World Evangelistic Outreach Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822411281
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New Brighton, PA, USA
Phone
7247323481
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$943,016
Expenses
$953,580
Assets
$1,002,198
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Daniel C Yanchak (President (Incumbent) Took over for Dr. Arnold)
  • Mike Makripodis (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Charles Rathel (Encourager Publications): $10,404 total reported compensation
  • Ashley Durham (Web Design, Posts and Mailings): $5,700 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of WEO Ministries of PA, Inc is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to mankind by means of evangelistic campaigns and meetings in churches, camps, conferences etc., primarily in foreign mission fields. The ministry is involved in training Christian leaders by means of seminars in churches, camps, radio broadcasts, internet web pages, worship music and other forms of media and methods of communication.

What it reported doing in 2025

Support the construction of new, and the operation of existing facilities within the ministry. There are currently over 40 churches within the ministry. Several examples of new churches under construction include Big Water in SL, Chicken Soup Factory Church in Monrovia, Liberia, and the WEO international headquarters church in Freetown, SL. WEO also supports the construction of new and the maintenance of existing schools within the ministry. WEO also operates over 25 schools with the ministry. Examples include; the Gloria Arnold school in Moriba Town, SL; Patricia Carey Hight School in Mowoto and the Immanuel High School in Sembehun, SL. WEO also maintains three orphanages within the ministry. Orphanages in Mattru Jong, SL and Saclepea, Liberia have been in operation for several years, with a newly acquired orphanage in Kenya that is now under the support and direction of WEO ministries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -1.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 36.2% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 59.1% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.1% of revenue deployed · 93.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $888K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $10K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.