Have Mercy Ministries Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Maplewood, NJ EIN: 74-3196837

Have Mercy Ministries Inc is a private foundation, based in Maplewood, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $97K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $32K.

Have Mercy Ministries Inc at a glance

In short: Have Mercy Ministries Inc gave $32K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$32,000
-28.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,000
-11.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$96,631
+21.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Have Mercy Ministries Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Remnant Ministries Church Intl: $5KRemnant Ministries Church Intl$5KAchieve Foundation: $5KAchieve Foundation$5KThe Maplewood Foundation: $5KThe Maplewood Foundation$5KUnited Community Corporation: $5KUnited Community Corporation$5KMontclair Emergency Services Hope: $5KMontclair Emergency ServicesHope$5KAnother Choice Youth and Family: $3KAnother Choice Youth andFamily$3KModern Day Missions: $2KModern Day Missions$2KChance For A Brighter Future: $2KChance For A Brighter Future$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Remnant Ministries Church Intl ($5K). Together the top 8 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 48 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkMaplewoodAnn ArborLas VegasRahwayUnionNewarkPlainfieldAsbury ParkColumbusSouth OrangeWashingtonCharlotteDenverEast OrangeEastonFairburnGrand PrairieHasbrouck HeightsHillside

How Have Mercy Ministries Inc gives

  • Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 738% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K10 grants2019 10 grants2020 9 grants2021 10 grants2022 11 grants2023 10 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2025) to $50K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Remnant Ministries Church Intl Las Vegas, NVOperation Christmas Child$5,000
Achieve Foundation Maplewood, NJGeneral Support$5,000
The Maplewood Foundation Maplewood, NJGeneral Support$5,000
United Community Corporation Irvington, NJGeneral Support$5,000
Montclair Emergency Services Hope Montclair, NJGeneral Support$5,000
Another Choice Youth and Family New York, NYGeneral Support$3,000
Modern Day Missions Grand Prairie, TXCircuit Riders Black Voices Movement$2,000
Chance For A Brighter Future South Orange, NJGeneral Support$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$96,631$49,250$32,030$32,0008$32,000$4,335
2024$79,411$51,100$45,030$45,00010$45,000$3,762
2023$73,341$27,000$50,047$50,00011$50,047$4,180
2022$96,388$61,550$50,000$50,00010$50,000$4,463
2021$84,838$27,150$35,000$35,0009$35,000$4,372
2020$92,688$25,650$45,000$45,00010—$5,041
2019$112,038$50,000$40,000$40,00010—$5,272

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Have Mercy Ministries Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Have Mercy Ministries Inc is led by David Clement, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Clement

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Clement

    Intern

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donnell Clement

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Clement

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Have Mercy Ministries Inc

How much does Have Mercy Ministries Inc give each year?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc gave $32K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 10 grants.

What is Have Mercy Ministries Inc's typical grant size?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,000, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Have Mercy Ministries Inc give grants?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Nevada (16%) and New York (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Maplewood, NJ (2 grants).

Does Have Mercy Ministries Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 75% of Have Mercy Ministries Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Have Mercy Ministries Inc's largest grantees?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Remnant Ministries Church Intl ($5,000), Achieve Foundation ($5,000) and The Maplewood Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Have Mercy Ministries Inc?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc reported $97K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Have Mercy Ministries Inc's EIN?

Have Mercy Ministries Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3196837. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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