Gary Crowl International Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421321927
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Phone
7657207372
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$229,826
Expenses
$226,590
Assets
$39,784
Liabilities
$1,670

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GARY C CROWL (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GARY C CROWL (PRESIDENT): $33,100 total reported compensation
  • CONNIE J CROWL (SECY AND TRES): $27,638 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promoting the gospel globally through missions trips, crusades, special meetings.

What it reported doing in 2025

Gary crowl international ministries has been actively spreading the gospel through seminars, bible training events, conferences, and church meetings in various countries, including greece, albania, and crete. All these meetings are free of charge. Additionally, gcim offers free resources such as books and online training programs to communicate the gospel. Ministered in 22 churches across the united states, canada, and internationally. Hosted our second kingdom building leadership team meeting in san antonio, Texas. Conducted a first kingdom building prayer conference in san antonio. Held the second kbi ladies retreat in new england. Hosted three kbi mens retreats, concluding with our 10th retreat in hilton head, South Carolina. Over the past 2 years, kbi has hosted 10 retreats, welcoming 95 leaders from 20 nations, impacting more than 147 churches. Conducted a second pastors conference in chandigarh, india, with over 200 pastors in attendance. Traveled internationally to greece, india, and croatia, establishing new relationships and ministry connections. Were honored to speak at the 2025 rhema greece graduation ceremony 28 graduates from 5 nations. Added new teaching content to our flp and chinese youtube platforms, continuing to reach china and chinese-speaking communities. Began work on our first book, three kingdoms, focusing on prayer and its impact on cities and nations. This book will be released in 2026.

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 94% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 54
  • Accountability: 48
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.9% of revenue deployed · 91.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $207K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $33K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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: 8 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.