Mercy in Action Vineyard Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Mercy in action 2024 accomplishments & annual report: mercy in action global: in january 2024, mercy in action hosted our first international event in the philippines since the covid-19 pandemic ended, our 10-day experience the model learn & serve. Missionaries and midwives came from all of the world to learn, including india, haiti, madagascar, and the USA. We also held helping mothers and babies survive trainings in the philippines, the USA, and austria. Trainings were held for national midwives on helping babies breathe in january, and in july, dozens of local doctors, nurses and midwives were trained in advanced level neonatal resuscitation using the new laerdal computerized simulation model. In february, we identified a building site for our newest philippines birth center, and building commenced on our portion of a six floor medical complex. The process of licensing and accreditation was begun, and in july we moved into the clinic space to begin offering prenatal exams and educational seminars. We also moved into a newly constructed ministry headquarters office and apartment in the same building in december. Mercy in actions community outreach continued with home visits to poor families in the first 1,000 days program, and we began a new maternity clinic on the landfill once a week in cooperation with ministry partners who provided us with access to an exam room space and community kitchen to feed the mothers and young children. We started two research projects led by vicki penwell and kristen benoit on our first 1,000 days and international childbirth initiative (ici) programs in the philippines. These research projects will be used in doctoral dissertations, and the results will be made available for anyone wishing to model their own maternal/child health program after mercy in actions programs. Mercy in action had two young interns in 2024 who served for a total of 5 months; these interns added value to the team through their creative skills in art and photography and donated health educational art and a promotional video, respectively. Stats from the three philippine birth centers mercy in action sponsors: o births = 413 o office visits for prenatal exam = 2,940 o additional prenatals conducted in the women's prisons and at patients homes o home visits for postpartum and newborn follow up = 4,801 mercy in action college of midwifery: mercy in action college of midwifery provided midwifery education to over 150 students who matriculated in the USA through our accredited four-year midwifery program. 26 students graduated with a bachelor of science degree in midwifery in 2024. We awarded a total of 29 scholarships: 12 went to our bachelor of science students and 17 were awarded to black and indigenous midwives preparing to take their narm board exam in 2024. For continuing education, 642 online ceu courses were purchased, and 53 were gifted to take for free. Our diploma in international midwifery & maternal/child health program has a total of 36 active scholars from around the world representing 22 different countries.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 55.4%; rating input score 55
• Program expense ratio: 77.5%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 24.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.49; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 20.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings