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Jesse C Fletcher Seminary

EIN 86-1553598 · San Antonio, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Income
$94,668
Spending
$117,762
Reserves
12.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%

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

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 24% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 August 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. $117,762 spent. WE SERVED ABOUT 24 STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE CLASSES AT THE GRADUATE AND CERTIFICATION LEVEL. BASED UPON STUDENT AND FACULTY FEEDBACK, OUR EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES EXPERTLY MEET THE NEED FOR PRACTICAL EDUCATION FOR LAY AND ORDAINED STUDENTS THAT CAN BE READILY IMPLEMENTED IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS, E.G., CREATING A NEW CAMPUS MINISTRY. WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOMS IS SPIRIT-FILLED AND LIFE CHANGING AS STUDENTS TAKE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN CLASS EACH WEEK TO THE PULPIT IN SAN ANTONIO, THE CHURCH COMMITTEE IN LUBBOCK, OR THE KENYAN ORPHANAGE THEY LEAD TO SHARE IT WITH THOSE THEY SERVE. WE HAVE EARNED A REPUTATION AS A TRULY WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, AND ECUMENICAL SEMINARY, OFFERING HIGH QUALITY ONLINE CLASSES TO LAY AND ORDAINED STUDENTS THAT ARE TAUGHT BY EXPERTS WHO HAVE LIVED WHAT THEY TEACH. THIS ATTRACTS SERIOUS STUDENTS, OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT FACULTY AND IMPORTANT PARTNERS LIKE THE ALLIANCE FOR BAPTISTS, THE CHAPLAINCY INNOVATION LAB, AND THE INTEGER NETWORK. WE HAVE CHANGED LIVES THROUGH OUR INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT FROM GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION. ONE EXAMPLE: AN ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER INSPIRED A BLACK PASTOR BY INSPIRING HIM TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR, A REFLECTION ON LEADERSHIP THAT CHANGED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CONGREGATION.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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