French World Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208374096
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Coppell, TX, USA
Phone
2144501034
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$80,693
Expenses
$84,595
Assets
$22,748
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Madan (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • John Madan (President): $4,513 total reported compensation
  • Rebecca Boulanger (Director): $2,308 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Changing the French-speaking World through theWord of God - Training Nationals - Book translations

What it reported doing in 2024

Training NationalsWe had 152 Bible Training Center students in 5 campuses in 2024Graduations in 2024 - Nice 3 and Marseilles 16 = Total graduates 19 Rhema Paris graduation January 2025 and Rhema Switzerland graduation June 2025Book MinistryNew book translated and printed - From this place you will touch the World - Matt & Andrea Nicols 35 Audio books on YouTube have now been listened to 3,8 million timesLives on Youtube3 every week so another 150 in 2024 with almost 3,000 subscribersTraveling ministryJohn & Laura Madan ministered in Churches and Bible schools in France and Switzerland and Austria as well as in the States in Indiana and California in 2024Philippe & Rebecca ministered in Churches and Bible schools in France and Switzerland and Philippe also taught and preached in Kinshasa, Congo in 2024ChurchPastors Philippe and Rebecca Boulangers church "Eglise Etincelle" baptized 43 people in 2024 and 17 new members joined the church.

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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 23
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th 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: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $5K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2015 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.