Mercury Free Mining Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MERCURY FREE MINING INC.'S (MFM'S) PURPOSE IS TO INSPIRE THE GLOBAL JEWELRY INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, DISCOVERY, AND DEPLOYMENT OF EFFICIENT GOLD ORE CONCENTRATORS THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY REPLACE THE USE OF TOXIC MERCURY TO CAPTURE GOLD BY SOME 20 MILLION ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINERS (ASGM) IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTEDTHAT THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, THE 100 MILLION PEOPLE WHO DEPEND UPON ASGM CAN BE HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS AND MERCURY POLLUTION IN OUR ENVIRONMENT WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED.
- Income
- $153,329
- Spending
- $147,701
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $45,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $73,230 spent. MFM ESTABLISHED ITS CORE JEWELRY INDUSTRY INFORMATION PROGRAM EDUCATING THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY REGARDING THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF MERCURY USE IN GOLD MINING. PART OF THIS EDUCATION PROCESS HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY CAN BENEFIT BY TAKING A STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE 20 MILLION ARTISIANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINERS WHO HAVE NO ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF MERCURY IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR LIVING AS GOLD MINERS.
- $73,230 spent. MFM FINALIZED A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (GIA), TO FUND A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN MFM AND THE ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE MINING (ARM) TO BEGIN GOLD ORE SAMPLING AND TESTING IN ANNANEA, PERU. MFM DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL FOR A FIRST OF ITS KIND ORE-SAMPLE COLLECTION TO SHIP THE COLLECTED ORE SAMPLES TO INNOVATIVE PROCESSORS IN FOUR COUNTRIES ON THREE CONTINENTS, ANALYZE THE GOLD ORE SAMPLES AND THE PROCESSOR'S EFFECTIVENESS, CREATING A DATABASE OTHERS CAN ACCESS AND BENEFIT FROM
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 July 2019.
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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