Ywam Deaf World
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our primary exempt purpose is to know God and make Him known to the Deaf community through uniting, encouraging, teaching, supporting, and providing resources and training to Biblically based Deaf missionaries and leaders around the world.
- Income
- $82,936
- Spending
- $65,747
- Reserves
- 11.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
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 78% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% 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 (5)
- $49,409 spent. We operate on-site training at our campus in Western Pennsylvania for Deaf missionaries and hearing persons interesting in learning more about Deaf missions. We rent a building that we performed significant leaseholder improvements to in 2025 to fit our use. We run weekly meetings and trainings, host events open for the public and travel to local churches to teach and train. In 2025 we ran 3 public event gatherings and also spoke at an estimated 10 church gatherings. We weekly trained 2-4 deaf workers and hosted a 1 week gathering of 6 Deaf missionaries.
- $8,782 spent. We provided Biblical teaching and training to Deaf Bible schools in Brazil, Jamaica, and South Africa to a total of approximately 30 Deaf individuals in 4 separate trips. Approximately 6 weeks of training in total. This training has equipped Deaf leaders and missionaries who do religious work in 4 different countries including USA, Jamaica, Brazil, and South Africa. We donated funds to an organization in Jamaica to help 10 Deaf missionaries complete Biblical Training. We also donated funds to an organization in South Africa to help 8 Deaf student complete a Bible School.
- $2,072 spent. We provide consulting and Deaf awareness training and interpreting. In 2025 we took 4 trips. A trip to Costa Rica to consult and train Missionary leaders about the Deaf. A trip to a Deaf conference in Tenn. A trip to Lancaster PA for a training. A trip to Florida to training on Deaf church planting. We also spent an estimated 1000+ volunteer hours mentoring and supporting 20+ Deaf missionaries and mission communities working with or reaching Deaf peoples in the USA and globally.
- $1,403 spent. Video resources development for Deaf Christians and missionaries to use on the field and spiritual encouragement for the Deaf public. This includes supporting the research, testing, development, filming and distribution of Biblical stories translated into American Sign Language. In 2025 these translation have been used mainly in Jamaica to bring access to the message of the Bible to Deaf persons in their heart language.
- $1,337 spent. In this program we organize and lead mission trips for the Deaf to reach Deaf peoples in the USA and around the globe. We also provided grants to organizations running missionary training programs or outreaches for the Deaf. In 2025 we donated to Mission Enablers International to support a work they are doing to provide outreaches to Deaf peoples. We organized a harvest outreach in the Fall for 10 Deaf and went to Pittsburgh to a local outreach in December serving 15-20.
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
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 November 6, 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 February 2024.
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 November 4, 2026.
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