Awema International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841591709
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Colbert, WA, USA
Phone
5093853006
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,553
Expenses
$243,036
Assets
$65,277

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE ALLEN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEVE ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
  • AMIR RIZK (SECRETARY)
  • KELLY RIZK (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Awema international's mission is to provide support to christian missions and churches by providing resources towards training and theological education, church planting, community development, medical teams, equipping women and children to serve in their local churches and communities, and assisting with refugees in the arab region.

What it reported doing in 2025

Help support vocational training and theological education, church planting, community development, medical teams, equipping women and children to serve in their local churches and communities, and assisting with refugees in the arab region.

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 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98

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: -26.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 35.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $238K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.