Nonprofit · EIN 82-3161822
MERCY GATE MINISTRIES
Tax-exempt · INGRAM, TX 78025
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,218,405 | $993,083 | $225,322 | $3,084,579 | $331,694 | $2,752,885 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,515,878 | $781,478 | $734,400 | $2,842,110 | $320,096 | $2,522,014 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $687,207 | $687,548 | -$341 | $1,290,731 | $282,224 | $1,008,507 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,196,912
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $21,493
- Other revenue
- $21,493
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $88,296
- Other salaries and wages
- $315,452
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $434,414
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $38,324
- Occupancy
- $165,770
- Depreciation
- $78,915
- Program services (functional)
- $805,004
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,242
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,837
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,842,110
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,084,579
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $331,694
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,752,885
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,622,195
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,623,367
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $129,518
- Gross receipts
- $1,246,054
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAE SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $47,956 |
| LISA CARPENTER | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $40,340 |
| MICHELLE FAUST | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FRED GAMBLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE CHAPA | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TAMMY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROY FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STOCKTON WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDDIE MORRILL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HOWELL RIDOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLIE SYFERT | DIRECTOR (FORMER) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA DAVENPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRI WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAE SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $40,030 |
| MICHELLE FAUST | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STOCKTON WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FRED GAMBLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE CHAPA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TAMMY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE CARTWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROY FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDDIE MORRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWELL RIDOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLIE SYFERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAE SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $36,931 |
| MICHELLE FAUST | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STOCKTON WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FRED GAMBLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE CHAPPA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TAMMY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE CARTWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROY FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDDIE MORRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWELL RIDOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLIE SYFERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 590, INGRAM, TX 78025-0590
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FRED GAMBLE, PO BOX 590, INGRAM, TX 78025
- Signed the 990
- FRED GAMBLE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (830) 367-3480
- Website
- MERCYGATEMINISTRIES.COM
- Return prepared by
- MASSEY ITSCHNER & CO PC
Mission
MERCY GATE MINISTRIES IS DEDICATED TO DEMONSTRATING THE LIFE-CHANGING GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THOSE AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
Program accomplishments
- MERCY GATE MINISTRIES SERVES AS A SECOND RESPONDER BY WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND THE JUDICIAL COURTS TO CARE FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND SEX EXPLOITATION. MERCY GATE MINISTRIES HANDLES CRISIS CASES; RESPONDS TO INMATES; AND OUR SURVIVOR ADVOCATE DIRECTLY SUPPORTS WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, MERCY GATE MINISTRIES REFERS WOMEN INTO OUR JOURNEY PROGRAM; WHICH IS ONE OF LESS THAN A DOZEN RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN TEXAS DEDICATED TO HELPING WOMEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION, AND THE ONLY ENTITY OF IT'S KIND SERVING THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO WORKING DIRECTLY WITH SEXUALLY EXPLOITED WOMEN, MERCY GATE HAS REACHED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES CHURCH PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENTS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, TRAINING WITH TASK FORCE MEMBERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, PRESENTATIONS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND MEDIA COVERAGE IN PRINT, TELEVISION, RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND LOCAL PODCASTS.Expenses $805,004
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-3161822
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,084,579
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,246,054
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,218,405 | $993,083 | $3,084,579 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,515,878 | $781,478 | $2,842,110 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $687,207 | $687,548 | $1,290,731 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,104,281 | $424,496 | $1,306,319 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-3161822).
Questions about MERCY GATE MINISTRIES
- What is the EIN of MERCY GATE MINISTRIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MERCY GATE MINISTRIES is 82-3161822.
- Is MERCY GATE MINISTRIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to MERCY GATE MINISTRIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MERCY GATE MINISTRIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MERCY GATE MINISTRIES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MERCY GATE MINISTRIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MERCY GATE MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FRED GAMBLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MERCY GATE MINISTRIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $47,956 (CHAE SPENCER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MERCY GATE MINISTRIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,218,405, expenses of $993,083 and total assets of $3,084,579 at year end.
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