Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 266,415,064 | 231,572,182 | 235,483,191 | 274,851,012 | 328,216,518 | 1,336,537,967 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 266,415,064 | 231,572,182 | 235,483,191 | 274,851,012 | 328,216,518 | 1,336,537,967 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,336,537,967 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 266,415,064 | 231,572,182 | 235,483,191 | 274,851,012 | 328,216,518 | 1,336,537,967 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 231,231 | 312,929 | 305,268 | 233,418 | 206,194 | 1,289,040 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 477,992 | 47,275 | 124,433 | 124,274 | 48,903 | 822,877 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,338,650,892 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | Year 2010 From Part VIII, Line 11A $1,008 Microvest LLP, Line 11B $277,159 Currency Exchange Gain, Line 11C Miscellaneous $200,833; Year 2011 From Part VIII, Line 11C $1,423 Microvest LLP, 11D (Cold) Other $45,852; Year 2012 Line 11D Other $124,433; Year 2013 Line 11D (Col D) Other $124,274; Year 2014 Line 11D Other $48,903 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part V, Line 2a | Notes 512 Employees. These are for domestic and expats working internationally. Globally, Mercy Corps employs over 4,000 individuals. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 5 | In April 2015, Mercy Corps received credible allegations that one or more of its staff, in an African country program, may have been engaged in receiving kickbacks in exchange for awarding contracts for goods and services to certain companies. Mercy Corps immediately reported the issue to the government donor's oversight agency, notified other potentially affected institutional donors, and, in spite of dangerous security conditions and the absence of reliable local law enforcement to support our efforts, launched an extensive investigation. Mercy Corps sent investigating teams to the country; reviewed relevant documentation; interviewed current and former country program staff, vendors, and companies who had submitted unsuccessful procurement bids; conducted market and price research; and, to the extent possible, verified receipt of items procured. The focus of the investigation expanded throughout in a concerted effort to uncover the full scope of any possible wrongdoing. The investigation revealed that several companies had been manipulating Mercy Corps' procurement process. Mercy Corps also found evidence of, but was unable to prove, collusion with Mercy Corps staff. These actions are in clear violation of Mercy Corps' global procurement and code of conduct policies. The exact amount of loss due to the corruption is difficult to confirm with certainty; however after an exhaustive analytical process, Mercy Corps calculates that the potential loss is $713,000. The entire country leadership team has been replaced as have implicated staff. Mercy Corps' senior regional leadership, as well as finance, audit, and procurement specialists from headquarters, are providing enhanced oversight of the country operations. Mercy Corps has put in place numerous measures to bring processes and controls in the country up to Mercy Corps' global standards, to improve Mercy Corps' global policies and controls where needed, and to strengthen staff training on these processes. Mercy Corps continues to assist the government donor agency with its efforts to ensure that the offending staff and companies are not allowed to work for any other organization that receives funds from the donor. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The process for approving the form 990 is as follows: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will review the form 990 to be presented to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will vote on a resolution approving or disapproving the form 990. After the Audit Committee approves the 990, the 990 is emailed to all voting members of the Board of Directors. The approved form 990 will be signed by the CFO and submitted to the IRS. At the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting following the submission, the Audit Committee, the CEO or the CFO presents the highlights of the 990 to the board and the board votes on a resolution ratifying the Audit Committee's approval of the 990. If Issues are identified at any point, the 990 is sent back to the previous step to ensure the issues are resolved and appropriate changes are made. For example, if the Audit Committee finds an unresolved issue during its review, the Audit Committee will request that the CFO resolve the issue before the Audit Committee will vote on a resolution approving the 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Mercy Corps distributes a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (COI) to all officers, directors or trustees, and key employees of Mercy Corps on an annual basis and requires signatures that they abide by the terms of the conflict of interest policy. Returned COIs are reviewed by the legal department to identify any conflicts of interest. If a conflict of interest is identified, the Controller will be notified for reporting purposes and the board will vote on the conflict of interest. During the year, the board member(s) with a conflict will recuse themselves from discussion and voting on the conflicted matters. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Officer compensation at Mercy Corps is determined based on Human Resource assessment gathered from objective comparison of compensation paid for similar positions by other non-profits of similar size compiled on an annual basis which is reviewed by the Compensation Committee and recommended for Board approval in June. The Board reviews the assessment to determine reasonableness within the market and approves the compensation for the CEO. The Board per the recommendation of the Compensation Committee provides a range to the CEO for officer compensation on an annual basis. Compensation at Mercy Corps is considered mid-market and reasonable and increases occur based on merit, market condition and promotion. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Upon request, Mercy Corps will provide a copy of its Governance Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Audited Financial Statements. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a | Randolph Martin is an expat with the following taxable benefits: Housing allowance $131,906, Host country tax $75,694, and Home Leave Allowance $114,811. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | New Market Tax Credit Unwind Adjustment $2,365,641. |
| Software ID: | 14000267 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |