ASON International Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the Organization led a team of 17 to the Dominican Republic to construct an addition to house a self-sustaining business, a t-shirt factory, owned and operated by a foreign non-profit organization, which will be used to support the foreign non-profit's charitable activities. By October, the Organization had procured all equipment for the factory, and staff training concluded near the beginning of 2026. The Organization is excited to announce that Adonai Textile will soon open its doors for business. The Organization also hosted teams for its annual Child Sponsorship Summer Camp and Christmas Party.The Organization also brought a team of 13 to celebrate the grand opening of the third floor and three new classrooms at Word International School in Ghana, W. Africa. Over the summer, the Organization provided furniture and Starlink/WiFi equipment, and partnered with another organization to equip a full computer lab and digital center, complete with digital literacy curriculum. In the fall, the Organization began construction of the final building for the Senior High School, which will add three classrooms for science labs and medical treatment rooms for students. The school currently serves 500 students and is expected to grow to 800 in the coming years.In Asia, the Organization supported 13 church planters serving 228 villages. Despite persecution in the region, the churches remain healthy and growing, baptizing 26 new believers last year. The Organization recently completed construction of a pastor's apartment above one of its church buildings and celebrated the first successful wheat harvest. The Organization is now raising funds for its next project in support of the Organization's foreign non-profit partner's self-sustaining business, a poultry operation, and continuing to raise support for the mother church complex, school, and pastor housing.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.4%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 83.6%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $28.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -12.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 23%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings