Agape Interfaith Ministries International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481250164
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Ottawa, KS, USA
Phone
7852304620
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$397,921
Expenses
$369,025
Assets
$523,116
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michel Skidmore (President)
  • Howie Lucas (vice president)

People named in this filing

  • Cynthia Smith (director)
  • Gordon- E Goering (treasurer)
  • Matthew Craig (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by providing funds for church growth and planting, pastoral support, evangelism, health care, education, orphan and elder care for the betterment of mankind.

What it reported doing in 2025

4d 1- Construction grant for building, maintenance and improvements for churches, structures for educcation, elder care, orphan care, hospital $ 60,102 2 - Child evangelism grant for summer Bible schools and after school Bible clumbs for 1,091,757 children and 153,638 adults $13,500 3 - Medical grant for the staffing and operation of a rural hospital, medical camps, movile village preventive care and medical care $ 36,865 4 - Home for the aged grant for care and feeding of the abandoned elderly $3,000 5 - Grants Christmas gifts, food, blankets, clothing $3,000 6 - Administration grant for management, oversight, facilitation and travel for above activities $ 11,501 7 - Education grants for supplies, equipment, salaries, maintenance for primary, secondary, high school, junior college and adult education $ 14,550 4d continued 8 poor relief $2,000 Activities listed 1-8 took place in India in the states of Telangana, Andhra, Pradesh, Maharashtro, Pumich, Harvana, Chandigarh, Rajasthon, Tamiln 9 Office expense $2,539

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 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.7%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 7.3%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 49.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $369K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.