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Mission

Founded in 1986, Mercy-USA is dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient. Our philosophy is Helping People Help Themselves. M-USA''s projects focus on improving health and promoting economic and educational growth around the world. Mercy-USA also provides disaster relief like the current assistance being given to survivors of the devastating December 26, 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. Mercy-USA receives grant funding from the United States government and various United Nations agencies. M-USA is also a registered PVO (Private Voluntary Organization) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is a member of the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction). Complete audited financial statements and detailed programmatic information are posted on our web site www.mercyusa.org.

Programs

Economic Development with an Emphasis on Agriculture M-USA helps individuals and their communities to sustain themselves and improve their quality of life. A particular emphasis is placed on the agricultural sector. Specific types of assistance provided under this program include the provision of credit, material input (seeds, fertilizer, tools, livestock, equipment, etc.) and technical training to small farmers and others in agriculture and food related industries. Health Improvement M-USA improves individual and community health through education, immunization, provision of hygiene items, and other preventative measures. M-USA also directly administers or funds the operations of clinics, hospitals, and other health care institutions, with a special emphasis on the control of infectious diseases like tuberculosis. The health improvement program involves the rehabilitation, renovation and upgrade of a target community's existing health care infrastructure, as well as the provision of medicines, medical supplies and medical equipment to health care facilities. Food and Shelter M-USA provides food aid and shelter assistance to impoverished communities or communities affected by natural and man-made disasters. Specific activities undertaken include building, rehabilitating and repairing individual homes and community shelters, as well as providing winterization materials and necessary household and personal items. Vocational Training and Education M-USA helps to improve attendance and academic performance, especially among girls, in primary schools through daily lunch programs. M-USA also repairs and renovates schools in primarily rural communities. In addition, M-USA operates or funds vocational and technical training programs for children and adults with a special emphasis on vulnerable groups like single mothers and orphans. Specific details on programs are available on our web site: www.mercyusa.org

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Public Health Program
International Agricultural Development
International Relief

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2008

1. Providing daily school lunches to over 32,000 children in Albania through the Food for Education Program funded by a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
2. Rebuilding a tsunami-destroyed village in Aceh, Indonesia and assisting tsunami-affected farmers to re-establish their small farms.
   Providing medical care, including immunization, to approximately 20,000 children, women and other vulnerable persons in Somalia and protecting them and others against the spread of diseases like tuberculosis, polio, cholera, etc.
3. Providing training and technical assistance and various agricultural inputs (like greenhouses, beehives, farming tools, fruit trees, etc.) to about 2,000 small farmers and agri-businesses in Bosnia through a USDA grant.
   Helping over 250,000 other vulnerable persons in Bangladesh, India, Albania, Bosnia, Somalia, Kenya, and Chechen refugees in Turkey with food, health, education and economic development projects.

1. Providing reconstruction aid for the survivors of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, and for the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Louisiana. Expanding existing economic development and health projects and initiating new ones in Indonesia, Somalia, Kenya, Bosnia and Albania, as well as responding to new humanitarian emergencies in Bangladesh, India, the US and wherever else feasible.
2. Enhancing and expanding health programs in Somalia that provide tuberculosis treatment and primary health care to over 20,000 persons annually.
3. Continuing to assist rural Bosnian families restart their farming businesses with technical training and the provision of necessary agricultural inputs like greenhouses, fruit trees, tools, livestock, etc.

Mercy-USA compares actual operational results verses specific measurable objectives outlined in the organization's annual business plan. Field offices submit bi-weekly and quarterly reports, and the CEO submits bi-monthly and semi-annual reports to the organization's Board of Directors (BoD).

The staff holds an annual meeting to review current year progress and to plan for the coming year. The written results of this meeting, a review of the current fiscal year business plan and a draft business plan for the coming fiscal year, are then presented for adoption to the BOD.

Program services are assessed using specific measurable objectives such as number of persons who directly or indirectly benefited, number and type of inputs provided and outcomes generated, etc. There are also attempts to determine less tangible outcomes such as quality of life improvements, psychological/emotional impacts, etc.

Chief Executive Profile

Umar al-Qadi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercy-USA. Mr. al-Qadi joined the organization in 1989 as public relations director. He was appointed as acting General Manager in 1993 and President and CEO in 1994. He has helped Mercy-USA grow from an organization with one office that only funded other agencies' projects to one that has an implementing direct operational presence in six countries and projects in several others. In his work with M-USA, Mr. al-Qadi has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa. He has also been interviewed by national and local media, and has represented M-USA in meetings with the President and the First Lady. Mr. al-Qadi graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Additional Comments

Mercy-USA receives grant funding from US government agencies like the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the European Union, and from United Nations agencies like the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The White House has recognized the organization's efforts in Bosnia and Kosovo.

M-USA is results-oriented and our core values are service, professionalism, accountability, transparency, creativity and innovation.

Complete audited financial statements and detailed programmatic information are posted on our web site www.mercyusa.org.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $3,359,773 Government Grants $81,485 Program Services $800 Investments $96,531 Special Events $0 Sales $0 Other $5,527			Program Services $2,738,142 Administration $181,183 Other $93,233 Total Expenditures $3,012,558
Total Revenue	$3,544,116		NET GAIN/LOSS	$531,558

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$1,997,374	$2,384,920	$387,546
Accounts Receivable	$199,702	$279,486	$79,784
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivables/Other	$4,500	$10,380	$5,880
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Securities	$460,414	$471,768	$11,354
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$51,225	$50,733	$(492)
Other	$12,574	$11,224	$(1,350)
Total Assets	$2,725,789	$3,208,511	$482,722
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Accounts Payable	$137,566	$123,795	$(13,771)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$137,566	$123,795	$(13,771)
FUND BALANCE	$2,588,223	$3,084,716	$496,493

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