Mercy Ships has announced a commitment of $18 million from Michael and Susan Dell through a charitable fund at Vanguard Charitable to help secure funding for this next season of the organization’s work. 

Mercy Ships, an international nonprofit organization that uses hospital ships to deliver free healthcare services to the developing world, recently launched a new hospital ship, the Global Mercy. Serving alongside the Africa Mercy, the new ship will help the organization more than double its impact in providing free medical care to some of the world’s poorest people. 

This month, partners from around the world will gather in the Netherlands for a Founder’s Weekend with Mercy Ships founders Don and Deyon Stephens. During their time together, guests will tour the Global Mercy and be invited to invest in the $18 million match to help fund the operating expenses and life-transforming work on board the organization’s ships for the next 50 years.

“We are deeply grateful for this generous gift and commitment from Michael and Susan Dell in support of Mercy Ships’ mission to deliver hope and healing in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Don Stephens. “We place a high value on such partnerships and are humbled and thankful for their support of our organization.”

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