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Mercy Ships International

Public charity
DBA: % FRED GROTE
Other · LINDALE, TX · EIN 26-2414132

About

Mercy ships operates hospital ships in developing countries through professional volunteer medical and NON-medical CREW, providing free surgical care to patients and training and education for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Mercy ships also partners with the countries we serve to help create medical infrastructure improvement projects furthering our reach of hope and healing.

In care of FRED Grote

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
591
Volunteers
3,168

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$287.1M
Expenses
$157.1M
Assets
$382.8M
Liabilities
$12.4M

Financial history

$287.1M$143.6M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $287.1M · Avg: $145.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$113.2M
Foreign employees3,242
Foreign offices9
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$3.5M
MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL
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Address

15862 State Highway 110 N
Lindale, TX, 75771-676

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members23
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %1.5%
Permanent endowment %89.9%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$28.2M
Net to org$22.4M
Retained by contractors$5.7M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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