Project Agape Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
371978687
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Garner, NC, USA
Phone
3364035703
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$215,639
Expenses
$258,887
Assets
$60,623
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ALLAN R VAN METER (CHAIRPERSON)
  • WILLIAM J CONROY (TREASURER)
  • TERRY WILLIAMS (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Project agape focuses on assisting displaced families from the occupied republic of artsakh (also known as nagorno-karabakh). During 2025 funds provided for: the annual operating budget and construction of a new warehouse at the project agape center in vayk, armenia, vocational training and related supplies (sewing machines), emergency/humanitarian assistance (comforters, cattle project, financial assistance).

What it reported doing in 2025

Other program services undertaken in 2025 which were not listed on the prior form 990: 1. 15,000 (including grants of 15,000) - comforters. Funds were used to purchase comforters, pillows and bedding supplies locally which were distributed to vunerable households during the winter months. A total of 111 families received 500 winter comforters, 500 pillows and 500 sets of bedding. 2. 12,511 (including grants of 0) - cattle project. In 2025 project agape restarted its livestock assistance initiative to support displaced and economically vunerable families in rebuilding sustainable livelihoods. The program provides cows to qualifying households as an income generating asset to improve food security and household stability. The program was designed to benefit ten (10) families. In 2025 five (5) families received cows with an additional five (5) families scheduled for 2026. 3. 5,260 (including grants of 0) - sewing machines. Funds were used to purchase twenty-three (23) sewing machines to strengthen vocational training. Tweleve (12) machines were designated for classroom instruction to enhance hands on training. Eleven (11) sewing machines were provided to program graduates to pursue income-geneerating activities through self- employment. 4. 3,838 (including grants of 3,838) - emergency relief. In 2025 (151) beneficiary families (approximately 755 individuals) received targeted humanitarian support. Of these (37) families received direct financial assistance, which included transportation costs to access humanitarian aid, rent, utilities, hygiene and medical supplies and temporary housing. 5. 3,000 (including grants of 3,000) - mission trip supplies. Funds provided by myers park united methodist church to support their mission team trip to armenia in july 2025. Funds were used to purchase supplies and materials used for facility improvements and educational activities. Team members assisted with construction projects, assisted with english language instruction and conducted activities for local children. 39,609 (including grants of 21,838) total items 1-5, line 4d

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th 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: 97.3%; rating input score 97; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 47.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $254K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.