Terry Law Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
730934739
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
9184922858
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,143,304
Expenses
$1,960,414
Assets
$2,444,290
Liabilities
$241,859

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASON LAW (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JASON LAW (PRESIDENT): $132,500 total reported compensation
  • BETH LAW (SECRETARY/TR): $55,250 total reported compensation
  • JOEL VESANEN (TRUSTEE): $41,148 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To take the message of jesus christ to nations that are hostile to the gospel, empowering local bodies of believers to support the spiritual and physical transformation of lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

China: the charity continued its training and discipleship programs in china throughout 2024. There were 2,053 new students enrolled and a total of 4,546 students studying in the abc discipleship and leadership training program. We had 1,500 students graduate from the abc program and have over 1,200 waiting to enroll. We have a total of 397 students in the cms mission school program and graduated 72 cms students. The abc and dms programs continue to be a major outreach of world compassion in spreading the gospel in china along with significant training of believers throughout the nation. In 2025, we hope to add 7,000 new students to these programs. Cuba: in 2024, the charity continued to support church planting efforts in the country of cuba by supporting two churches that started to build, remodel and expand their buildings. In order for pastors to reach those in need and serve their community at christmas, we provided food and supplies for them to distribute. We plan to continue to partner with the pastors in cuba to help their church planting efforts and church building projects in 2025. Iran: the charity continued placing bibles in iran in 2024. World compassion successfully delivered over 8,000 bibles into iran in 2024. We plan to continue moving bibles into the country, creating one on one connection points between christians, new believers, and even muslims that are seeking the truth in god's word. To further support the leaders and pastors of iran, we hosted a weekly virtual teaching to iranian pastors and leaders. In 2025, world compassion has a goal of distributing 500 discipleship kits and 40,000 bibles. Iraq: in 2024, world compassion continued the skills training program for refugee women. We had 471 new students join the program and 317 women graduated from the program. The skills they learned will help develop a new livelihood for them and their families. While attending the skills training program, childcare is provided, and the gospel is shared. The charity served 5,594 families through the mobile medical truck, where they were seen by doctors and provided basis medical care. At each visit there is an opportunity for prayer and the gospel to be shared. World compassion funded two small business start-ups for christian families. The charity also distributed 500 relief packs of food, supplies and bibles during christmas, as an outreach to families. In 2025, we hope to expand the medical outreach to more villages, plan two addional skills training programs and help six small businesses launch. Myanmar: during 2024, world compassion continued to train and disciple students and leaders through local churches and pastors using the abc curriculum. There were a total of 2,683 students activly studying abc, 974 of those being new students in 2024 and 60 students graduated from the program. The ministry training centre (mtc) for mission students served 29 students for a nine-month training session, and 40 students enrolled for the next nine months of training. A total of seven students graduated from mtc in 2024. The charity provided over 500 relief packs of food, supplies and bibles to families through local chruches at christmas, providing the opportunity to pray and share the gospel. In 2025, we had to add 2,000 new abc students, supply local churches with outreach supplies to reach those in need in their community and help build a new school to provide a christian education to young children. Unite my city: in 2024, the charity organized pastor connect lunches, meetings and activities to strengthen and unify the pastors and church in tulsa. Other ministry activities: during 2024, jason law spoke at a few churches and hosted several pastors on retreats to strengthen and develop church partnerships with world compassion. Jason law traveled to the unite kingdom to host partner dinners to give updates and connect with donors. The ministry sent monthly communications to thousands of partners in continuing mission fulfill

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% 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 filed governance safeguards are in place. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th 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: 60%; rating input score 60; 9th 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: 8.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.25; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 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: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.