Surpassing Grace
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To love God with all our heart mind and soul and love our neighbor as ourselves. This is done by going teaching and baptizing in the name of Jesus and rendering aid to those in need such as orphans internally displaced people refugees and other marginalized people.
- Income
- $201,340
- Spending
- $228,596
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 11.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 48
- Highest pay
- $28,000, executive director board chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $100,025 spent. In Southeast Asia providing monthly care for over 50 at risk youth. This includes Christian education housing nutrition medical clothing education and vocational training. The Surpassing Grace campus includes a school that 80 youth attend. This total includes the building of a new boys dorm 2024 the boys dorm. Bible study is part of the daily curriculum as well as devotions held each evening.
- $55,975 spent. Provided emergency aid in a war torn country. Aid included food bamboo for housing tarps and zinc for roofing medical wells solar panels. Aid includes praying with families who are suffering as well as evangelism and discipleship.
- $20,000 spent. Provide aid in Southeast Asia to Internally Displace People in a war torn area. Aid includes such things as medical care food wells zinc and bamboo for temporary housing.
- $15,372 spent. Evangelism and discipleship to those who otherwise are unlikely to have access to Bible teaching. For Example mountainous regions areas without Internet and Bible schools in closed countries. Some discipleship is also done with Southeast Asian refugee youth in North Texas.
- $11,888 spent. Continue to develop 6 acres of land near the orphanage with the goal of moving them to self sufficiency inside the next decade
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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