Vapor Ministries
Vapor Ministries reported $19.8 million in revenue and $13.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.65 went to program services, $13.97 to management and general costs and $5.38 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $117,422 (VIce President and Secreta). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 333% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $117,422 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.85% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 10 | 100.0% |
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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVapor Ministries, Inc. makes grants to Vapor Sports Ministries, Inc., a related tax exempt charitable organization, which operates centers for humanitarian aid and disciple-making through sports-based outreach. These centers are located in Nairobi, Kenya; N'gong, Kenya; Togoville, Togo; Sokome, Togo; Dilaire, Haiti; Ferrier, Haiti; and Ouanaminthe, Haiti. At these centers, Vapor Sports Ministries, Inc. provides full-time jobs for impoverished individuals, provides impoverished children with free-of-charge memberships in sports leagues, supplies critical care humanitarian aid grants and…
Through the sale of donated, second-hand merchandise, via Vapor Thrift Store, LLC, a single-member LLC owned by Vapor Ministries, Inc., resources are generated to fund the program activities of Vapor Ministries, Inc
Child Sponsorship Program - Vapor Ministries, Inc. facilitates the education (including suppling tuition, books, and school uniforms) and physical care of children via its child sponsorship program, by pairing those children up directly with interested donors. Communication directly between donors and sponsored children is facilitated by Vapor Ministries, Inc. as well. Vapor Ministries,Inc. also facilitates the college education of young adults in the same way
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIce President and Secreta Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $117,422 | $0 | $0 | $117,422 |
| Treasurer Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $112,076 | $0 | $0 | $112,076 |
| President Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $93,815 | $0 | $0 | $93,815 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Vapor Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $323K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b10 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 2No
- 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 5282
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Vapor Ministries totaling $276K 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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Every number above is copied from Vapor Ministries's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Vapor Ministries, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Vapor Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Vapor Ministries reported that 80.7% of its $13.8 million in expenses went to program services, 14.0% to management and general and 5.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Vapor Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Vapor Ministries reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $117,422, for the role of VIce President and Secreta (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Vapor Ministries get its money?
Of $19.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 93.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Vapor Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-4463549 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622519349300017 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502489349301205 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412289349300911 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322299349301157 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222159349300122 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102079349300235 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032129349300438 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-4463549: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.