Mercy Maternity House Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN JESUS' NAME BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE HOPE.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 661
- Highest pay
- $120,993, director/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 36% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 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
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $906,326 spent. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SPONSORS THREE MATERNITY HOMES IN KENYA CALLED THE REHEMA RESCUE CENTER FOUNDATION, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOPE AND SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAVE BECOME PREGNANT THROUGH DESPERATE AND OFTEN VIOLENT CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL RESCUED SIX PREGNANT GIRLS AND SAW SIX NEW BABIES BORN. BETWEEN 2010 AND 2024, 90 GIRLS HAVE BEEN RESCUED AND 89 BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN AT REHEMA HOUSE. AT THE THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN KENYA, THE TEEN MOMS RECEIVE WEEKLY TRAUMA-INFORMED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. BEYOND MEETING PHYSICAL NEEDS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. TUTORS PROVIDE THE GIRLS WITH A BASIC EDUCATION WITH A GOAL TO REINTEGRATE THEM BACK TO SCHOOL OR TO TRANSITION THEM TO A VOCATIONAL JOB PROGRAM ONCE THEIR CHILDREN REACH THE AGE OF TWO. WHEN THE GIRLS REACH THIS TRANSITION POINT, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THEIR SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, AND BOOKS, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. VOCATIONAL TRAINING ENSURES THAT THE TEEN MOMS DO NOT END UP HOMELESS OR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER THEIR TIME AT REHEMA HOUSE. THE GIRLS ARE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING HAIRDRESSING, SALON SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC CLASSES, BAKING, COOKING, AND SEWING. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SPONSORS THREE MATERNITY HOMES IN KENYA CALLED THE REHEMA RESCUE CENTER FOUNDATION, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOPE AND SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAVE BECOME PREGNANT THROUGH DESPERATE AND OFTEN VIOLENT CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL RESCUED SIX PREGNANT GIRLS AND SAW SIX NEW BABIES BORN. BETWEEN 2010 AND 2024, 90 GIRLS HAVE BEEN RESCUED AND 89 BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN AT REHEMA HOUSE. AT THE THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN KENYA, THE TEEN MOMS RECEIVE WEEKLY TRAUMA-INFORMED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. BEYOND MEETING PHYSICAL NEEDS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. TUTORS PROVIDE THE GIRLS WITH A BASIC EDUCATION WITH A GOAL TO REINTEGRATE THEM BACK TO SCHOOL OR TO TRANSITION THEM TO A VOCATIONAL JOB PROGRAM ONCE THEIR CHILDREN REACH THE AGE OF TWO. WHEN THE GIRLS REACH THIS TRANSITION POINT, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THEIR SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, AND BOOKS, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. VOCATIONAL TRAINING ENSURES THAT THE TEEN MOMS DO NOT END UP HOMELESS OR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER THEIR TIME AT REHEMA HOUSE. THE GIRLS ARE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING HAIRDRESSING, SALON SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC CLASSES, BAKING, COOKING, AND SEWING.
- $901,642 spent. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ASSISTS VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY TEACHING THEM ARTISAN TRADES AS WELL AS CREATING DISTRIBUTION AVENUES FOR THEIR GOODS TO BE SOLD. PROVIDING THE FAMILIES WITH RELIABLE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS, FOOD SCARCITY, AND BECOMING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND ALLOWS THEM TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SELLS THE ARTISANS' PRODUCTS IN ONLINE AND PHYSICAL RETAIL STORES, AS WELL AS THROUGH FIVE SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS CALLED MHG CLUBS. THERE ARE FOUR MONTHLY CLUBS CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 2000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND ONE QUARTERLY CLUB WHICH HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF ABOUT 900. THE ITEMS FEATURED IN THESE CLUBS EMPOWER WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, CONSISTING OF OVER 50 GROUPS IN APPROXIMATELY 30 COUNTRIES AND COUNTLESS ARTISANS. FOR THESE VULNERABLE FAMILIES, THE SUPPORT OF MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND THE SALES OF THEIR PRODUCTS IS HELPING THEM BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DIGNITY. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ASSISTS VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY TEACHING THEM ARTISAN TRADES AS WELL AS CREATING DISTRIBUTION AVENUES FOR THEIR GOODS TO BE SOLD. PROVIDING THE FAMILIES WITH RELIABLE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS, FOOD SCARCITY, AND BECOMING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND ALLOWS THEM TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SELLS THE ARTISANS' PRODUCTS IN ONLINE AND PHYSICAL RETAIL STORES, AS WELL AS THROUGH FIVE SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS CALLED MHG CLUBS. THERE ARE FOUR MONTHLY CLUBS CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 2000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND ONE QUARTERLY CLUB WHICH HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF ABOUT 900. THE ITEMS FEATURED IN THESE CLUBS EMPOWER WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, CONSISTING OF OVER 50 GROUPS IN APPROXIMATELY 30 COUNTRIES AND COUNTLESS ARTISANS. FOR THESE VULNERABLE FAMILIES, THE SUPPORT OF MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND THE SALES OF THEIR PRODUCTS IS HELPING THEM BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DIGNITY.
