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Shad Williams Evangelistic Association Inc

EIN 58-1543468 · Adamsville, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceFair50 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Shad Williams Evangelistic Association and Global Field Evangelism exists to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. We teach and disciple indigenous evangelists in developing countries on how to do evangelism and disciple new Christians. We support indigenous evangelists who we have trained under our ministry to do the work of evangelism.

Income
$1.3 million
Spending
$1.3 million
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
3
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$85,432, president, director, and evangelist

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 50 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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. $1.0 million spent. The Global Field Evangelism network of national evangelists exists in 14 countries in Africa: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. These teams work all year round preaching in villages, market-places, prisons, high schools, colleges, and at Jesus Film shows. They are funded to do these meetings and receive personal support from the US ministry of SWEA. This year they conducted 28,512 separate meetings. They preached to over 24,654,000 people and recorded over 22,619,000 individuals who indicated a decision for Christ. They also held 173 seminars where they trained 36,842 pastors, evangelists, and lay-people on how to do personal evangelism and how to conduct church-wide and mass evangelism events. We purchased 6 vehicles to use for evangelistic purposes: 1 in Burundi, 2 in Rwanda, 2 in Tanzania, and 1 in Uganda.
  2. $156,086 spent. Shad Williams Evangelistic Association continues the day to day work of administrating the ministry. Administrative duties consist of maintaining daily contact with the Regional Directors in East, Central, and South Africa, as well as communicating with individual team members. We also have regular communication with donors, maintain a mailing list for regular monthly newsletters, and conduct the daily financial affairs of the ministry.
  3. $13,200 spent. Direct support for 2 orphanages in Eldoret Kenya. Money was used for food, clothing, medical care, and education of orphans.
  4. $13,400 spent. Giving to support other religious organizations. A pastor in Haiti was sponsored for his Christian radio program that reaches all of Haiti and into the Dominican Republic and for humanitarian aid ($2,200). On The Go Ministries (501c3 organization in Nashville, TN) was supported for evangelistic work ($10,000). Eagle Projects International (501c3 organization in Sangerville, ME) was supported for evangelistic work ($1,200).

Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1984.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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