By Example Missions
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 79 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
To provide financial support to individuals and organizations who provide religious instruction and guidance and/or humanitarian needs in Ukraine and other similar nations in Eastern Europe.
- Income
- $187,802
- Spending
- $212,014
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 61%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $58,080, executive director
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
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1556% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 79 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: 56 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
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.
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)
- $119,205 spent. Aid to war victims consisting of: 30 evacuation trips out of war zones for 170 people, 70 deliveries of food, clothing and medicine to 3,260 people, 1 delivery of generators and lighting/heating supplies to 1,700 people, 7 expenditures of cash support to aid workers to benefit 30 people, remodeling and outfitting of 2 mobile kitchens to serve 17,000 people, remodeling and outfitting 5 orphanage bomb shelters to serve 256 people, 3 instances of providing school supplies to benefit 500 people, providing medical help for 350 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's), providing individual help to 16 IDP's, providing holiday gifts through Rotary International to 21 orphanages to benefit 4,000 people, providing rent assistance to 125 IDP's, providing support to 1 school assisting children with PTSD benefitting 2,500 people, 29 instances of providing medical and funeral assistance to widows benefitting 100 people, and providing repairs to church and humanitarian buildings benefitting 750 people.
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 December 2017.
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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