Medical Ambassadors International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942691184
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Salida, CA, USA
Phone
2095437500
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,611,018
Expenses
$3,237,963
Assets
$2,509,045
Liabilities
$197,740

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR RAVI JAYAKARAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR RAVI JAYAKARAN (PRESIDENT): $146,274 total reported compensation
  • STEVE OTRADOVEC (GLOBAL CORDINATOR): $111,152 total reported compensation
  • GALEN DALRYMPLE (COO): $88,331 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Walking with vulnerable communities to restore health, livelihoods, relationships, and hope through faith-centered, locally owned solutions.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, medical ambassadors international (mai) strengthened its global impact by equipping local leaders, church networks, and partner organizations to carry out sustainable, faith-centered development in their own communities. Through practical training, coaching, and tools, communities in more than 70 countries addressed critical challenges such as disease prevention, access to clean water, economic livelihoods, trauma healing, and spiritual growth.mai-supported initiatives contributed to transformation in over 3,000 communities worldwide, engaging more than 16,200 volunteers serving as facilitators, trainers, committee members, and local project leaders.(continued on schedule o)significant regional growth occurred in southeast asia, the middle east and north africa (mena), south america, and the caribbean, alongside continued deepening of work in long-standing regions such as east, west, and central africa. Key highlights from 2024 include:-launch of new community programs in cambodia, tunisia, argentina, and coastal kenya;-trauma healing initiatives in uganda and the democratic republic of congo;-expansion of self-help groups and microenterprise efforts in pakistan, liberia, and venezuela;-integration of wholistic discipleship and health education in schools, churches, and rural community networks.strategic expansion was made possible through new funding from mai's ongoing capital campaign and careful year-end financial stewardship. Mai also strengthened its operational infrastructure by upgrading financial and crm systems, improving efficiency, sustainability, and donor engagement. In addition, mai supported relief and humanitarian responses worldwide, including trauma healing, anti-trafficking initiatives, and direct aid to communities in crisis.through all of these efforts, mai remained focused on its mission: to empower people and communities to thrive with dignity, purpose, and hope through christ multiplying sustainable, locally owned change rooted in faith and wholistic development. With this strong foundation, mai looks to the future with confidence and anticipation, ready to continue advancing transformation and hope in communities worldwide.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.5%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th 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: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.5% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $146K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.