Ruaj Ministry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862504231
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Colombus, OH, USA
Phone
8013588350
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$722,510
Expenses
$986,481
Assets
$50,179
Liabilities
$77,655

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SERGIO ROMERO (President)

People named in this filing

  • SERGIO ROMERO (President)
  • ALBERTO MARUCCO (Treasurer)
  • FRANCISCO ARTAVIA DONAS (Director)

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

We connect people and churches on a global level through short missions and service trips. During our Mission Trips we, repair school buildings, run health clinics with dentists, medical, and eye doctors, run a Vacation Bible School, hold family oriented seminars, build bathrooms, feed the people in need, teach english, give away school supplies and personal hygiene supplies. Train local people to have a more sustainable long term results program.

What it reported doing in 2025

We took over 200 people on profound spiritual journies through the Holy Land, immersing them in the sacred sites of Christianity. Starting in Jerusalem, we retraced the steps of Jesus on his way to the crucifixion and visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christ was believed to have been crucified and buried. Our pilgrimage continued to Bethlehem, where we knelt in the humble surroundings of the Church of the Nativity, marking the birthplace of Jesus. We explored the serene shores of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus performed miracles, and stood in awe at the Mount of Beatitudes, where he delivered the Sermon on the Mount. We were also able to baptize over 120 individuals in the Jordan River. Venturing into the desert, we visited Jericho, the oldest city in the world, and ascended the ancient fortress of Masada, reflecting on the resilience of faith amidst adversity. Our journey culminated in the peaceful oasis of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, a place of quiet reflection and prayer. Throughout these two weeks, we not only saw the physical places of our faith but also felt the presence of God's love and grace in this land of profound significance. Throughout the journey, we provide sermons, ministries, and opportunities for our travelers to worship as a group, and also individually in silent prayer times. Leaders also provide sermons and evangelistic crusades for the travelers and locals to experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.6%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -36.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.55; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -39.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 12 filed program accomplishments · $844K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.