World Outreach Ministries
World Outreach Ministries reported $11.7 million in revenue and $11.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.81 went to program services, $1.19 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $338,000 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $338,000 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.93% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 8 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWorld Outreach Ministries, inc. Exists to assist christian leaders and to reach the nations with a positive message of faith, grace, and victory through jesus christ. This is accomplished through support of missionaries, missionary projects, and the distribution of bible study resources through every possible means
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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, 55.00 hrs/week | $338,000 | $0 | $0 | $338,000 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from World Outreach Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $588K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b8 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 55
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to World Outreach Ministries totaling $52 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 World Outreach Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, World Outreach Ministries reported that 98.8% of its $11.5 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does World Outreach Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation World Outreach Ministries reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $338,000, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does World Outreach Ministries get its money?
Of $11.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is World Outreach Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-1387722 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 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202522689349301767 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202422639349300247 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202410299349300036 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202223359349300907 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202123409349300122 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202022819349301567 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-1387722: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.