Getting in the Word Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
393491354
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Ridgeland, SC, USA
Phone
8433387770
Rating
36
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,300
Expenses
$4,738
Assets
$1,562
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stuart Guthrie PHD (President)
  • Brian McDaniel (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Stuart Guthrie PHD (President)
  • Brian McDaniel (Vice President)
  • Jennifer Guthrie (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

A Christian teaching, publishing, and biblical counseling ministry dedicated to the faithful proclamation and application of the Word of God. The ministry exists to help individuals grow in their knowledge of God and obedience to Christ through the teaching of Scripture, the publication of biblical resources, and the practice of biblical counseling. Through sermons, books, devotionals, discipleship materials, and counseling services, the ministry seeks to equip believers for spiritual maturity and provide biblical guidance for life's spiritual, relational, and emotional challenges. Counseling provided through the ministry is grounded in the authority and sufficiency of Scripture and seeks to help individuals find hope, wisdom, and transformation through the truth of God's Word. The purpose of Getting in the Word Ministry is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, strengthen the work of the local church, and provide biblically faithful instruction and care to those seeking guidance.

What it reported doing in 2025

Strengthened the work of the local church. Provided biblically faithful instruction and care to those seeking guidance from Scripture. Contributions received support the development and distribution of biblical teaching materials, ministry outreach, counseling services, as well as operational needs

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.