Koinonia House Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE, DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS TO STIMULATE, ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE SERIOUS STUDY OF THE BIBLE AS THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 16.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 51%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $100,846, president & ceo
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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% 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: 78 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 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 (4)
- $1.4 million spent. INTERNET OUTREACH-THIS INCLUDES OUR WEDSITE WWW.KHOUSE.ORG, KI.STUDYCENTER.COM AND THE FREE WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER E-NEWS SUBSCRIPTION. THE KHOUSE.ORG WEBSITE CONTAINS AN ARCHIVE OF THE PERSONAL UPDATE ARTICLES, RADIO BROADCASTS, FEATURED BIBLE STUDIES AND TOPICAL STUDIES, AS WELL AS GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINISTRY. ALL OF THIS CONTENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE.
- $328,374 spent. KOINONIA INSTITUTE-RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROVIDED BY AN ONLINE SCHOOL WHICH FOCUSES ON 3 AREAS: 1) TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE SERIOUS STUDY OF THE BIBLE AMOUNG THINKING CHRISTIANS; 2) TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUPS WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY PROGRAMS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH; AND 3) TO RESEARCH, MONITER AND PUBLISH INFORMATION TO STIMULATE AWARENESS OF THE STRATEGIC TRENDS WHICH IMPACT OUR TIMES AND OUR PERSONAL MINISTRIES. OUR MEMBERSHIP SPANS 75 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, WE HAVE 34,806 ACTIVE MEMEBERS, 1,901 TOTAL MEMBERS ENROLLED OF WHICH 3,223 HAVE EARNED THEIR BRONZE MEDALLIONS, 174 HAVE EARNED THEIR SILVER MEDALLIONS AND 47 HAVE EARNED THEIR GOLD MEDALLIONS.
- $3,972 spent. MEDIA OUTREACH-K-HOUSE IS CURRENTLY ON OVER 800 RADIO, INTERNET AND SATELLITE STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. MOST OF THESE STATIONS ARE PART OF THE CSN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF STATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE RADIO COVERAGE IN CANADA, EUROPE, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. WE ALSO AIR OUR OUR COMMENTARY STUDIES ON TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. WE ALSO STREAM OUR COMMENTARY STUDIES AND "LEARN THE BIBLE IN 24 HOURS" STUDY ON THE INTERNET THROUGH WWW.KHOUSE.TV AND ON THE KOINONIA HOUSE YOU-TUBE CHANNEL.
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION. THESE PRODUCTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FOR RELIGIOUS TEACHING MATERIALS, OF WHICH WE CURRENTLY PUBLISH 200 TITLES. OUR MONTHLY NEWS JOURNAL, PERSONAL UPDATE, HAS A SUBSCRIPTION BASE OF OVER 40,000 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE. COMPLIMENTARY MATERIALS ARE SENT TO INMATES WHO REQUEST THEM.
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 1973.
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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