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Mercy Ships

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing hope and healing

Mercy Ships is a global charity that has operated hospital ships in developing nations since its founding by Don & Deyon Stephens in 1978. Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the forgotten poor by mobilizing people and resources worldwide, and serving all people without regard for race, gender, or religion. Mercy Ships programs promote health and well-being by serving the urgent surgical needs of the forgotten poor and empowering developing communities. Since its founding, Mercy Ships has performed more than delivered services valued at over $1.43 billion and impacting more than 16.3 million people as direct beneficiaries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.67Overall score
out of 100

86.81Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$71,253,635

Total expenses · USD$62,442,780

Program expenses

$48,393,154.50 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$8,367,332.52 recorded amount

13.4%

Administrative expenses

$5,619,850.20 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Donald Stephens
Recorded compensation: $293,186.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mercy Ships
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Mercy Ships is a global charity that has operated hospital ships in developing nations since its founding by Don & Deyon Stephens in 1978. Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the forgotten poor by mobilizing people and resources worldwide, and serving all people without regard for race, gender, or religion. Mercy Ships programs promote health and well-being by serving the urgent surgical needs of the forgotten poor and empowering developing communities. Since its founding, Mercy Ships has performed more than delivered services valued at over $1.43 billion and impacting more than 16.3 million people as direct beneficiaries.
`ein` EIN	26-2414132
`tot_exp` Total expenses	62442780.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.134
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	86.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Donald Stephens
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	293186.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0046
`motto` Tagline	Bringing hope and healing
`name` Charity name	Mercy Ships
`tot_rev` Total revenue	71253635.0
`score` Overall score	90.67
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	48393154.5
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	8367332.5200000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5619850.2

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 26-2414132
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.