King's Ransom Foundation

Legal name: Kings Ransom Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264451422
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Kerrville, TX, USA
Phone
+1 866-590-3499
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,236,920
Expenses
$2,647,680
Assets
$634,714
Liabilities
$169,709

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Danette Johnson (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Andrew Williams (Finance Administrator): $59,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Founded in 2009, King’s Ransom Foundation is a USA non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to upholding the cause of the widow, the orphan, the poor and the needy. We seek to reflect the Character of God through direct humanitarian activities. Every year, we have dedicated donors who are committed to serving the needs of those less fortunate than themselves. The work we do is vital to helping those who are suffering receive the help they desperately need so they can live. Without you, our generous donors, we would be unable to do any of the work we do. All that we have accomplished is because of you. For that, we thank you for your support. With your help, our impact has been tremendous and we are incredibly grateful and excited for the future. Our Mission….

What it reported doing in 2025

2025 Program Service Accomplishments: Reached over 1.6 million individuals globally with life-saving food, clean water, services, and critical resources. Feeding Programs: Provided meals to over 80,000 individuals in Belize, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, India, Israel, Kenya, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Zimbabwe through direct support, orphanage programs, feeding centers, and community-based outreach programs. Supported feeding programs for the elderly in the United States, delivering food and care to vulnerable seniors. Orphan Care and Education: Supported orphanages and educational centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Belize, India, and Kenya, delivering housing, meals, and education. Provided ongoing care and support for over 1,400 orphans, emphasizing long-term sustainability. Anti-Trafficking and Recovery Services: Funded multiple organizations working in the rescue, shelter, feeding, and restoration of over 1,000 survivors of child sex trafficking, primarily girls and young women. Clean Water Initiatives: Distributed clean water filters and solutions globally, helping over 1.5 million individuals gain access to safe drinking water in Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. We are honored to work alongside many dedicated partner organizations and are deeply grateful to our generous donors whose continued support makes this global impact possible.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $56.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 61.1%; rating input score 61; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -18.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $59K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 27 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.