Ravens Uganda
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 811194326
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, United States
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
- Affiliation
- Religious (unspecified)
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $178,422
- Expenses
- $150,362
- Assets
- $92,431
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Deirdre Martin (President)
People named in this filing
- Deirdre Martin (President)
- Kelly Brunk (Finance director and Board Member)
- Susan Gardner (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Restoring hope to the next generation of Ugandans by providing access to higher education while meeting their physical and spiritual needs. The Ravens model is a holistic approach, caring for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the individual.
What it reported doing in 2025
Spiritual support tuition housing transportation and medical care for 50 Ugandans in the Youth Empowerment Program and medical care for the Ravens Ministries Founder in Uganda
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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 51
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.6%; rating input score 77
- Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.7%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 76.6% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $137K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.