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Project Mercy

EIN 35-1410753International Indiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Renewing the heart of a nation by stomping out systematic poverty.

Founded in 1977, Project Mercy is an international emergency relief and community development ministry that promotes education, health care, and other holistic community development projects to create economically independent communities with high ethical and social values. After years of responding to humanitarian crises throughout Africa, Project Mercy seeks to end the cycle of famine and disease through holistic community development initiatives. Our model community is located in Yetebon, Ethiopia. With the support of the local community and our partners, we have created a foundation for self-sufficiency. Our programs include the Medhane-Alem School, the Glenn C. Olsen Hospital, men's and women's skills enhancement, dairy cattle breeding, an agriculture program, and HIV/AIDS orphan care.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.41Overall score
out of 100

81.97Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,843,957

Total expenses · USD$1,791,239

Program expenses

$1,332,681.82 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$157,629.03 recorded amount

8.8%

Administrative expenses

$297,345.67 recorded amount

16.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Demeke Tekle-Wold
Recorded compensation: $70,180.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.91%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Project Mercy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1977, Project Mercy is an international emergency relief and community development ministry that promotes education, health care, and other holistic community development projects to create economically independent communities with high ethical and social values. After years of responding to humanitarian crises throughout Africa, Project Mercy seeks to end the cycle of famine and disease through holistic community development initiatives. Our model community is located in Yetebon, Ethiopia. With the support of the local community and our partners, we have created a foundation for self-sufficiency. Our programs include the Medhane-Alem School, the Glenn C. Olsen Hospital, men's and women's skills enhancement, dairy cattle breeding, an agriculture program, and HIV/AIDS orphan care.
`ein` EIN	35-1410753
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1791239.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.166
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	81.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Demeke Tekle-Wold
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	70180.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0391
`motto` Tagline	Renewing the heart of a nation by stomping out systematic poverty.
`name` Charity name	Project Mercy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1843957.0
`score` Overall score	83.41
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1332681.816
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	157629.032
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	297345.674

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1410753
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.