CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,325,290CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$22,736,776PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$24,341,217CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$52,322,550PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$60,662,773CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$16,394,415PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$19,289,623CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$52,621,388TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$75,169,137TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,826,004TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,985,667TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,795,384NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$66,183,470NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$48,045,140ExpenseAmt
Grant$21,698,844GrantAmt
Revenue$1,814,369RevenueAmt
DescMercy Ships follows the 2,000 year old example of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the forgotten poor. In 2016, Mercy Ships continued providing medical services at no cost, including, but not limited to:* Specialty surgeries performed 1,551; * Medical consultations 6,917; * Healthcare Professionals Trained and Mentored 1,704; * Dental treatments 22,466; * Day workers employed & trained 598;* Trained in sustainable improved agriculture 39; * Medical infrastructure facilities improvement projects 3.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$48,045,140TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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 Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee241EmployeeCnt
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
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 Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vanda Davey CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9039397075PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Director/Group Managing Director45.000.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$242,500$0$14,302
Don Stephens
Chairman/President45.002.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$304,979$0$70,000
Peter B Schulze
Treasurer2.001.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald L Goode PhD
Secretary2.00Yes (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
William S Kanaga
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Allen
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Waldrop
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vanda Davey
CFO45.000.70Yes (X)$205,605$0$473
Dr Gary Parker
Chief Medical Officer (see Sch O)45.00$198,651$0$0Yes (X)
Kerry Peterson
VP Marketing45.000.20$102,653$0$7,464Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,054,388TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$92,239TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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Russ Reid
2 North Lake Avenue Ste 600PasadenaCA91101Mail Solicitations$1,183,592
Stena Rederi AB
Project Management$535,500SE-405 19GoteburgSW
Bravo Group
20 North Market Square Ste 800HarrisburgPA17101Public Relations$282,000
Westfall Group
75 14th Street NE Ste 3050AtlantaGA30309Fundraising$144,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$640,235FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations$18,728,344RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$58,439,075AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,423,034NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$77,807,654TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCrew & Volunteer FeesDesc
Business624200BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,728,583TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,728,583RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,728,583TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,683TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,683ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$48,466RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$48,466RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,466TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,466ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$42,624OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$42,624OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$42,624TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$42,624ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$356,747GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$270,961CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,786TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$85,786RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Reimbursed revenue900099$148,696$148,696
Misc. income900099$38,345$38,345
Gain on foreign curren900099$10,559$10,559
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$197,600OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79,952,396TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,814,369RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$330,373ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,621,654TotalAmt
Program Services$21,621,654ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,500TotalAmt
Program Services$9,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,690TotalAmt
Program Services$67,690ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$837,859TotalAmt
Program Services$418,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189,062FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,875TotalAmt
Program Services$10,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,563FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,722,082TotalAmt
Program Services$8,463,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,625,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,633,865FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,751TotalAmt
Program Services$2,564ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$840FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$590,787TotalAmt
Program Services$338,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,554FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,243TotalAmt
Program Services$5,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,070FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,136TotalAmt
Program Services$33,645ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,446,358TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,446,358FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,790,839TotalAmt
Program Services$3,177,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$340,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$273,205FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,782,422TotalAmt
Program Services$969,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$641,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,171,129FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,229,248TotalAmt
Program Services$2,585,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$631,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,012,098FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,660,259TotalAmt
Program Services$1,002,973ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$370,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287,163FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$923,480TotalAmt
Program Services$777,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,723FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,974TotalAmt
Program Services$22,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,460FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$663,123TotalAmt
Program Services$607,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,242TotalAmt
Program Services$372,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,290FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Medical Contrib. Goods$3,627,422$3,618,141$3,577$5,704
Food & Medical$1,491,106$1,444,774$46,038$294
Fuel & Oil$1,193,601$1,193,601

