Haggai International Institute for Advanced Leadership Training Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO EQUIP AND INSPIRE STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED LEADERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATE AND PRESENT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO PREPARE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME SO THAT EVERY NATION IS REDEEMED AND TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE GOSPEL.
- Income
- $16.8 million
- Spending
- $16.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 23.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $310,057, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 23.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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)
- $9.2 million spent. HAGGAI INTERNATIONAL PROVIDED A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT PROMOTED OBEDIENCE TO "THE GREAT COMMISSION AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO 857 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS (BOTH MEN AND WOMEN) FROM 77 COUNTRIES DURING 26 SESSIONS LAST YEAR. PARTICIPANTS WERE CHRISTIAN LEADERS FROM ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE PACIFIC. BY PROVIDING THIS EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING, THE LEADERS ARE PREPARED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND EQUIP OTHER LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL LANGUAGES. IN THE LAST YEAR, AN ADDITIONAL 13,429 LEADERS FROM 102 COUNTRIES (BOTH MEN AND WOMEN) WERE TRAINED IN 504 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SEMINARS COORDINATED BY OUR 24 INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT REPS. MANY OF THOSE TRAINED ARE FROM AREAS OF THE WORLD THAT ARE STARVING FOR THE GOSPEL, AND MOST ARE TAKING THE GOOD NEWS TO AREAS THAT CANNOT BE REACHED BY TRADITIONAL MISSIONARY EFFORTS. IN TOTAL, 14,286 MEN AND WOMEN FROM 116 COUNTRIES WERE IMPACTED BY HAGGAI LEADER EXPERIENCES DURING THE PAST YEAR.
- $1.3 million spent. HAGGAI INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AMONG CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES IN ORDER TO HELP UNIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH WORLDWIDE. HAGGAI INTERNATIONAL BELIEVES THAT A UNIFIED CHURCH WILL ENSURE THAT THE GOSPEL IS PRESENTED IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITH CULTURAL RELEVANCE AND SENSITIVITY TO ALL PEOPLES. HAGGAI LEADERS NOW WORK IN 190 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL 2025-26, HAGGAI INTERNATIONAL HAS TRAINED A TOTAL OF 171,871 LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 1969 (35,268 AT INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS AND 136,603 AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SEMINARS).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 2026.
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 September 1963.
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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