Nonprofit · EIN 91-1148123
MERCY CORPS
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $376,251,780 | $387,107,008 | -$10,855,228 | $383,273,167 | $291,149,251 | $92,123,916 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $465,535,442 | $475,086,766 | -$9,551,324 | $296,610,081 | $187,647,108 | $108,962,973 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $521,972,189 | $523,268,607 | -$1,296,418 | $283,108,094 | $166,895,783 | $116,212,311 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $374,420,664
- of which government grants
- $222,911,907
- Program service revenue
- $1,761
- Investment income
- $1,804,251
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$77,904
- Other revenue
- $25,104
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $152,785,099
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,854,240
- Other salaries and wages
- $107,518,028
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $159,293,014
- Professional fundraising fees
- $1,497,226
- Legal fees
- $980,860
- Accounting fees
- $427,603
- Occupancy
- $3,016,936
- Travel
- $13,461,080
- Depreciation
- $2,585,709
- Program services (functional)
- $292,097,944
- Management and general (functional)
- $75,987,508
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,021,556
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $296,610,081
- Total assets, end of year
- $383,273,167
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $291,149,251
- Net assets, end of year
- $92,123,916
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,598,431
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,068,104
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $73,929,314
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,194,602
- Gross receipts
- $379,349,253
- Employees
- 568
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjada D'Oyen McKenna | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $553,302 | $48,330 |
| Jennifer Sime | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $352,990 | $29,931 |
| Chad Snelgar | Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, Corporate Treasurer (from 12/24) Officer | 40 | $349,278 | $29,931 |
| Alexa Alba Holmes | General Counsel, Corporate Secretary (from 12/24) Officer | 40 | $291,530 | $45,684 |
| Mary Stata | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $281,027 | $45,361 |
| Kimberly Keating | Chief People Officer Key employee | 40 | $309,155 | $16,071 |
| Allison Ann Huggins | Deputy Reg Dir, Pgrm - East & Southern Africa Highest-paid employee | 40 | $304,930 | $19,149 |
| Peter Lewis | Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Key employee | 40 | $264,853 | $43,754 |
| Steve Linick | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Key employee | 40 | $288,414 | $17,239 |
| Katherine Phillips-Barrasso | Vice President - Policy and Advocacy Key employee | 40 | $238,810 | $42,787 |
| Jonathan Scott Onder | Chief Investment Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $233,101 | $41,927 |
| Whitney Laine Elmer | Vice President - Emergency Response Key employee | 40 | $240,175 | $29,412 |
| Ndubisi Anyanwu | Country Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $246,248 | $17,575 |
| Michael Radcliffe | Country Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $241,836 | $18,215 |
| Shannon Marie Alexander Sweet | Vice President - Global Program Support Key employee | 40 | $218,555 | $41,235 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Laura Jaquez | Dir of Evidence & Lrn, Resilient Dryland Prod Highest-paid employee | 40 | $244,403 | $15,216 |
| Joshua Taylor Dewald | Vice President - Evidence and Learning Key employee | 40 | $216,754 | $41,021 |
| Sanjay Gurung | Vice President -Technical Resources & Quality Key employee | 40 | $208,716 | $21,850 |
| Jeremy Snyder | Vice President, High Impact Philanthropy Key employee | 40 | $174,684 | $38,769 |
| Sonia Delman | Associate General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary (from 12/24) Officer | 40 | $169,407 | $37,909 |
| Andrew Joseph Morgan | Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary (from 12/24) Officer | 40 | $174,271 | $19,888 |
| Sasha Davis | Assistant Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $122,893 | $37,291 |
| Becca van Dyck | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cecily Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Lulin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Farah Pandith | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Makinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kofi Taha | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Mannion | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley Ndlovu | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Thomas Armstrong | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Song | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stanley Njoroge | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vijaya Gadde | Board Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjada D'Oyen McKenna | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $527,768 | $22,535 |
| Jennifer Sime | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $330,131 | $21,761 |
| Ndubisi Anyanwu | Country Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $317,258 | $18,552 |
| Chad Snelgar | CFAO & Corporate Treasurer Officer | 40 | $301,884 | $10,533 |
| Allison Huggins | Deputy Reg Dir, Pgrm - East & Southern Africa Highest-paid employee | 40 | $288,826 | $16,658 |
| Sanjeev Sahgal | Chief People Officer Key employee | 40 | $270,905 | $25,974 |
| Steve Linick | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $273,353 | $17,184 |
