Mercy Ministries of Laredo
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS THE SISTERS OF MERCY BEFORE US, WE BRING TO LIFE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $4.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 89.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 252
- Highest pay
- $207,772, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 89.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 71% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $3.1 million spent. MERCY MINISTRIES OF LAREDO PROVIDES INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED FAMILIES IN WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED AT MERCY CLINIC, LOCATED 2500 ZACATECAS STREET. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AN ADULT DENTAL CLINIC, AND A MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, MERCY MINISTRIES OF LAREDO SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,673 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS. THE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED BY FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS, WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, PRACTITIONERS PROVIDED 7,506 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SCREENING ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN MANAGING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. THERE WERE 1,576 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING ENCOUNTERS DURING THE YEAR. ALL PATIENTS ARE SCREENED ANNUALLY FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DURING THEIR WELLNESS EXAMS. THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES PREVENTION AND PATIENT EDUCATION AND INCLUDES ANNUAL PHYSICAL AND WELLNESS EXAMS WITH SCREENINGS FOR DIABETES, HYPERTENSION AND HEART DISEASE. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SCREENINGS FOR BREAST, CERVICAL, COLON, AND PROSTATE CANCERS. A TOTAL OF 1,283 CANCER SCREENING TESTS WERE PERFORMED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ALL PATIENTS WITH CANCER DIAGNOSES ARE REFERRED FOR TREATMENT AND CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY MERCY CLINIC CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS. MERCY CLINIC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ONCOLOGISTS AND DIAGNOSTIC PROVIDERS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RELATED EXPENSES. MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONERS REFER PATIENTS TO PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALTY PROVIDERS AS MEDICALLY NECESSARY. CASE MANAGERS COORDINATE ALL REFERRALS AND GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, 1,371 PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS RECORDED 7,766 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN CARE COORDINATION AND FOLLOW-UP. DIABETIC AND PRE-DIABETIC PATIENTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH ONGOING CLINICAL MANAGEMENT. EDUCATION, COUNSELING, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE A MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND AN ADULT DENTAL CLINIC. THE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS PATIENTS OBTAIN FREE OR LOW-COST PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THROUGH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY PROGRAMS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PROVIDED MEDICATIONS VALUED AT $1,420,756 FOR MERCY CLINIC PATIENTS. MERCY MINISTRIES ALSO COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL PHARMACIES TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN OBTAINING ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER NECESSARY MEDICATIONS. THE ADULT DENTAL CLINIC PROVIDES SERVICES TO ADULT PATIENTS, PRIORITIZING INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER AND DIABETES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DENTAL CLINIC ASSISTED 313 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS. A TOTAL 2,143 DENTAL PROCEDURES, VALUED AT $170,749, WERE PERFORMED. THE DENTAL CLINIC SERVED 251 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS, ACCOUNTING FOR 754 DENTAL VISITS DURING THE YEAR. THE CLINIC ALSO SERVES AS A CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY.
- $505,229 spent. THE LAREDO PROMOTORES COALITION PROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CITY OF LAREDO HEALTH CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COALITION IS STAFFED BY AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, A SOCIAL WORKER, AND COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS HAVE AN EQUAL VOICE IN ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND PARTICIPATE IN COALITION GOVERNANCE. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING SOCIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES, WITH FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT PROVIDED BY A CASE MANAGER. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS DELIVERED EDUCATIONAL CLASSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON DIABETES, PRE-DIABETES, NUTRITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH. THE COALITION ALSO PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE VISITS, INCLUDING AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE COALITION OFFERED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO VOLUNTEERS TO ENHANCE THEIR CAPACITY FOR SELF-ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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