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International Needs

EIN 91-1080666 · Hudsonville, MI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood72 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

INTERNATIONAL NEEDS HAS THE VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES BY HELPING CHRISTIAN NATIONALS SERVE BOTH GOD AND NEIGHBOR WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES.

Income
$4.6 million
Spending
$4.6 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
12
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$149,570, president

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: 72 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (5)
  1. $1.6 million spent. EDUCATION SUPPORT - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA. OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE OPERATIONS OF SCHOOLS, PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, AND TEACHER TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND LATIN AMERICA. IN ADDITION, AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK FOR SUPPORT IN THE AREA OF CHRISTIAN BASED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
  2. $1.1 million spent. GOSPEL OUTREACH - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES LOCALLY LED, CHRIST CENTERED, HOLISTIC MINISTRY PROGRAMS, CHURCH PLANTING INITIATIVES, AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES DESIGNED TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MINISTRIES OF COMPASSION AND TARGET AREAS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY IMPOVERISHED, UNREACHED, OR CLOSED TO THE GOSPEL.
  3. $371,216 spent. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES CHRISTIAN BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE LOCALLY SUSTAINABLE INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT VULNERABLE WOMEN REFUGEES, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPANT WITH IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD CAPACITY THAT LESSENS THEIR RISK OF POVERTY RELATED ABUSE AND DISEASE.
  4. $1.1 million spent. INTERNATIONAL NEEDS WAS FOUNDED ON A VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, HELPING CHRISTIAN LEADERS SERVE GOD THROUGH ASSISTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THAT VISION HAS GROWN TO AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. CHRISTIAN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THIS NETWORK HAVE UNITED TO CHANGE LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH A VARIETY OF FAITH-BASED HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOCUSING ON GOSPEL OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WATER AND SANITATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WITHIN THESE SERVICE AREAS TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE AND NEEDY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVE WHICH INCLUDE: BANGLADESH, BURKINA FASO, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, VIETNAM, SRI LANKA, UNITED STATES AND ZAMBIA. THE CENTERPIECE OF EVERYTHING INTERNATIONAL NEEDS DOES IS FAITH BASED, CHURCH PLANTING AND OUTREACH. TEAMS OF COMMUNITY WORKERS REACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES BRINGING THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO SOME OF THE MOST HARD-TO-REACH AREAS IN THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORMING A PERSON'S LIFE OPENING UP OPPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LEADERSHIP SEMINARS, PARTICULARLY AIMED AT VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THOSE ENSNARED IN POVERTY, TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS POSITIVELY IMPACTING FAMILIES AND COMMMUNITIES. SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS DIGGING WELLS AND PROVIDING SANITATION SUPPORT OR BUILDING SCHOOLS HELP TRANSFORM ENTIRE COMMUNITIES FOR YEARS TO COME. WITHIN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVES, NEEDY POPULATIONS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGETED FOR SPECIALIZED RELIEF AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WOVEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IS A VERY CLEAR HOLISTIC AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. SHORT-TERM MINISTRY TEAMS AND CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS UNITE MINISTRY COUNTRIES WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ALLOWING BOTH PARTIES TO GROW AND LEARN THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER.
  5. INTERNATIONAL NEEDS WAS FOUNDED ON A VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, HELPING CHRISTIAN LEADERS SERVE GOD THROUGH ASSISTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THAT VISION HAS GROWN TO AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. CHRISTIAN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THIS NETWORK HAVE UNITED TO CHANGE LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH A VARIETY OF FAITH-BASED HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOCUSING ON GOSPEL OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WATER AND SANITATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WITHIN THESE SERVICE AREAS TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE AND NEEDY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVE WHICH INCLUDE: BANGLADESH, BURKINA FASO, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, VIETNAM, SRI LANKA, UNITED STATES AND ZAMBIA. THE CENTERPIECE OF EVERYTHING INTERNATIONAL NEEDS DOES IS FAITH BASED, CHURCH PLANTING AND OUTREACH. TEAMS OF COMMUNITY WORKERS REACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES BRINGING THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO SOME OF THE MOST HARD-TO-REACH AREAS IN THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORMING A PERSON'S LIFE OPENING UP OPPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LEADERSHIP SEMINARS, PARTICULARLY AIMED AT VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THOSE ENSNARED IN POVERTY, TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS POSITIVELY IMPACTING FAMILIES AND COMMMUNITIES. SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS DIGGING WELLS AND PROVIDING SANITATION SUPPORT OR BUILDING SCHOOLS HELP TRANSFORM ENTIRE COMMUNITIES FOR YEARS TO COME. WITHIN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVES, NEEDY POPULATIONS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGETED FOR SPECIALIZED RELIEF AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WOVEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IS A VERY CLEAR HOLISTIC AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. SHORT-TERM MINISTRY TEAMS AND CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS UNITE MINISTRY COUNTRIES WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ALLOWING BOTH PARTIES TO GROW AND LEARN THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER.

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

  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 May 1983.

    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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