| Alexa Holmes | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $270,946 | $19,523 |
| Mary Stata | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $260,752 | $20,238 |
| Peter Lewis | Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $250,037 | $18,365 |
| Whitney Laine Elmer | Vice President - Emergency Response Key employee | 40 | $245,349 | $21,028 |
| Hugh Aprile | Regional Dir, Latin America and the Caribbean Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,710 | $20,969 |
| Katherine Phillips-Barrasso | Vice President - Policy and Advocacy Key employee | 40 | $227,958 | $15,314 |
| Shannon M Alexander Sweet | Vice President - Global Program Support Key employee | 40 | $217,295 | $16,124 |
| Joshua Taylor Dewald | Vice President - Evidence and Learning Key employee | 40 | $203,288 | $16,314 |
| Mindy Maschmeyer | Vice President, Marketing Key employee | 40 | $196,763 | $14,496 |
| Sanjay Gurung | Vice President - Technical Resources & Quality Key employee | 40 | $188,855 | $14,347 |
| Andrew Morgan | Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $170,366 | $13,305 |
| Jeremy R Snyder | Vice President, High Impact Philanthropy Key employee | 40 | $167,367 | $14,348 |
| Sonia Delman | Associate General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $167,331 | $5,965 |
| NICOLE CRITES | PROJECT MANAGER - O CEO & CORPORATE SECRETARY (Partial year) Officer | 40 | $87,692 | $8,933 |
| Becca Van Dyck | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Cecily Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Lulin | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Farah Pandith | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Makinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kito de Boer | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Kofi Taha | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Mannion | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley Ndlovu | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucy Helm | Board Member Chair Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Thomas Armstrong | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Song | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Vijaya Gadde | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjada D'Oyen McKenna | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $489,710 | $48,902 |
| Alexa Holmes | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $293,963 | $15,312 |
| Ndubisi Anyanwu | Country Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $275,147 | $17,604 |
| Steve Linick | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,374 | $16,066 |
| Craig Alan Redmond | Senior Vice President - Programs Key employee | 40 | $226,206 | $37,364 |
| Allison Huggins | Deputy Regional Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $221,744 | $39,512 |
| Sanjeev Sahgal | Chief People Officer Key employee | 40 | $251,667 | $4,376 |
| Margarita Aswani | Chief of Party Rural Resilience Activity Highest-paid employee | 40 | $239,410 | $16,319 |
| Michael Radcliffe | Country Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $228,695 | $19,029 |
| Mary Stata | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $199,343 | $42,158 |
| Shannon Alexander | Interim Vice President - Programs Key employee | 40 | $168,570 | $43,043 |
| Andrew Morgan | Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $134,086 | $19,942 |
| Chad Snelgar | Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Treasurer (Began 7/2022) Officer | 40 | $133,156 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sime | Chief Operating Officer (Partial) Officer | 40 | $107,380 | $9,529 |
| Nicole Crites | Project Manager - OCEO & Corporate Secretary Officer | 40 | $76,592 | $15,410 |
| Jennifer Cooperman | Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Partial) Officer | 40 | $80,667 | $2,901 |
| Rachel Mardock | Interim Chief Financial Officer (Partial) Officer | 40 | $70,548 | $12,022 |
| Becca van Dyck | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cecily Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Lin | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Farah Pandith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gisel Kordestani | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Iman Dhakil | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Makinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Kofi Taha | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Mannion | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley Ndlovu | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucy Helm | Board Chair Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Thomas Armstrong | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Song | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Vijaya Gadde | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5 SW ANKENY ST, PORTLAND, OR 97204-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Chad Snelgar, 45 SW Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97204
- Signed the 990
- Chad Snelgar, CFAO
- Phone
- (503) 896-5000
- Website
- www.mercycorps.org
- Return prepared by
- CROWE LLP
Mission
Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Program accomplishments
- Economic Opportunities: Mercy Corps helps increase economic opportunities and ensures people can grow and sustain their assets and income, making markets more efficient, profitable and accessible for systemically marginalized groups and those living in poverty. To increase economic opportunity, Mercy Corps strengthens financial ecosystems, develops tech-enabled solutions, facilitates the creation of and access to jobs that are profitable, dignified, and safe, and foster opportunities for sustainable and productive economic growth that mitigates the impact of climate change. This year, Mercy Corps reached over 19 million people through over 130 programs across 38 countries working to increase economic opportunity.Expenses $154,064,949 · grants $80,585,396 · revenue $148,288
- Humanitarian Assistance - relief: Mercy Corps helps people most impacted by conflict and climate change cope, adapt and thrive, supporting millions facing natural and man-made disasters by providing support such as food, clean water, shelter and basic hygiene to help them cope in the midst of conflict, natural disasters and weather-related incidents. Mercy Corps helps communities prepare for and respond to humanitarian needs as they arise, while supporting recovery and laying the foundations for resilience even in the most extreme humanitarian situations. This year, Mercy Corps provided humanitarian assistance to millions facing acute and protracted emergencies around the world, including in Sudan, Gaza, Haiti - reaching 37.6 million people across programs.Expenses $39,994,398 · grants $20,919,518 · revenue $38,495
- Peace and good governance (Civil society and education): Mercy Corps supports people and communities to reduce and prevent violence, contribute to advancing sustainable peace, and participating meaningfully in civil society and inclusive and responsive governance systems. By sequencing, layering, and integrating our peace, humanitarian, and development assistance, we help advance peace and promote inclusive, responsive governance processes, that enable communities - and the most marginalized within them - to cope, adapt, and thrive. This year, Mercy Corps reached over 14 million people with peace and good governance programs across 29 countries.Expenses $39,493,997 · grants $20,657,777 · revenue $38,013
- Humanitarian Assistance - Recovery: Mercy Corps supports communities - and the most marginalized within them - to emerge from crisis and build towards a more inclusive, resilient future. During and in the aftermath of conflict and climate-driven crises, Mercy Corps works to help people recover, thrive and build resilience, enhancing the capacities of people, markets, and institutions to handle shocks, reduce risk, build more equitable and responsive systems, and improve wellbeing. In the context of post-crisis recovery, we focus on systems-level change aimed at strengthening local governance, economic, ecological, and social systems that communities rely on.Expenses $30,389,913 · grants $15,895,784 · revenue $29,250
- Health - Water and Food Security: In the midst of conflict and climate change, both of which pose significant risks to health, Mercy Corps works to improve health outcomes by ensuring access to safe and nutritious food and clean and safe water. Mercy Corps meets urgent food needs while also building more inclusive and resilient food systems, minimizing the impacts of food crises on households, preventing the destabilization of food systems during conflict and natural disasters, and increasing the resilience of food systems to climate change. This year, Mercy Corps reached nearly 17 million people across over 100 programs working to improve food security in 37 countries. Mercy Corps works to ensure people have equitable and sustained access to clean and safe water as climate change, poor water governance, inadequate water management and inequitable control of resources deepen water insecurity. Whether responding to immediate water and sanitation needs in an emergency by providing access to lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene services, or overseeing large-scale water infrastructure projects and fostering equitable and inclusive water governance processes, Mercy Corps strengthens the capacity of communities and the water systems they rely on. This year, Mercy Corps reached over 8 million people across 71 programs advancing water security in 29 countries.Expenses $28,154,687 · grants $14,726,624 · revenue $27,099
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1148123
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $383,273,167
- Income (IRS master file)
- $379,349,253
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $376,251,780 | $387,107,008 | $383,273,167 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $465,535,442 | $475,086,766 | $296,610,081 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $521,972,189 | $523,268,607 | $283,108,094 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $423,496,332 | $394,341,507 | $226,971,164 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1148123).
Questions about MERCY CORPS
- What is the EIN of MERCY CORPS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MERCY CORPS is 91-1148123.
- Is MERCY CORPS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to MERCY CORPS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MERCY CORPS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MERCY CORPS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MERCY CORPS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MERCY CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Chad Snelgar.
- Who are the officers and directors of MERCY CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $553,302 (Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does MERCY CORPS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $376,251,780, expenses of $387,107,008 and total assets of $383,273,167 at year end.
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