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Christian Educational Ministries

EIN 75-2620990 · Whitehouse, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$747,233
Spending
$807,225
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
12.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
6
Highest pay
$85,000, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes -0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 27% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 6 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

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 October 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 (5)
  1. WE SPONSOR A RADIO PROGRAM NAMED "BORN TO WIN": THE FIRST PROGRAM WAS AIRED ON FEBRUARY 4, 1996,ON WGNC IN GASTONIA, NC.BY OCTOBER 31, 1998, THE NUMBER HAD EXPANDED TO 110 RADIO STATIONS, WITH STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, IRELAND, THE PHILIPPINES, AND BERMUDA. OVER TIME, WE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF STATEIONS CARRYING THE PROGRAM DAILY, INSTEAD OF ONLY ONCE A WEEK. CURRENTLY, WE ARE BROADCASTING ON APPROXIMATELY 44 RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE IN IRELAND, AND ONE IN COTONOU, BENIN IN AFRICA. WE ALSO ARE BROADCASTING ON THREE 50,000-WATT CLEAR-CHANNEL "SUPER STATIONS" THAT COVER LARGE CEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE U.S. WE MAIL OUT FREE CD COPIES OF THE PROGRAM TO ALL WHO REQUEST THEM. ON AVERAGE, WE NORMALLY MAIL APPROXIMATELY 200 FREE AUDIO CDS OF THE RADIO PROGRAM EACH MONTH AND OVER 3700 PIECES OF RELATED LITERATURE. WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE GREATLY EXPANDING OUR REACH THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. WE SPONSOR A RADIO PROGRAM NAMED "BORN TO WIN": THE FIRST PROGRAM WAS AIRED ON FEBRUARY 4, 1996,ON WGNC IN GASTONIA, NC.BY OCTOBER 31, 1998, THE NUMBER HAD EXPANDED TO 110 RADIO STATIONS, WITH STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, IRELAND, THE PHILIPPINES, AND BERMUDA. OVER TIME, WE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF STATEIONS CARRYING THE PROGRAM DAILY, INSTEAD OF ONLY ONCE A WEEK. CURRENTLY, WE ARE BROADCASTING ON APPROXIMATELY 44 RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE IN IRELAND, AND ONE IN COTONOU, BENIN IN AFRICA. WE ALSO ARE BROADCASTING ON THREE 50,000-WATT CLEAR-CHANNEL "SUPER STATIONS" THAT COVER LARGE CEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE U.S. WE MAIL OUT FREE CD COPIES OF THE PROGRAM TO ALL WHO REQUEST THEM. ON AVERAGE, WE NORMALLY MAIL APPROXIMATELY 200 FREE AUDIO CDS OF THE RADIO PROGRAM EACH MONTH AND OVER 3700 PIECES OF RELATED LITERATURE. WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE GREATLY EXPANDING OUR REACH THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
  2. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WHICH BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 2014 WITH OUR FIRST FACEBOOK POST, CONTINUES TO GROW. ON FACEBOOK, OUR POSTS REACHED AN AVERAGE OF 25,153 PEOPLE PER WEEK IN 2024. OUR WEBSITE OFFERS ALL OF OUR SERMON MESSAGES, BIBLE STUDIES, YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, AND FULL-LENGTH BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE; IN 2024 IT DREW APPROXIMATELY 153,445 UNIQUE USERS. WE POSTED OUR FIRST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ON AUGUST 8, 2012, AND CURRENTLY HAVE 236 VIDEOS, WHICH RECEIVED 46,019 VIEWS IN 2024. WE ALSO UPDATE AND POST CONTENT ON FACEBOOK, SPOTIFY, AND RUMBLE. OUR MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION (APP), CREATED IN 2019, WAS DOWNLOADED APPROXIMATELY 3,028 TIMES AND OPENED 94,483 TIMES DURING 2024. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE OUR FULL YOUTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FREE OF CHARGE ON OUR WEBSITE.
