2021-11-11T11:27:41-06:00 2020-12-31 412024514 SOMMERVILLE & ASSOCIATES PC 3030 MATLOCK RD STE 201 ARLINGTON TX 760152936 990 2020-01-01 273196267 THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC MERC 8326523762 8000 RESEARCH FOREST DR STE 115-110 THE WOODLANDS TX 77382 TERRELL WELCH CEO/DIRECTOR 8324820228 2021-11-11 true TERRELL WELCH 999009999 ELAINE L SOMMERVILLE CPA P00204458 8177955046 2021-11-11 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL TERRELL WELCH 8000 RESEARCH FOREST DR STE 115-110 THE WOODLANDS TX 77382 3954951 false X WWW.MERCYHOUSEGLOBAL.ORG X 2010 TX MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME: ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST. 7 5 52 350 450368 1061433 1293697 0 361 219 842298 1127705 1904092 2421621 579471 425888 0 562974 756610 0 57332 755314 998185 1897759 2180683 6333 240938 732734 962311 92994 81633 639740 880678 X MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME: ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST. false false 500950 425888 276587 THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE, INC. (DBA MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL) REACHES OUT TO THOSE MOST HOPELESS BY PROVIDING HOPE AND SUPPORT BY SUPPORTING THREE MATERNITY HOMES THROUGHOUT KENYA IN CONJUNCTION WITH REHEMA FOUNDATION, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THESE PROGRAMS SAVE THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THE GIRLS AND THEIR BABIES, BUT MANY TIMES POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF A GIRL'S ENTIRE FAMILY. IN 2020, MERCY HOUSE RESCUED 7 NEW GIRLS AND SAW 6 NEW BABIES BORN THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GIRLS AND BABIES RESCUED SINCE 2010 THROUGH 2020 IS 63 GIRLS AND 60 BABIES. WITHIN THE THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES, THE TEEN MOMS RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING WEEKLY. BEYOND MEETING JUST PHYSICAL NEEDS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. TUTORS PROVIDE THE GIRLS BASIC EDUCATION LIKE MATH, ENGLISH, WRITING, ETC. IN THE ONSITE CLASSROOM WITH A GOAL TO REINTEGRATE THEM BACK TO A LOCAL SCHOOL OR TRANSITION THEM TO A VOCATIONAL JOB PROGRAM ONCE THEIR CHILDREN ARE TWO YEARS OLD. ONCE THEY ENTER THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, THEIR SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, BOOKS, AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS PAID FOR BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. MEDICAL NEEDS ARE A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE PROGRAM. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM ASSISTED IN THE SAFE DELIVERY OF THE BABIES, INCLUDING SIX C-SECTION DELIVERIES AS WELL AS PROVIDED PRENATAL AND POST-NATAL CARE OF DOZENS OF TEEN MOMS. MEDICAL CARE DOES NOT STOP WITH THE MOMS. DURING 2020, THREE INFANTS/TODDLERS HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO VARIOUS AILMENTS. THERE ARE ALWAYS ONGOING SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO BE TREATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT INCLUDE: HIV, GRAVES' DISEASE, EPILEPSY AND HEARING LOSS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. VOCATIONAL TRAINING IS IMPORTANT TO ASSURE A TEEN MOM DOES NOT END UP HOMELESS OR A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER THEIR TIME AT A REHEMA HOUSE PROGRAM IS COMPLETED. THE GIRLS CAN BE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING HAIRDRESSING, MANICURE SKILLS, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OR SEWING. TRADITIONALLY OTHER LESSONS AND SKILLS ARE TAUGHT IN THE HOMES INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: JEWELRY-MAKING, SONGWRITING AND INSTRUMENT LESSONS, BAKING, COOKING, LAUNDRY, AS WELL AS TRAINING IN HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR BABIES. WHILE THE GIRLS WERE TAKING LESSONS, HOUSEMOTHERS CARED FOR THE CHILDREN IN A PLAYROOM NEARBY. BECAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE AND EFFECTS OF COVID 19 WHICH AFFECTED THE ENTIRE GLOBE, THE COUNTRY ORDERED A LOCKDOWN OF ALL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. THIS THEREFORE MEANT THAT THE SCHOOL AND VOCATIONAL GOING GIRLS HAD TO RETURN TO THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE HOMES. THOSE IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOME REPORTED BACK FROM SCHOOL AND JOINED THEIR SISTERS AND THEIR BABIES. FOR THE SAKE OF GIRLS ATTENDING SCHOOL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO FACILITATE ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS TO KEEP THEM AT PAR WITH THE SCHOOL AND TERTIARY WORK AS THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR NORMAL HOUSE CHORES AND ORDERS. A SOCIAL WORKER VISITS EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOMES OF EACH TEEN MOTHER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2020. DUE TO COVID-19. CARING FOR THE GIRLS IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS ALL THEIR NEEDS AND MANY TIMES THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES. WHEN A FOOD SECURITY PROBLEM WAS DETECTED AMONG THE FAMILIES DURING A MANDATORY LOCKDOWN, A SEMI-TRUCK FILLED WITH GROCERIES WAS DISTRIBUTED TWICE DURING THE YEAR THAT FED NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE. 1383608 1334583 THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC. BELIEVES IN CREATING, OPERATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST WOMEN, IN IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TO LEARN AN ARTISAN TRADE AND CREATE AN AVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD. THE MINISTRY LOCATES WOMEN WHOSE PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE HOPELESS AND COME ALONG SIDE THEM TO MENTOR THEM, MINISTER TO THEM THROUGH BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS AND TO TEACH AND TRAIN THEM IN VIABLE METHODS OF PRODUCING INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS, MANY OF THE WOMEN HAVE NO WAY TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN LEAVING EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO A LIFE OF HOMELESSNESS AND STARVATION OR OF BECOME VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ALL PROGRAMS ARE HOLISTIC IN THAT THEY SEEK TO MINISTER TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE WOMAN'S LIFE. AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM, TRAINING THE WOMEN IN ARTISAN CRAFTS IS INTRICATE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE SUCCESS OF THE WOMAN. THE PROGRAMS ARE STRENGTHEN BY THE MINISTRY'S CREATION OF DISTRIBUTION AVENUES FOR THE PRODUCTS CREATED THROUGH THE PROGRAMS. IF THE PRODUCTS COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFULLY SOLD, THE WOMEN WOULD NEVER FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF POVERTY AND WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. DISTRIBUTION OF THE NATURAL BYPRODUCTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE BOTH AN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE AS WELL AS THROUGH MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS ENCOMPASSED IN THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE THE WOMEN WITH A SOLID WAY OUT OF THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROVIDE A PATH TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PROGRAM. CREATING A MARKET FOR THE PRODUCTS CREATED BY THE WOMEN PROVIDES BOTH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM AND SELF-ESTEEM TO THE WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. THE TRAINING OF THESE WOMEN IS CRITICAL TO THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS AND IT WOULD BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE TO TEACH THEM PROFICIENCY OF THE SKILL AND THEN NOT PROVIDE THE EMOTIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE WOMEN REALIZING THEIR SKILLS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT CAN BE SOLD. THE ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO SELECT MERCHANDISE PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION, MERCHANDISE CREATIVELY PRODUCED BY WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROVIDING A WAY FOR MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL TO PARTNER WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING SIMILAR PROGRAMS THEREFORE ASSISTING AND BENEFITING IMPOVERISHED WOMEN ON A SCALE GREATER. THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM IS 5 SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS THAT ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO RECEIVE BOXES OF GOODS THAT ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED AND PACKAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS. THE MONTHLY CLUBS, FAIR TRADE FRIDAY MAIN BOX, EARRING OF THE MONTH AND BRACELET OF THE MONTH HAVE OVER 3,500 MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS. THE QUARTERLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUB, GRACE CASE, HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF AROUND 1,100. THE GRACE FLAME IS MONTHLY CANDLE SUBSCRIPTION CLUB WITH AROUND 550 SUBSCRIBERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 20,000 HOURS TO CAREFULLY PACKAGE AND SHIP EACH MONTH'S OFFERINGS IN THE CLUBS. FOR THESE MONTHLY CLUBS, EACH OF THE GOODS SELECTED FOR THE PACKAGES EMPOWER ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS IN U.S. AND CANADA. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CURRENTLY WORKS WITH 130 FAITH BASED ARTISAN GROUPS IN 34 COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER MOSTLY WOMEN ARTISANS AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 5000 WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF ARTISAN PROJECTS FOR IMPOVERISHED WOMEN. FOR THESE ARTISANS, THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND THE AVENUE ALLOWING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THEIR PRODUCT IS THE DIFFERENCE FOR MANY BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH OR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREEDOM OR SLAVERY. 38945 100230 THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE, INC. DISCOVERED IT DID NOT NEED TO EXTEND ITS REACH OVERSEAS TO FIND GROUPS OF WOMEN IN IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN BUILDING NEW LIVES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE HOUSTON REFUGEE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO REACH OUT TO REFUGEES IN THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA AND SEEK TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND COMFORT DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION IN THEIR LIVES. EACH WOMAN IS SPECIFICALLY SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM. IN 2020, THE MINISTRY CONDUCTED OVER 100 IN-HOME VISITS WITH 12 REFUGEES. WITH EVERY REFUGEE VISIT, ENCOURAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED, NEEDS WERE ASSESSED, CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH WAS PRACTICED AND HELP WITH DAILY TASKS LIKE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT BILLS, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ETC. VOLUNTEERS AND MINISTRY TEAM MEMBERS WORKED WITH THE WOMEN ON ISSUES INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, CHILDREN AND SCHOOL ISSUES, AND QUESTIONS ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN AMERICA. THE MINISTRY'S TEAM ALSO MADE HOSPITAL VISITS, PROVIDED MEALS, AND HELPED HUNT FOR JOBS. IN 2020, SIX OF THE WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCT TRAINING PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING A WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND LEARN SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE REFUGEES OBTAINED SKILLS THEY DID NOT PREVIOUSLY HAVE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORK ETHIC, STANDARD MEASUREMENTS SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. SINCE THE REFUGEE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, APPROXIMATELY 72 UNIQUE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDING IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT HAVE TAUGHT DOZENS OF SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED BY THE WOMEN IN THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS IN MOVING BEYOND THE PROGRAM INTO SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER LOCATIONS. IN 2020, DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, THE MINISTRY HELD FOOD DRIVES, COLLECTED NEEDED ITEMS, PROVIDED COUNSEL, ADVISED IN CHALLENGING SITUATIONS INCLUDING DOMESTIC ABUSE AND INSTANCES OF ABANDONMENT, AND INTERVENED IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WITH REFUGEES. SPECIAL GIFTS AT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE FAMILIES. AS WITH ALL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY, THE END GOAL IS TO DISPLAY THE LOVE AND CONCERN OF GOD TO THOSE IN OVERWHELMINGLY HOPELESS SITUATIONS BY MEETING THE PERSONS CORE PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. 1923503 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false true true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 52 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X DAVID LASATER 2818447923 5814 FM 1488 RD MAGNOLIA TX 77354 TERRELL WELCH CEO/DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 87421 0 16353 KRISTEN WELCH DIRECTOR 40.00 X 72317 0 0 KURT BOX TREASURER/DI 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID PLUM SECRETARY/DI 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW POOLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE RUSCH BOARD CHAIR/ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN VOSKAMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 159738 16353 false false false 110000 1183697 1293697 219 219 2661035 1533330 1127705 19325 450368 658012 2421621 19325 450368 658231 10576 10576 6827 6827 408485 408485 176092 156722 17609 1761 454742 404721 45474 4547 57467 51145 5747 575 68309 60795 6831 683 15629 11253 3595 781 52855 38055 12157 2643 1654 1191 380 83 132703 117210 9734 5759 449582 392549 36684 20349 75996 67123 5575 3298 195639 140860 44997 9782 7105 6352 564 189 1251 1105 92 54 10028 7220 2307 501 DONOR RELATIONS 15818 7530 3608 4680 GIFTS & APPRECIATIONS 6783 4884 1560 339 DISPLAYS 6301 6301 STORE DISPLAYS 5918 4492 896 530 20923 18107 2038 778 