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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MERCURY ONE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$20,438,084
Total expenses
$23,351,499
Contributions and grants received
$18,654,655
Grants paid
$6,018,120
Program service revenue
$150,312
Investment income
$1,018,915
Other revenue
$614,202
Total assets, end of year
$38,637,336
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,452,103
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,185,233
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,116,291
Management and general expenses
$1,576,885
Fundraising expenses
$658,323
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,116,291

Program services were 90.4% 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

    $852,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,802,155

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $118,696

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM/SEMINARS

    total $150,312 · related or exempt $150,312

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,022,147 · excluded $1,022,147

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $153,100

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

    securities $156,332

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$3,232 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,232 · excluded -$3,232

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,198,071

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

    $852,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $774,365

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $423,706 · excluded $423,706

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $192,887

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $192,887 · excluded $192,887

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $41,514

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $52,624

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$11,110 · unrelated business -$11,110

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $8,719 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $8,719

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,719

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,898,976 · program services $5,898,976

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $56,313 · program services $56,313

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $62,831 · program services $62,831

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $466,579 · program services $261,284 · management and general $55,990 · fundraising $149,305

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,965,689 · program services $1,606,436 · management and general $258,254 · fundraising $100,999

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,008 · program services $16,555 · management and general $2,453

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $367,388 · program services $299,483 · management and general $48,324 · fundraising $19,581

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $190,601 · program services $147,668 · management and general $24,683 · fundraising $18,250

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $591,537 · program services $458,293 · management and general $76,605 · fundraising $56,639

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $686,498 · management and general $686,498

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $157,433 · program services $121,971 · management and general $20,388 · fundraising $15,074

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $230,488 · program services $178,570 · management and general $29,849 · fundraising $22,069

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $315,500 · program services $244,433 · management and general $40,858 · fundraising $30,209

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $392,051 · program services $303,741 · management and general $50,771 · fundraising $37,539

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $315,535 · program services $244,461 · management and general $40,862 · fundraising $30,212

  • 17 · Travel

    total $275,060 · program services $213,102 · management and general $35,621 · fundraising $26,337

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $274,759 · program services $212,869 · management and general $35,582 · fundraising $26,308

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,430 · program services $32,872 · management and general $5,495 · fundraising $4,063

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT ASSISTANCE & RELIEF

    total $9,328,398 · program services $9,328,398

  • 24b · Other expenses: OPERATING LEASE EXPENSE

    total $453,884 · program services $351,646 · management and general $58,779 · fundraising $43,459

  • 24c · Other expenses: ARTIFACT ACQUISITIONS & RESTORATIONS

    total $442,980 · program services $442,980

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $817,561 · program services $633,409 · management and general $105,873 · fundraising $78,279

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,945,629 · end of year $12,052,261

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,825,017 · end of year $20,407,410

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $77,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,288 · end of year $125,484

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $90,572 · end of year $79,112

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $189,182 · end of year $170,232

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

    $1,974,001

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

    $1,533,514

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $493,910 · end of year $440,487

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,434,397 · end of year $5,011,269

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $718,796 · end of year $273,581

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,421,153 · end of year $1,147,674

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $912,719 · end of year $304,429

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,365,052 · end of year $10,592,717

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,026,867 · end of year $26,592,516

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

MERCURY ONE IS A HUMANITARIAN AID AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON RESTORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT. OUR INITIATIVES INCLUDE PROVIDING PROGRAMS TO INDIVIDUALS TO ADVANCE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES NECESSARY FOR COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEMSELVES. WE ALSO ASSIST OUR NATION'S VETERANS, PROVIDE AID TO THOSE IN CRISIS, AND REBUILD AND RESTORE THE LIVES OF CHRISTIANS AND OTHER PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MERCURY ONE IS A HUMANITARIAN AID AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON RESTORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

  • DISASTER RELIEF: PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, MERCURY ONE PARTNERED WITH CHURCHES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS IN PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF TO DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. THE UNDERLYING GOAL OF ALL ACTIVITIES WAS TO EMPOWER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE STRONGER AND MORE PREPARED IN NOT ONLY DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE IMMEDIATE DISASTER, BUT BETTER PREPARED FOR THE NEXT ONE.

    Expenses $9,328,398

  • THE NAZARENE FUND: THE ORGANIZATION RESCUED CHRISTIAN REFUGEES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS MINORITIES THAT WERE IN DANGER, PERSECUTED FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES. THE REFUGEES WERE RELOCATED TO SLOVAKIA, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES, AND PROVIDED HOUSING, FOOD AND LANGUAGE TRAINING.

    Expenses $7,815,559 · Grants $112,831

  • EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS INITIATIVES TO TEACH FUTURE GENERATIONS THE HONEST HISTORY OF THE GODLY PRINCIPALS OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED UPON. THIS INCLUDES TEACHING AND TRAINING ABOUT THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY PARTS OF US HISTORY AND STORY TELLING THROUGH FIRST SOURCE DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, SPECIAL EXHIBITS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $1,207,868 · Grants $239,000 · Revenue $150,312

  • VARIOUS OTHER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES, INCLUDING U.S. VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY RELIEF, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION, CARE, AND COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES.

    Expenses $2,764,466 · Grants $5,666,289

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Barton

    PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Glenn Beck

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynn Kasel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tania Beck

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Barton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Mullins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Decker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $239,823
    From this org
    $194,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,391
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,432
    Bonus
    $34,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,970
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,421
    Filer's total
    $239,823

  • Suzanne Bock

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $226,756
    From this org
    $194,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,275
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,481
    Bonus
    $34,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,935
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,340
    Filer's total
    $226,756

  • Doug Osmond

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $179,853
    From this org
    $140,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,421
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,432
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,421
    Filer's total
    $179,853

  • Jacqueline Mull

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $141,068
    From this org
    $114,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,371
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mark Melbourne

    EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,780
    From this org
    $146,936
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,844
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,936
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $436
    Filer's total
    $151,780

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • BUILD UP FOUNDATION INC

    $831,000

    HUMANITARIAN AID - SUPPORT PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN SOUTH KOREAN

  • SHAI FUND INC

    $484,890

    HUMANITARIAN AID - AID FAMILIES IN MIDDLE EAST FOOD AND GAZA RECONSTRUCTION

  • EXCEL COLLEGE DBA CREATED INSTITUTE INC

    $478,000

    HDR - REBUILD NC COMMUNITY AFTER HURRICANE HELENE

  • WE MUST PROJECT

    $425,419

    HDR - GRANTS TO AID COMMUNITY REBUILD

  • OPERATION BBQ RELIEF

    $380,000

    HDR - SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES AFTER DISASTERS

  • OPERATION BLESSING

    $370,000

    HDR - RELIEF EFFORTS FROM HURRICANE MELISSA AND JAMAICA

  • SOMEBODY CARES

    $365,500

    HUMANITARIAN AID - MEALS, FURNITURE TO COMMUNITIES AFTER FLOODS & HURRICANE

  • JACK BREWER FOUNDATION

    $325,000

    HDR - SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA

  • JACO BOOYENS MINISTRIES

    $250,000

    HUMANITARIAN AID - SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFICKING RECOVERY CENTER

  • JASE MEDICAL

    $242,350

    HDR - RECOVERY SUPPORT FROM FIRES & HURRICANES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • AMERICAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE LLC

    HISTORY MUSEUM · DE · income $1,365,322 · assets $721,408

    Directly controlled by M1

  • THE NAZARENE FUND GLOBAL LLC

    DONATION PROCESSING · DE · income $5,881,249 · assets $15,916,376

    Directly controlled by M1

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612279349300026

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