Onward Christian Education Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Onward Christian Education Services Inc. is a Christian parachurch ministry operated for the purposes of helping to educate equip and empower Christians to follow the Biblical commands to understand and meet the challenges of our day and strive to directly impact our communities our nation and the world.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $54,851
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Highest pay
- $50,000, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $1,000 spent. Onward Christian Education Services Inc. continues in its parachurch mission to help educate equip and empower believers to understand and live out their biblical faith authentically and to engage the culture. In 2024 the organization transitioned from its primary program of live-format seminar presentations for host churches and large congregations to a greater emphasis on outreach and ministry to key groups of persons. This work was done in two main geographic regions in North Louisiana and in the nations capital in Washington D.C. and involved a range of activities from biblical counseling and ministry to womens groups to hosting large and small events educational programming and spiritual heritage tours of the U.S. Capitol. The organizations structure remains simple and efficient and avoids most of the overhead costs typically associated with other non-profit organizations.
- $500 spent. In 2024 the organization also developed a new ministry outreach and Bible study designed specifically for the hundreds of unreached young women from across the country who are employed as staffers on and around Capitol Hill to help them find purpose belonging and Christian community. In pursuit of its mission Onward Christian Education Services Inc. developed coordination with like-minded organizations operating in the nations capital such as Concerned Women for America Inc.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 April 2019.
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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