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Mercy Without Limits Inc

Overland Park, KS   |  http://mercywithoutlimits.org

Mission

To educate and empower women and children by enabling them to have an effective and positive role in constructing a better society.

Ruling year info

2013

CEO

Dr. Mohammed Hassan

Main address

11661 College Blvd Suite 105

Overland Park, KS 66210 USA

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EIN

45-5297608

NTEE code info

Nonprofit Management (S50)

Other Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness, and Relief N.E.C. (M99)

Human Service Organizations (P20)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Mercy Without Limits (MWL) strives to meet the needs of neglected and underserved communities so that future generations may have the tools they need to create meaningful change in their own lives. Working with partners around the world, we empower communities to recover, build resiliency, and thrive in the face of unfortunate circumstances.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Protection

Ensuring people protection is an essential part of MWL
mission. Three types of interventions have been adopted
in MWL to provide these valuable services (Cash for
Protection – Child Protection – Mine Action).

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Shelter is one of the basic necessities of daily life;
it gives families privacy and comfort; and provides
security, shielding them from the outside elements.
People worldwide who have been displaced and lost
their homes due to tragedy and disaster have found
themselves without adequate shelter. MWL provides
tents and living quarters to Rohingya Refugees in
Bangladesh. Shelters were implemented to expand
shelter capacity and improve living conditions to help
facilitate survival.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Non-adult children
Children and youth

During the Covid-19 pandemic, dropout rates have
increased due to sickness, conflict and poverty;
as well as loss of wealth and family. MWL works
towards solving the global education crisis by
implementing a variety of education projects,
meeting the vast demands of basic educational
needs, such as learning kits, rehabilitation schools,
teachers’ incentives, etc. Accelerated learning
programs have also been made available as an
option to disadvantaged children to provide them
with equivalent educational standards to match
their age. Children with special needs were served
in all projects, maintaining equal opportunity for all
children to learn.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Students
Children and youth

Families around the world suffer from hunger and a lack of
adequate nutrition. Mercy Without Limits is aware of the
struggles people are facing with food scarcity, and we partner
with other NGOs to implement agriculture and livelihood
services in an effort to provide sustainable nourishment to
those facing food scarcity. With the aid from provided funds,
MWL is able to distribute food baskets, Ramadan hot meals,
and additional food resources. The projects implemented aim
at providing sustainable nourishment to those facing food
scarcity by improving economic circumstances and depleting
the inflation rate.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Non-adult children

Mercy Without Limits has participated extensively in providing health care services to people affected in a variety of countries worldwide, including annual checkups and surgical procedures

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults
People with disabilities

At Mercy Without Limits, we strongly believe in doing our best to
equip women and youth with resources that would enable them
to be successful in their communities. Every year, MWL takes part
in projects that help these groups develop financial independence.
Training sessions that teach them life skills to launch their own
small businesses were provided throughout the year

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Children and youth

MWL was grateful to take part in constructing water wells and orchestrating projects that enabled access to safe water and sanitation in several countries.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Non-adult children

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Protection

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

MWL provides individuals with a platform of adequate support to prosper within their communities and improve their living conditions. With several branches in Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Ghana, we provide basic needs through capacity building, protection, education, empowerment, rehabilitation programs, psychological support, livelihood, family counseling and food security projects. Mercy Without Limits works to recruit grants and donation funds provided by international organizations, charitable communities and individual contributors for development projects.

Since its establishment in 2012, MWL has been dedicated to addressing humanitarian needs for orphans, widows, and refugees regardless of age, gender, race, or religion. MWL initially specialized in aiding Syrian orphans and widows. However, as the demand for humanitarian relief has increased, we have expanded as a direct response organization to assist those most in need.

MWL is made up of a community of humanitarians—staff, volunteers, affiliates, supporters, partners, and donors—who have been working together for a better world for 10+ years.

MWL has worked with many organizations over the years, formed strong alliances, and achieved great milestones, including partnering with OCHA, IOM, UNICIF, War Child, GIZ and more. MWL has grown to provide service in over 10 countries around the world, and intends to continue widening its services.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Mercy Without Limits Inc

Board of directors
as of 05/18/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mohamad Al Badawi

Mohamad Albadawi

Mercy Without Limits

Mustafa Hussien

Mercy Without Limits

Jamie Banyalmarjeh

Mercy Without Limits

Samir Jesry

Mercy Without Limits

Mohamed Elhuwaizy

Mercy Without Limits

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/19/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/18/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.