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Nonprofit · EIN 74-2878803

MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC

Tax-exempt · BOISE, ID 83705

Financials

$1.2M$819K2023$1.5M$1.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,452,695$1,095,705$356,990$2,732,831$8,940$2,723,891
December 31, 2023990$1,246,497$818,980$427,517$2,356,730$10,752$2,345,978
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$236,519
Program service revenue
$1,136,170
Investment income
$76,376
Other revenue
$3,630

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$220,000
Other salaries and wages
$265,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$522,910
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,800
Accounting fees
$8,652
Occupancy
$2,895
Travel
$24,088
Depreciation
$14,929
Program services (functional)
$849,363
Management and general (functional)
$217,574
Fundraising (functional)
$28,768

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,356,730
Total assets, end of year
$2,732,831
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,940
Net assets, end of year
$2,723,891
Land, buildings and equipment
$251,233
Publicly traded securities
$325,161
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,723,891
Gross receipts
$1,452,695
Employees
8
Year formed
2000
State of legal domicile
ID

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VICKI PENWELLEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$83,000
KRISTEN BENOITSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$73,000
IAN PENWELLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$64,000
TIMOTHY HERNDONVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
REBEKAH FRANKIETREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
RACHEL MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VICKI PENWELLEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$75,000
KRISTEN BENOITSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$65,000
IAN PENWELLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$41,250
TIM HERNDONVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
REBEKAH FRANKIETREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
RACHEL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3018 W OVERLAND RD, BOISE, ID 83705-3059
In care of
% PATRICK FOX
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
VICKI PENWELL, 3018 W OVERLAND, BOISE, ID 83705
Signed the 990
VICKI PENWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(208) 258-9251
Return prepared by
WATERS & COMPANY LLC

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FAITH-BASED SERVICES BASED ON THE GLOBAL CRISIS IN MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE PLANNING, BUILDING, AND SUPPORT OF CLINICS AND BIRTH CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE OPERATION OF A 4-YEAR DISTANCE EDUCATION COLLEGE OF MIDWIFERY IN THE USA. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES BOTH PRIMARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MIDWIVES, AND THE CLINICS AND BIRTH CENTERS PROVIDE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND THE DIRECT PROVISION OF MATERNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS, AS WELL AS LABOR AND DELIVERY AND NEWBORN CARE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $849,363 · revenue $1,136,170

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
74-2878803
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,732,831
Income (IRS master file)
$1,452,695

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,452,695$1,095,705$2,732,831XML
990December 2023$1,246,497$818,980$2,356,730XML
990December 2022$1,285,268$819,706$1,884,484IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-2878803).

Questions about MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC

What is the EIN of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC is 74-2878803.
Is MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VICKI PENWELL.
Who are the officers and directors of MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,000 (VICKI PENWELL, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,452,695, expenses of $1,095,705 and total assets of $2,732,831 at year end.

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