BBB Wise Giving Report for
Mercy Medical Airlift

BBB Wise Giving Report issued April 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Mercy Medical Airlift
Address: 4620 Haygood Road, Suite 1
  Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: 757-318-9174
Web Address: www.mercymedical.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1984, Virginia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to ensure that no financially needy patient is denied access to essential distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or care for lack of a means of long-distance medical air or ground transportation."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

MMA does not meet this Standard because:

  • It did not produce a written report outlining the results of its most recent effectiveness assessment.
Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

MMA operates several components of the national charitable medical transportation system. MMA provides a means of charitable or charitably-assisted long-distance patient (and escort) transportation via private aircraft, commercial airlines, fixed-wing long-distance air ambulance and ground transport.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, MMA's program expenses were:

  
Airline support 1,205,830
IADIF/ACV 1,100,022
Angel flights 637,950
Public education 364,092
Air Compassion America 179,348
Bonanza aircraft operation 131,014
NPATH 128,397
NIH 111,540
Homeland Security program 44,791
Child lift/special lift 27,417
Air charity network 24,141
Total Program Expenses: $3,954,542
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ed Boyer, President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $102,414

Chair of the Board: Colonel Norman E. Johnson, USAF (Ret.)
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Advisor - National Security, SDS International

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 16

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and workplace giving campaigns.
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,422,215, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on MMA's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Donations and grants 2,078,948
In-kind donations - services 1,343,267
Unrealized gain on investment 16,576
Rental income 15,858
Reimbursed expenses 15,006
Interest income 2,456
Gain on disposal of assets -329
Total Income $3,471,782


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 98%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 1% 

Total income   $3,471,782
  Program expenses $3,954,542
  Fund raising expenses 24,084
  Administrative expenses 42,231
 
Total expenses   $4,020,857
Expenses in Excess of Income   (549,075)
Beginning net assets   2,159,909
Ending net assets   1,610,834
Total liabilities   566,662
Total assets   $2,177,496

Note: According to MMA's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010, the organization received $1,343,267 in in-kind contributions including flights and donated airfare inventory ($1,070,066), various ($232,722), and pilots ($40,479).

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