Workers Together with God

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421465030
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Oelwein, IA, USA
Phone
3192380128
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,892
Expenses
$72,264
Assets
$180
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES M TJELMELAND (PRESIDENT)
  • RONNY THOMASON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES M TJELMELAND (PRESIDENT)
  • RONNY THOMASON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LINDA TJELMELAND (SECRETARY TREASURER)

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

In honduras, establishing and administration of schools including childhood education, adult education, and bible institutes, administrating medical cinics and feeding programs for poor children with the goal of preaching the gospel in honduras. Contracting with fundacion cristiana colaboradoradores con dios to provide the services in the above programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

We competed 405 surgeries, 2160 emergencies, 4350 doctor visits, 3 services a week in our church, 1080 meals served to patient's families in the emergency area of the public hospital, distribution of 100 school supply kits in 3 public schools, our school had 228 students between kindergarten and 9th grade, in adult education we had 47 students with 62% on scholarships.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 84.2%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 50.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -41.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 84.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $61K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.