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MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL (EIN 26-2414132)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-09-01
IRS object ID
202002459349301260
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-09-01T14:38:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line1PO Box 2020AddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFred GrotePersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone9039397000PhoneNum
Signature2020-09-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTed R Batson JrPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00721951PTIN
Phone8173286510PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address139.146.132.42IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-09-01IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerTom StognerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2020AddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$106,901,619GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee319TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1316TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$112,476,785PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$3,802,525PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,596,723CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$323,084PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$816,168CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$238,029PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$185,972CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$116,840,423PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$106,217,922CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$20,076,776PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$23,304,278CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$17,207,447PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$2,323,715PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$12,756,373CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$36,180,900PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$43,536,125CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$75,788,838PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$90,955,859CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$41,051,585PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$15,262,063CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$123,338,393TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$145,192,831TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,360,259TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,885,846TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$115,978,134NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$131,306,985NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$72,046,732ExpenseAmt
Grant$23,304,278GrantAmt
Revenue$1,666,680RevenueAmt
DescMercy Ships follows the 2,000 year old example of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the forgotten poor. In 2019, Mercy Ships continued providing medical services at no cost, including, but not limited to:* Specialty surgeries performed 1,819; * Patients screended for surgery 19,398; * Healthcare professionals trained and mentored 1,562; * Dental procedures 29,837; * Volunteer crew 1,279;* Crew nationalities represented 58; * Trained in sustainable improved agriculture 35Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$72,046,732TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document85IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee319EmployeeCnt
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
Foreign CountrySGForeignCountryCd
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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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 Line1Fred Grote CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9039397669PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2020AddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Don Stephens
Dir. (through 3/19)/Founder45.002.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$300,000$0$0
Donovan Palmer Part Year
Chief Executive Officer45.000.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$241,285$0$20,976
Tom Stogner
Director/CEO45.000.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$225,417$0$0
Fred Grote
CFO45.000.70Yes (X)$191,490$0$22,021
Curtis Klingleberger
Project Manager GLM45.00$175,050$0$3,978Yes (X)
Brian Barki
Anesthesia Supervisor45.00$161,102$0$0Yes (X)
Roy C Jones
VP Resource Devel.45.00$146,108$0$14,539Yes (X)
Kerry Peterson
VP Marketing45.000.20$147,006$0$12,696Yes (X)
Jay L Manns
Dir. Information Security45.00$118,063$0$20,266Yes (X)
Amy Nyquist
Development Manager Western US45.00$108,474$0$19,632Yes (X)
James Paterson
Sr. VP Marine Operations45.00$107,647$0$17,406Yes (X)
Ruben Martin
Chairman2.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rosa Whitaker
President2.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
Robert Waldrop
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradley Gaultney
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Guy Wade
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Brandenberg Part Year
Director2.000.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Allen Part Year
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,921,642TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$131,514TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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One & All
2 North Lake Avenue Ste 600PasadenaCA91101Mail Solicitations$1,269,307
Mindwize Marketing
Mail Solicitations$1,127,654Planetweg 99HL HoofddorpNL2132
Total Guinee
Marine Fuel Provider$968,113SA au Capital de BP 306ConakryGV
Givebridge Inc
525 W Monroe St Ste 900ChicagoIL60661Face to Face Donor Acquisition$900,185
We Are Changemakers Inc
254 North Lake Ave 342PasadenaCA91101Mail Solicitations$875,944
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K31CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$76,663FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$389,700FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$19,839,416RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$83,313,280AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$9,694,683NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$103,619,059TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCrew & Volunteer FeesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,596,723TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$754,134TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$754,134ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$56,601RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$56,601RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$56,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$56,601ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$50,526SecuritiesAmt
Other$11,508OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$50,526SecuritiesAmt
Other$11,508OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,034TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,034ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Exclusion-$466,351ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$287,303GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$217,346CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,957TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$69,957RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescReimbursed revenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$55,773TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$55,773ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$469,992TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$469,992ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$525,765OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$106,217,922TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,666,680RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$932,183ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,201,962TotalAmt
Program Services$23,201,962ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,500TotalAmt
Program Services$10,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,816TotalAmt
Program Services$91,816ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,341,415TotalAmt
Program Services$1,085,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,159FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,160TotalAmt
Program Services$78,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,267,015TotalAmt
Program Services$11,316,178ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,999,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,950,943FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,448TotalAmt
Program Services$122,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,979FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,853,998TotalAmt
Program Services$1,510,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,523FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,405TotalAmt
Program Services$706,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151,098FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,757TotalAmt
Program Services$16,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,447TotalAmt
Program Services$61,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,352,015TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,352,015FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,732,664TotalAmt
Program Services$6,911,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$820,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,131,272TotalAmt
Program Services$2,080,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$643,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$407,437FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,252,505TotalAmt
Program Services$2,005,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,460FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,045,220TotalAmt
Program Services$979,367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,892ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,961FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,799,844TotalAmt
Program Services$966,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$585,194FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,997,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,713FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,920TotalAmt
Program Services$58,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,419FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,079TotalAmt
Program Services$1,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$528ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$807,845TotalAmt
Program Services$768,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,330TotalAmt
Program Services$288,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Marine Expenses$6,623,253$6,516,511$106,435$307
Postage & Printing$5,930,000$1,136,799$477,332$4,315,869
Contr. Medical Supplies$4,485,206$4,339,420$133,573$12,213
Food & Medical Supplies$1,745,270$1,719,706$23,745$1,819

