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MERCY SMILES INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $262K · expenses $256K · assets $100K

EIN
77-0588337
Address
171 EAGLE CRST, SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070-6042
Website
www.mercysmilesinternational.com
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2002
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Mission

Homes for needy children in India; Elementary schools and occupational training in India, Assist Christian pastors in India; Host Christian Pastor's and Women's Conferences in India, assist Widows in India. Also, host pastor's and women'sconferences.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Karen Knudsen Board Member, Vice President, former President2020-2024 $1,830$10,430 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Glen Becker Board Member, President2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Patricia Dianne Becker Board Member, Vice President2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Chuck Irwin Board Member, Treasurer2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Peggy Irwin Board Member, Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Linda Lemen Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tim Fetterly Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Warren Harper Board Member2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
James Plagggemeyer (former) Vice President2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Timothy Fetterly (former) Secretary and Treasurer2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jimmy Plaggemeyer (former) Board Member2021 1 $0 reported 1
Monte Robertson (former) Board Member2020 0 $0 reported 1
Luanne Robertson (former) Board Member2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen Knudsen Board Member, Vice President, former President0 $1,830$0$0 $1,8301
Glen Becker Board Member, President10 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia Dianne Becker Board Member, Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Chuck Irwin Board Member, Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Irwin Board Member, Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lemen Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Fetterly Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Warren Harper Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen Knudsen Board Member, Vice President, former President1 $0$0$0 $01
Glen Becker Board Member, President5 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia Dianne Becker Board Member, Vice President8 $0$0$0 $01
Chuck Irwin Board Member, Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Irwin Board Member, Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lemen Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Fetterly Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Warren Harper Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen Knudsen Board Member, Vice President, former President5 $1,600$0$0 $1,6001
Glen Becker Board Member, President5 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia Dianne Becker Board Member, Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Chuck Irwin Board Member, Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Irwin Board Member, Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lemen Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Fetterly Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen Knudsen Board President25 $1,600$0$0 $1,6001
James Plagggemeyer Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Timothy Fetterly Secretary and Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lemen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jimmy Plaggemeyer Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $5K · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karen Knudsen Board President25 $5,400$0$0 $5,4001
James Plagggemeyer Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Timothy Fetterly Secretary and Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Lemen Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Monte Robertson Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Luanne Robertson Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$262,415$255,834 $100,239$100,120 $261,358$0 $1,83004
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$266,122$257,052 $93,539$93,539 $265,702$0 $008
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$245,862$279,339 $84,695$84,469 $245,704$0 $1,60008
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,866$228,692 $117,946$117,946 $277,767$0 $1,600010
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$252,155$263,169 $68,872$68,872 $251,989$0 $5,400010

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $88,828 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2023-2024 3$46,866 2024$12,927
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CHRIST FOR YOUTH CHARITIES FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$14,000 2021$14,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,000 2024$9,000
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WARM BLANKETS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$8,400 2019$8,400
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,562 2024$5,562
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THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$5,000 2016$5,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,216,737130 422016–2024 JOVENES ADELANTE US; VILLAGE PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC; CALLED FOR HIS PURPOSE INC; MALARIA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL and 38 more
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,238,65652 162010–2024 SOL INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL INC; IMPACT OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL; EDUCATION & OCCUPATION COALITION and 12 more
SEED FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,150,80014 12011–2024 NOSNUMA INTERNATIONAL
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $255,834 spent · pay $1,830 · grants $248,407 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $236,535$236,535-- 92.5%
Grants to US individuals $11,872$11,872-- 4.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,830$915$458$457 0.7%
Other (as described)Postage $1,612$120$0$1,492 0.6%
Travel $1,031--$1,031 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $975$675$0$300 0.4%
Office expenses $926--$926 0.4%
Information technology $548-$548- 0.2%
Other (as described)PayPal and Benevity Fees $255$0$0$255 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $209--$209 0.1%
Fees: other services $41-$41- 0.0%
Total$255,834100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $257,052 spent · pay $840 · grants $244,247 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $237,415$237,415-- 92.4%
Grants to US individuals $6,832$6,832-- 2.7%
Travel $5,449$0$0$5,449 2.1%
Other (as described)Postage & Printing $3,685$0$0$3,685 1.4%
Office expenses $989$0$0$989 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $903$555$48$300 0.4%
Other employee benefits $840$0$840$0 0.3%
Information technology $577$0$305$272 0.2%
Other (as described)Donor Expenses (Flowers) $173$0$0$173 0.1%
Other (as described)PayPal Fees $98$0$0$98 0.0%
All other expenses $91$0$91$0 0.0%
Total$257,052100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $279,339 spent · pay $2,715 · grants $270,780 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $270,520$270,520-- 96.8%
Other (as described)Postage $2,401$100$0$2,301 0.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,600$400$400$800 0.6%
Other (as described)Printing $1,432$0$0$1,432 0.5%
Other employee benefits $1,115$279$278$558 0.4%
Office expenses $1,086-$300$786 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $840$540$0$300 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $260$260-- 0.1%
Other (as described)PayPal fees $85$0$0$85 0.0%
Total$279,339100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $228,692 spent · pay $2,780 · grants $218,838 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $211,603$211,603-- 92.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $7,235$7,235-- 3.2%
Other (as described)Postage $2,458$250$250$1,958 1.1%
Other (as described)Printing & Copy Costs $2,317$1,000$50$1,267 1.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,600$1,280$160$160 0.7%
Other employee benefits $1,180$944$118$118 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank & Wire Charges $983$983$0$0 0.4%
Information technology $713$513$100$100 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $228$0$0$228 0.1%
Office expenses $225$125$50$50 0.1%
Travel $150$150$0$0 0.1%
Total$228,692100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $263,169 spent · pay $6,330 · grants $248,036 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $247,008$247,008-- 93.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $5,400$4,320$540$540 2.1%
Information technology $2,361$1,611$250$500 0.9%
Other (as described)Postage $2,241$250$250$1,741 0.9%
Other (as described)Printing and Copy costs $2,162$1,000$50$1,112 0.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,028$1,028-- 0.4%
Pension plan contributions $930$744$93$93 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank and Wire Charges $926$926$0$0 0.4%
Office expenses $495$295$100$100 0.2%
Occupancy $375$375$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Telephone $213$213$0$0 0.1%
All other expenses $30$30$0$0 0.0%
Total$263,169100%

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