2180683 1923503 199848 57332 218791 356693 284001 293093 68332 53661 89527 147932 14359 76111 47935 21340 28176 50743 68397 732734 962311 42763 25204 50231 56429 92994 81633 X 639740 880678 639740 880678 732734 962311 240938 X true X false false X 594373 852927 943367 1061433 1293697 4745797 594373 852927 943367 1061433 1293697 4745797 4745797 188 755 276 361 219 1799 78981 12359 15364 106704 757585 784899 1154727 1256433 1436747 5390391 10244691 1112895 0.46320 0.96720 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 7,270 EXEMPT SALES UNDER 513 5,383,121 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 29254 26573 2681 21980 6348 15632 24877 15014 9863 28176 INVENTORY DEPOSITS 62347 SECURITY DEPOSIT 6050 68397 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FILES AN ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL RETURN. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RECEIPTS, IT CAN BE SUBJECT TO TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WHEN APPLICABLE. AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND AS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW, THE FORM 990 HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND FILED; NO BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY IS EXPECTED BASED ON PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES. HOWEVER, THIS WILL BE ASSESSED IN DETAIL WHEN THE 2020 990 IS COMPLETED. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE PAID AT THAT TIME. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS UTILIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION WILL MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE MAJOR TAX JURISDICATIONS UNDER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ARE FROM CALENDAR YEARS 2017 FORWARD. TAX PENALTIES AND INTEREST, IF ANY, WOULD BE ACCRUED AS INCURRED AND WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. true SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GRANT 408485 EUROPE PROGRAM SEE PART V 6636 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SEE PART V 2188 CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SEE PART V 394542 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SEE PART V 229434 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SEE PART V 456401 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SEE PART V 237187 NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM SEE PART V 717 1735590 1735590 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT 408485 ACH, WIRE 1 true false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS IT PROVIDES GRANTS. REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND ACTIVITY REPORTS ARE RECEIVED, ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SERVE AS TRUSTEES OF FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS AT TIMES AND ONSITE VISITS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE CONTINUAL INFORMATION AS TO THE USE OF FUNDS AND THE DESIRED PROGRAM RESULTS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 408,485 0 EUROPE 6,636 0 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 2,188 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 394,542 0 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 229,434 0 SOUTH ASIA 456,401 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 237,187 0 NORTH AMERICA 717 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V PART 1, QUESTION 3, LINE 1 - THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH REHEMA HOUSE RESCUE CENTRE, A HOME THAT RESCUES GIRLS FROM IMPOVERISHED OR TRAFFICKED SITUATIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDES A MATERNITY HOME FOR THE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED ALSO INCLUDE LIFE-SKILL PROGRAMS AND TRADE PROGRAMS TO ENABLE WOMEN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND FLOURISH. PART 1, QUESTION 3, LINES 2 - 6 - THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASES ARTISAN GOODS FROM OTHER NONPROFITS AND LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE BUSINESS AND SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED PEOPLE. THE ARTISAN GOODS ARE CONSIDERED "FAIR TRADE" PRODUCTS AND ARE SOLD THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PHYSICAL AND ONLINE RETAIL STORES AS WELL AS USED AS PRODUCT IN THEIR "FAIR TRADE FRIDAY" BOXES THAT MAKE UP ITS MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM. SEE THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ON PAGE 2 OF FORM 990. PART IV, LINE 1 - TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE REPORTING ON FORM 926. true MISSION COALITION 6046 FM 2920 702 SPRING TX 77379 822675816 501C3 5576 MISSIONARY SUPPORT 1 RENT ASSISTANCE 6 6827 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION ONLY