Adonais Mercy House

What it reported doing in 2025

Adonai's Mercy House (AMH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing material, emotional, and spiritual support to Filipino children battling cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as to their families and caregivers. Founded twelve years ago by Aimee and Shane Wallenda out of a sincere desire to help poor Filipino children facing life-threatening diagnoses, AMH has grown from a small faith-based initiative into a structured humanitarian organization with offices in both the United States and the Philippines. In 2025, the organization made major strides, expanding its programs, professionalizing its administrative and financial systems, launching a pediatric oncology ward, and deepening partnerships with institutions and organizations committed to child health and welfare. During 2025, AMH served a total of 47 documented child beneficiaries across its programs, including 27 continuing beneficiaries and 20 newly admitted oncology ward patients, in addition to extending burial assistance to the families of four children who passed away during the year. The children served ranged in age from 1 to 21 years old. They carried diagnoses including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, beta thalassemia, retinoblastoma, cerebral palsy, Ewing's sarcoma, medulloblastoma, congenital heart disease, hydrocephalus, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, biliary atresia, optic pathway glioma, Langerhans histiocytosis, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and other complex and rare pediatric conditions. AMH's most significant program accomplishment in 2025 was the launch and operation of a Pediatric Oncology Ward at Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila, Philippines. The ward began admitting patients in January 2025 and by December 31 had recorded more than 70 admissions involving 20 patients who underwent chemotherapy and blood transfusions. Children and their guardians are welcomed into the ward a day before treatment to allow adequate rest and preparation. They are monitored by a pediatrician and nurses stationed within the ward throughout their stay. Meals are provided free of charge to all patients and accompanying caregivers. After treatment concludes, families are not required to leave immediately and may remain in the ward for observation and recovery in a calm, supportive, and child-friendly environment. All parents of ward patients had secured PhilHealth government health insurance membership, allowing children to access PhilHealth benefits covering chemotherapy, laboratory tests, professional fees, and lodging expenses. When PhilHealth reimbursements to the hospital were delayed by three to four months, Dr. Glenn Paraso, Executive Director of Mary Johnston Hospital and an AMH Board Member, generously advanced the professional fees of the oncologist to ensure uninterrupted care. Feedback from parents and caregivers has been overwhelmingly positive, with many sharing that their children looked forward to returning for treatment and were no longer traumatized by injections, and that parents were able to rest and sleep soundly while staying in the supportive ward environment. In addition to the oncology ward, AMH continued providing direct financial assistance to beneficiaries receiving treatment at hospitals other than Mary Johnston Hospital. This assistance covered laboratory fees, medicines, transportation, and other assessed needs. Burial assistance was extended to the families of all four children who passed away during the year, honoring the AMH commitment to walking with families through both healing and farewell. In February 2025, AMH established an office in Quezon City at the Christian Language Study Center, which serves as a hub for regular administrative operations. The office rental cost of twelve thousand Philippine pesos per month is significantly below the prevailing market rate for comparable spaces in the area. The office has enabled AMH to systematize its operations, strengthen its public image,

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 82.6%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 53%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 34.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings