Compete4him Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to put individuals in a position to encounter the Lord. Our Baseball Country facility offers a variety of camps and outreach events for players and teams of all ages and regions.
- Income
- $716,667
- Spending
- $622,645
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $97,689, presexec 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
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% 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
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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
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 (3)
- $194,651 spent. Some of our primary programs at Baseball Country are our Youth Camps. These camps include both individual youth softball/baseball camps as well as Team Camps. Our individual camps are in the summer for ages 6-13, where we provide individual instruction, along with various outdoor activities,such as fishing, archery, volleyball,and dodgeball. Our Team Camps run throughout the year for high school and college teams. We focus on growing the culture of the teams by putting them through experiential training and providing opportunities for service, team-building exercises, and peer/self assessment. In 2025, we offered 2 baseball camps and 2 softball camps, with 200 children attending. We also hosted camps for 18 teams from across the country.
- $190,547 spent. Our travel ball teams consist of 6 teams, ages 10-16 years old, that compete in national and local tournaments throughout the Southeast. They utilize our facility at Baseball Country throughout the year for training and discipleship purposes. In 2025, we had 70 players who participated in our softball program.
- $113,038 spent. Our West Alabama Community Outreach is geared towards meeting physical and spiritual needs in communities across West Alabama. Through the use of sports camps, service projects, and mentoring opportunities, we have been able to impact the lives of young people and their families in these impoverished communities. As part of our community outreach, the Creators Outpost provides hunting and fishing opportunities to those in the community who may not have access to these. In 2025, we offered 12 mentored hunts, with 25 different young people, and we had 6 service projects in these areas. We also hosted 6 missions groups who conducted 4 projects.
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 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 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 June 2019.
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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