Mercury One Inc
Mercury One Inc is a public charity based in Irving, Texas. Founded in 2011, it describes its work as restoring the human spirit through humanitarian aid and education, including disaster relief, support for veterans, assistance to people in crisis, and aid for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities.
Mercury One Inc at a glance
In short: Mercury One Inc gave $5.4M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $187K), top state Texas. 66% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,432,734
- +526.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +190.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $187,336
- +115.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $38,637,336
- -2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 66% first-time grantees (19 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mercury One Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 140489, Irving, TX 75014-0489
Phone: (972) 499-4747
Website: https://mercuryone.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mercury One Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Build up Foundation Inc ($831K). Together the top 10 received $4.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
107 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 107 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Mercury One is based in Irving, Texas, and describes its work as taking place in the United States and internationally. Its 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states; the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Texas (18%), Georgia (15%), North Carolina (14%), Missouri (9%), and Tennessee (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Mercury One Inc open to new grantees?
66%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 29 grantees (66%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $166K; repeat grants $228K. How we count
Medians: $59K first-time, $200K repeat.
- 14% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $868K (2024) to $26.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $5.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Build up Foundation Inc Suwanne, GA | Humanitarian aid - support persecuted christians in south korean | $831,000 |
| Shai Fund Inc Murfeesboro, TN | Humanitarian aid - aid families in middle east food and gaza reconstruction | $484,890 |
| Excel College DBA Created Institute Inc Ridgecrest, NC | HDR - Rebuild NC Community After Hurricane Helene | $478,000 |
| We Must Project Kapolei, HI | HDR - Grants to Aid Community Rebuild | $425,419 |
| Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | HDR - Support for Communities After Disasters | $380,000 |
| Operation Blessing Virginia Beach, VA | Hdr - relief efforts from hurricane melissa and jamaica | $370,000 |
| Somebody Cares Houston, TX | Humanitarian aid - meals, furniture to communities after floods & hurricane | $365,500 |
| Jack Brewer Foundation Plantation, FL | HDR - Support for Community After Hurricane Melissa | $325,000 |
| Jaco Booyens Ministries Arlington, TX | Humanitarian aid - support construction of trafficking recovery center | $250,000 |
| Jase Medical West Jordan, UT | HDR - Recovery Support from Fires & Hurricanes | $242,350 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38,637,336 | $20,438,084 | $23,351,499 | $5,432,734 | 29 | $1,018,915 |
| 2024 | $39,725,791 | $29,574,643 | $19,617,323 | $867,864 | 10 | $803,092 |
| 2023 | $29,683,433 | $35,284,282 | $15,070,715 | $4,935,450 | 30 | $138,863 |
| 2022 | $10,963,130 | $15,395,836 | $12,704,108 | $5,880,577 | 11 | $6,257 |
| 2021 | $26,900,316 | $58,076,637 | $55,365,880 | $26,190,878 | 27 | $6,830 |
| 2020 | $5,284,132 | $8,611,814 | $8,422,882 | $4,223,841 | 29 | $-134 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Mercury One’s stated mission is to advance skills, knowledge, and attitudes that help individuals and communities help themselves, while assisting veterans, providing aid to people in crisis, and rebuilding and restoring the lives of Christians and other persecuted religious minorities. Its stated programs include disaster relief, The Nazarene Fund, education, veteran and active military relief, domestic violence prevention and care, and counter-human-trafficking work.
The organization describes its disaster-relief approach as partnering with churches, faith-based organizations, and community groups to support affected communities and strengthen local preparedness. Its education initiative focuses on American history through documents, artifacts, exhibits, and technology.
Examples of grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations receiving support. Created Institute describes itself as a private college combining theology, culture, and entrepreneurialism. Operation Blessing describes its work as providing hunger relief, medical care, clean water, child development, and disaster relief. Somebody Cares America says it equips and encourages churches to serve communities. The Jack Brewer Foundation describes work addressing extreme poverty and human-rights challenges, while Stone Ridge Foundation focuses on programs for veterans’ health and leadership. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Mercury One reported 29 grants totaling $5,432,734. Grant amounts ranged from $6,500 to $831,000, with a median grant of $100,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $831,000 to Build Up Foundation Inc for humanitarian aid supporting persecuted Christians in South Korea; $484,890 to Shai Fund Inc for aid to families in the Middle East, food, and Gaza reconstruction; $478,000 to Excel College dba Created Institute Inc for rebuilding a North Carolina community after Hurricane Helene; and $425,419 to We Must Project for community-rebuild assistance. Other large grants included $380,000 to Operation BBQ Relief for disaster-affected communities, $370,000 to Operation Blessing for relief efforts related to Hurricane Melissa and Jamaica, and $365,500 to Somebody Cares for meals and furniture for communities after floods and a hurricane.
No application instructions or information about unsolicited requests are provided in the available materials.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Barton as president and chairman; Glenn Beck as vice president; Lynn Kasel as treasurer; and Tania Beck as secretary. Other listed directors and officers are Timothy Barton, Tom Mullins, Jonathan Decker, Suzanne Bock, Doug Osmond, and Jacqueline Mull.
Mercury One Inc is led by Suzanne M. Bock, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 5 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Suzanne M. Bock
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$133K (2020) → $194K (2025)
Jonathan Decker
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$92K (2022) → $194K (2025)
David Barton
President & Chairman
Board President → President & Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Melbourne
Employee Engagement Director
Director of Employee Engagement → Employee Engagement Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$125K (2023) → $147K (2025)
Doug Osmond
Development Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$140K (2025)
Jacqueline Mull
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Glenn Beck
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Mullins
Board Member
Vice President → Director, 2021
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Barton
Board Member
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tania Beck
Secretary
Director Start: → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Kasel
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Steve Dulin (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Elijah O'Neal (2024) — Manager of Education
- Former: Kyra Beeson (2020–2022) — Director of Operations
- Former: Tim Barton (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $194K, to Suzanne Bock (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mercury One Inc
How much does Mercury One Inc give each year?
Mercury One Inc gave $5.4M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $868K across 10 grants.
What is Mercury One Inc's typical grant size?
Mercury One Inc's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $187,336, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mercury One Inc that year got $166K on average.
Where does Mercury One Inc give grants?
Mercury One Inc's top state is Texas, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (15%) and North Carolina (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ft Worth, TX (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Mercury One Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Mercury One Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Mercury One Inc's largest grantees?
Mercury One Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Build up Foundation Inc ($831,000), Shai Fund Inc ($484,890) and Excel College DBA Created Institute Inc ($478,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mercury One Inc?
Mercury One Inc reported $38.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.4M.
What does Mercury One Inc fund?
Mercury One’s stated mission is to advance skills, knowledge, and attitudes that help individuals and communities help themselves, while assisting veterans, providing aid to people in crisis, and rebuilding and restoring the lives of Christians and other persecuted religious minorities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mercury One Inc?
Mercury One Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check mercuryone.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Mercury One Inc's EIN?
Mercury One Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3929881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 15, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Mercury One Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mercury-one-inc-morg_bb5ae54c5ca14cfa8a7a5b379fa01576
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