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Covenant Renewal Ministries Incorporated

EIN 86-0791423 · Phoenix, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF COVENANT RENEWAL MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED IS TO SERVE CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH FACILITATING METHODS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND BIBLICALLY ORIENTED TEACHING SEMINARS.

Income
$101,005
Spending
$106,274
Reserves
5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$33,181, pres/directo

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

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 17% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $3,821 spent. INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY: DR. RUTT DID NOT TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY IN 2024, BUT HE STILL CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN CONTACT VIA THE INTERNET WITH LEADERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS PURCHASING BOOKS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO STUDY WITHIN UNIVERSITIES AND SEMINARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. AGAIN, IN 2024, ONE OF DR. RUTT'S PUBLISHED BOOKS WAS USED AS A TEXTBOOK IN A UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER PUBLISHED BOOK OF HIS IS USED BY MISSIONARIES.
  2. $71,595 spent. USA MINISTRY: PROVIDE SEMINARS FOR CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WITH TIME SPENT COUNSELING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DRUG ADDITIONS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, COVENANT RENEWAL WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND PROVIDES LECTURES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. COVENANT RENEWAL MINISTRIES SPONSORED DR. RUTT TO SPEND MOST OF HIS TIME TEACHING/LECTURING AT ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. DR. RUTT CONTINUES TO SERVE AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES AT ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. HIS TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY ENABLES HIM TO ALSO VOLUNTARILY SERVE THE DIOCESE OF MID- AMERICA (REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH/ANGLICAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA) BY TRAINING THEIR SEMINARY STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR PASTORAL AND MISSIONARY VOCATIONS. IN 2024, DR. RUTT TRAVLED TO VARIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND LECTURE FORMATS WITHIN THE USA. IN ADDITION, DR. RUTT CONDUCTED TEACHER TRAINING FOR A SCHOOL IN NORHTERN CALIFORNIA.
  3. $6,143 spent. FUNERALS, WEDDING AND MARRIAGE MINISTRY: PERFORM FUNERAL SERVICES, WEDDING SERVICES, MARITAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING FOR DOMESTIC PROBLEMS.

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

  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 2024.

    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 February 1997.

    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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