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Ywam Ships of Corpus Christi

EIN 84-4624959 · Corpus Christi, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To reach the isolated people of the world with tangible expressions of God's love.

Income
$115,795
Spending
$80,176
Reserves
13 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 75%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (4)
  1. $60,427 spent. Glory Bound: 44' motor yacht donated to YWAM Ships Corpus Christi, January 8, 2025. We will use this vessel to teach the basics of navigation, to mobilize for world missions, and to introduce the elements of participating on sailing vessels to go and engage the isolated populations of the world. Glory Bound has been in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico for most of 2025.
  2. $7,371 spent. Redemption: 60' sailboat donated to YWAM Ships Corpus Christi December 30, 2024. We will use this vessel in training programs that will equip men and women to reach isolated people groups on islands around the world. Redemption is currently in Panama undergoing restoration and will mainly be used in the Caribbean.
  3. $4,806 spent. The School of Navigation and Seamanship (SONS) is a 12-week, University of the Nations course that pairs the Royal Yachting Association's Day Skipper curriculum with further discipleship for those who desire to progress to a ships officer. This course will lead to RYA Day Skipper theory examinations and cover the theory needed to gain a RYA Day Skipper certificate.
  4. $3,341 spent. m/v Island Reach 2,840 (foreign grant); Chronological Bible Core Course (CBCC) 285.14; Hospitality 185.57; Benevolence to missionaries 30. Total 3,340.71.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 April 2021.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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