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,042,348TotalAmt
Program Services$4,074,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$644,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$323,149FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,955,859TotalAmt
Program Services$72,046,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,152,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,756,373FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,349,773BOYAmt
EOY$11,343,415EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,306,959BOYAmt
EOY$46,453,500EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,316,027EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,983,638BOYAmt
EOY$4,665,927EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,552,337BOYAmt
EOY$5,312,292EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,262,605BOYAmt
EOY$1,472,009EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$80,117,343LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,317,102LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,876,833BOYAmt
EOY$73,800,241EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$823,172EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,338,393BOYAmt
EOY$145,192,831EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,130,045BOYAmt
EOY$12,661,103EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,440BOYAmt
EOY$12,098EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,190,774BOYAmt
EOY$1,212,645EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,360,259BOYAmt
EOY$13,885,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,822,941BOYAmt
EOY$99,453,159EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,155,193BOYAmt
EOY$31,853,826EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,978,134BOYAmt
EOY$131,306,985EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,338,393BOYAmt
EOY$145,192,831EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$15,262,063ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$66,788OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,701,595CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,476,785CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$103,619,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$430,021,404TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,416,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,807,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,701,595CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,476,785CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$103,619,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$430,021,404TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$27,725,048SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$402,296,356PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$42,467CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,149CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,860CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$298,631CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$810,735CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,336,842TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$213,595CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$197,601CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$101,172CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$552,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$525,765CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,590,957TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$432,949,203TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,464,289GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92150PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2015 Amount: $ 164,230. 2016 Amount: $ 148,696. 2017 Amount: $ 64,982. 2018 Amount: $ 68,569. 2019 Amount: $ 55,773. Gainloss on foreign currency exchange - 2015 Amount: $ 4,107. 2016 Amount: $ 10,559. Misc income - 2015 Amount: $ 45,258. 2016 Amount: $ 38,346. 2017 Amount: $ 36,190. 2018 Amount: $ 484,255. 2019 Amount: $ 469,992.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$1,250,011BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,478InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,280,489EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,049,888BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$123InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,250,011EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$407,029BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$210,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,580InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$620,609EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01260BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98740PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$503,762OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$200,446DepreciationAmt
Book Value$303,316BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$85,349OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,874DepreciationAmt
Book Value$475BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,330,987OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,031,782DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,299,205BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,197,245OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$72,197,245BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$73,800,241TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescShip bank payableDesc
Amt$1,212,645Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,212,645TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$124,811,755TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,843,352DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$683,697OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$18,527,049RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$106,284,706RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$66,784OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$66,784RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$106,217,922TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$109,482,908TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$17,843,352DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$683,697OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,527,049ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$90,955,859ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$90,955,859TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 217,346. Fundraising Expenses 466,351.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Loss on foreign currency translation -66,784.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 217,346. Fundraising Expenses 466,351.

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$21,392,707
Sub-Saharan Africa00Grants to recipients located in region$89,919
North America00Grants to recipients located in region$1,387
Europe00Grants to recipients located in region$510
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees450SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee450TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$21,484,523SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$21,484,523TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens mission support$12,000Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaBaby formula, medicine and food$6,006Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaPower needs & building construction$8,333Wire transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaTo help fund construction of new facility building and well$7,477Wire transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceAgricultural trainingTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Recipient32RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,011CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCash AdvanceMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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. When the grantee is external to Mercy Ships, monthly or annual financial statements are required. Those reports are submitted to and reviewed by the Finance Department of Mercy Ships to ensure that the grants are used as intended.
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.
Part III Accounting Method:
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 (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
One & All
PO Box 90125PasadenaCA91109Mail solicitations0$18,343,346$1,269,307$17,074,039
Give Bridge
525 W Monroe St Ste 900ChicagoIL606613793Face to face giving0$102,429$900,185$0
Gateway Communications
16805 NE Mason CtPortlandOR97230Phone solicitations0$44,443$121,335$0
DV Canvas
11710 Plaza America Drive Ste 200RestonVA20190Face to face giving0$5,456$57,590$0
We Are Changemakers Inc
254 North Lake Ave 342PasadenaCA91101Mail solicitations0$0$875,944$0
Mindwize Marketing
Mail solicitations0$0$1,127,654$0Planetenweg 99HL HoofddorpNL2132
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$18,495,674TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$4,352,015TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$17,074,039TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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$389,700GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$389,700CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$120,252RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$125,533FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$220,566OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$389,700GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$389,700CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$120,252RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$125,533FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$220,566OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$466,351DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$466,351NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)In addition to the $1,269,307 paid to One & All in professional fundraising services, Mercy Ships also reimbursed One & All $9,965,936 for direct fundraising expenses such as printing and mailing. These expenses were substantiated and reported separately by One & All on its invoices.
Sch. G, Part I, Line 2b, column (iv)The professional fundraising services were consulting in nature, no gross receipts were directly generated from the services provided.

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)$23,191,632Programmatic support
Mercy Ships International
PO Box 2020LindaleTX75771752685233501(c)(3)$10,330Programmatic support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient15RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$10,500CashGrantAmt

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. The grants are given to related organizations with common management, which oversee the grant purposes. Scholarships to individuals are available to children of Mercy Ships employees and awarded to candidates based on an application process. Scholarships are made payable either directly to the educational institution or to the individual. If the scholarship is made payable to the individual, an expense report must be provided documented how the scholarship money has been used to ensure that scholarship money is used for educational purposes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
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 (8 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
Don Stephens
Dir. (through 3/19)/Founder$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$300,000$0$0$0
Donovan Palmer Part Year
Chief Executive Officer$241,285$0$0$0$0$0$3,750$0$17,250$0$262,285$0$0$0
Tom Stogner
Director/CEO$225,417$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$25$0$225,442$0$0$0
Fred Grote
CFO$191,490$0$0$0$0$0$5,000$0$17,045$0$213,535$0$0$0
Curtis Klingleberger
Project Manager GLM$175,050$0$0$0$0$0$3,978$0$25$0$179,053$0$0$0
Brian Barki
Anesthesia Supervisor$161,102$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$161,102$0$0$0
Roy C Jones
VP Resource Devel.$146,108$0$0$0$0$0$2,713$0$11,851$0$160,672$0$0$0
Kerry Peterson
VP Marketing$147,006$0$0$0$0$0$4,019$0$8,702$0$159,727$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMercy Ships policy normally pays for economy travel, but if health conditions require upgraded accommodation then Mercy Ships will evaluate on a case by case basis. Currently the Founder and Chief Executive Officer have medical conditions that require upgraded travel. All other executives fly economy class. This is not included as taxable compensation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonStephanie SparksPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFamily Member of Don Stephens, President EmeritusRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$104,160TransactionAmt
TransactionEmployee CompensationTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution115ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,699,508NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Market QuoteMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$36,904NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution141ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,700,638NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV - Similar SalesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Supplies159$1,720,193FMV - Similar Sales
Yes (X)Fuel1$517,440FMV - Similar Sales
Yes (X)Equipment1$19,500FMV - Similar Sales
Yes (X)Barter donation1$500FMV - Similar Sales
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received7Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 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 AAnesthesia Supervisor Brian Barki, 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 66,788.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2The most complete picture of Mercy Ships global operations is contained in the consolidated audited financial statements of Mercy Ships and its affiliates. The consolidated audited financial statements are available in their entirety on the Mercy Ships website at https://www.mercyships.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Mercy-Ships- As a party interested in the activities of Mercy Ships, we encourage you to visit our website and review the consolidated audited financial statements.
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 Line1PO Box 2020AddressLine1Txt
CityLindaleCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300455568EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupporting entity pursuant to Reg Sec 301 7701-2PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$3,153,604TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$11,824EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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 12a, IMercy ShipsYes (1)
Mercy Ships International
PO Box 2020LindaleTX75771752685233Provides governance to Mercy ShipsTX501(c)(3)Line 70N/A

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Africa Mercy Malta LimitedBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Mercury House 125 Old Mint StAddressLine1Txt
CityVallettaCityNm
CountryMTCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesOwns Ship Used in Exempt ActivityPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryMTLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Mercy Ships Foundation
B$23,191,632Actual Amount
Mercy Ships Foundation
C$19,839,416Actual Amount
Mercy Ships Foundation
K
Mercy Ships Foundation
N
Mercy Ships Foundation
O