Agape Puppets Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO REACH THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD FOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF EVANGELISTIC PUPPETS SHOWS, AND THE TRAINING, EQUIPPING AND RESUPPLYING OF TEAMS.
- Income
- $258,889
- Spending
- $278,069
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% 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
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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 (1)
- $192,296 spent. THIS HAS BEEN A TRULY AMAZING YEAR WE HAVE TRAVELED ACROSS ASIA, EUROPE, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. OUR ADVENTURES HAVE CAUSED US TO CROSS MORE THAN 20 STATES AND WORK IN MANY COUNTRIES AND SHARE WITH MANY CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, ALWAYS TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT THE HOPE OF JESUS. WE ALWAYS TRY TO TARGET CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING IN DIFFICULT PLACES OR HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT HOME LIFE. IN THE UNITED STATES, WE DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF BROCHURES, AS WELL AS PASSING OUT OVER 1,000 JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLES. MANY OF THESE CHILDREN DID NOT OWN A SINGLE BOOK. OUR BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN NINE LANGUAGES AND IN SEVERAL OF THE COUNTRIES WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE BIBLES IN THE CHILDREN'S NATIVE LANGUAGE DURING OUR TRAVELS, WE RESUPPLIED 24 PUPPET TEAMS IN BRAZIL WITH NEW AND CONSUMABLE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEEDED. WHILE IN BRAZIL, I DID A RADIO OUTREACH THAT REACHED 50,000 PEOPLE. WE WORKED WITH MANY QUECHUA CHILDREN IN THE HIGH ANDES OF PERU. WE FLEW OUR BRAZILIAN DIRECTORS TO JOIN US IN THIS WORK AND THEY ALSO JOINED US FOR WORK TWICE IN ITALY, WHERE WE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TWO NEW TEAMS IN MILAN AND ROME. TWICE, WE TRAVELED ACROSS IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND WITH AN IRISH BAND DOING A PROGRAM ON THE STREET. THIS GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. I WENT TO ISTANBUL AND WORKED WITH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, IRAN AND LADIES OUT OF AFRICA, WHO HAD BEEN TRAFFICKED. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH A BRITISH CHARITY ON PROJECTS FOR NEPAL. THIS YEAR WE PROVIDED OVER 200 COATS FOR CHILDREN IN THE LOWER HIMALAYAS AND TRAINED AND EQUIPPED 25 SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO WORK IN REMOTE MOUNTAIN AREAS. OUR TRIP TO NEPAL ALLOWED US TO SERVE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO LIVE AT A LEVEL OF POVERTY THAT AN AMERICAN TRULY CANNOT GRASP. ACROSS GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE, WE DID MANY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WHO ARE AT RISK. WE ALSO DID SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS FOR THEM. WE WORKED IN MASSACHUSETTS, IN INNER CITY BALTIMORE AND IN INNER CITY PHILADELPHIA. THIS GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH CHILDREN WHO SEE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NOT REALLY WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO SEE. I REALLY LOVED THIS YEAR AND CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT GOD DOES IN THIS COMING YEAR. WE ALREADY HAVE TRIPS PLANNED TO FIVE CONTINENTS AND MORE THAN 20 STATES. THIS HAS BEEN A TRULY AMAZING YEAR WE HAVE TRAVELED ACROSS ASIA, EUROPE, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. OUR ADVENTURES HAVE CAUSED US TO CROSS MORE THAN 20 STATES AND WORK IN MANY COUNTRIES AND SHARE WITH MANY CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, ALWAYS TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT THE HOPE OF JESUS. WE ALWAYS TRY TO TARGET CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING IN DIFFICULT PLACES OR HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT HOME LIFE. IN THE UNITED STATES, WE DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF BROCHURES, AS WELL AS PASSING OUT OVER 1,000 JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLES. MANY OF THESE CHILDREN DID NOT OWN A SINGLE BOOK. OUR BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN NINE LANGUAGES AND IN SEVERAL OF THE COUNTRIES WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE BIBLES IN THE CHILDREN'S NATIVE LANGUAGE DURING OUR TRAVELS, WE RESUPPLIED 24 PUPPET TEAMS IN BRAZIL WITH NEW AND CONSUMABLE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEEDED. WHILE IN BRAZIL, I DID A RADIO OUTREACH THAT REACHED 50,000 PEOPLE. WE WORKED WITH MANY QUECHUA CHILDREN IN THE HIGH ANDES OF PERU. WE FLEW OUR BRAZILIAN DIRECTORS TO JOIN US IN THIS WORK AND THEY ALSO JOINED US FOR WORK TWICE IN ITALY, WHERE WE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TWO NEW TEAMS IN MILAN AND ROME. TWICE, WE TRAVELED ACROSS IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND WITH AN IRISH BAND DOING A PROGRAM ON THE STREET. THIS GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. I WENT TO ISTANBUL AND WORKED WITH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, IRAN AND LADIES OUT OF AFRICA, WHO HAD BEEN TRAFFICKED. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH A BRITISH CHARITY ON PROJECTS FOR NEPAL. THIS YEAR WE PROVIDED OVER 200 COATS FOR CHILDREN IN THE LOWER HIMALAYAS AND TRAINED AND EQUIPPED 25 SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO WORK IN REMOTE MOUNTAIN AREAS. OUR TRIP TO NEPAL ALLOWED US TO SERVE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO LIVE AT A LEVEL OF POVERTY THAT AN AMERICAN TRULY CANNOT GRASP. ACROSS GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE, WE DID MANY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WHO ARE AT RISK. WE ALSO DID SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS FOR THEM. WE WORKED IN MASSACHUSETTS, IN INNER CITY BALTIMORE AND IN INNER CITY PHILADELPHIA. THIS GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH CHILDREN WHO SEE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NOT REALLY WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO SEE. I REALLY LOVED THIS YEAR AND CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT GOD DOES IN THIS COMING YEAR. WE ALREADY HAVE TRIPS PLANNED TO FIVE CONTINENTS AND MORE THAN 20 STATES.
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 June 2007.
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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