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Mercy Ships Foundation

LINDALE, TX EIN: 75-2641151 Website

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL, A QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$278.9M

+11.3% YoY

Revenue

$5.2M

+24.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$3.2M

+133.4% YoY

Expenses

$18K

-98.7% YoY

About Mercy Ships Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Mercy Ships Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LINDALE, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $278.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Lindale

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$23M$47M$70M$93M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$278,926,358$250,510,557$231,178,366
Revenue$5,157,408$4,147,992$58,837,465
Expenses$18,421$1,397,977$9,481,714
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,155,597$1,352,147$2,168,352
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$21M$42M$64M$85M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GUY WADETREASURER, DIRECTOR2
MIKE COWANCHAIR, DIRECTOR2
ANN BROOKSHIREDIRECTOR0.2
BARBARA BASSDIRECTOR0.2
GAYLORD HUGHEYDIRECTOR0.2
HENRY CLARKEDIRECTOR0.2
JIM BOYDDIRECTOR0.2
MARK WHATLEYDIRECTOR0.2
PETER B SCHULZEDirector2
RUBEN MARTINDIRECTOR0.2
TROY GRIEPPDIRECTOR0.2
David SchwabGeneral Counsel Start: 12/5/20240.5
LINDA PRUETTASSISTANT SECRETARY0.2
NICOLAS ADAMECFO OF MERCY SHIPS START: 01/08/20240.7
PAUL OWENNon-Director Board Secretary End: 7/16/20240.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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