Mercy Education Project
Mercy Education Project
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About this organization
Mission
Mercy Education Project provides educational opportunities, life skills development, and cultural enrichment for women and girls living in the city of Detroit who have limited access to resources to enable them to improve the quality of their lives. MEP's goals for women and girls are: - to nurture and develop intellectual and social growth; - to assist in raising self-esteem; - to support efforts toward self-sufficiency; and, - to foster qualities of leadership and service MEP empowers women and girls, and in turn their families and their communities, using education as the catalyst. MEP affects the change Detroit needs, through education, college preparation and workforce development of its women and girls.
About
Girls' programs in FY19 Mercy Education Project provided remedial, curriculum-based, after-school and Saturday tutoring in reading and math, ACT/SAT test preparation, college and career readiness programming (CCR), STEM robotics and the emerging leader summer enrichment program to 97 at-risk girls in grades two through twelve from low-income households in SW Detroit. 100% of youth who received academic tutoring demonstrated academic improvement, 100% of high school seniors served in the CCR program graduated from high school on-time and were accepted into one or more colleges of their choosing, volunteers donated 5,225 hours in one-to-one tutoring services to the youth.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “To provide educational opportunities, life skills and workforce development and cultural enrichment for women and girls who have limited access to resources to enable them to improve the quality of their lives.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “To provide educational opportunities and life skills development for women and girls.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as MI.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 1450 HOWARD STREET, DETROIT, MI, 48216.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2020 is 36.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$70,941.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1994.
- The organization pays $717,373 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $195,113 in fundraising expenses.
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