EIN 20-5050449

Mercy Chefs

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
82
Year formed
2006
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Provide professionally prepared, restaurant-quality meals to victims, volunteers, and first responders in natural disasters and emergencies, and partner with existing like-minded organizations to further their mission by providing food service in underserved communities across the country and around the globe. Provide meals to individuals during local, state, and national disasters and emergencies.
Total revenues
$13,736,229
2023
Total expenses
$14,214,864
2023
Total assets
$10,825,620
2023
Num. employees
82
2023

Program areas at Mercy Chefs

Disaster relief & long-term recovery: we respond to natural disasters and national emergencies at a moment's notice. On deployment, our professional Chefs prepare high- quality, hot meals on a mass scale-up to 20,000 meals a day-for victims, volunteers, and first responders. Community kitchens: Mercy Chefs' cofounder inspired the development of our community kitchens. She recognized our organization's responsibility to put our resources, volunteers, and skills to use outside of disasters to feed food-insecure populations across the country. Food insecurity response: Mercy Chefs has delivered millions of meals through grocery box distributions. The impact these groceries have made on people's lives is unparalleled. We've expanded this program and continue to find new ways to support people in food-insecure communities through job skills training, single-parent cooking classes, and budget-friendly recipe creation.

Who funds Mercy Chefs

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncPoverty$348,488
Fellowship Of Israel Related Ministries$271,613
Robinson Foundation / John Robinson & Lisa Robinson TteeDisaster/tornado Relief Efforts in Wynne, Arkansas Fund$200,000
...and 90 more grants received totalling $2,161,572

Personnel at Mercy Chefs

NameTitleCompensation
R Gary LeblancFounder and Chief Executive Officer$165,650
William BunceDirector of$108,988

Financials for Mercy Chefs

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,591,173
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$187,776
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-49,714
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$6,994
Total revenues$13,736,229

Form 990s for Mercy Chefs

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-09-03990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Sewa InternationalHouston, TX$7,594,063
Eight Days of HopeTupelo, MS$7,340,067
Team Rubicon USA (TR)Los Angeles, CA$40,350,863
Crossroads MissionsLouisville, KY$4,476,035
National Emergency AssistanceKnoxville, TN$15,450,048
Data update history
November 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 22 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Robinson Foundation / John Robinson & Lisa Robinson Ttee
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $32,500 from Jeff and Susie Seitz Charitable Foundation
August 4, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,041 from American Online Giving Foundation
January 24, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Public safety organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Human servicesPublic safety
Characteristics
Community engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
711 Washington St
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Metro area
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
County
Portsmouth city, VA
Website URL
mercychefs.com/ 
Phone
(757) 635-4403
IRS details
EIN
20-5050449
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2006
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
M20: Disaster Preparedness and Relief Service
NAICS code, primary
624230: Emergency and Relief Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Undetermined
Charity Registration status
Not Registered
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
None yet
FTB Entity ID
4660449
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-01-15
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