MERCY TECH MISSION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·POST OFFICE BOX 1153 · SUMMERLAND, BC · V0H 1Z0·BN 826932444RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
91¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$57K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Mercy Tech Mission?
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Is Mercy Tech Mission a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 826932444RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Mercy Tech Mission located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is POST OFFICE BOX 1153, SUMMERLAND, BC, V0H 1Z0. Source.
What does Mercy Tech Mission do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "A MERCY TECH TEAM OF 4 TRAVELED TO PROJECT CANAAN IN ESWATINI FOR A 3-WEEK PERIOD IN JANUARY/FREBRUARY TO ASSIST IN THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS; THE FOCUS WAS ON MECHANICS TRAINING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND BICYCLE REPAIR. OUR LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER COUPLE HOSTED THE TEAM IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GUEST HOUSE AND…" Full program description.
How much of Mercy Tech Mission's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mercy Tech Mission?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $57K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
A MERCY TECH TEAM OF 4 TRAVELED TO PROJECT CANAAN IN ESWATINI FOR A 3-WEEK PERIOD IN JANUARY/FREBRUARY TO ASSIST IN THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS; THE FOCUS WAS ON MECHANICS TRAINING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND BICYCLE REPAIR. OUR LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER COUPLE HOSTED THE TEAM IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GUEST HOUSE AND DIRECTED THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM WITH THE VIEW OF OFFERING FORMAL AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING IN 2025 TO NEW STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER ESWATINI. A MERCY TECH VOLUNTEER TRAVELLED TO ESWATINI FOR THE MONTH OF MAY & JUNE TO CONTINUE THE WELDING AND FABRICATION TRAINING COURSES AT THAT LOCATION. IN… Show more
A MERCY TECH TEAM OF 4 TRAVELED TO PROJECT CANAAN IN ESWATINI FOR A 3-WEEK PERIOD IN JANUARY/FREBRUARY TO ASSIST IN THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS; THE FOCUS WAS ON MECHANICS TRAINING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND BICYCLE REPAIR. OUR LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER COUPLE HOSTED THE TEAM IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GUEST HOUSE AND DIRECTED THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM WITH THE VIEW OF OFFERING FORMAL AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING IN 2025 TO NEW STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER ESWATINI. A MERCY TECH VOLUNTEER TRAVELLED TO ESWATINI FOR THE MONTH OF MAY & JUNE TO CONTINUE THE WELDING AND FABRICATION TRAINING COURSES AT THAT LOCATION. IN SEPTEMBER THE MERCY TECH MISSION DIRECTOR TRAVELLED AGAIN TO THE ESWATINI LOCATION TO OVERSEE THE INTERVIEWING AND HIRING OF THE NEW HEADMASTER/INSTRUTOR FOR THE LUSITO TRAINING INSTITUTE. ADDITIONAL GENERALIZED TRAINING IN MECHANICS TOOK PLACE AS WELL AND PROGRESS WAS MADE IN THE FINALIZATION OF THE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THE UPCOMING OPENING OF THE FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN JANURARY 2025. STEPS WERE INITIATED TO BEGIN PROMOTING THE TRAINING INSTITUTE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND PLANNING MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED WITH PROJECT CANAAN STAFF TO ADRESS ITEMS SUCH AS ON-SITE STUDENT HOUSING TUITION FEES THE STUDENT APPLICATION PROCESSES SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATTERS.
New programs
GOING FORWARD THE NEWLY COMPLETED LUSITO TRAINING INSTITUTE AT PROJECT CANAAN WILL NOW BE OPERATED AND STAFFED BY PROJECT CANAAN EMPLOYEES WITH MERCY TECH MISSION FULFILLING THE ROLE OF SENDING VOLUNTEERS AS GUEST INSTRUCTORS TO ASSIST IN THE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM AS NEEDED.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
91¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 91¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
9%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$57K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)48%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
48%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
52%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $112K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $35K | 100¢ | 18% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $24K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $63K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $97K | 254¢✱ | 26% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $57K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- COGBILL, KENNETH RMISSION DIRECTORarm's length
- PETERS, DAVID ETRUSTEEarm's length
- ISAAK, ROBERT JTREASURERarm's length
- BORCHERT, JACK ATRUSTEEarm's length
- SAID, MAGEDTRUSTEEarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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