ABOUT US

Good Shepherd Mission Development Corporation

The Good Shepherd Mission Development Corporation (GSMDC) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes; specifically, to support the global mission activities of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (OLCGS, commonly known as the Good Shepherd Sisters), a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. GSMDC is a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and is included under the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) group tax exemption as well as listed in the Official Catholic Directory.

OLCGS is an international religious congregation of women present in 72 countries. Its mission is to provide programs that transform the lives of marginalized and vulnerable girls, women and children who experience poverty, violence and discrimination. These programs promote the dignity and human rights of all.

GSMDC works as an affiliate partner of the Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSIF) is a nonprofit also funded by OLCGS based in Rome, Italy. It provides technical assistance and capacity building as well as direct financial support to OLCGS’s programs and assists in coordinating grants and managing donations for international initiatives that support mission needs.