Mercy in Action International
Private foundation · Lees Summit, MO · EIN 43-1920202 · reported 2023–2025
20grants reported
$13Kmedian award
$8,600lower quartile
$4,200smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 20 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $95K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
573 Goodale RD
Jefferson, OH 44047-9503
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mathare Child Care Development Cent Child Care in Africa | Nairobi | $215,761 |
| Methare Child Development CHILD CARE IN AFRICA | Nairobi | $212,304 |
| Mathare Child Care Development Center CHILD CARE IN AFRICA | Nairobi | $198,496 |
| Mathare Child Care Development Center CHILD CARE IN AFRICA | Nairobi | $198,366 |
| Maasai Girls School MAINTAIN CHRISTIAN GIRLS SCHOOL | NK | $22,890 |
| Maasai Girls School MAINTAIN CHRISTIAN GIRLS SCHOOL | Namelok | $20,600 |
| Maasai Girls School MAINTAIN CHRISTIAN GIRLS SCHOOL | NK | $19,800 |
| Maasai Girls School Provide Girls School | NK | $19,800 |
| Light of the Gospel Ministries CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN SERBIA | Burnley | $13,700 |
| Bible Society of Kenya PURCHASE BIBLES FOR DISTRIBUTION | Nairobi | $13,541 |
| Way of Freedom Ministries BRINGING CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO PAKIS | North Olmsted, OH | $12,600 |
| Light of the Gospel Ministries CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN SERBIA | Burnley | $10,000 |
| Light of the Gospel Ministries Christian Ministry in Serbia | Burnley | $10,000 |
| Way of Freedom Ministries BRINGING CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO PAKISTAN | North Olmsted, OH | $8,800 |
| Way of Freedom Ministries Bringing Christian Ministry to Pakastan | North Olmsted, OH | $8,800 |
| Light of the Gospel Ministries CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN SERBIA | Bernesy Lancashire BB | $8,600 |
| Way of Freedom Ministries BRINGING CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO PAKISTAN | North Olmsted, OH | $8,000 |
| Firewind Ministries TEACH MAASAI PASTOR AND BUILD MAASAI CHURCH | Ozark, MO | $5,000 |
| Firewind Ministries Teach Maasai Pastor and Build Maasai Church | Ozark, MO | $5,000 |
| Firewind Ministries International MISSIONARIES TO AFRICA | Ozark, MO | $4,200 |
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