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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MERCY CONFERENCE AND RETREAT CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,381,648
Total expenses
$1,541,052
Contributions and grants received
$119,601
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,058,171
Investment income
$121,054
Other revenue
$82,822
Total assets, end of year
$2,566,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$257,392
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,309,026
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,374,186
Management and general expenses
$92,917
Fundraising expenses
$73,949
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,374,186

Program services were 89.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $119,601

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE/RETREAT REV

    total $882,316 · related or exempt $882,316

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPIRITUAL DIRECTION/PR

    total $73,707 · related or exempt $73,707

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CRM SPONSORED PROGRAMS

    total $72,148 · related or exempt $72,148

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME FROM AFF

    total $30,000 · excluded $30,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $55,682 · excluded $55,682

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $65,372

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $65,372

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $65,372 · related or exempt $65,372

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,444

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,610

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $16,834 · excluded $16,834

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $57,674 · related or exempt $57,674

  • 11b · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE MEALS

    total $8,314 · related or exempt $8,314

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $65,988

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $107,259 · program services $86,880 · management and general $11,798 · fundraising $8,581

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $423,204 · program services $350,643 · management and general $42,009 · fundraising $30,552

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $39,957 · program services $32,365 · management and general $4,395 · fundraising $3,197

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $68,760 · program services $56,216 · management and general $7,262 · fundraising $5,282

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,202 · program services $30,134 · management and general $4,092 · fundraising $2,976

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,028 · program services $9,026 · management and general $501 · fundraising $501

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,928 · program services $5,336 · management and general $296 · fundraising $296

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,253 · program services $38,027 · management and general $2,113 · fundraising $2,113

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,996 · program services $28,796 · management and general $1,600 · fundraising $1,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $326,895 · program services $294,205 · management and general $16,345 · fundraising $16,345

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,086 · program services $23,478 · management and general $1,304 · fundraising $1,304

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,031 · program services $21,627 · management and general $1,202 · fundraising $1,202

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIETARY EXPENSES

    total $326,853 · program services $326,853

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPEAKERS, HOUSEKEEPING,

    total $70,600 · program services $70,600

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $75,197 · end of year $39,140

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $82,042 · end of year $110,342

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $12,151 · end of year $6,710

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,603 · end of year $16,288

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

    $141,558

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

    $89,571

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $78,074 · end of year $51,987

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,293,303 · end of year $2,341,951

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $67,355 · end of year $60,394

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $132,181 · end of year $196,998

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,285,466 · end of year $2,302,395

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $65,368 · end of year $6,631

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

IMPELLED BY THE GOSPEL, THE MERCY CONFERENCE AND RETREAT CENTER PROVIDES A TRANQUIL ENVIRONMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND HEALING IN THE MERCY TRADITION, WHERE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS CAN ENGAGE IN PRAYER, REFLECTION AND DIALOGUE FOR PERSONAL, COMMUNAL AND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION.

  • HOSTED CONFERENCES/RETREATS DAY AND OVERNIGHT EVENTS HELD AT THE CENTER WHICH ARE SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT GROUPS (COMMUNITY, FAITH-BASED, AND NONPROFIT). THE CENTER PROVIDES HOUSING, MEALS/FOOD SERVICES, MEETING ROOMS AND CONFERENCE PLANNING SERVICES.

    Expenses $988,311 · Revenue $1,013,676

  • MCRC SPONSORED PROGRAMS DAY AND OVERNIGHT EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER, INCLUDING: RETREATS, DAYS OF REFLECTION, WORKSHOPS, MUSICAL EXPERIENCES, AND SPIRITUALLY BASED YOGA CLASSES. THE CENTER PROVIDES HOUSING, MEALS/FOOD SERVICES, MEETING ROOMS, AND SECURES PRESENTERS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE PROMOTED THROUGH MAILING, ON THE WEB, VIA E-BLASTS, AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $223,060 · Revenue $72,148

  • SPIRITUAL DIRECTION/PRIVATE RETREATS THE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO STAY FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS OF PRIVATE REFLECTION OR INDIVIDUALLY DIRECTED RETREATS (WHICH INCLUDES PROVISION OF HOUSING AND MEALS). SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IS PROVIDED (WHETHER BY THE CENTER'S STAFF OR THROUGH RENT PAID BY ADJUNCT SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS) AS WELL AS HEALING TOUCH AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE/BODYWORK (THROUGH RENT PAID BY ADJUNCT RSMS AND OTHERS).

    Expenses $162,815 · Revenue $73,707

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Angela Brennan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack Fox

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anthony McPherson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diarmuid Rooney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joyce Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Shotwell

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Walsh

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carolyn Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Glosenger Rsm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dawn Stringfield

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $107,259
    From this org
    $107,259
    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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520169349300812

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