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Terry Law Ministries Inc

EIN 73-0934739 · Tulsa, OK

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO TAKE THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO NATIONS THAT ARE HOSTILE TO THE GOSPEL, EMPOWERING LOCAL BODIES OF BELIEVERS TO SUPPORT THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION OF LIVES.

Income
$2.1 million
Spending
$2.0 million
Spent on programs
89%
Reserves
6.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Employees
6
Highest pay
$132,500, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 10% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    3 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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, 2024, 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. $1.8 million spent. CHINA: THE CHARITY CONTINUED ITS TRAINING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS IN CHINA THROUGHOUT 2024. THERE WERE 2,053 NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED AND A TOTAL OF 4,546 STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE ABC DISCIPLESHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. WE HAD 1,500 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THE ABC PROGRAM AND HAVE OVER 1,200 WAITING TO ENROLL. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 397 STUDENTS IN THE CMS MISSION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND GRADUATED 72 CMS STUDENTS. THE ABC AND DMS PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR OUTREACH OF WORLD COMPASSION IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL IN CHINA ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAINING OF BELIEVERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. IN 2025, WE HOPE TO ADD 7,000 NEW STUDENTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. CUBA: IN 2024, THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CHURCH PLANTING EFFORTS IN THE COUNTRY OF CUBA BY SUPPORTING TWO CHURCHES THAT STARTED TO BUILD, REMODEL AND EXPAND THEIR BUILDINGS. IN ORDER FOR PASTORS TO REACH THOSE IN NEED AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY AT CHRISTMAS, WE PROVIDED FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THEM TO DISTRIBUTE. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE PASTORS IN CUBA TO HELP THEIR CHURCH PLANTING EFFORTS AND CHURCH BUILDING PROJECTS IN 2025. IRAN: THE CHARITY CONTINUED PLACING BIBLES IN IRAN IN 2024. WORLD COMPASSION SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED OVER 8,000 BIBLES INTO IRAN IN 2024. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE MOVING BIBLES INTO THE COUNTRY, CREATING ONE ON ONE CONNECTION POINTS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS, NEW BELIEVERS, AND EVEN MUSLIMS THAT ARE SEEKING THE TRUTH IN GOD'S WORD. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE LEADERS AND PASTORS OF IRAN, WE HOSTED A WEEKLY VIRTUAL TEACHING TO IRANIAN PASTORS AND LEADERS. IN 2025, WORLD COMPASSION HAS A GOAL OF DISTRIBUTING 500 DISCIPLESHIP KITS AND 40,000 BIBLES. IRAQ: IN 2024, WORLD COMPASSION CONTINUED THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR REFUGEE WOMEN. WE HAD 471 NEW STUDENTS JOIN THE PROGRAM AND 317 WOMEN GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED WILL HELP DEVELOP A NEW LIVELIHOOD FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. WHILE ATTENDING THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM, CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED, AND THE GOSPEL IS SHARED. THE CHARITY SERVED 5,594 FAMILIES THROUGH THE MOBILE MEDICAL TRUCK, WHERE THEY WERE SEEN BY DOCTORS AND PROVIDED BASIS MEDICAL CARE. AT EACH VISIT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRAYER AND THE GOSPEL TO BE SHARED. WORLD COMPASSION FUNDED TWO SMALL BUSINESS START-UPS FOR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES. THE CHARITY ALSO DISTRIBUTED 500 RELIEF PACKS OF FOOD, SUPPLIES AND BIBLES DURING CHRISTMAS, AS AN OUTREACH TO FAMILIES. IN 2025, WE HOPE TO EXPAND THE MEDICAL OUTREACH TO MORE VILLAGES, PLAN TWO ADDIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS AND HELP SIX SMALL BUSINESSES LAUNCH. MYANMAR: DURING 2024, WORLD COMPASSION CONTINUED TO TRAIN AND DISCIPLE STUDENTS AND LEADERS THROUGH LOCAL CHURCHES AND PASTORS USING THE ABC CURRICULUM. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 2,683 STUDENTS ACTIVLY STUDYING ABC, 974 OF THOSE BEING NEW STUDENTS IN 2024 AND 60 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. THE MINISTRY TRAINING CENTRE (MTC) FOR MISSION STUDENTS SERVED 29 STUDENTS FOR A NINE-MONTH TRAINING SESSION, AND 40 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE NEXT NINE MONTHS OF TRAINING. A TOTAL OF SEVEN STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM MTC IN 2024. THE CHARITY PROVIDED OVER 500 RELIEF PACKS OF FOOD, SUPPLIES AND BIBLES TO FAMILIES THROUGH LOCAL CHRUCHES AT CHRISTMAS, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY AND SHARE THE GOSPEL. IN 2025, WE HAD TO ADD 2,000 NEW ABC STUDENTS, SUPPLY LOCAL CHURCHES WITH OUTREACH SUPPLIES TO REACH THOSE IN NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HELP BUILD A NEW SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TO YOUNG CHILDREN. UNITE MY CITY: IN 2024, THE CHARITY ORGANIZED PASTOR CONNECT LUNCHES, MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN AND UNIFY THE PASTORS AND CHURCH IN TULSA. OTHER MINISTRY ACTIVITIES: DURING 2024, JASON LAW SPOKE AT A FEW CHURCHES AND HOSTED SEVERAL PASTORS ON RETREATS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH WORLD COMPASSION. JASON LAW TRAVELED TO THE UNITE KINGDOM TO HOST PARTNER DINNERS TO GIVE UPDATES AND CONNECT WITH DONORS. THE MINISTRY SENT MONTHLY COMMUNICATIONS TO THOUSANDS OF PARTNERS IN CONTINUING MISSION FULFILLMENT OF WORLD COMPASSION. CHINA: THE CHARITY CONTINUED ITS TRAINING AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS IN CHINA THROUGHOUT 2024. THERE WERE 2,053 NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED AND A TOTAL OF 4,546 STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE ABC DISCIPLESHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. WE HAD 1,500 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THE ABC PROGRAM AND HAVE OVER 1,200 WAITING TO ENROLL. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 397 STUDENTS IN THE CMS MISSION SCHOOL PROGRAM AND GRADUATED 72 CMS STUDENTS. THE ABC AND DMS PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR OUTREACH OF WORLD COMPASSION IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL IN CHINA ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAINING OF BELIEVERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. IN 2025, WE HOPE TO ADD 7,000 NEW STUDENTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. CUBA: IN 2024, THE CHARITY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CHURCH PLANTING EFFORTS IN THE COUNTRY OF CUBA BY SUPPORTING TWO CHURCHES THAT STARTED TO BUILD, REMODEL AND EXPAND THEIR BUILDINGS. IN ORDER FOR PASTORS TO REACH THOSE IN NEED AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY AT CHRISTMAS, WE PROVIDED FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THEM TO DISTRIBUTE. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE PASTORS IN CUBA TO HELP THEIR CHURCH PLANTING EFFORTS AND CHURCH BUILDING PROJECTS IN 2025. IRAN: THE CHARITY CONTINUED PLACING BIBLES IN IRAN IN 2024. WORLD COMPASSION SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED OVER 8,000 BIBLES INTO IRAN IN 2024. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE MOVING BIBLES INTO THE COUNTRY, CREATING ONE ON ONE CONNECTION POINTS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS, NEW BELIEVERS, AND EVEN MUSLIMS THAT ARE SEEKING THE TRUTH IN GOD'S WORD. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE LEADERS AND PASTORS OF IRAN, WE HOSTED A WEEKLY VIRTUAL TEACHING TO IRANIAN PASTORS AND LEADERS. IN 2025, WORLD COMPASSION HAS A GOAL OF DISTRIBUTING 500 DISCIPLESHIP KITS AND 40,000 BIBLES. IRAQ: IN 2024, WORLD COMPASSION CONTINUED THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR REFUGEE WOMEN. WE HAD 471 NEW STUDENTS JOIN THE PROGRAM AND 317 WOMEN GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED WILL HELP DEVELOP A NEW LIVELIHOOD FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. WHILE ATTENDING THE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM, CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED, AND
  2. DONATIONS TO OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP FURTHER THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.
  3. AMORTIZATION OF LOAN FEES AND UNPUBLISHED BOOKS.
  4. AMORTIZATION OF LOAN FEES AND UNPUBLISHED BOOKS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.

    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 August 1974.

    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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