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,451,122TotalAmt
Program Services$1,300,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,912FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,662,773TotalAmt
Program Services$48,045,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,292,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,325,290FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,911,948BOYAmt
EOY$13,907,495EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,704,995BOYAmt
EOY$12,104,163EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,292BOYAmt
EOY$118,159EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,000BOYAmt
EOY$644,889EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,292,553BOYAmt
EOY$3,075,121EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,133BOYAmt
EOY$470,115EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$50,469,241LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,715,116LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,374,275BOYAmt
EOY$44,754,125EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,248BOYAmt
EOY$6,248EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,944BOYAmt
EOY$88,822EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,621,388BOYAmt
EOY$75,169,137EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,674,292BOYAmt
EOY$7,942,084EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,592BOYAmt
EOY$59,129EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,067,120BOYAmt
EOY$984,454EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,826,004BOYAmt
EOY$8,985,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,507,222BOYAmt
EOY$48,112,941EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,671,133BOYAmt
EOY$17,283,529EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,029BOYAmt
EOY$787,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,795,384BOYAmt
EOY$66,183,470EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,621,388BOYAmt
EOY$75,169,137EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$19,289,623ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$6,722NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$572PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$907,687OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$27,404,622CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,774,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,875,514CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$268,278,186TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,404,622CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,774,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,875,514CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$268,278,186TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$21,952,977SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$246,325,209PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,176CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$90,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$175,792TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$27,194CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$131,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$213,595CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$197,601CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$515,838TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$268,969,816TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$11,064,165GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91580PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93360PublicSupportPY170Pct
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. Gainloss on foreign currency exchange - 2012 Amount: $ -27,194. 2014 Amount: $ 18,552. 2015 Amount: $ 4,107. 2016 Amount: $ 10,559. Misc income - 2015 Amount: $ 45,258. 2016 Amount: $ 38,346.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$620,609BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$205,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,410InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$835,019EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$122,949BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$168,810EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$69,521BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$482InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$75,003EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01720BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.94250PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04030TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$659,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$144,097DepreciationAmt
Book Value$515,858BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,889,605OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,571,019DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,318,586BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,919,681OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$42,919,681BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$44,754,125TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescShip bank payableDesc
Amt$984,454Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$984,454TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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 X, Line 2:The financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in general and administrative expenses in the statement of activities. As of December 31, 2016, Mercy Ships had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Mercy Ships' federal Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return Form 990 is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, generally for three years after it is filed. As of December 31, 2016, Mercy Ships' tax returns for the years 2013 through 2015 remain subject to examination.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa1450Program servicesFree medical services$16,905,214
Sub-Saharan Africa00Grants to recipients located in region$67,690
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees450SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee450TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$16,972,904SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$16,972,904TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$17,797Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaEducational support$7,842Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$8,251Check
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Russ Reid
PO Box 90125PasadenaCA91109Mail solicitations0$7,150,315$1,183,592$5,966,723
WestFall Group
75 14th Street NE Ste 3050AtlantaGA30309Special events0$5,055,500$144,000$5,026,500
Gateway Communications
16805 NE Mason CtPortlandOR97230Phone solicitations0$31,100$26,886$4,214
Keller McIntyre & Assoc LLC
PO Box 405Falls ChurchVA22040Government grants0$0$91,881-$91,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$12,236,915TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,446,359TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$10,905,556TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn addition to the $1,183,592 paid to Russ Reid in professional fundraising services, Mercy Ships also reimbursed Russ Reid $7,144,815 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

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mercy Ships FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1298AddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN752641151RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$21,620,827CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantProgrammatic supportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient13RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$9,500CashGrantAmt

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 (4 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
Director/Group Managing Director$242,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$14,302$0$256,802$0$0$0
Don Stephens
Chairman/President$304,979$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$70,000$0$374,979$0$0$0
Vanda Davey
CFO$205,605$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$473$0$206,078$0$0$0
Dr Gary Parker
Chief Medical Officer (see Sch O)$198,651$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$198,651$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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDeyon StephensPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFamily member of Chairman/President Don StephensRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$21,875TransactionAmt
TransactionEmployee compensationTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution39ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$648,640NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Market QuoteMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,356NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution336ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,785,605NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSuppliesDesc
Contribution116ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$968,433NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received9Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 numbers listed represent the estimated number of unique contributions received.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 Operations 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 Loss on Foreign Currency Translation -907,687.
Form 990, Part XII, lines 2c - Explanation of Responsibility:The audit 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$3,207,028TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$11,839EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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 12b, IIMercy 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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