Student Churches
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide Biblically-based Christian Ministry Services and Leadership Development to University and High School Students.
- Income
- $92,122
- Spending
- $91,603
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $83,600, executive director
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: 51 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending 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 (2)
- In 2025, we continued our partnership with several national college ministries to catalyze the "Collegiate Day of Prayer", an initiative to mobilize prayer and adoption of every university campus in the United States by churches and youth-focused ministries in all 50 States. Student Churches continued to equip youth ministries and train ministry leaders throughout the US in discipleship multiplication utilizing e-courses, written training resources, and online coaching and mentoring for youth-focused ministry workers.
- Started new outreach efforts to secular youth festival events in 2025, training teams to engage in meaningful dialogue, relationship building, evangelism, and gospel studies with participants. Mobilized implementation of the Pocket Disciple Bible study tool for use in SALT, an international online community for Christian singles. Trained and coached church planters, social benefit entrepreneurs, and student ministry workers working in several U.S. States.
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 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 2008.
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 October 21, 2026.
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