Helping Children Worldwide Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Global Health and Mercy Hospital - The shared mission of Mercy UMC Hospital ("Mercy") and the Organization is to improve infant and maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone by providing holistic, community-focused care, regardless of ability to pay. Maternal health is a crucial element of poverty and child mortality. Mercy is a 50-bed facility with a trained and dedicated medical staff including a full-time doctor, a medical laboratory, a research laboratory, a fully stocked pharmacy on-site, an HIV/Aids clinic, and a surgical wing with two operating theatres. As of October of 2024, between malaria clinics (7705), nutrition clinics (1353), hospital admissions and hospital outpatient services (2838), aids clinics (5945) and prenatal clinics (1167), Mercy Hospital and Mercy Outreach were able to provide medical and diagnostic services to 19,008 patients in Bo and 45 surrounding villages in the District of Bo. Mercy's outreach into the surrounding villages includes nutrition clinics and treatment provided for malnourished infants, prenatal care and education, malaria testing and treatment, diarrhetic disease diagnosis and treatment, and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, as well as support for basic health needs in clean water and sanitation.Following up on the Organization's Together for Global Health conference in 2023, members from the network of practitioners across the globe collaborated on development of a new training program in Sierra Leone for maternal/infant health practitioners. 100 midwives and nurses were trained in multiple curricula. The training brought together universities, NGOs, private business, government and health practitioners from many countries, a unique approach, and certified local midwives and nurses to be master trainers, in line with the Organization's empowerment approach to global development. The Organization's global health technical advisor and her global health intern evaluated outcomes and produced a baseline report. The network agreed to bring the training back each year until the training has been presented in every district and began planning for future trainings.The Organization held trips for the first time to several countries where member organizations from HCW's Together for Global Health network are located, engaging in maternal health conferences.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings