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MERCY PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MERCY PROJECT INC (EIN 27-1987472)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201623209349317382
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-11-15T16:02:58-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN271987472EIN

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Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2146736732PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityBRYANCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonChristopher FieldPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2146736732PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER FIELDPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$822,673GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://MERCYPROJECT.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMERCY PROJECT SEEKS TO RESCUE CHILDREN FROM SLAVERY. WE PARTNER WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TRAPPED IN THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, EMPOWERING THEM WITH SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS IN ORDER TO FREE CHILDREN FROM FORCED LABOR.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionMERCY PROJECT SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN GHANA IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR CHILD SLAVERY. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING NEW AGRICULTURAL FISHING METHODS IN GHANAIAN VILLAGES, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR VILLAGERS TO WORK WITHOUT HAVING TO UTILIZE CHILD LABOR. UPON RELEASE OF THE CHILDREN, MERCY PROJECT WORKS TO REINTEGRATE THE FORMER SLAVES WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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DescAQUACULTURE PROJECTS: MERCY PROJECT PROVIDES A VILLAGE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF FISHING CAGES, FISH AND FISH FOOD, AND THE EDUCATION NEEDED TO HARVEST LARGE AMOUNTS OF FISH. THE PURPOSE OF THE FISHING CAGES IS TO ELIMINATE THE VILLAGE'S NEED OF USING CHILD LABOR TO FISH THE LAKE ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. EVEN AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE VILLAGE'S CHILD SLAVES, MERCY PROJECT MAINTAINS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE TO ASSIST WITH FISH PRODUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ADDITIONAL INCOME THE FISH CAGES PROVIDE.Desc

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DescCHILD REINTEGRATION AND REHABILITATION: UPON A VILLAGE'S RELEASE OF THEIR CHILD SLAVES, MERCY PROJECT PROVIDES EACH CHILD WITH NEW CLOTHES, HIS OWN BLANKET, AND ARE TAKEN TO AN ORPHANAGE IN GHANA TO BE CARED FOR WHILE MERCY PROJECT ESTABLISHES A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH CHILD'S FAMILY. ONCE A CHILD IS READY, HE IS REINTEGRATED BACK WITH HIS FAMILY. THE CHILDREN ARE MONITORED CLOSELY TO INSURE THEY ARE NOT RETRAFFICKED AND THAT THEIR BASIC NEEDS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING EDUCATION.Desc

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DescMISSIONARY ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT: MERCY PROJECT HAS TWO FAMILIES ON THE GROUND IN GHANA TO OVERSEE THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. MERCY PROJECT PROVIDED THE FAMILIES A HOME IN A NEARBY VILLAGE ALLOWING THEM TO DAILY SUPPORT OUR GHANAIAN WORKERS AND ESTABLISH STRONGER TRUST BETWEEN MERCY PROJECT AND THE PARTNERING VILLAGES. THE MISSIONARIES ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAINTAIN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TRAFFICKED CHILDREN AND BETTER TROUBLESHOOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FISH CAGES.Desc
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MEMBER20Yes (X)$0$0$0
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VILLAGE AQUACULTURE PROJECTS$21,289$21,289$0$0
MISSIONARY SUPPORT$34,237$34,237$0$0

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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ExplanationTHE OTHER INCOME IS DUE TO SERVICE FEES COLLECTED FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR EXPENSES INCURRED ON BEHALF OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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StateRESTRICTEDState
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$112,410BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$82,860OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,550EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$112,410ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$112,410EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$0EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY1TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,976OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,632DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,344BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,344TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$44,832BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$44,832TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE REMAINING $29,550 WAS USED DURING 2014 FOR THE CONTINUED REHABILITATION OF A GROUP OF CHILDREN RESCUED DURING 2013.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AQUACULTURE PROJECTS AND THE REINTEGRATION AND CARE OF THE NOW-FREED SLAVES.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$206,199RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$206,199TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING METHOD: THIS INCLUDES ALL EXPENDITURES IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS AND INDIVIDUALS IN GHANA USING THE CASH BASIS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GUINNESS EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$30,000GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$30,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$0GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$0FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,476OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2CASINO NIGHTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$67,559GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$33,019CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$34,540GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$12,350RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,570FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$16,294OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$44,225GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$38,264CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,961GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$2,200RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$4,508FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$15,208OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$141,784GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$101,283CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$40,501GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$14,550RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$6,078FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$32,978OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$53,606DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$13,105NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2DEAN AND RONDA MCMANN ARE MARRIED. CHRIS AND STACEY FIELD ARE ALSO MARRIED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE SIGNING AND FILING OF THE RETURN. THE RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT THE NEXT MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO HIRING. THE BOARD DETERMINED THE APPROPRIATE SALARY BASED ON HIS PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE, DUTIES TO BE ASSIGNED AND THE TIME COMMITMENT INVOLVED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS THE DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BCS MARATHONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3005AddressLine1Txt
CityBRYANCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77805ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452725005EIN
Primary ActivitiesORGANIZATION HOSTS A MARATHON AND SERIES OF RACES EACH YEARPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 9PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BCS MARATHON
b$130,000THE CASH GRANT WAS PREDETERMINED BASED ON THE EXPECTED NET PROCEEDS OF THE 2015 RACES.
BCS MARATHON
n$0THE TWO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS SHARE AN OFFICE SPACE, BUT EACH ENTITY PAYS A PORTION OF THE RENT TO THE OWNER.
BCS MARATHON
q$3,454THE BCS MARATHON PAYS A SERVICE FEE TO MERCY PROJECT FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED ON ITS BEHALF.