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US nonprofit · EIN 351410753 · Fort Wayne, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351410753) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Project Mercy Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$4.8m
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$4.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.5 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Project Mercy Inc's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bete DemekePresident/Ce2018
8 yrs
Daniel TymannDirector2025
1 yr
Demeke Tekle-WoldEmeritus2018
8 yrs
Dr Brad CoolmanDirector2025
1 yr
Dr Colleen KraftDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr TIM TeusnikDirector2025
1 yr
Dr William ZuberDirector2021
5 yrs
Ester SilversDirector2025
1 yr
Lucy RollerCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Michael Van NoordChairman2025

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lucy RollerSecretary40$66k
Demeke Tekle-WoldEmeritus1$0
Bete DemekePresident/Ce50$0
Dr Brad CoolmanDirector1$0
Dr Colleen KraftDirector1$0
Ester SilversDirector1$0
Dr Michael van NoordChairman1$0
Daniel TymannDirector1$0
Dr William ZuberDirector1$0
Dr Tim TeusnikDirector1$0

Colorado roster

7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253014684). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Betru Tekle-Wold
Deme Tekle-WoldBoard Member/CEO Emeritus
Tim TeusinkBoard Member
Michael van NoordChairman
Bete F DemekeVice-Chairman/Org CEO & President
Michael van NoordChairman/
William ZuberBoard Member

About

Legal name
Project Mercy Inc
EIN
351410753
Address
7011 Ardmore Ave, Fort Wayne, IN, 46809-9500
State
Indiana
Mission
The vision of project mercy is to "renew the heart of a nation by freeing people from physical and spiritual poverty". The mission is to transform how people live and think and build strong, self-sufficient communities in ethiopia and beyond through new knowledge, better health, sustainable food sources and strengthened character for all people as a living example of the love of jesus... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q710 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1977
Principal officer
Bete Demeke (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBete Demeke
≥8years on the filingsDemeke Tekle-Wold
≥8years on the filingsDr Colleen Kraft
≥5years on the filingsDr William Zuber

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.8m
Total liabilities
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.8m
Contributions and grants received
$2.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.2m
Employees
6