Rhema for the Nations

Arlington, TX · EIN 26-4300687 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Rhema for the Nations reported $10.3 million in revenue and $9.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.56 went to program services, $0.44 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $156,000 (PRESIDENT). Revenue rose 248% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.4M

Program services$99.56 $9.4M
Management & general$0.44 $41,850
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$100.00 $10M
Investment income$0.00 $37

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.6%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.4%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.0%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$156,000	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.66%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.3	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	2 of 4	90.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$9.4M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Christian scripture translation and helping to serve underprivileged children around the world

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40 hrs/week	$156,000	$0	$0	$156,000
DIRECTOR Listed in Part VII, 40 hrs/week	$90,000	$0	$0	$90,000

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$10M	$9.4M	99.6%	$1.0M	$156,000
2023 ⓘ	$4.6M	$4.5M	99.5%	$118K	$92,500
2022 ⓘ	$3.6M	$3.6M	99.2%	$511	$68,500
2021 ⓘ	$3.5M	$3.5M	99.4%	$109K	$20,849
2020 ⓘ	$3.0M	$3.4M	99.1%	$104K	$55,000

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 2 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 50
Volunteers Part I, line 625

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Rhema for the Nations totaling $20,220 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Rhema for the Nations's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Rhema for the Nations reported that 99.6% of its $9.4 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Rhema for the Nations pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Rhema for the Nations reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $156,000, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Rhema for the Nations get its money?

Of $10.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Rhema for the Nations a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-4300687 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523169349300802 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433169349306553 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349323472 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349317224 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349327427 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-4300687: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.