Malteser International Americas
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION:MIA'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE DIGNITY AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SUFFERING AND DISPLACED PEOPLE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, REGARDLESS OF FAITH, POLITICAL BELIEF OR ORIGIN. *CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $180,063, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 57% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $2.7 million spent. IN 2025, MIA'S WORK CONTINUED TO FOCUS PRIMARILY IN SIX COUNTRIES (COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, HAITI, MEXICO, PERU AND THE UNITED STATES), BUT DUE TO THE SUDDEN CESSATION OF U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDING FROM USAID AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (BPRM), THE REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS TO THOSE IN NEED WAS REDUCED FROM OVER 515,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2024 TO FEWER THAN 100,000 IN 2025. THE IMPACT WAS FELT LARGELY IN OUR SERVICES IN COLOMBIA. *CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OADDITIONALLY, MIA PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR MI AFFILIATE, FACILITATING CRITICAL AID TO UKRAINE, ROMANIA, AND GAZA. MIA'S PROJECTS ARE CONCENTRATED IN FOUR MAIN AREAS: HEALTHCARE, BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL; WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH); NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY; AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RISK PREPAREDNESS. SOME OF MIA'S KEY PROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW:COLOMBIA: HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION AND WASH EARLY IN 2025, MIA'S ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA WERE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED BY THE TERMINATION OF USAID AND U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDING FOR FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN AID. THIS RESULTED IN THE COMPLETE CLOSURE OF OUR MOBILE HEALTH BRIGADES; REFUGEE AND MIGRANT HEALTHCARE CLINICS; PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY MALNUTRITION PROJECTS; AND PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ECOMONIC EMPOWERMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS WAYUU POPULATION. THE LOSS OF MORE THAN $4.7MN IN CONTRACTS AFFECTED MORE THAN 64,223 BENEFICIARIES DIRECTLY AND 229,313 INDIRECTLY. OUR IN-COUNTRY STAFF WAS REDUCED FROM 100 TO 5 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER OUR MISSION OF SERVING THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN COLOMBIA, MIA IS WORKING WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS, MOST SPECIFICALLY THE ORDER OF MALTA'S COLOMBIAN ASSOCIATION, TO FIND WAYS TO STAGE SMALLER PROJECTS IN THE NEAR TERM.VENEZUELA: HEALTHCAREMEDICAL SUPPLIES AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT: $200,000 FUNDING, REACHING 12,000+ BENEFICIARIES. PROJECT SUPPORTED 2 HOSPITALS (MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC) AND 37 MOBILE CLINICS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY AND INCREASE REGULAR CONSULTATIONS IN THE POOREST SECTIONS OF MARACAIBO. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING ON UP-TO-DATE PROTOCOLS AND PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.HAITI: HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTIN HAITI, MIA HAS 3 PROJECTS:A. AN AGRICULTURE PROJECT IN NIPPES EDUCATING AND FUNDING 7,185 HOUSEHOLDS TO GROW PRODUCE AND RAISE ANIMAL STOCK FOR FOOD AND DELIVERY TO THE LOCAL MARKET, INDIRECTLY BENEFITING 60,295 INDIVIDUALS.B. A MANGROVE PROJECT WHICH REGENERATES THE COASTAL AREAS IN NIPPES BY MITIGATING AGAINST SOIL EROSION.C. PEDIATRIC NUTRITION: 1MN OVER 3 YEARS, FUNDED BY GERMANY'S BMZ, BENEFITING 2,256 CHILDREN. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES REGULAR NUTRITION TREATMENTS FOR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN 7 HEALTH CENTERSPERU: HEALTHCARE AND NUTRITIONPARTNERING WITH THE ORDER OF MALTA PERU, MIA PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY AT RISK IN THE RURAL AREAS AROUND LIMA AND PIURA WHO ARE EXPOSED TO POVERTY, AFFECTED BY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, AND WHO RECEIVE INSUFFICIENT HEALTHCARE. SERVICES INCLUDE MEALS, HEALTHCARE AND PROTECTION AGAINST DENGUE FEVER. TOTAL BENEFICIARIES: 356MEXICO: HEALTHCAREIN COLLABORATION WITH THE ORDER OF MALTA MEXICO, MIA SUPPORTS MOTHERS LIVING WITH HIV WHILE SAFEGUARDING THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN AGED 0-24 MONTHS. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND MARGINALIZATION. IN 2025, 52 MOTHERS WERE TRAINED IN PARENTING AND COPING WITH THEIR ILLNESS. THIS INITIATIVE HELPED TO CREATE A HEALTH-PROMOTING ENVIRONMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 163 MOTHERS, FATHERS AND SIBLINGS AT RISK OF HIV.MANAGEMENT: AT THE END OF 2025, MIA MANAGEMENT TOOK THE PRUDENT STEP OF REDUCING ITS HEADQUARTER STAFF STRUCTURE IN RESPONSE TO THE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF U.S GOVERNMENT FUNDING LAST YEAR. THE MIA BOARD HAS PROACTIVELY STEPPED IN TO ENSURE THAT MIA'S FINANCIAL CONTROLS, GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY THOSE CHANGES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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