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Ransomed Heart Ministries

EIN 84-1535770 · Colorado Spgs, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to train them to do the same for others.

Income
$8.4 million
Spending
$7.4 million
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
5.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
19
Volunteers
32
Highest pay
$308,529, ceo/president

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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 23% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 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)
  1. $5.4 million spent. Wild at Heart promotes the message of recovering the treasure of the Gospel, setting men and women free to live from the heart as God's intimate allies which was accomplished in 2025 by having five events: a Fourth Quarter event in March for 31 men, a Wild at Heart event in April for 438 Men, a new Ladder of Love event in October for 401 women, a new Guide School event in October for 175 men, and an Advent Gathering in December for 55 women. The ministry delivers its message in many formats: through resources (books, study guides, audio, and video downloads) available on the website www.wildatheart.org, answering emails and mail correspondence, providing free daily readings (devotional readings) sent out electronically to 52,991 individuals, free weekly audio and video podcasts available with 22,000,000 all-time impressions, and 30,000 average impressions per episode, monthly newsletters to 25,660 constituents and weekly email updates to 105,242 constituents. Wild at Heart, The Series is a new four-episode video series produced by the ministry and was released on YouTube Wild at Heart in October of 2024. It features a prologue and four videos of men who have undergone transformation through the message of Wild at Heart. Each episode has averaged over 35k views. There have been over 2,000 completed Wild at Heart Local events and Captivating Local events held by Wild at Heart allies since the inception of the program. The ministry has a Facebook group page that has over 1,661,985 engagements another Facebook page for women with 5,738,879 engagements, and a Wild at Heart Instagram feed with 62,500 subscribers. Wild at Heart has a YouTube channel with 52,894 subscribers. The free One Minute Pause app for meditations was new in 2020 after the release of John's book Get Your Life Back and now has more than 956,310 accounts with over 19,415,115 completed pauses over the past 2 years. The Pause app has been updated with special programs which features content and meditation on John Eldredge's recent books Resilient, and Experience Jesus, Really with 35,416 completions of the Resilient program and 32,355 completions of the EJR program in the last 2 years.

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

  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 November 6, 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 December 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 May 2001.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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