International House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201548785
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Phone
2604826100
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$333,622
Expenses
$414,342
Assets
$97,258
Liabilities
$1,391

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ANN HEIGN (EXECUTIVE DI): $53,246 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

International house is a nonprofit, non-denominational christian organization committed to sharing the love and light of jesus christ with refugees and other internationals living in the fort wayne area.

What it reported doing in 2025

Women's and men's programs women's club international ladies meet weekly to learn english, participate in health instruction, or learn to sew, knit, and crochet. Childcare and transportation are provided for ladies in need, which is essential for many of the ladies. Women's club often offers the only chance weekly for the ladies to leave their homes and have help with their children. Fellowship is enjoyed at tea time where the ladies are treated to a relaxing time of food and beverages served and displayed with care and intention. The women's club host makes the deliberate choice to use elegant glass tableware and utensils instead of consumable plastic and paper products. Everything we do at women's club represents our desire to exhibit hospitality, love, and hope to the women who enter. Volunteers build genuine lasting relationships with women while they participate in classes. Women's club offers a venue for ladies to enjoy time away from their daily obligations in a safe and happy atmosphere. Family advocacy and transitional assistance many of our clients benefit from having an american "friend" serve as an advocate. Volunteers attend conferences at school, medical appointments, social services appointments, and assist in shopping and navigating the community. Man cave small engine repair, household projects, and small woodworking projects are a few of the options men have to engage in while in the "man cave", a safe place for international men to make an american friend and learn a skill. The "man cave" is a new remodeled addition to the ihouse facilities. Tools and project supplies are located on the property for volunteers and internationals to use while working together. Medical and social services liaison program supports immigrants and refugees by ensuring they are welcomed with dignity and assisted in accessing healthcare and other critical resources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -24.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.3% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $321K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $53K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.