Ministries of Divine Mercy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Serve approximately 7,000 people in 16 villages 40 minutes North West of the capital of Teguicapla, Honduras. Working with local leaders to create economic opportunity, improve community health and supplement education for children.
- Income
- $555,893
- Spending
- $528,726
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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 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 (4)
- $422,925 spent. Our Student Sponsorship Program provided out-of-school educational support for students enrolled in the rural public Honduras school system. MDM continued to provide assistance as follows: Through this program 185 students excelled in their academic work, including: 96 in elementary grades, 44 in middle school grades, 28 in high school and 17 in university. EXPENSES associated with this program are included in the Grants to Foreign Organizations section. In addition, 6 new afterschool tutors were trained to help in local schools and at MDM's main campus.
- In the areas of community development and outreach, medicines were supplied a local community health center, office and school supplies were supplied to a local community kindergarten program, food items were provided to local community families, construction and infrastructure projects improved living conditions for more than 100 families. These improvements included road improvements, 12 cement floors, two new homes for local families, 210 water filters distributed, 70 food baskets delivered, 1 medical clinic built, and improvements to local schools.
- In the areas of spiritual development our staff and volunteers helped lead Bible classes for all students in the program, devotion time & discipleship classes with staff members, discipleship classes with middle school & Highschool students, Held 4 workshops with parents on how best support their children learning process, lead Comprehensive Reading workshops with staff & students in the classroom setting, and provided individual guidance and counsel to parents & students.
- Short term missionary teams from the United States continued to invest personally in community projects and in helping meet the physical needs of local community families. These teams provided much of the manpower needed to accomplish the projects listed in Service accomplishment 2.
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 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 2025.
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 April 2003.
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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