Agape Foundation Charitable Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522241260
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4082647800
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Independent Foundations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,211,993
Expenses
$2,501,762
Assets
$6,662,383
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN B MUMFORD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN B MUMFORD (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID A SEEBA (TREASURER)
  • JD MUMFORD (TRUSTEE/SECTY)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To support, or carry out the purposes of, the class of 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), & 509(a)(2) organizations (the "supported class") that promote/perform education and/or christian activities, including (but not limited to) christian evangelism, edification and stewardship.

What it reported doing in 2025

Agape partners with 180 degrees program, llc, to provide programs & training in specific no. Ca public schools to develop successful lifeskills in disadvantaged youth. The programs carry out the qualified purposes of the 509(a)(3) supported organization class which this fdn supports. 2024 grants to eastside union hs district, san jose unified school district, and franklin-mckinley school district were to compensate teachers instructing disadvantaged youth in the 180 degreee program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 35
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.5%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.7%; rating input score 99; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.5%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.66; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.5% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 22 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 37 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.