One endowment. Three ways it works.
The Mercy Builds endowment supports three areas of equal priority. Together, they represent the full arc of what Mercy Housing does — the services that sustain residents, the innovation that advances the field, and the flexibility to act when it matters most.
Resident Services
Where belonging is built.More than providing a place to live, Mercy Housing builds communities around people. Health programs, financial coaching, childcare, after-school learning, food access, mental health support — all on-site, all at no cost to residents.
These are the services that move people out of survival mode and into building for the future.
The endowment ensures they are never cut, deferred, or made contingent on any single funding source.
of residents have health insurance (vs. 79% nationally)
had a health checkup last year (vs. 66% nationally)
Median income gain in service-enriched housing vs. without on-site services
Housing Innovation
Building what comes next.Mercy Housing has been at the frontier of affordable housing practice for over four decades — among the first to embed wraparound services in residences, pioneering modular construction, disability-forward design, and transit-centered development.
Innovation here isn't experimentation for its own sake. It's the work of raising standards across the whole field — sharing what works, setting new benchmarks, finding better answers.
The endowment funds the capacity to keep raising the standard, for Mercy Housing and the wider field.
saved through the environmental sustainability program
acres of forest-equivalent emissions reduced through the same program
homes built using modular construction in the last five years
Growth and Action
Ready when it matters.Housing isn't a stable landscape. Policy shifts, funding cuts, public health crises, and economic shocks all arrive without warning.
The organizations that serve residents best in these moments are the ones with a permanent, flexible reserve — not a grant that has to be reapplied for every time something changes.
The endowment income will preserve and renovate affordable housing that would otherwise close.