New Church Initiatives Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION THROUGH EVANGELISM, CHURCH PLANTING, TRAINING PASTORS AND TRAINING CHRISTIAN LEADERS
- Income
- $390,361
- Spending
- $400,185
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 5.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $107,400, employee
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: 73 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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)
- $352,706 spent. In 2025 we continued to make significant steps in achieving our mission. In addition to Puebla, Mexico, our ministry operations have expanded to a second location this year, Tecolutla, Veracruz. Our first strategic initiative was church planting. We organized and conducted church planting conferences in Chiapas, Puebla, and Veracruz. We followed up each of these conferences with mentoring and coaching to help these church planting leaders clarify their calling and direction for ministry. We also continued to nurture and strengthen the churches we have planted over the past several years. In addition, we mobilized 5 mission teams from U.S. churches to help minister and serve in the communities where our new churches have been planted. In all the regions that we have been ministering we continue to see the need for clean water. We have been working diligently to get our two water drilling rigs operational. Thankfully they are now fully functional. Our mission teams also assisted with our building project at our seminary extension and our water drilling projects. We have the building structure up, but we still need a lot of finishing touches. Solar energy, flooring, parking lot and driveway and interior doors are some of those details. We also need to furnish the building from the kitchen to the dorm rooms. Our second strategic initiative was theological education. Puebla Bible Seminary is our base for training. We had more than 200 students in our formal education programs in 2025. These programs consist of Bachelor of Arts, diploma programs, online programs, extension programs, and a music workshop. In addition to our resident and online education programs, we provided additional conferences and workshops to train leaders in the Puebla and Mexico City vicinity. We continued to develop the Emerald Coast Bible Seminary, an extension of Puebla Bible Seminary. The reach of our programs extended to several states in the Mexican republic as our professors and staff traveled as far North as Chihuahua and as far South as Chiapas to teach. Our staff also gave an eight-part conference at ten-day Christian music camp in which over 200 youth were in attendance. In addition to our formal theological training and seminary conferences, we also sponsored our annual Womens Conference in Puebla. In 2025 this conference had an attendance of 61 women who came for Bible teaching and spiritual encouragement. This was another very successful event for women. Our third strategic initiative in 2025 was humanitarian efforts. We continued to serve the folks in the Huilango region who were devastated a few years ago by the catastrophic earthquake. In addition to ongoing efforts by our staff we mobilized several groups to visit the region and serve the various needs of the people there who are trying to rebuild their homes, their communities, and their lives. We continued to serve the at-risk youth in Puebla through the development of a transition home for youth that range in age from eighteen to twenty two. We are in the process of submitting the required paperwork to receive authorization for the Mexico government to open the transition home. This home will provide a Christian environment focused on making disciples of Jesus Christ in which the youth will have freedom to grow into adults while remaining accountable for their actions.Overall, 2025 was a very productive year for spreading the gospel, training up church planters, strengthening pastors and churches, and serving the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the wonderful people of Mexico.
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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 October 2001.
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 November 4, 2026.
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