American Association for True Life in God
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 431846411
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
- Location
- Williamsville, NY, United States
- Phone
- 816-461-8888
- Rating
- 66
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Interfaith Coalitions
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $277,284
- Expenses
- $224,041
- Assets
- $194,929
- Liabilities
- $3,393
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARK JORDAN (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARK JORDAN (PRESIDENT)
- DAVID CESAR (SECRETARY)
- GEORGIA KLAMSON (TREASURER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The American Association for True Life in God (AATLIG) is a 501c3 non for profit organization dedicated to spreading the Messages of True Life in God in North America. Since spreading the Messages is at the core of our mission, it is only natural that we supply the True Life in God Books, Magazine, DVDs and various other books and materials. Please visit our **Online Bookshop** for more information. Prayer Groups At the heart of our apostolate are the True Life in God Ecumenical Prayer Groups. To explore more about our prayer groups, find a prayer group, register a new one or to figure out how to create a new one, please visit our **Prayer Groups page**.
What it reported doing in 2024
Programs beth myriam maui & other intl, books & materials, international programs
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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 45
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 47.2%; rating input score 47
- Program expense ratio: 58.4%; rating input score 58
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 19.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -81.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 47.2% of revenue deployed · 58.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $131K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.