Mission of Mercy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO RESTORE DIGNITY, "HEALING THROUGH LOVE," BY PROVIDING FREE HEALTH CARE.
- Income
- $10.5 million
- Spending
- $11.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 299
- Highest pay
- $172,745, az medical d
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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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)
- $9.7 million spent. MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE SICK, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED POOR, AND HOMELESS THROUGH HEALTH CLINICS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY VOLUNTEER, LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025 WE DISPENSED 38,103 PRESCRIPTIONS AND HAD 20,605 PATIENT VISITS AT 13 CLINIC SITES IN 4 STATES. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL DONATED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING 3,908,081 OF MEDICATION AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, 2,978,037 OF DONATED LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, 1,091,516 OF DONATED SERVICES FROM LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THAT PROVIDE THE MEDICAL DENTAL AND OPHTHALMIC SERVICES, USE OF DONATED FACILITIES OF 447,290, AND 8,500 OF DONATED SERVICES FROM ACCOUNTANTS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE SICK, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED POOR, AND HOMELESS THROUGH HEALTH CLINICS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY VOLUNTEER, LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025 WE DISPENSED 38,103 PRESCRIPTIONS AND HAD 20,605 PATIENT VISITS AT 13 CLINIC SITES IN 4 STATES. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL DONATED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING 3,908,081 OF MEDICATION AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, 2,978,037 OF DONATED LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, 1,091,516 OF DONATED SERVICES FROM LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THAT PROVIDE THE MEDICAL DENTAL AND OPHTHALMIC SERVICES, USE OF DONATED FACILITIES OF 447,290, AND 8,500 OF DONATED SERVICES FROM ACCOUNTANTS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
- $78,131 spent. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED FREE TO PATIENTS, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AT OUR CLINICS CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING TO PROMOTE HEALTH LITERACY, DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE. WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS NEEDS AS POSSIBLE/PRACTICAL. FOR EXAMPLE, ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDE: MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA PROGRAM -DISTRIBUTED 76,711 POUNDS OF FRESH NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO 12,204 INDIVIDUALS AND 2,509 FAMILIES. -FREDERICK HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ONSITE HIV TESTING. -FREDERICK HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ONSITE OPIOID ABUSE EDUCATION AND DISPENSED NARCAN TO PATIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETED THE TRAINING -FREDERICK HOSPITAL PROVIDED ONSITE BONE DENSITY SCANNING. -CENTRO HISPANO PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR HISPANIC PATIENTS SUCH AS ENGLISH CLASSES, EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, COMPUTER CLASSES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO BENEFIT OUR HISPANIC PATIENTS. ARIZONA PROGRAM -MISSION OF MERCY'S ARIZONA MOBILE MEDICAL PROGRAM PROVIDED 11,141 FREE PATIENT VISITS AND DISPENSED 31,236 FREE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO LOW- INCOME, UNINSURED, AND UNDERINSURED ARIZONANS AT SIX ROTATING SITES ACROSS MARICOPA COUNTY. VISITS INCLUDED ONSITE SPECIALTY EXAMS AND TREATMENT FOR: VISION - 101; PODIATRY - 40; AND DERMATOLOGY - 24. -PROVIDED 1,000 DIABETES EDUCATION SESSIONS AT MULTIPLE CLINIC SITES FOR 347 PATIENTS; DISTRIBUTED 9,720 LBS OF FRESH PRODUCE FOR PATIENTS IMPACTED BY CHRONIC DISEASE AND FOOD INSECURITY. -PARTNERED WITH DIGNITY HEALTH AND ALBERTSONS-SAFEWAY PHARMACIES TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZATIONS TO 216 PATIENTS TO PROTECT AGAINST INFLUENZA, COVID-19, SHINGLES, AND PNEUMONIA. -PARTNERED WITH AMERICARES AND ARIZONA DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES ON HEAT- SAFETY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, AND DISTRIBUTED HEAT-RELIEF SUPPLIES SUCH AS MISTERS, HYDRATION PACKETS, COOLING TOWELS AND WATER TO OVER 300 PATIENTS. TEXAS PROGRAM -INCREASED OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT, INCLUDING GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED, PATIENT VISITS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. -ESTABLISHED A 250,000 ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. -INCREASED HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT TO INCLUDE 50 MEDICAL CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, 8 VISION CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, 8 DENTAL CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, AND 2 MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC VOLUNTEERS. -SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) SYSTEM DONATED BY ATHENAHEALTH, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. -STRENGTHENED ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COMPLETING PRECEPTORSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CLINICAL ROTATIONS, INCLUDING STUDENTS FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY, UT HEALTH-SAN ANTONIO, AND PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. -IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY WELLNESS EVENTS IN GREGORY, TAFT, INGLESIDE, AND KINGSVILLE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION. -HELD THE 4TH ANNUAL OPERATION HEALTH & WELLNESS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP EVENT IN THE VISION CLINIC, PROVIDING FREE EYE EXAMS, PRESCRIPTION EYEWEAR, AND READER GLASSES TO PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED FREE TO PATIENTS, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AT OUR CLINICS CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING TO PROMOTE HEALTH LITERACY, DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE. WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS NEEDS AS POSSIBLE/PRACTICAL. FOR EXAMPLE, ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDE: MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA PROGRAM -DISTRIBUTED 76,711 POUNDS OF FRESH NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO 12,204 INDIVIDUALS AND 2,509 FAMILIES. -FREDERICK HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ONSITE HIV TESTING. -FREDERICK HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ONSITE OPIOID ABUSE EDUCATION AND DISPENSED NARCAN TO PATIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETED THE TRAINING -FREDERICK HOSPITAL PROVIDED ONSITE BONE DENSITY SCANNING. -CENTRO HISPANO PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR HISPANIC PATIENTS SUCH AS ENGLISH CLASSES, EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, COMPUTER CLASSES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO BENEFIT OUR HISPANIC PATIENTS. ARIZONA PROGRAM -MISSION OF MERCY'S ARIZONA MOBILE MEDICAL PROGRAM PROVIDED 11,141 FREE PATIENT VISITS AND DISPENSED 31,236 FREE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO LOW- INCOME, UNINSURED, AND UNDERINSURED ARIZONANS AT SIX ROTATING SITES ACROSS MARICOPA COUNTY. VISITS INCLUDED ONSITE SPECIALTY EXAMS AND TREATMENT FOR: VISION - 101; PODIATRY - 40; AND DERMATOLOGY - 24. -PROVIDED 1,000 DIABETES EDUCATION SESSIONS AT MULTIPLE CLINIC SITES FOR 347 PATIENTS; DISTRIBUTED 9,720 LBS OF FRESH PRODUCE FOR PATIENTS IMPACTED BY CHRONIC DISEASE AND FOOD INSECURITY. -PARTNERED WITH DIGNITY HEALTH AND ALBERTSONS-SAFEWAY PHARMACIES TO ADMINISTER IMMUNIZATIONS TO 216 PATIENTS TO PROTECT AGAINST INFLUENZA, COVID-19, SHINGLES, AND PNEUMONIA. -PARTNERED WITH AMERICARES AND ARIZONA DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES ON HEAT- SAFETY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, AND DISTRIBUTED HEAT-RELIEF SUPPLIES SUCH AS MISTERS, HYDRATION PACKETS, COOLING TOWELS AND WATER TO OVER 300 PATIENTS. TEXAS PROGRAM -INCREASED OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT, INCLUDING GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED, PATIENT VISITS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. -ESTABLISHED A 250,000 ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. -INCREASED HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT TO INCLUDE 50 MEDICAL CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, 8 VISION CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, 8 DENTAL CLINIC VOLUNTEERS, AND 2 MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC VOLUNTEERS. -SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) SYSTEM DONATED BY ATHENAHEALTH, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. -STRENGTHENED ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COMPLETING PRECEPTORSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CLINICAL ROTATIONS, INCLUDING STUDENTS FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY, UT HEALTH-SAN ANTONIO, AND PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. -IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY WELLNESS EVENTS IN GREGORY, TAFT, INGLESIDE, AND KINGSVILLE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE CARE AND HEA
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 September 1992.
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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