Philanthropy & Grantmaking
(T20I)
990 on File
JESS MERKLE FOUNDATION
Financial strength (30%)
90/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
51/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$516K
Total Revenue
$518K
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Net Assets
N/A
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
76.3%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
57.38x
Liability-to-Asset
0.0%
Revenue Diversification
76.2%
Executive Compensation
$50K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 8,005 similar organizations
(United States, Philanthropy & Grantmaking, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
76.3% | 90.0% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
57.4 mo | 98.0 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
76.2% | 90.3% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-0.3% | 11.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
2.3% | 8.2% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-0.4% | 4.5% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $516K | $518K | $2.5M | 76.3% | — |
| 2024 | $517K | $506K | $2.5M | 77.1% | — |
| 2023 | $466K | $514K | $2.5M | 77.8% | — |
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