MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL
EIN 75-2685233 · International Development (Q30)
What they do
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION is to PROVIDE OVERSIGHT and GOVERNANCE to MERCY SHIPS OPERATIONS A 501(C)(3) THAT OPERATES HOSPITAL SHIPS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION for MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, and MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
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PAUL OWENNON-DIRECTOR SECRETARY
GERT VAN DE WEERDHOFDIRECTOR
FRED GROTECFO OF MERCY SHIPS END: 9/30/23
DR GARY BRANDENBURGDIRECTOR END: 6/1/2023
LINDA PRUETTASSISTANT SECRETARY
JAMES F COPPENSDIRECTOR
TROY GRIEPPDIRECTOR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
JAN VAN DEN BOSCHVICE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
JOHN PAUL KETELSDIRECTOR
KRISTINE DAVISVICE CHAIR END: 6/1/2023
LUCY QUISTDIRECTOR
MR GARY BELVINDIRECTOR
MRS JANEEN UZZELLDIRECTOR
MS LOIS BOYLEDIRECTOR
MYRON E ULLMAN IIIEMERITUS DIRECTOR
PETER B SCHULZEVICE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
REV JONATHAN WEAVERDIRECTOR
RICHARD WANKMULLERDIRECTOR END: 6/1/2023
THOMAS LATKOVICVICE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
AMY HAIG WAGNERDIRECTOR
GILBERT WALTERDIRECTOR
GARY BROWNCHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
FRANCOISE ANDREDIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FILIP RYGGDIRECTOR
DR MICHELLE WHITEDIRECTOR
DR MICHAEL SPENCEDIRECTOR
DR LOIC PFISTERDIRECTOR
DR BERTHA SERWA AYIDIRECTOR
DON STEPHENSDIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DEYON STEPHENSEMERITUS DIRECTOR
DAVID OVERTONDIRECTOR
DANIEL O SHELLEYDIRECTOR
DAME ANN GLOAGDIRECTOR
D MICHAEL LINDSAY PHDDIRECTOR
BERT VAN DIJKVICE CHAIR
BARNEY GOODALLINTERIM CFO OF MERCY SHIPS START: 10/1/23
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 2020, LINDALE, TX 75771
- County
- Smith
- In care of
- NICK ADAME
- Primary officer
- NICK ADAME, CFO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- FORVIS MAZARS LLP
- NTEE classification
- International Development (Q30)
- IRS tax category
- International Development