International Commission Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EQUIPPING AND ENABLING BELIEVERS WORLDWIDE TO CONDUCT CHURCH-BASED EVANGELISM PROJECTS TO REACH UNBELIEVERS AND MAKE DISCIPLES.
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $142,744, regional vp
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
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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
10 of 10Gave 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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, 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 (2)
- $2.7 million spent. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO EQUIP AND ENABLE BELIEVERS WORLDWIDE TO REACH UNBELIEVERS AND MAKE DISCIPLES. EVERY EVANGELISM PROJECT WE CONDUCT ENSURES THAT THOSE WITH WHOM YOU SHARE CHRIST WILL BE CONNECTED WITH BELIEVERS IN THEIR AREA WHO WILL CONTINUE THE LONG-TERM WORK OF DISCIPLESHIP AND EVANGELISM AFTER YOUR TEAM COMES HOME. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WERE CONDUCTED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD WITH AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS JOINING WITH HOST CHURCHES TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD.
- $579,639 spent. NATIONAL-TO-NATIONAL (N2N) PROJECTS ARE A UNIQUE STRATEGY OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION TO TRAIN, EQUIP AND ENABLE NATIONALS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE "FISHERS OF MEN AND TO MAKE DISCIPLES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. SINCE THE FIRST N2N WAS CONDUCTED IN 1992, LOCAL LEADERS WORLDWIDE HAVE STATED THAT AN N2N PROJECT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO REACH UNBELIEVERS, MAKE DISCIPLES, AND GROW CHURCHES. POWERED BY BELIEVERS IN LOCAL CHURCHES WHO SHARE JESUS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF N2N PROJECTS ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW. THE ESSENCE OF N2N PROJECTS IS TRAINING, EQUIPPING AND ENABLING OF A FIRST GENERATION TO SHARE CHRIST WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS AND DISCIPLE NEW BELIEVERS. THIS GENERATION THEN TRAINS, EQUIPS AND ENABLES THE NEXT GENERATION. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD TODAY. ON AVERAGE, AN N2N PROJECT CAN BE FUNDED FOR WHAT IT COSTS TO SEND ONE AMERICAN OVERSEAS ON A SHORT-TERM INTERNATIONAL PROJECT. BOTH OF THESE ASPECTS OF MINISTRY - MISSIONS BY NATIONALS AND MISSIONS WITH NATIONALS - ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AND WE ARE BLESSED TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN THE GREAT COMMISSION BY GIVING, GOING, OR BOTH.
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 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 2024.
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 February 1977.
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.
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