Acts of Grace

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274603972
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone
9196020079
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,423
Expenses
$83,024
Assets
$146,435
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS SASSER (CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR)
  • KEVIN BELL (VICE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR)
  • KAREN LATTA (SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Acts of grace is a christian nonprofit organization designed to support missionaries in their efforts. The organization seeks to raise money through private donations and to use that money to provide missionaries with basic needs as well as ministry tools.

What it reported doing in 2025

Those involved in acts of grace adhere to the call of jesus to help the poor and believe that the existence of individuals who are devoted to serving the underprivileged is vital to the body of christ. Acts of grace considers the dedicated service of long-term missionaries to be the best way to offer consistent help to those in need. Acts of grace endeavors to support such missionaries in all respects, including emotionally, spiritually, and financially.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.9%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.1%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.9% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.