Mission
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL, A QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION.
Public Charity
Mercy Ships Foundation
Based in LINDALE, TX, Mercy Ships Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.2M in revenue, $18K in expenses, $278.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $194.7M.
EIN: 752641151
LINDALE, TX
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.
NTEE: T99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.2M
Total Expenses$18K
Total Assets$278.9M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$194.7M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Mercy Ships Foundation
How Mercy Ships Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
The foundation is operated as a supporting organization for the support and furtherance of the religious, charitable, and educational tax-exempt purposes of mercy ships international
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
GLM Build
$1,391,794
GLM BUILD
$9,462,646
GLM BUILD
$84,798,702
Program support of new ship project
$16,953,467
Program support of new ship project
$19,839,416
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Ann Brookshire
DIRECTOR
Barbara Bass
General Counsel Start: 12/5/2024
David Schwab
DIRECTOR
Gaylord Hughey
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
Guy Wade
DIRECTOR
Henry Clarke
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.2M | $18K | $278.9M |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $1.4M | $250.5M |
| 2022 | $58.8M | $9.5M | $231.2M |
| 2021 | $41.1M | $84.9M | $196.8M |
| 2020 | $12.5M | $17.1M | $100.0M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $12.5M to $5.2M (-59%), with total assets most recently reported at $278.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TX.
TX
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.