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Good News India Development Support Association

EIN 85-0771682 · Yamhill, OR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To support development organizations in India

Income
$115,203
Spending
$69,396
Reserves
10.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 40% 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 (11)
  1. $16,030 spent. Paid living expenses for staff and students of Kumaon Training Institute in Kathgodam, Uttarakhand, India. Kumaon Training Institute is part of Good News Ministries headquartered in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. Includes two staff. Number of students attending varied from 8 to 16.
  2. $11,771 spent. Paid housing, food, medical, and educational expenses for 10 orphans, 3 blind students, and 1 blind teacher in the Good News Ministries boarding schools in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  3. $9,002 spent. Paid to replace the floor of Chadalavada church in Chadalavada, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  4. $7,000 spent. Paid for purchase of a used minivan for community needs of Church of the Lord and Chadalavada Scheduled Tribal Colony of Chadalavada, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  5. $4,932 spent. Paid living and transportation expenses for 5 community development workers in Uttarakhand state, India.
  6. $4,713 spent. Paid partial expenses of 2 widows homes operated by Good News Ministries in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  7. $3,960 spent. Paid for flood damage repair and essential living materials for site residents in the Scheduled Tribal Colony at Chadalavada village, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  8. $3,923 spent. Paid facility development costs for building construction for Kumaon Training Institute in Kathgodam, Uttarakhand, India. Kumaon Training Institute is part of Good News Ministries headquartered in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. The institute trains community development workers and does treatment of drug addicts.
  9. $3,240 spent. Paid for partial living expenses for 2 pastors and 1 pastor's widow in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  10. $1,929 spent. Paid monthly operating costs of 2 after-school childcare centers operated by Good News Ministsries in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  11. $926 spent. Paid travel expenses in the USA for the director of our primary grantee, Good News Ministries of Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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 June 2020.

    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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