In the Gap Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EQUIP AND INSPIRE YOUNG ADULTS TO BE POSITIVE LEADERS WHO MODEL INTEGRITY, PASSIONATELY LOVE JESUS CHRIST, AND EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCE CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME.
- Income
- $758,993
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 143
- Highest pay
- $75,507, executive director
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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 44% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $800,833 spent. AT IN THE GAP, OUR HEARTBEAT IS TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO EQUIP UPCOMING GENERATIONS TO LIVE WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND PURPOSE. WE EXIST TO RAISE UP CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO WILL SHINE GOD'S LIGHT IN THEIR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AND TO MOBILIZE THE BODY OF CHRIST TO HELP EVERY CHILD SEE, FEEL, AND KNOW HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM.OPERATION IMPACTIN 2024, GOD MOVED POWERFULLY THROUGH OPERATION IMPACT, OUR SUMMER OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT BRINGS BIBLE CLUBS DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITIES ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY. THESE VIBRANT, GOSPEL-CENTERED CLUBS WERE HOSTED IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES, CITY PARKS, AND LOCAL CHURCHES TURNING EVERYDAY SPACES INTO PLACES WHERE CHILDREN COULD ENCOUNTER THE LOVE OF JESUS.THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, 84 SUMMER MISSIONARIES CAME FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO SERVE ALONGSIDE LOCAL CHURCHES, POURING THEIR HEARTS INTO REACHING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. TOGETHER, THEY HELPED LEAD 54 WEEK-LONG BIBLE CLUBS, WHERE:1,065+ CHILDREN ATTENDED AND HEARD THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS,353 UNIQUE GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS WERE SHARED,455 BIBLES WERE GIVEN TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND38 CHILDREN MADE DECISIONS TO TRUST CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR.EVERY NUMBER TELLS A STORY A CHILD WHO HEARD ABOUT GOD'S LOVE, A FAMILY IMPACTED BY HOPE, A VOLUNTEER WHO DISCOVERED THEIR CALLING TO SERVE. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FAITHFUL PARTNERSHIP OF 21 LOCAL CHURCHES AND THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS WHO MADE THESE LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS POSSIBLE.AS AN EXCITING EXTENSION OF THE SUMMER OUTREACH, WE HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER OPERATION IMPACT SUMMIT DURING FALL BREAK. THIS FOLLOW-UP INITIATIVE GAVE RETURNING MISSIONARIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AGAIN AND CONTINUE BUILDING ON THE SUMMER'S MOMENTUM. DURING THE SUMMIT:6 BIBLE CLUBS WERE HELD IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES,188 CHILDREN ATTENDED,6 CHILDREN RECEIVED JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR, AND17 SUMMER MISSIONARIES PARTICIPATED AND SERVED.THIS SPECIAL EVENT ALLOWED RETURNING VOLUNTEERS TO PUT THEIR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE INTO ACTION ONCE MORE, SHARING THE GOSPEL AND DEMONSTRATING CHRIST'S LOVE TO EVEN MORE CHILDREN ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY.WE ARE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FOR EACH PERSON WHO PRAYED, GAVE, AND SERVED SO THAT EVERY BOY AND GIRL COULD SEE, FEEL, AND KNOW HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM. TO SEE HIGHLIGHTS AND STORIES FROM THIS SUMMER AND FALL, VISIT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/INTHEGAP.OK OR WWW.INSTAGRAHM.COM/INTHEGAPOKCMISSION 414THROUGH MISSION 414, WE ARE PURSUING A GOD-SIZED VISION: TO SEE EVERY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA AND EVENTUALLY ACROSS THE NATION ADOPTED BY A LOCAL CHURCH THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS. THESE CLUBS CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS, GIVING CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT JESUS IN A SAFE, FUN, AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT RIGHT ON THEIR OWN CAMPUS.IN 2024, OUR TEAM WORKED DILIGENTLY TO EQUIP AND MOBILIZE BELIEVERS ACROSS THE STATE. WE TRAINED 154 VOLUNTEERS, REPRESENTING 24 CHURCHES, THROUGH OUR BIBLE CLUB BOOT CAMP TRAINING EVENTS EQUIPPING THEM TO SHARE THE GOSPEL, DISCIPLE CHILDREN, AND EFFECTIVELY LEAD BIBLE CLUBS. ALONG THE WAY, WE PERSONALLY MET WITH 77 INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE THE VISION OF REACHING CHILDREN THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS.AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, 11 BIBLE CLUBS WERE LAUNCHED OR RE-LAUNCHED DURING THE FALL OF 2024, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 542 CHILDREN ATTENDING EACH WEEK AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF CHRIST.EVERY CLUB REPRESENTS A LIGHT SHINING IN THE MIDST OF A SCHOOL COMMUNITY WHERE CHILDREN ARE DISCOVERING THAT THEY ARE SEEN, KNOWN, AND DEEPLY LOVED BY JESUS. WE ARE PROFOUNDLY THANKFUL FOR EVERY CHURCH, VOLUNTEER, AND PARTNER WHO HAS JOINED HANDS WITH US TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR CHURCH CAN ADOPT A LOCAL SCHOOL AND BRING THE GOSPEL TO CHILDREN IN YOUR COMMUNITY, VISIT WWW.MISSION414.NETWE THANK GOD FOR EVERY DONOR, VOLUNTEER, AND PARTNER WHO PRAYED, GAVE, AND SERVED TO MAKE THIS MISSION POSSIBLE. YOUR FAITHFULNESS IS HELPING TRANSFORM LIVES TODAY AND PLANT SEEDS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. TOGETHER, WE ARE EQUIPPING A GENERATION OF WORLD CHANGERS ONE CHILD, ONE CLUB, AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
- $43,469 spent. IN THE GAP KIDSIN THE GAP KIDS CONTINUES TO BRING THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH FUN, ENGAGING, AND BIBLICALLY GROUNDED VIDEO LESSONS. EACH EPISODE IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN GROW IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S CHARACTER AND HIS WORD THROUGH BIBLE STORIES, SCRIPTURE MEMORY, SONGS, CRAFTS, GAMES, OBJECT LESSONS, AND PUPPET SHOWS ALL CREATED TO MAKE LEARNING ABOUT JESUS EXCITING AND LIFE-CHANGING.IN 2024, WE RELEASED 32 NEW VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN, REACHING HEARTS AND HOMES IN 95 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD! THESE VIDEOS RECEIVED 341,500 TOTAL VIEWS, AND OUR YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS GREW BY 1,872, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO OVER 10,200 SUBSCRIBERS. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WATCHED FOR MORE THAN 12,400 HOURS THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE CHANNEL'S LIFETIME WATCH TIME TO OVER 49,100 HOURS AND LIFETIME VIEWS TO AN INCREDIBLE 1.6 MILLION.THESE STATISTICS REPRESENT CHILDREN BEING POINTED TO JESUS, A FAMILY BEING ENCOURAGED, AND SEEDS OF TRUTH BEING PLANTED IN YOUNG HEARTS. ALL MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE FAITHFUL SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERS AND DONORS WHO MAKE THESE FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE.CHECK OUT IN THE GAP KIDS FOR YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, OR USE AT MINISTRIES THROUGH YOUR CHURCH AT: WWW.INTHEGAPKIDS.ORG, OR WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@INTHEGAPKIDS. OR SIMPLY SEARCH "IN THE GAP KIDS" ON YOUTUBE
