Mercy Terrace Apartments
Operation of an independent living apartment complex for the elderly, meeting their social, spiritual, physical and psychological needs in housing and immediate environment, at a moderate cost.
Mercy Terrace Apartments at a glance
In short: Mercy Terrace Apartments gave $64K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $63,765
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,883
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,883
- Total assets
- $2,636,190
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mercy Terrace Apartments funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mercy Hilltop Center ($56K). Together the top 2 received $64K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mercy Terrace Apartments gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $973 (2021) to $71K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $64K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hilltop Center Erie, PA | To provide assistance for the sustainablity of operations. | $55,500 |
| Mercyhurst Prepatory School Erie, PA | To provide assistance for the sustainabilty of operations. | $8,265 |
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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 | $2,636,190 | $532,238 | $533,864 | $63,765 | 2 | $36,626 |
| 2024 | $2,609,665 | $531,819 | $517,666 | $70,206 | 2 | $34,750 |
| 2023 | $2,575,506 | $593,651 | $497,349 | $71,202 | 2 | $36,596 |
| 2022 | $2,447,079 | $519,157 | $514,575 | $62,400 | 1 | $15,237 |
| 2021 | $2,521,995 | $538,462 | $404,211 | $973 | Total only | $24,191 |
| 2020 | $2,467,243 | $513,459 | $391,236 | $2,200 | Total only | $20,050 |
| 2019 | $2,474,528 | $521,240 | $378,913 | $5,369 | Total only | $21,365 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mercy Terrace Apartments
Based on IRS filings
Mercy Terrace Apartments is a public charity, based in Erie, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $64K. Net investment income was $37K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mercy Terrace Apartments is led by Kelly J Carson, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly J Carson
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$41K (2025)
Mary E Zenner
Former Executive Director
Board Member → Executive Director, 2020
Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$39K (2020) → $39K (2025)
Sr Lisa Mary McCartney RSM PhD
Board Secretary & Board Treasurer
Secretary, Board Member & Retired Executive Director → Secretary & Board Member, 2021
Secretary & Board Member → Board Secretary & Board Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$16K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Melissa L Larese Esq.
Vice Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Brunner
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael P Ferrick
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Simpson CPA CFP
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew J Rose
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Goetz
Member at Large
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Titzel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Michele Wheaton (2019–2024) — Chairperson
- Former: Lisa Anderson (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Diane McCullough (2019–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Linda Wozniak (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John C Martin (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Karen A Burns (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Marybeth Veshecco (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Carol Donlin (2019–2021) — Chairperson
- Former: Joel Marz (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Grab (2019–2021) — Vice Chairperson
- Former: Ruth Alberstadt (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sr Mary Fromknecht SSJ (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Carl A Triola (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Ewing (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jessica Horan-Kunco (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Temple (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brittany Prischak (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Donovan (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Doyle II (2019) — Chairperson
- Former: William Motsch (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $41K, to Kelly J Carson (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mercy Terrace Apartments
How much does Mercy Terrace Apartments give each year?
Mercy Terrace Apartments gave $64K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $70K across 2 grants.
How large is Mercy Terrace Apartments?
Mercy Terrace Apartments reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $532K.
Where does Mercy Terrace Apartments operate?
Mercy Terrace Apartments has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Mercy Terrace Apartments's EIN?
Mercy Terrace Apartments's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1523703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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