- $237,917 spent. THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM SUPPORTS VULNERABLE FAMILIES (REFUGEES, TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) BY PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION AS THEY SETTLE INTO THEIR NEW LIVES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CONDUCTED MORE APPROXIMATELY 100 IN-HOME VISITS TO 2 REFUGEE FAMILIES, ASSISTING THEM WITH TASKS SUCH AS JOB SEARCHES, HEALTHCARE, AND SCHOOL REGISTRATION. THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM WELCOMES OVER 35 REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO OUR WEEKLY ESOL CLASSES THAT ARE FREE OF CHARGE, AS WELL AS OUR QUARTERLY EMPOWERMENT LUNCHES THAT HELP BUILD SKILLS AND COMMUNITY. THE ESOL MINISTRY TEAM PRACTICES CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH THROUGH WEEKLY ESOL CLASSES, MEAL AND GROCERY ASSISTANCE THROUGH A PARTNER FOOD PANTRY, AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN AMERICA. TWO WOMEN WHO ARE REFUGEES PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCT TRAINING PROGRAM AND LEARNED NEW SKILLS THAT THEY USED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL PREPARED TO WELCOME OUR SECOND IN-HOUSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM. SHE IS EXPANDING HER ARTISAN SKILLS, AS WELL AS HER PERSONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS, WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY AS SHE PLANS TO ACHIEVE HER FUTURE GOALS AND DREAMS. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ALSO EXPANDED OUR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHES TO INCLUDE SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING, AND WE HAVE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 WOMEN AT EACH LUNCHEON. THESE LUNCHEONS HELP BUILD TRANSFERABLE SKILLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP,S AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AMONG THE WOMEN. THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM SUPPORTS VULNERABLE FAMILIES (REFUGEES, TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) BY PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION AS THEY SETTLE INTO THEIR NEW LIVES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CONDUCTED MORE APPROXIMATELY 100 IN-HOME VISITS TO 2 REFUGEE FAMILIES, ASSISTING THEM WITH TASKS SUCH AS JOB SEARCHES, HEALTHCARE, AND SCHOOL REGISTRATION. THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM WELCOMES OVER 35 REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO OUR WEEKLY ESOL CLASSES THAT ARE FREE OF CHARGE, AS WELL AS OUR QUARTERLY EMPOWERMENT LUNCHES THAT HELP BUILD SKILLS AND COMMUNITY. THE ESOL MINISTRY TEAM PRACTICES CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH THROUGH WEEKLY ESOL CLASSES, MEAL AND GROCERY ASSISTANCE THROUGH A PARTNER FOOD PANTRY, AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN AMERICA. TWO WOMEN WHO ARE REFUGEES PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCT TRAINING PROGRAM AND LEARNED NEW SKILLS THAT THEY USED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL PREPARED TO WELCOME OUR SECOND IN-HOUSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM. SHE IS EXPANDING HER ARTISAN SKILLS, AS WELL AS HER PERSONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS, WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY AS SHE PLANS TO ACHIEVE HER FUTURE GOALS AND DREAMS. IN 2024, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ALSO EXPANDED OUR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHES TO INCLUDE SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING, AND WE HAVE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 WOMEN AT EACH LUNCHEON. THESE LUNCHEONS HELP BUILD TRANSFERABLE SKILLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP,S AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AMONG THE WOMEN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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