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Assisting Romanian Ministries

EIN 46-3387993 · Huntsville, AL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The mission of Assisting Romanian Ministries (ARM) is to partner with and provide spiritual and financial assistance to churches and Christian foundations in and around Sighisoara, Romania.

Income
$150,736
Spending
$164,010
Reserves
0.3 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: 40 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 9% 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. $47 spent. Providing grants to Casa Vietii for staff support, building maintenance, materials for abstinence presentations to high school classes, medical assistance and transportation for clients, a program to help roma people obtain identification, support for Ukrainian refugees living in Sighisoara, food bags for clients, and bible study materials for roma women.
  2. $832 spent. Provided grants to Betania Baptist Church for pastoral staff salaries for the senior pastor and associate pastor, for food supplies and transportation for Ukrainian churches, for housing expenses for Ukrainian refugees living in Sighisoara, for supplies for soup kitchens in three villages, construction expense for building three new food kitchens, repairs for two church members homes destroyed by fire, for school supplies, after school programs, for the purchase of ingredients required to operate 5 bread ovens in the village missions during the 5 months of winter.
  3. $282 spent. Provided grants to Perspective Danes for staff support, for housing Ukrainian refugees in Danes, for food for Ukrainian churches, for an after school program, a youth camp, a widow's support group, maintenance expenses for the new Community Center, and for weekly youth meetings.
  4. Provided grants and staff support to YWAM Poland, located in Ustron, Poland. YWAM Poland also ministers in Medias, Romania which is located about an hour from Sighisoara, Romania. They conduct youth retreats and other related activities in Medias on a periodic basis, and provided a grant for roof and attic repairs.

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 August 2014.

    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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