PROVIDES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH. IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, THEY ARE ABLE TO MONITOR THAT FUNDS ARE BEING USED AS DESIGNATED. TERRELL WELCH SEE PART V 103774 EMPLOYMENT false KRISTEN WELCH SEE PART V 72317 EMPLOYMENT false SCHEDULE L, PART V PART IV, LINE (1) - TERRELL WELCH, CEO, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH KRISTEN WELCH, DIRECTOR. PART IV, LINE (2) - KRISTEN WELCH, DIRECTOR, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH TERRELL WELCH, CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH PACKAGING OF ALL PRODUCT THAT IS SHIPPED TO MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL. FOR THE 4 SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS, VOLUNTEERS PACKAGE THE ITEMS, SEAL THE BOXES AND AFFIX MAILING LABELS. THE VOLUNTEERS PREPARE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 BOXES EACH MONTH AND HANDLE AND PACKAGE OVER 10,000 ITEMS EACH MONTH IN THE SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS. OTHERS ASSIST WITH ORGANIZING AND STAFFING FUNDRAISERS INCLUDING SET-UP, TEAR DOWN, MEAL SERVICE, AND DECOR. BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER ON OCCASION WHEN AVAILABLE. MERCY HOUSE ALSO WORKS WITH MANY LARGE GROUPS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS INCLUDING THREE LOCAL CHAPTERS OF NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE THAT VOLUNTEER MONTHLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE, INC. (DBA MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL) REACHES OUT TO THOSE MOST HOPELESS BY PROVIDING HOPE AND SUPPORT BY SUPPORTING THREE MATERNITY HOMES THROUGHOUT KENYA IN CONJUNCTION WITH REHEMA FOUNDATION, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THESE PROGRAMS SAVE THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THE GIRLS AND THEIR BABIES, BUT MANY TIMES POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF A GIRL'S ENTIRE FAMILY. IN 2020, MERCY HOUSE RESCUED 7 NEW GIRLS AND SAW 6 NEW BABIES BORN THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GIRLS AND BABIES RESCUED SINCE 2010 THROUGH 2020 IS 63 GIRLS AND 60 BABIES. WITHIN THE THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES, THE TEEN MOMS RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING WEEKLY. BEYOND MEETING JUST PHYSICAL NEEDS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. TUTORS PROVIDE THE GIRLS BASIC EDUCATION LIKE MATH, ENGLISH, WRITING, ETC. IN THE ONSITE CLASSROOM WITH A GOAL TO REINTEGRATE THEM BACK TO A LOCAL SCHOOL OR TRANSITION THEM TO A VOCATIONAL JOB PROGRAM ONCE THEIR CHILDREN ARE TWO YEARS OLD. ONCE THEY ENTER THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, THEIR SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, BOOKS, AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS PAID FOR BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. MEDICAL NEEDS ARE A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE PROGRAM. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM ASSISTED IN THE SAFE DELIVERY OF THE BABIES, INCLUDING SIX C-SECTION DELIVERIES AS WELL AS PROVIDED PRENATAL AND POST-NATAL CARE OF DOZENS OF TEEN MOMS. MEDICAL CARE DOES NOT STOP WITH THE MOMS. DURING 2020, THREE INFANTS/TODDLERS HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO VARIOUS AILMENTS. THERE ARE ALWAYS ONGOING SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO BE TREATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT INCLUDE: HIV, GRAVES' DISEASE, EPILEPSY AND HEARING LOSS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. VOCATIONAL TRAINING IS IMPORTANT TO ASSURE A TEEN MOM DOES NOT END UP HOMELESS OR A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER THEIR TIME AT A REHEMA HOUSE PROGRAM IS COMPLETED. THE GIRLS CAN BE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING HAIRDRESSING, MANICURE SKILLS, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OR SEWING. TRADITIONALLY OTHER LESSONS AND SKILLS ARE TAUGHT IN THE HOMES INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: JEWELRY-MAKING, SONGWRITING AND INSTRUMENT LESSONS, BAKING, COOKING, LAUNDRY, AS WELL AS TRAINING IN HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR BABIES. WHILE THE GIRLS WERE TAKING LESSONS, HOUSEMOTHERS CARED FOR THE CHILDREN IN A PLAYROOM NEARBY. BECAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE AND EFFECTS OF COVID 19 WHICH AFFECTED THE ENTIRE GLOBE, THE COUNTRY ORDERED A LOCKDOWN OF ALL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. THIS THEREFORE MEANT THAT THE SCHOOL AND VOCATIONAL GOING GIRLS HAD TO RETURN TO THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE HOMES. THOSE IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOME REPORTED BACK FROM SCHOOL AND JOINED THEIR SISTERS AND