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Bread Upon the Waters

EIN 27-3019505 · Burkeville, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak46 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BUTW SENDS SUPPORT TO IMPOVERISHED CHRISTIANS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE POVERTY AMONG CHRISTIANS EXIST. WE ASSIST WITH MEDICAL AID, FUNERAL EXPENSES, HOUSING, BALAKBAYAN BOXES (CARE PACKAGES OF FOOD & CLOTHING), BIBLES, SONG BOOKS, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. WE ALSO SUPPORT GOSPEL PREACHERS WHOSE CHURCHES CANNOT SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ARE CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO ORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS SO THAT OTHERS CONCERNED MAY JOIN US IN RELIEVING IMPOVERISHED CHRISTIANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHERE POVERTY IS MOST PREVALENT.

Income
$144,358
Spending
$146,238
Reserves
0.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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. $475 spent. THESE FUNDS WERE USED TO HELP IMPOVERISHED CHRISTIANS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY CATASTROPHIC EVENTS SUCH AS DROUGHTS AND TYPHOONS. THESE FUNDS ALSO WERE USED FOR EMERGENCIES MOSTLY IN MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FEES THAT WERE APPROVED BY DONORS TO BE USED TO SEND THESE FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTIONS.
  2. $1,184 spent. THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO SEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST EVANGELISTS WITH FAMILIES FOR THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST WHOSE IMPOVERISHED CHURCHES DO NOT HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEM. THESE EVANGELISTS DO NOT RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ANY PERSON(S)OR ANY ORGANIZATION(S). THESE EVANGELISTS HAVE BEEN VETTED THROUGH A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND USA IN WHOM BUTW HAS PUT ITS TRUST. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FEES THAT WERE APPROVED BY DONORS TO BE USED TO SEND THESE FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTIONS.
  3. $192 spent. THESE FUNDS WERE USED TO SEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS, CHRISTIAN WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WITH LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FEES THAT WERE APPROVED BY DONORS TO BE USED TO SEND THESE FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTIONS.
  4. $80 spent. THESE FUNDS WERE USED TO SEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS WITH SPIRITUAL NEEDS SUCH AS BIBLES, HYMNALS, CHURCH BUILDING REPAIRS THESE FUNDS WERE ALSO USED FOR MISCELLANEOUS PHYSICAL NEEDS SUCH AS FUNERALS, HOME REPAIRS, PIPING WATER TO HOMES TO REPLACE CARRYING WATER BY HAND, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE FEES THAT WERE APPROVED BY DONORS TO BE USED TO SEND THESE FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTIONS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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