Charity profile · Historical source record

Mercy Corps

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

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Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. We are a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.81Overall score
out of 100
81.60Financial score
out of 100
97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$315,092,559
Total expenses · USD$311,936,065

Program expenses

$261,090,486.41 recorded amount
83.7%

Fundraising expenses

$14,349,058.99 recorded amount
4.6%

Administrative expenses

$36,184,583.54 recorded amount
11.6%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader
Neal Keny-Guyer
Recorded compensation
$460,531.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.14%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mercy Corps
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
97.0
category
Category
International
description
Mission & description
Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. We are a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
ein
EIN
91-1148123
tot_exp
Total expenses
311936065.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.11599999999999999
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.04
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.046
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.8370000000000001
fscore
Financial score
81.6
leader
Recorded leader
Neal Keny-Guyer
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
460531.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0014000000000000002
motto
Tagline
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name
Charity name
Mercy Corps
tot_rev
Total revenue
315092559.0
score
Overall score
86.81
state
State code
OR
subcategory
Subcategory
Development and Relief Services
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
261090486.40500003
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
14349058.99
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
36184583.54

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.