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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$981,616
Total expenses
$1,043,137
Contributions and grants received
$916,420
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$94,836
Other revenue
-$29,640
Total assets, end of year
$2,363,876
Total liabilities, end of year
$458,306
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,905,570
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$791,231
Management and general expenses
$90,950
Fundraising expenses
$160,956
Program service expenses (Part III)
$791,231

Program services were 75.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $192,001

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $278,332

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $446,087

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,307

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $94,836 · excluded $94,836

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $31,299

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $192,001

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $60,939

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$29,640 · excluded -$29,640

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,000 · program services $94,500 · management and general $5,250 · fundraising $5,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $506,808 · program services $374,110 · management and general $58,357 · fundraising $74,341

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,394 · program services $5,981 · management and general $5,851 · fundraising $1,562

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,765 · program services $10,895 · management and general $1,950 · fundraising $3,920

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,306 · program services $43,851 · management and general -$1,821 · fundraising $2,276

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,635 · program services $21,652 · management and general -$1,220 · fundraising $1,203

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,369 · management and general $2,369

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $91,860 · program services $49,133 · management and general $4,428 · fundraising $38,299

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,286 · program services $1,012 · management and general -$500 · fundraising $3,774

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,503 · program services $1,932 · management and general $1,534 · fundraising $4,037

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,518 · program services $16,327 · management and general $2,998 · fundraising $7,193

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $107,596 · program services $93,058 · management and general $9,368 · fundraising $5,170

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,743 · program services $3,716 · fundraising $27

  • 20 · Interest

    total $40 · management and general $40

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,982 · program services $8,084 · management and general $449 · fundraising $449

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,394 · program services $9,101 · management and general -$2,213 · fundraising $506

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $42,646 · program services $32,657 · management and general $1,582 · fundraising $8,407

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $9,324 · program services $9,324

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $8,569 · program services $4,726 · management and general $2,539 · fundraising $1,304

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI

    total $5,559 · program services $2,415 · management and general $346 · fundraising $2,798

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,840 · program services $8,757 · management and general -$357 · fundraising $440

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $51,371 · end of year $150,379

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $102,614 · end of year $3,174

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $156,692 · end of year $71,181

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,104 · end of year $14,918

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $246,866

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $220,099

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $31,949 · end of year $26,767

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,562,328 · end of year $1,722,974

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $374,483

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $73,227 · end of year $83,823

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $374,483

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,350,033 · end of year $1,255,886

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $498,798 · end of year $649,684

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LIFE SKILLS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO ENABLE THEM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT IS A FEMALE-CENTRIC SPACE DEDICATED TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND STABILITY, WHERE QUALITY EDUCATION, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND EMPOWERMENT ARE THE VEHICLES FOR THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS. MEP BELIEVES EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL HAS THE RIGHT TO BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO BE EDUCATED NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS, OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION.

  • GIRLS' PROGRAM- MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT PROVIDED REMEDIAL, CURRICULUM-BASED, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING IN READING AND MATH, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAMMING (CCR), GET-IT TECHNOLOGY CLUB, LEGO LEAGUE AND THE EMERGING LEADERS SUMMER CAMP TO 97 GIRLS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH TWELVE FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN SW DETROIT. 75% OF YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN AND COMPLETED THE AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM YEAR SHOWED ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 2,880 HOURS OF SERVICE IN GIRLS' PROGRAM TUTORING AND ACTIVITIES. 100% OF YOUTH COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO PURSUE THEM. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF THE 12TH GRADERS IN THE CCR PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WERE ACCEPTED INTO ONE OR MORE COLLEGES.

    Expenses $368,297

  • WOMEN'S PROGRAM- MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT PROVIDED ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, GED PREPARATION, EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, AND WORKFORCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO 140 WOMEN. 5 VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS AND TUTORS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 900 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER GROUP INSTRUCTION AND/OR ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING OF ADULT STUDENTS. 12 WOMEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR GED. 50% OF OUR WOMEN TRANSITIONED TO COLLEGE, JOB TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT COMPARED TO THE FEDERAL TARGET OUTCOME MEASURE OF 42%. MEP WOMEN EXCEEDED BY 11% THE STATE'S PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN NRS LEVEL 3 (50% V. 39%) AND CAME WITHIN 0.11% (38.89% V. 39%) OF MEETING THE STATE'S PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN NRS LEVELS 1 & 2.

    Expenses $422,934

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Spivey

    PRESIDENT AND CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Doug Bohrer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antoinette Hubbard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mary Ellen Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mayra Bravo Campos

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ryan Weldon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Hanan Fadlallah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Buentello

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Stallings Dewey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Salwa Guindi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Helen Marie Burns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mark Mals

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $97,150
    From this org
    $97,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
21 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410629349300406

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