Mercy Medical Angels (previously Mercy Medical Airlift) 
Summary
MERCY MEDICAL ANGELS ("MMA") is dedicated to serving people in situations of compelling human need through the provision of charitable air transportation. MMA's mission is to facilitate a charitable means of long distance medical air transport for all medically indigent, low-income and financially vulnerable patients in our society thereby ensuring equal access to distant specialized medical treatment or to appropriate facilities and settings for continuing care. Some of the programs of MMA include: National Patient Air Transport HELPLINE, Angel Flight Regional and State Programs, Airline Charitable Ticket Program, Special-Lift and Child-Lift Programs, National and Government relations support for Angel Flight
America and Homeland Security Emergency Transportation System Development.
Contributions to MMA are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Contact information
Mailing address:
4620 Haygood Road, Ste. 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455-3455
Website: www.mercymedical.org
Phone: (757) 318-9174
Email: mercymed@aol.com
Organization details
EIN: 521374161
CEO/President: Mr. Edward Boyer
Chairman: Mr. Norman E. Johnson
Board size: 13
Founder: Mr. Edward Boyer
Year founded: 1984
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
MERCY MEDICAL ANGELS ("MMA") is dedicated to serving people in situations of compelling human need through the provision of charitable air transportation. MMA's mission is to facilitate a charitable means of long distance medical air transport for all medically indigent, low-income and financially vulnerable patients in our society thereby ensuring equal access to distant specialized medical treatment or to appropriate facilities and settings for continuing care. National Patient Air Transport Helpline - NPATH is the nation's only single source of referral information on the full spectrum of charitable long-distance air medical transport options. MMA offers this 24-hour nationwide hotline as a service in support of the National Charitable Air Transportation System. Angel Flight Program - MMA operates a free, long-distance, ambulatory outpatient transport service for individuals in medical and financial crisis. Angel Flight volunteer pilots link with other pilots nationally -- together flying thousands of needy patients each year. Airline Charitable Ticket Program Development - MMA encourages and assists commercial airlines in the development of charitable ticket programs nationally. Special-Lift Programs -MMA manages and coordinates large-scale charitable air medical transportation programs for individuals, often children, who need access to medical research centers and disease-specific treatment programs. General Aviation Charitable Program Development - MMA provides administrative and program management services for Air Care Alliance, the nationwide league of volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit.
This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Mission statement
Mercy Medical Angels uses the following to express its mission:
MMA's mission is to facilitate a charitable means of long distance medical air transport for all medically indigent, low-income and financially vulnerable patients in our society thereby ensuring equal access to distant specialized medical treatment or to appropriate facilities and settings for continuing care.
Statement of faith
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His mirachles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His present rule as Head of the Church and in His personal return in power and glory.
- We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial, gender, and class differences.
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 27 of 577 | 10 of 68 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 122 of 577 | 20 of 68 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 54 of 577 | 15 of 68 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 20 of 577 | 7 of 68 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 94% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 92% | 93% | 95% | 95% | 92% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 111% | 110% | 105% | 114% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 80% | 92% | 104% | 104% | 99% | 105% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | -11% | -10% | -5% | -14% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | -1% | -52% | -33% | -10% | -16% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Median measure for all ministries in MW database | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.10 | 3.71 | 3.74 | 2.94 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.66 | 3.69 | 5.16 | 2.44 | 2.21 | 2.36 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.19 | 13.71 | 19.33 | 7.17 | 4.33 | 2.45 |
| Liquidity ratios | Median measure for all ministries in MW database | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 8.90 | 3.52 | 4.27 | 17.31 | 33.61 | 15.11 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.71 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 1.58 | 2.69 | 4.57 |
| Solvency ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 30% | 27% | 19% | 15% | 16% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 13% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 74% | 19% | 19% | 28% | 43% | 81% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $304,207 | $141,448 | $176,821 | $385,209 | $182,395 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $14,845 | $91,224 | $232,825 | $338,332 | $566,289 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $289,907 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $264,134 | $276,216 |
| Total current assets | $319,052 | $232,672 | $699,553 | $987,675 | $1,024,900 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $695,845 | $805,602 | $999,142 | $1,191,948 | $1,389,340 |
| Other long-term assets | $163,882 | $163,187 | $7,335 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $859,727 | $968,789 | $1,006,477 | $1,191,948 | $1,389,340 |
| Total assets | $1,178,779 | $1,201,461 | $1,706,030 | $2,179,623 | $2,414,240 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $74,950 | $39,478 | $25,682 | $16,689 | $56,252 |
| Other current liabilities | $15,656 | $15,017 | $14,738 | $12,698 | $11,558 |
| Total current liabilities | $90,606 | $54,495 | $40,420 | $29,387 | $67,810 |
| Debt | $259,663 | $273,275 | $285,227 | $299,006 | $310,705 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $259,663 | $273,275 | $285,227 | $299,006 | $310,705 |
| Total liabilities | $350,269 | $327,770 | $325,647 | $328,393 | $378,515 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $639,318 | $585,182 | $1,112,003 | $1,534,105 | $1,326,188 |
| Temporarily restricted | $189,192 | $288,509 | $268,380 | $317,125 | $709,537 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $828,510 | $873,691 | $1,380,383 | $1,851,230 | $2,035,725 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $4,300,327 | $4,001,919 | $4,495,745 | $4,087,532 | $2,180,466 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $139 | $1,582 | $27,375 | ($10,076) | $8,394 |
| Other revenue | $67,832 | $37,493 | $35,666 | $14,042 | $9,077 |
| Total other revenue | $67,971 | $39,075 | $63,041 | $3,966 | $17,471 |
| Total revenue | $4,368,298 | $4,040,994 | $4,558,786 | $4,091,498 | $2,197,937 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $4,031,212 | $4,199,557 | $4,757,182 | $4,054,140 | $2,302,983 |
| Management and general | $179,813 | $188,934 | $165,662 | $114,208 | $157,938 |
| Fundraising | $163,161 | $108,553 | $95,257 | $107,645 | $54,617 |
| Total expenses | $4,374,186 | $4,497,044 | $5,018,101 | $4,275,993 | $2,515,538 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($5,888) | ($456,050) | ($459,315) | ($184,495) | ($317,601) |
| Other changes in net assets | ($39,293) | ($50,642) | ($11,532) | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($45,181) | ($506,692) | ($470,847) | ($184,495) | ($317,601) |
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History
Mercy Medical Angels was founded in 1985 by Edward Boyer to facilitate a charitable means of long distance medical air transport for low-income and spent down patients, insuring equal access to specialized treatment.
Program accomplishments
Needs
MMA is totally supported through charitable giving and the services of volunteer pilots and office assistants.