  3. NEWSLETTER AND WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS: THE FIRST NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 29, 1995, AND WAS MAILED TO 1,209 HOUSEHOLDS. THE MAILING LIST HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE MAILED APPROXIMATELY 30,051 NEWSLETTERS IN 2024. IN 2019, WE BEGAN PRODUCING A FULL-COLOR NEWSLETTER, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF OUR PUBLICATIONS. WE PRODUCE AN ADULT BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE AND HAVE A TWELVE-ARTICLE SERIES CALLED BIBLE STUDY NOTES. WE NOW HAVE 32 BOOKLETS ON VARIOUS CHRISTIAN LIVING SUBJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE 8 FULL-COLOR BOOKS IN A BIBLE STUDY SERIES ENTITLED "CHRISTIAN ORIGINS," AS WELL AS 3 FULL-LENGTH BOOKS IN HARDBACK OR SOFTBACK AND 10 CHAP BOOKS OF SHORTER LENGTH. WITH THE CHANGING OF PEOPLE'S HABITS, THE USE OF THE INTERNET HAS HELPED TO REDUCE POSTAL MAILING AND PRINTING COSTS, AS PEOPLE CAN READ, LISTEN, DOWNLOAD, AND PRINT DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE. NEWSLETTER AND WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS: THE FIRST NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 29, 1995, AND WAS MAILED TO 1,209 HOUSEHOLDS. THE MAILING LIST HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE MAILED APPROXIMATELY 30,051 NEWSLETTERS IN 2024. IN 2019, WE BEGAN PRODUCING A FULL-COLOR NEWSLETTER, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF OUR PUBLICATIONS. WE PRODUCE AN ADULT BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE AND HAVE A TWELVE-ARTICLE SERIES CALLED BIBLE STUDY NOTES. WE NOW HAVE 32 BOOKLETS ON VARIOUS CHRISTIAN LIVING SUBJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE 8 FULL-COLOR BOOKS IN A BIBLE STUDY SERIES ENTITLED "CHRISTIAN ORIGINS," AS WELL AS 3 FULL-LENGTH BOOKS IN HARDBACK OR SOFTBACK AND 10 CHAP BOOKS OF SHORTER LENGTH. WITH THE CHANGING OF PEOPLE'S HABITS, THE USE OF THE INTERNET HAS HELPED TO REDUCE POSTAL MAILING AND PRINTING COSTS, AS PEOPLE CAN READ, LISTEN, DOWNLOAD, AND PRINT DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE.
  4. $732,560 spent. WE SPONSORED OUR FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALLED THE "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" IN OCTOBER OF 1996 IN KISSIMMEE, FL WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 IN ATTENDANCE. FROM 1998 TO 2010, WE HELD THE CONFERENCE IN THE DESTIN-FT. WALTON BEACH AREA, EXCEPT IN 2006 AND 2008, AVERAGING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE MET IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING SEVIERVILLE, TN; HOT SPRINGS, AR; TYLER, TX; AND LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY. IN 2024, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" CONFERENCE IN HOT SPRINGS, AR WITH APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE REGULARLY SEND AID TO HELP SPONSOR THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES LOCATIONS IN AFRICA.
  5. WE SPONSORED OUR FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALLED THE "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" IN OCTOBER OF 1996 IN KISSIMMEE, FL WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 IN ATTENDANCE. FROM 1998 TO 2010, WE HELD THE CONFERENCE IN THE DESTIN-FT. WALTON BEACH AREA, EXCEPT IN 2006 AND 2008, AVERAGING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE MET IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING SEVIERVILLE, TN; HOT SPRINGS, AR; TYLER, TX; AND LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY. IN 2024, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL "FEAST OF TABERNACLES" CONFERENCE IN HOT SPRINGS, AR WITH APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE REGULARLY SEND AID TO HELP SPONSOR THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES LOCATIONS IN AFRICA.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, 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 October 2025.

    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 September 1996.

    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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