Bungoma Bible Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463642934
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,070
Expenses
$152,781
Assets
$196,506
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • James R Hamilton (President Part of Year)
  • JoAnn Nystrom (Vice President and Director)
  • Joanne Crain (Vice President and Director)
  • Jonathan M Kelly (President Part of Year)

People named in this filing

  • Heather R Kelly (Treasurer Director Part of Year)
  • Rebecca J Hamilton (Treasurer Part of year Director)
  • James R Hamilton (President Part of Year)

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

To provide financial support for Christian education ministry training orphan care and related charitable ministries in Bungoma Kenya principally through Bungoma Bible School and Bungoma Bible Childrens Home.

What it reported doing in 2025

Bungoma Bible Ministries provided financial support to Bungoma Bible School and Bungoma Bible Childrens Home in Bungoma Kenya. The program supported Christian ministry training and provided food housing clothing medical care and education for children. During 2025 six children completed primary school and advanced to junior high one completed high school and two began higher education. Funding also helped sustain tuition-free ministry training and student housing at the Bible school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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.

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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88

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: 0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $134K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.