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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2023 Expires: November 2025

Mercy Multiplied America

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(615) 831-6987
Post Office Box 111060
Nashville, TN, 37222
https://mercymultiplied.com
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Mercy Multiplied America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide opportunities for all to experience God's unconditional love, forgiveness, and life-transforming power."

Year, State Incorporated:
1983, TN

Also Known As:
Mercy Ministries of America

Mercy Multiplied America (MMA) reports that it serves its mission through residential counseling programs, outpatient counseling services, and outreach programs and resources. The organization reports that its residential counseling program is free-of-charge, voluntary, biblically based, and helps women ages 13-32 to address issues and situations, including anxiety, depression, abuse, eating disorders, self-harm, addictions, unplanned pregnancy, and sex trafficking. MMA currently operates Mercy homes in California and Tennessee. During 2022 the organization launched its second Center for Wellness and Counseling in Missouri. MMA reports that its outreach services utilize workshops, videos, podcasts, and teachings to train men and women to effectively support and minister to those who are hurting and struggling.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Mercy Multiplied America's program expenses were:

Program services $7,481,462
Total Program Expenses $7,481,462

Chief Executive
Kathryne Coonce, Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Shep Dunlevie, Jr.,MD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Doctor, MDVIP Medical Group

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
102

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note 1: Kathryne Coonce became Chief Executive Officer in December 2022. Compensation for her role as Chief Executive Offier is not available at this time. In 2022, the previous Chief Executive Officer, Christy Singleton, received $109,339 in compensation.

Note 2: Nancy Alcorn, Founder and President, was the highest paid employee, receiving $299,411 in compensation.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Corporate solicitation

MMA incurred joint costs of $89,468 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $44,734 was allocated to program expenses and $44,734 was allocated to fundraising expenses.

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $13,254,723, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Mercy Multiplied America's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Adoption application fees $625
Resource sales $69,072
Other income $90,138
In-kind contributions $439,076
Special events $447,923
Contributions $12,367,724
Total Income $13,414,558

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $13,414,558
Total expenses: $8,589,433
  Program expenses $7,481,462
  Fundraising expenses $640,290
  Administrative expenses $467,681
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $4,825,125
Beginning Net Assets $14,655,190
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $19,480,315
Total Liabilities $340,489
Total Assets $19,820,804

Note: According to the organization's 2022 - consolidated - audited financial statements, MMA received in-kind contributions totaling $439,076 in the form of rent ($434,076) and special events ($5,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance