Maternal Life International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 48% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Our primary purpose is health care and family life development in Africa through a series of training and resource assistance programs including The Faithful House, Safe Passages, The 1st Thousand Days of Life, and the Windows Method of Fertility Awareness. We provide training of trainers for safe birth and secure families to health care professionals community and church leaders. These programs work at the grassroots to lessen HIV risk decrease levels of domestic violence alcoholism and improve respect for women food security and improved parenting.
- Income
- $167,027
- Spending
- $288,725
- Spent on programs
- 48%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $101,667, 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: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 73% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1548% 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 42% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (3)
- $110,739 spent. The Faithful House is a centerpiece program that provides couple-centered development for improving the health and social well-being of families through ongoing training programs in multiple sites in Africa. Over the course of its implementation it has reached nearly 300,000 couples providing them with knowledge and skills to improve their relationships be faithful and avoid HIV improve their food security share responsibilities and domestic tasks and further respect for women. Over the past fiscal year 5042 people were reached by this program directly in Kenya Tanzania Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- $262 spent. Haiti Faithful House program
- $27,200 spent. In May 2025 MLI conducted a Safe Passages training session at two clinics located in northern Uganda within the diocese of Lira. Safe Passages is a specialized emergency obstetrical training program meticulously crafted to mitigate maternal and infant mortality rates in regions facing resource constraints. As part of the initiative essential equipment like ultrasounds were supplied to support the clinics in providing critical maternal healthcare services.
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? 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 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 July 1999.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Map International (Brunswick, GA), EIN 36-2586390. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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