Ason International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Assisting national Christian leaders around the world.
- Income
- $552,777
- Spending
- $621,780
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 11.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 83
- Highest pay
- $142,800, president
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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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: 87 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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)
- $520,032 spent. In 2025, the Organization led a team of 17 to the Dominican Republic to construct an addition to house a self-sustaining business, a t-shirt factory, owned and operated by a foreign non-profit organization, which will be used to support the foreign non-profit's charitable activities. By October, the Organization had procured all equipment for the factory, and staff training concluded near the beginning of 2026. The Organization is excited to announce that Adonai Textile will soon open its doors for business. The Organization also hosted teams for its annual Child Sponsorship Summer Camp and Christmas Party.The Organization also brought a team of 13 to celebrate the grand opening of the third floor and three new classrooms at Word International School in Ghana, W. Africa. Over the summer, the Organization provided furniture and Starlink/WiFi equipment, and partnered with another organization to equip a full computer lab and digital center, complete with digital literacy curriculum. In the fall, the Organization began construction of the final building for the Senior High School, which will add three classrooms for science labs and medical treatment rooms for students. The school currently serves 500 students and is expected to grow to 800 in the coming years.In Asia, the Organization supported 13 church planters serving 228 villages. Despite persecution in the region, the churches remain healthy and growing, baptizing 26 new believers last year. The Organization recently completed construction of a pastor's apartment above one of its church buildings and celebrated the first successful wheat harvest. The Organization is now raising funds for its next project in support of the Organization's foreign non-profit partner's self-sustaining business, a poultry operation, and continuing to raise support for the mother church complex, school, and pastor housing.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Sae International (Warrendale, PA), EIN 25-1494402. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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