Mercy House Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To equip and empower single, pregnant women with a safe, nurturing home, pregancy care, life skills training and Christian discipleship to establish a sold foundation for two lives.
- Income
- $322,002
- Spending
- $336,240
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- -9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $67,658, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 31 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 51% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1556% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 June 30, 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)
- $186,976 spent. See Schedule O Mercy House is a non-profit ministry serving single adult women who are pregnant, homeless, and under duress. House directors and staff care for residents, and each woman is invited to stay for up to one year after birth. The average stay at Mercy House can be six months to one year in most circumstances. Our goal for each resident is graduation from our program with a healthy baby, personnl healing, restoration, feeling equipped to parent, or empowered and supported to place their baby for adoption. During their stay with us, we prioritize emotional healing from trauma, learning life skills, parenting education, and acquistion of a higher level of education than previously achieved. This ranges from working for a general equivalency diploma, acquiring education for a technical trade or online attendance of college classes. We focus heavily on emotional and spiritual restoration and resolution. These goals are achieved through the teamwork of the staff, various volunteers and professional skilled workers who offer their services. Twelve women and seven babies were served on a long-term basis this year in our residential home. These services include midwifery and medical obstetrics care, childbirth education and dental and chiropractic care. We also provide professional services and classes to include Celebrate Recovery, private counseling, nutritional training, emotional and spiritual healing and recovery and our parent education course, Brightcourse. We assisted each resident in obtainig WIC, Medicaid, and exploring educational advancement. In some cases, Mercy House funded their educational requirements through grant funds or personal scholarships.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 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 November 1997.
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 October 21, 2026.
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