THEIR BABIES. FOR THE SAKE OF GIRLS ATTENDING SCHOOL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS, PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO FACILITATE ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS TO KEEP THEM AT PAR WITH THE SCHOOL AND TERTIARY WORK AS THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR NORMAL HOUSE CHORES AND ORDERS. A SOCIAL WORKER VISITS EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOMES OF EACH TEEN MOTHER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2020. DUE TO COVID-19. CARING FOR THE GIRLS IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS ALL THEIR NEEDS AND MANY TIMES THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES. WHEN A FOOD SECURITY PROBLEM WAS DETECTED AMONG THE FAMILIES DURING A MANDATORY LOCKDOWN, A SEMI-TRUCK FILLED WITH GROCERIES WAS DISTRIBUTED TWICE DURING THE YEAR THAT FED NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC. BELIEVES IN CREATING, OPERATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST WOMEN, IN IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TO LEARN AN ARTISAN TRADE AND CREATE AN AVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD. THE MINISTRY LOCATES WOMEN WHOSE PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE HOPELESS AND COME ALONG SIDE THEM TO MENTOR THEM, MINISTER TO THEM THROUGH BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS AND TO TEACH AND TRAIN THEM IN VIABLE METHODS OF PRODUCING INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS, MANY OF THE WOMEN HAVE NO WAY TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN LEAVING EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO A LIFE OF HOMELESSNESS AND STARVATION OR OF BECOME VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ALL PROGRAMS ARE HOLISTIC IN THAT THEY SEEK TO MINISTER TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE WOMAN'S LIFE. AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM, TRAINING THE WOMEN IN ARTISAN CRAFTS IS INTRICATE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE SUCCESS OF THE WOMAN. THE PROGRAMS ARE STRENGTHEN BY THE MINISTRY'S CREATION OF DISTRIBUTION AVENUES FOR THE PRODUCTS CREATED THROUGH THE PROGRAMS. IF THE PRODUCTS COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFULLY SOLD, THE WOMEN WOULD NEVER FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF POVERTY AND WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. DISTRIBUTION OF THE NATURAL BYPRODUCTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE BOTH AN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE AS WELL AS THROUGH MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS ENCOMPASSED IN THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE THE WOMEN WITH A SOLID WAY OUT OF THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROVIDE A PATH TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PROGRAM. CREATING A MARKET FOR THE PRODUCTS CREATED BY THE WOMEN PROVIDES BOTH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM AND SELF-ESTEEM TO THE WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. THE TRAINING OF THESE WOMEN IS CRITICAL TO THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS AND IT WOULD BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE TO TEACH THEM PROFICIENCY OF THE SKILL AND THEN NOT PROVIDE THE EMOTIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE WOMEN REALIZING THEIR SKILLS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT CAN BE SOLD. THE ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO SELECT MERCHANDISE PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION, MERCHANDISE CREATIVELY PRODUCED BY WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROVIDING A WAY FOR MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL TO PARTNER WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING SIMILAR PROGRAMS THEREFORE ASSISTING AND BENEFITING IMPOVERISHED WOMEN ON A SCALE GREATER. THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM IS 5 SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS THAT ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO RECEIVE BOXES OF GOODS THAT ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED AND PACKAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS. THE MONTHLY CLUBS, FAIR TRADE FRIDAY MAIN BOX, EARRING OF THE MONTH AND BRACELET OF THE MONTH HAVE OVER 3,500 MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS. THE QUARTERLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUB, GRACE CASE, HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF AROUND 1,100. THE GRACE FLAME IS MONTHLY CANDLE SUBSCRIPTION CLUB WITH AROUND 550 SUBSCRIBERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 20,000 HOURS TO CAREFULLY PACKAGE AND SHIP EACH MONTH'S OFFERINGS IN THE CLUBS. FOR THESE MONTHLY CLUBS, EACH OF THE GOODS SELECTED FOR THE PACKAGES EMPOWER ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS IN U.S. AND CANADA. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CURRENTLY WORKS WITH 130 FAITH BASED ARTISAN GROUPS IN 34 COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER MOSTLY WOMEN ARTISANS AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 5000 WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF ARTISAN PROJECTS FOR IMPOVERISHED WOMEN. FOR THESE ARTISANS, THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND THE AVENUE ALLOWING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THEIR PRODUCT IS THE DIFFERENCE FOR MANY BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH OR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREEDOM OR SLAVERY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE, INC. DISCOVERED IT DID NOT NEED TO EXTEND ITS REACH OVERSEAS TO FIND GROUPS OF WOMEN IN IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN BUILDING NEW LIVES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE HOUSTON REFUGEE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO REACH OUT TO REFUGEES IN THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA AND SEEK TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND COMFORT DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION IN THEIR LIVES. EACH WOMAN IS SPECIFICALLY SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM. IN 2020, THE MINISTRY CONDUCTED OVER 100 IN-HOME VISITS WITH 12 REFUGEES. WITH EVERY REFUGEE VISIT, ENCOURAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED, NEEDS WERE ASSESSED, CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH WAS PRACTICED AND HELP WITH DAILY TASKS LIKE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT BILLS, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ETC. VOLUNTEERS AND MINISTRY TEAM MEMBERS WORKED WITH THE WOMEN ON ISSUES INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, CHILDREN AND SCHOOL ISSUES, AND QUESTIONS ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN AMERICA. THE MINISTRY'S TEAM ALSO MADE HOSPITAL VISITS, PROVIDED MEALS, AND HELPED HUNT FOR JOBS. IN 2020, SIX OF THE WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCT TRAINING PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING A WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND LEARN SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE REFUGEES OBTAINED SKILLS THEY DID NOT PREVIOUSLY HAVE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORK ETHIC, STANDARD MEASUREMENTS SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. SINCE THE REFUGEE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, APPROXIMATELY 72 UNIQUE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDING IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT HAVE TAUGHT DOZENS OF SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED BY THE WOMEN IN THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS IN MOVING BEYOND THE PROGRAM INTO SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER LOCATIONS. IN 2020, DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, THE MINISTRY HELD FOOD DRIVES, COLLECTED NEEDED ITEMS, PROVIDED COUNSEL, ADVISED IN CHALLENGING SITUATIONS INCLUDING DOMESTIC ABUSE AND INSTANCES OF ABANDONMENT, AND INTERVENED IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WITH REFUGEES. SPECIAL GIFTS AT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE FAMILIES. AS WITH ALL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY, THE END GOAL IS TO DISPLAY THE LOVE AND CONCERN OF GOD TO THOSE IN OVERWHELMINGLY HOPELESS SITUATIONS BY MEETING THE PERSONS CORE PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 TERRELL WELCH KRISTEN WELCH CEO BOARD MEMBER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A THIRD PARTY CPA. THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE CEO WHO REVIEWS AND PROVIDES THE FORM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW. ONCE APPROVED, THE CPA PREPARES THE RETURN FOR SIGNATURE AND EFILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EVERY OFFICER, BOARD MEMBER, AND EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO STATE ANNUALLY IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE MONITORED BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS OUTSIDE DATA WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED AND VOTED ON BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DETERMINATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS OUTSIDE DATA WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED AND VOTED ON BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DETERMINATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.