Wounded Spirits Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FOCUS OF THE MINISTRY IS TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN CAMPS AND RETREATS THAT WILL REACH MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND EQUIP THEM TO RECOGNIZE, MANAGE, AND OVERCOME THE AFFECTS OF PTSD.
- Income
- $295,279
- Spending
- $272,547
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
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 61% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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 (2)
- $259,243 spent. MINISTRY & COUNSELING: AS PART OF OUR MINISTRY AND COUNSELING PROGRAM, OUR TEAM HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN, COUNSEL, AND CONNECT WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING BIBLICAL ANSWERS TO PTSD THROUGH WORKSHOPS, CAMPS, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ON FOUR CONTINENTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PTSD HAVE BEEN HELPED, WITH MANY FINDING HOPE IN THE LORD'S ANSWERS AND CHOOSING LIFE. WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 80,000 MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND COUNTLESS FAMILY MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF SIN IN THIS WORLD. THROUGH THESE INTERACTIONS, WE HAVE FAITHFULLY SHARED THE GOSPEL AND EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH TOOLS FOR CONTINUED SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SANCTIFICATION. OUR RECORDED RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED IN TEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THIRTY STATES, WORKING ALONGSIDE FIRST RESPONDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON EFFECTIVELY SHARING THE GOSPEL AND DEMONSTRATING HOW THE LORD BRINGS TRUE AND LASTING HEALING. OUR MINISTRY HAS FURTHER EXTENDED INTO HOMELESS SHELTERS, PREGNANCY CENTERS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO OFFER BOTH TRAINING AND DIRECT SUPPORT. OUR CURRICULUM IS NOW BEING TAUGHT IN SEVERAL BIBLE COLLEGES, WITH DOZENS MORE INSTITUTIONS USING IT AS A SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED AN ONLINE BIBLE COLLEGE, MAKING BIBLICAL COUNSELING TRAINING ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY IN USE ABOARD U.S. NAVY SHIPS AND AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING VITAL BIBLICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PTSD. MINISTRY & COUNSELING: AS PART OF OUR MINISTRY AND COUNSELING PROGRAM, OUR TEAM HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN, COUNSEL, AND CONNECT WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING BIBLICAL ANSWERS TO PTSD THROUGH WORKSHOPS, CAMPS, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ON FOUR CONTINENTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PTSD HAVE BEEN HELPED, WITH MANY FINDING HOPE IN THE LORD'S ANSWERS AND CHOOSING LIFE. WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 80,000 MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND COUNTLESS FAMILY MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF SIN IN THIS WORLD. THROUGH THESE INTERACTIONS, WE HAVE FAITHFULLY SHARED THE GOSPEL AND EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH TOOLS FOR CONTINUED SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SANCTIFICATION. OUR RECORDED RESOURCES ARE CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED IN TEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH HUNDREDS OF MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THIRTY STATES, WORKING ALONGSIDE FIRST RESPONDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON EFFECTIVELY SHARING THE GOSPEL AND DEMONSTRATING HOW THE LORD BRINGS TRUE AND LASTING HEALING. OUR MINISTRY HAS FURTHER EXTENDED INTO HOMELESS SHELTERS, PREGNANCY CENTERS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO OFFER BOTH TRAINING AND DIRECT SUPPORT. OUR CURRICULUM IS NOW BEING TAUGHT IN SEVERAL BIBLE COLLEGES, WITH DOZENS MORE INSTITUTIONS USING IT AS A SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED AN ONLINE BIBLE COLLEGE, MAKING BIBLICAL COUNSELING TRAINING ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR CURRICULUM IS CURRENTLY IN USE ABOARD U.S. NAVY SHIPS AND AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE, PROVIDING VITAL BIBLICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PTSD.
- MEDIA PRODUCTION: AS PART OF OUR MEDIA PROGRAM, WE HAVE LEVERAGED MULTIPLE PLATFORMS TO REACH AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THROUGH OUR DAILY PODCAST, WE ARE NOW REACHING AN AVERAGE OF 3,100 LISTENERS EACH DAY, MANY OF WHOM ARE SEEKING HELP SPECIFICALLY FOR PTSD. THIS PODCAST PROVIDES CONSISTENT, BIBLICALLY GROUNDED GUIDANCE AND HAS BECOME A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, COMFORT, AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO NOW HAVE THREE RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING OUR DAILY PROGRAM. WE HAVE PRODUCED AN IMPACTFUL ONLINE VIDEO SERIES ENTITLED HELP FOR WOUNDED SPIRITS AND HAVE BEGUN PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO. THIS SERIES HAS EXPANDED OUR OUTREACH TO SEVEN COUNTRIES AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PTSD WHILE OFFERING PRACTICAL, BIBLICAL SOLUTIONS FOR HEALING. IT CONTINUES TO TOUCH LIVES ACROSS CULTURES AND SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS. IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY MULTILINGUAL, AI- DRIVEN WORLD, OUR CONTENT IS NOW REACHING INDIVIDUALS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. OUR MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS HAS ENGAGED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE HAVE NOT ONLY INCREASED AWARENESS OF PTSD BUT HAVE ALSO HELPED MANY BEGIN OR STRENGTHEN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. BY SHARING UPLIFTING, SCRIPTURE- CENTERED CONTENT, WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN MEDIA PRODUCTION, WE ARE EFFECTIVELY USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND OUR REACH, MAKE A LASTING IMPACT, AND SUPPORT THE SPIRITUAL HEALING AND GROWTH OF INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD. MEDIA PRODUCTION: AS PART OF OUR MEDIA PROGRAM, WE HAVE LEVERAGED MULTIPLE PLATFORMS TO REACH AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THROUGH OUR DAILY PODCAST, WE ARE NOW REACHING AN AVERAGE OF 3,100 LISTENERS EACH DAY, MANY OF WHOM ARE SEEKING HELP SPECIFICALLY FOR PTSD. THIS PODCAST PROVIDES CONSISTENT, BIBLICALLY GROUNDED GUIDANCE AND HAS BECOME A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, COMFORT, AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO NOW HAVE THREE RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING OUR DAILY PROGRAM. WE HAVE PRODUCED AN IMPACTFUL ONLINE VIDEO SERIES ENTITLED HELP FOR WOUNDED SPIRITS AND HAVE BEGUN PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO. THIS SERIES HAS EXPANDED OUR OUTREACH TO SEVEN COUNTRIES AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PTSD WHILE OFFERING PRACTICAL, BIBLICAL SOLUTIONS FOR HEALING. IT CONTINUES TO TOUCH LIVES ACROSS CULTURES AND SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS. IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY MULTILINGUAL, AI- DRIVEN WORLD, OUR CONTENT IS NOW REACHING INDIVIDUALS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. OUR MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS HAS ENGAGED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE HAVE NOT ONLY INCREASED AWARENESS OF PTSD BUT HAVE ALSO HELPED MANY BEGIN OR STRENGTHEN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. BY SHARING UPLIFTING, SCRIPTURE- CENTERED CONTENT, WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN MEDIA PRODUCTION, WE ARE EFFECTIVELY USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND OUR REACH, MAKE A LASTING IMPACT, AND SUPPORT THE SPIRITUAL HEALING AND GROWTH OF INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD.
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 December 2021.
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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