- $116,389 spent. DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CHURCHESAT IN THE GAP, WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EQUIPPING BELIEVERS OF ALL AGES TO GROW DEEPER IN THEIR WALK WITH GOD AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS OF HIS TRUTH. THROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING, CREATIVE RESOURCES, AND ONLINE DISCIPLESHIP TOOLS, WE'RE HELPING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CHURCHES BRING THE GOSPEL TO LIFE BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.EDIFY DISCIPLESHIP MEETINGSEDIFY DISCIPLESHIP MEETING HAD IT'S FINAL MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2024. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE GROW IN THEIR FAITH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS YEAR, 3 PARTICIPANTS JOINED ONLINE AND 7 ATTENDED IN PERSON, WITH 248 FULL VIDEO VIEWS AND OVER 1,600 SHORT-FORM VIDEO VIEWS REACHING EVEN MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BIBLICAL ENCOURAGEMENT. TO ACCESS THESE AND PRIOR EDIFY SESSIONS, ALONG WITH OTHER SPIRITUAL GROWTH VIDEOS, VISIT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@INTHEGAPMINISTRIESOI IN A BOX GLOBAL CHILDREN'S MINISTRY TRAININGIN 2024, WE LAUNCHED OPERATION IMPACT IN A BOX, A SPECIAL ONLINE TRAINING FEATURING SEVEN DYNAMIC CLASSES DESIGNED TO EQUIP CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WORKERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES. THE SESSIONS COVER HOW TO TEACH ENGAGING BIBLE LESSONS, WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH TEAMS, SHARE SCRIPTURE CREATIVELY, AND USE SONGS AND MEMORY VERSES TO REINFORCE TRUTH. TO KICK OFF THIS INITIATIVE, A TEAM TRAVELED TO PARAGUAY AND ARGENTINA, WHERE THEY CONDUCTED 12 IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND EQUIPPED 184 LEADERS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH CHILDREN THROUGH BIBLE CLUB MINISTRY. LEARN MORE AT WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/OI-IN-A-BOXTRAINING ON THE GO EQUIPPING CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WORKERSIN 2024, IN THE GAP LAUNCHED A NEW VIDEO TEACHING SERIES CALLED TRAINING ON THE GO, CREATED TO HELP CHILDREN'S MINISTRY LEADERS BECOME MORE CONFIDENT, ENGAGING, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS OF GOD'S WORD. WITH TODAY'S BUSY SCHEDULES IN MIND, EACH 8 - 12 MINUTE VIDEO DELIVERS PRACTICAL TIPS AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON TOPICS SUCH AS CAPTURING ATTENTION, TEACHING MEMORABLE LESSONS, USING OBJECT LESSONS EFFECTIVELY, AND MODELING CHRIST'S LOVE. IN 2024, WE RELEASED 23 NEW VIDEOS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@TRAININGONTHEGOVIDEOSCONTINUING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES AND CHURCHESTHROUGH RESOURCES LIKE OUR INSPIRE BIBLICAL CHARACTER CURRICULUM, FAMILIES AND CHURCHES CONTINUE TO ACCESS ENGAGING, SCRIPTURE-BASED LESSONS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD GODLY CHARACTER AND UNDERSTAND BIBLICAL TRUTH IN PRACTICAL WAYS.TO EXPLORE ALL OF IN THE GAP'S DISCIPLESHIP AND TRAINING RESOURCES, VISIT WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/RESOURCESLOOKING AHEADAS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, WE ARE MORE CONVINCED THAN EVER THAT THIS GENERATION OF CHILDREN NEEDS TO KNOW THE HOPE FOUND ONLY IN JESUS CHRIST. OUR VISION IS CLEAR: TO MOBILIZE CHURCHES, TRAIN LEADERS, AND LAUNCH AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND BEYOND UNTIL EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOUNTER GOD'S LOVE.WE THANK GOD FOR EVERY DONOR, VOLUNTEER, AND PARTNER WHO PRAYED, GAVE, AND SERVED TO MAKE THIS MISSION POSSIBLE. YOUR FAITHFULNESS IS HELPING TRANSFORM LIVES TODAY AND PLANT SEEDS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. TOGETHER, WE ARE EQUIPPING A GENERATION OF WORLD CHANGERS ONE CHILD, ONE CLUB, AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
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 November 6, 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 February 2011.
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 November 4, 2026.
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