Mennonite Central Committee meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a ministry of Anabaptist churches in the United States working in 45 countries around the world in disaster relief, sustainable community development and justice and peace building. The organization reports that it works with and through churches and other partner groups to respond to the needs of all people, regardless of ethnicity or religious affiliation. MCC's program focuses include: education, health, food security and sustainable livelihoods, humanitarian relief and disaster recovery, migration and resettlement, restorative justice and peace building.
For the year ended March 31, 2020, Mennonite Central Committee's program expenses were:
Sustainable community development |
$16,028,740 |
Justice and peacebuilding |
$6,451,910 |
Disaster relief |
$5,960,297 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$28,440,947 |
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Chief Executive
Ann Graber Hershberger, Executive Director
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Compensation*
$107,000
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Chair of the Board
Gwen White
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired professor and private psychology counselor
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Board Size
15
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Paid Staff Size
191
*2021 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $33,270,665, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
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.
The following information is based on Mennonite Central Committee's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended March 31, 2020.
Source of Funds |
Contributions |
$29,060,243 |
Other programs and miscellaneous |
$4,728,534 |
In-kind contributions |
$3,662,600 |
Grants |
$547,822 |
Investment income |
($1,049,403) |
Total Income |
$36,949,796 |
- Programs: 81%
- Administrative: 12%
- Fundraising: 7%
Total Income |
$36,949,796 |
Program expenses |
$28,440,947 |
Fundraising expenses |
$2,665,624 |
Administrative expenses |
$4,359,988 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$35,466,559 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$1,483,237 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$45,962,830 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$47,446,067 |
Total Liabilities |
$2,830,258 |
Total Assets |
$50,276,325 |
Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements - consolidated - for the year ended March 31, 2020, MCC received in-kind gifts totaling $3,662,600 in the form of food ($1,257,775), clothing and bedding ($1,016,616), relief kits ($596,131), hygiene and medical supplies ($308,705), school kits ($302,489), and other donated items ($180,884).