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Train Them 2 Fish International Inc

EIN 47-5343565 · Fletcher, NC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Evangelism, medical care, and training in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Income
$141,031
Spending
$211,392
Reserves
3.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$3,000, treasurer

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

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 50% 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. $52,004 spent. Service provided:1. Bible Workers and administration support: Service provided in 2025 Stipend for 70 Missionaries, and support administrators' Expenses in Africa. Seed fund provided to build up self-supporting projects. Number of people who benefited in 2025 were 12,421 people visited with health education message and Bible studies given. 5 Evangelistic campaigns organized by lay Missionaries.
  2. $62,950 spent. Service Provided in 2025: Training Center campus development: Multipurpose building and additional classrooms construction launched, Guest house completed, cafeteria building roofed and paved, campus septic/sewer system completed, power to the campus service paid off with all material on the campus. Water provided. Lay Missionary annual meeting organized. Dental workshop organized on the campus; the campus used as the venue hosting the Lower Congo Conference camp meeting. Land taxes paid for the next 25 years to secure our campus. Number of people who benefited were 308 people accommodated in 2025.
  3. $17,830 spent. Services Provided in 2025 :Bible distribution,Training and church growth Services: One container of Bibles and study guides imported. Dental workshop organized. Two properties purchased for planted churches and two local one day churches built as worship shelters for new believers. Number of people who benefited: 876 people received free dental care. 4,652 People including University students and government people were given French Bibles free of charge. 749 people Baptized
  4. All other services including rent for churches, free health care and orphan support were part of our activities in 2025.

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 2016.

    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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