The Grace and Mercy Foundation

The information on this page was last updated 7/20/2026. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]

Summary

Guided by our abiding belief in the power of grace and mercy, we share resources with our partners across five key areas. We also help our partners lead Just Show Up Book Clubs and Public Reading of Scripture gatherings.

Contact information

Mailing address:
The Grace and Mercy Foundation
888 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10106

Website: www.graceandmercy.org

Phone: (212) 984-8877

Email: [email protected]

Organization details

EIN: 208050779

CEO/President: Sumi Kim

Chairman: Sung Kook Hwang and Andrew Mills

Board size: 6

Founder:

Ruling year: 2007

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:

Purpose

We are focused on our performance, culture, and people. We are guided by our mission to support the poor and oppressed and help people learn, grow, and serve. The investments we make are driven by our values and informed by rigorous data analysis.

Mission statement

The Grace and Mercy Foundation supports the poor and oppressed, and helps people learn, grow, and serve.

Statement of faith

Donor confidence score

This organization does not file a Form 990.

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Transparency grade

D

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Christian Foundations

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Financial ratios

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Financials

Financials for this ministry have not been collected.

Compensation

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Response from ministry

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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 7/20/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]

History

Program accomplishments

Since our founding in 2006, we have made over $180 million in grants across 200+ organizations worldwide.

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	No	0/3
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	No	0/10
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/3
Does the board contain at least 5 members and no more than 12 members?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	No	0/25
Does the organization post its audited financial statement or review (if annual revenue is less than $1 million) on its website?	No	0/2
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	No	0/20
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	No	0/2
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	No	0/2
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	No	0/2
Is the board chair an independent member of the board?	No	0/2
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	No	0/2
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	No	0/2
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 3 stars?	No	0/20
Total donor confidence score		5/100