Disciple Maker Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853966741
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Woodstock, GA, USA
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,047
Expenses
$53,367
Assets
$23,351

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BRET DONOVAN (Chairman)
  • DANNY SHAW (Director)
  • BOB MORRIS (Secretary)

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

Disciple Maker Ministries is devoted to fulfilling the Great Commission through evangelism and reproducing discipleship.

What it reported doing in 2025

Domestic and International Leadership Development Disciple Makers Ministry International advanced its mission of making disciples and equipping Christian leaders through domestic and international discipleship, leadership training, pastoral development, evangelism, and church partnership initiatives. Provided ongoing biblical discipleship, mentoring, and leadership development through weekly men's ministry gatherings and one-on-one discipleship relationships, serving dozens of men and strengthening spiritual growth, leadership effectiveness, and ministry engagement. Conducted international mission trips to the Caribbean and Eastern Europe in partnership with local churches to support evangelism, discipleship, pastoral development, and church strengthening efforts. Preached and taught in churches with congregations ranging from approximately 50 to 500 attendees and conducted leadership training seminars for more than 100 pastors and ministry leaders, equipping participants with practical tools for biblical discipleship, church leadership, and ministry multiplication. Worked with pastors and church leadership teams to establish and strengthen disciple-making strategies within local congregations, helping churches develop sustainable systems for leadership development and spiritual growth. Co-hosted ministry conferences, marriage retreats, evangelism events, and discipleship networking gatherings that strengthened families, encouraged collaboration among churches, and expanded ministry partnerships. International Discipleship Program Provided weekly discipleship and leadership training for pastors and church leaders in Nepal and Nigeria through ongoing mentoring and coaching relationships. Delivered approximately 405 hours of discipleship and leadership training in English, Hindi, and Efik, equipping participants to disciple others and strengthen local church ministries. Expanded language accessibility by providing training in Efik, increasing engagement and effectiveness among Nigerian church leaders. Supported multiple pastor and church leader training cohorts in Nepal and Nigeria, helping develop indigenous leadership capacity and multiply discipleship efforts through local churches and ministry networks. Provided Bible education and discipleship for 52 orphaned children in West Bengal, India, through daily scripture study, Bible verse memorization, and completion of five New Testament books.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.6%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.2% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.