The Fathers Business Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FATHER'S BUSINESS PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, AND TEACHES PRAYER AND PROVIDES PRAYER LEADERSHIP THROUGH OUR PRAYER TRAINING MATERIALS-YOU ARE BLESSED, PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER PORTIONS STUDY GUIDE, DAILY STUDY GUIDE FOR PRAYER PORTIONS, PRAYER ESSENTIALS FOR LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE, VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2, FOR THE FAMILY, PRAYING LIKE JABEZ, WHO I AM IN CHRIST, HE IS THE I AM, REVEALING THE TREASURES, BLESSING YOUR SPIRIT, NUGGETS OF THE TREASURES, DAILY SPIRIT BLESSINGS, AND PSALM 91 PRAYER CARDS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS PRAYER CONFERENCES TITLED RUACH JOURNEY, WHICH ARE THREE DAYS OF FOCUSING ON UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING YOUR GOD-GIVEN DESIGN. IT IS AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING, PRAYER, AND PERSONAL LISTENING TIME WITH GOD.
- Income
- $255,274
- Spending
- $264,237
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 16.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 3
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
Good: 78 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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
Good: 80 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (1)
- $237,656 spent. HUNDREDS OF PASTORS, CHURCHES, BIBLES STUDIES, CHURCH LEADERS, BIBLE TEACHERS, PRAYER MINISTRIES, COUNSELING MINISTRIES, MISSIONARIES, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TO TEACH PRAYER AND LEAD THOUSANDS TO PRAY IN 165 COUNTRIES. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS HAS INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE US. PEOPLE, PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS, AND INTERCESSORS IN ALL 50 US STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES HAVE RECEIVED PRAYER RESOURCES AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THIS YEAR FROM THE FATHER'S BUSINESS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 100 CHURCHES AND PASTORS, MORE THAN 1,100 CHRISTIAN LEADERS, MORE THAN 140 KNOWN MINISTRIES, AND MORE THAN 20 BOOKSTORES. IN 2025, THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE FREE OF CHARGE INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES VALUED AT MORE THAN 500 TO INMATES. INNER-CITY CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES, SPANISH-SPEAKING PASTORS, AND MISSIONARIES, ADDICTIONS RECOVERY MINISTRIES, AND OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ALSO RECEIVED GIFTS OF BOOKS OF MORE THAN 2,000. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE GIFTS TO MISSIONS TOTALING 40,860. 39,900 PROVIDED TRAINING MATERIALS, EQUIPPING, AND DISCIPLESHIP TO PASTORS IN EASTERN EUROPE. 960 PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN UKRAINE. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED 2,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE DESIRING TO ATTEND CONFERENCES WHO COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SYLVIA AND ELIZABETH WRITE A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL ON THE INTERNET ENTITLED "SEEK HIM, MEET HIM," TO WHICH MORE THAN 18,900 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE, AND MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS SEE IT EVERY WEEK ON FACEBOOK. WE ALSO RELEASED FREE WEEKLY PODCASTS PROVIDING FAITH-BASED TRAINING TO PEOPLE IN 50 STATES AND 158 COUNTRIES. THE RESPONSES TO THE WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS AND PODCAST ATTEST THAT IT IS VALUED AROUND THE WORLD. AND TO YOU PROCESSING THIS FORM, I BLESS YOU WITH GOD'S WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. BE BLESSED TO KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU, AS YOU POUR OUT YOUR HEART TO HIM. HUNDREDS OF PASTORS, CHURCHES, BIBLES STUDIES, CHURCH LEADERS, BIBLE TEACHERS, PRAYER MINISTRIES, COUNSELING MINISTRIES, MISSIONARIES, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TO TEACH PRAYER AND LEAD THOUSANDS TO PRAY IN 165 COUNTRIES. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS HAS INVOLVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE US. PEOPLE, PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS, AND INTERCESSORS IN ALL 50 US STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES HAVE RECEIVED PRAYER RESOURCES AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THIS YEAR FROM THE FATHER'S BUSINESS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 100 CHURCHES AND PASTORS, MORE THAN 1,100 CHRISTIAN LEADERS, MORE THAN 140 KNOWN MINISTRIES, AND MORE THAN 20 BOOKSTORES. IN 2025, THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE FREE OF CHARGE INSPIRATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES VALUED AT MORE THAN 500 TO INMATES. INNER-CITY CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES, SPANISH-SPEAKING PASTORS, AND MISSIONARIES, ADDICTIONS RECOVERY MINISTRIES, AND OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ALSO RECEIVED GIFTS OF BOOKS OF MORE THAN 2,000. THE FATHER'S BUSINESS GAVE GIFTS TO MISSIONS TOTALING 40,860. 39,900 PROVIDED TRAINING MATERIALS, EQUIPPING, AND DISCIPLESHIP TO PASTORS IN EASTERN EUROPE. 960 PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND WESTERN UKRAINE. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED 2,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE DESIRING TO ATTEND CONFERENCES WHO COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SYLVIA AND ELIZABETH WRITE A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL ON THE INTERNET ENTITLED "SEEK HIM, MEET HIM," TO WHICH MORE THAN 18,900 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE, AND MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS SEE IT EVERY WEEK ON FACEBOOK. WE ALSO RELEASED FREE WEEKLY PODCASTS PROVIDING FAITH-BASED TRAINING TO PEOPLE IN 50 STATES AND 158 COUNTRIES. THE RESPONSES TO THE WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS AND PODCAST ATTEST THAT IT IS VALUED AROUND THE WORLD. AND TO YOU PROCESSING THIS FORM, I BLESS YOU WITH GOD'S WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. BE BLESSED TO KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU, AS YOU POUR OUT YOUR HEART TO HIM.
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
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 November 6, 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 July 1993.
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 November 4, 2026.
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