Wema Ventures
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Advance the cause of Jesus Christ by facilitating transformation in individuals and their communities through spiritual growth, leadership development, and empowerment for community development.
- Income
- $187,296
- Spending
- $180,494
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $95,927, president
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (1)
- $128,588 spent. Wema Ventures 2025 990 PSAWema Ventures is engaged in spiritual and economic development. Wema provides training, equipping, facilitation and opportunities in economic development primarily through small to medium business ventures in Tanzania. We provide mentoring/coaching to local entrepreneurs and on the job training for men and women in a various local locations. Wema is involved in various businesses including oil shop, auto parts shops, auto repair shop, and various small agricultural ventures. Wema is active in the spiritual formation/growth of individuals through our spheres of influence.2025 saw Wema Ventures continue to train and equip in spiritual and economic development.Practical Training/Economic DevelopmentSupported projects and programs through at-distance and in-person coaching, assistance, collaboration, and consultationSupported Basic Utility Vehicles (BUVs) in the field. These BUVs support childrens homes, local schools, securing of drinking water, crops to market for subsistence farmers, medical clinics, local entrepreneurial businesses, local families operating transport services to their community. Hosted multiple groups of international and local people learning about land restoration techniquesFacilitated/assisted job skill development in metalworkFacilitated/assisted job skill development in auto mechanicsFacilitated/assisted job skill development in weldingTraining of local management staff in TanzaniaFacilitated/assisted expansion of poultry (meat and eggs) projectFacilitated/assisted expansion of dairy projectOngoing assistance to and training of new local entrepreneurial effortsConsultation work with young agricultural businessOngoing support/facilitation of beekeeping programOngoing support/facilitation and expansion of poultry projectOngoing support/facilitation of small scale dairy projectOngoing support/facilitation of sustainable agriculture modeling through land restoration projectsSpiritual formation/developmentPartnered with 24-7 Prayer and created 2 weeks of content for devotional app, Lectio 365, used by 300k listeners around the worldPartnered with 24-7 Prayer and created 3x weekly posts of devotional social media content for Order of the Mustard Seed, viewed by 180k viewersLed online spiritually developmental writing groups for international womenParticipated in International Leaders Gathering for 24-7Prayer in GermanyParticipated in All Africa gathering of 24-7Prayers initiative for Africa in S. AfricaParticipated in/contributed to monthly 24-7Prayer global communities online gatheringsReleased devotional Advent materialContinued relationships with young people we mentored in spiritual formation in PortugalContinued building into relationships in KenyaAdvised/assisted/partnered to further develop local community center supporting familiesthrough spiritual, mental and practical support, including producing informativesocial media posts and website developmentAdvising/supporting younger couples in cross cultural ministry Facilitated local prayer and spiritual life groups in US and TZRemote consulting/encouraging with like-minded practitionersProvided ongoing counseling with individuals and couplesEducation/Development/Environmental CareExtensive work done in land restoration, teaching by example regarding restoration effortswhere land has been severely abused and degraded through over grazing and bad agriculturalpractices, resulting in destructive erosion and loss of land value. Designed and completed more water catchment dams and ponds for rain harvesting, terracing, and run-off management.Toured interested parties around restoration site, including environmental organizations and localleadersAid/Community DevelopmentContinued partnership with local NGO, Savannas Forever, advising and assisting in their Community Based Native Plant Seed Initiative to develop rangelands restoration program, conceptualization and practical development, including multiple focus groups, connecting with research scientists. The project develops the technical and financial capacity of women and youth in pastoralist villages.Continued advisory relationship with U.S. medical team that comes to TZ every other year,providing medical relief for hundreds of patients during each visit, meeting with their boardseveral times and participating in their major fundraising eventSponsored local soccer teamProvided educational grants to local primary studentsMicro-loans out to local individuals to help build homes and develop businessesFacilitated financial support to local widows group cottage craft initiative Developed new relationships with like-minded non-profit organizations in TZContinued assistance to local NGO, Bethel House, as they provide education and addiction recovery groupsFurthering the CauseRepresented Wema at International Gathering of 24-7 Prayer and All Africa gathering through in-person and online participation Internet presence for Wema Ventures, maintaining website and blog, Facebook, Twitter andInstagramFundraising and donor development, correspondence and in person meetingsMet with various missions leaders of Lake Ave ChurchParticipated in further training of our own staff through study, webinars, podcasts and books on topics related to our work, as well as spiritual development and support through conferences and gatheringsDonor relations workRaising awareness of Wemas work among churches in USA, Europe and E. Africa
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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