Behrman Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Training indigenous pastors and leaders in other countries and in the US to target unique people groups who have never heard the Gospel where it has never been proclaimed. Helping churches in the West to mobilize in missions.
- Income
- $131,268
- Spending
- $175,274
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 5
- Highest pay
- $13,210, pres/treasurer
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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 34% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 65% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 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 (1)
- $122,694 spent. Our first trip of the year was to Bulgaria January 2-10, meeting with pastors and leaders with the purpose of equipping and training in mobilizing believers to plant churches and be strengthened in their walk with the Lord. Later in the month Sue and I joined a team of church planting trainers from DCPI in Vista, California for a multi-track training with attendees from Asian and Africa.In February we taught two weeks in Xplore Nations Bible School in Seattle, Washington on the subject of Bible Doctrines. In the month of March we traveled to Switzerland to be a part of the European ministers conference and then Scott went on to Nepal to conduct for a 5 day conference in a western region of that nation. This trip was extra special in that Scott to go to several locations that his late father traveled 35 years before. We were so grateful for the grace of God and a fruitful time of ministry as we saw 42 believers filled with the Spirit and 600 trained in reaching the Unreached People Groups of Nepal.In April we traveled to 2 churches in Wisconsin and ministered on the importance of missions. Scott also had the privilege of speaking at a Teen Challenge graduation in Milwaukee. May brought us back across the ocean again to the country of Turkey. We had two 4 day church planting trainings in two different locations. While we were there we saw 17 believers baptized and 74 church leaders trained in church planting. After ministry travel and networking in June through August. We were able to introduce DCPI to a church planting network from Minnesota who has a big vision to see 50 churches planted in the next 5 years. We then hosted our annual prayer summit in Buena Vista with 80 pastors, leaders and missionaries attending for a prayer meeting. In October we hosted a mission team from Australia to conduct a medical camp and doministry in various locations in Eastern Nepal. The praise report was that 200 prayed to receive Christ and over 800 heard the Gospel. On our way back from Nepal we went to two new countries. Uzbekistan and Georgiawere the countries we hosted a gathering of church leaders to train in church planting with an international DCPI team. We were able to train 25 in Uzbekistan and 35 in Georgia.We are thankful for your love, your prayer and your support as we have traveled in 2024 and we look forward to continuing this wonderful work that we feel so honored to be a part of.
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
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 December 2024.
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 1996.
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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